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Maori and Amharic


Amharic and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
New Zealand  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
20  
2
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
10  
2
31  
21

Scripts
Latin  
Ethiopic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Selam  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
Tēnā  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
aznallehu  

Bye
poroporoaki  
tschao  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
afekirishalehu  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Gondar  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Gondar  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Gojjami  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Showa  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
18.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
10.00 million  
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
አማርኛ  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  

French Name
maori  
amharique  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Amharisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[amarɨɲɲa]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Amharas  

History

Origin
1814  
13th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ge'ez  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Amharic  

Language Position
26  
24
55  
99+

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
amh  

ISO 639 3
mri  
amh  

ISO 639 6
mri  
amh  

Glottocode
maor1246  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Maori and Amharic Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Maori and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maori and Amharic Speaking population

Maori and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Maori and Amharic on Maori vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Amharic Language Codes

Maori and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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