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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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

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   

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Ethiopia   

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Showa   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Ethiopia   

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
Not Available   
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.00 million   
23

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
Not Available   

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

French Name
maori   
amharique   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Amharas   

History

Origin
1814   
13th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Amharic   

Language Position
Not Available   
55   
40

Signed Forms
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
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 Not Available 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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