Countries
New Zealand
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Somalia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Africa, Middle East
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Yemen
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
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.
  
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Arabic Language
  
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Sidee tahay ?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Habeenka Good
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Evening Good
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
galab wanaagsan
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Subax wanaagsan
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Fadlan
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
sorry
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
caraysiiyo
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Waan ku jeclahay
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
iga raali ahow
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Northern Somali
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Benaadir
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Af-Ashraaf
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Standard Somali
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
13.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
8.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
af Soomaali
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
French Name
maori
  
somali
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Somali
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Somalis
  
Origin
1814
  
19th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Somali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Somali Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
so
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
som
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
som
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
som
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
soma1255
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Maori and Somali Speaking population
Maori and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Somali on Maori vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Somali Language Codes
Maori and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.