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Maori vs Oromo


Oromo vs Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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  
Somalia  

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
20  
2
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
10  
2
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
akkam  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Tēnā  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Borana  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Orma  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Wata  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
maori  
galla  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1814  
16  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
26  
24
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
orm  

ISO 639 3
mri  
orm  

ISO 639 6
mri  
orm  

Glottocode
maor1246  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Maori and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Maori vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Maori and Oromo language. History of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814 whereas history of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Maori and Oromo Language History.

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Maori and Oromo Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Maori and Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Oromo language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Maori vs Oromo Difficulty

The Maori vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Oromo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Maori and Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is 44 weeks.

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