Swahili and Maori
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
New Zealand
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
New Zealand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- "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.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Asante
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Habari gani?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Night pai
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Morning pai
I Love You
nakupenda
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Samahani
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
New Zealand
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Kilwa
New Zealand
Native Name
Kiswahili
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
New Zealand Maori
French Name
swahili
maori
German Name
Swahili
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˈmaɔɾi]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Māori people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Polynesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Maori
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Maori Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
maor1246
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili and Maori 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 Swahili and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Maori Speaking population
Swahili and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 %. 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 Swahili and Maori on Swahili vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Maori Language Codes
Swahili and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.