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Maori Language

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
New Zealand
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
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1.3 National Language
New Zealand
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
1.8 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.
1.9 Similar To
Tahitian Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
Tamil
20
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Irish
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
Thai
5
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Hebrew
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
Hmong
10
Rank: 2 (Overall)
German
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2.4 Scripts
Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
Armenian
2
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Bengali
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2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
Chinese
24 weeks
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Cebuano
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3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Hello
3.2 Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
3.3 How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
3.4 Good Night
Night pai
3.5 Good Evening
pai ahiahi
3.6 Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
3.7 Good Morning
Morning pai
3.8 Please
Tēnā
3.9 Sorry
Aroha mai
3.10 Bye
poroporoaki
3.11 I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
3.12 Excuse Me
tukua ahau
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
South Island Māori
4.1.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Macedonian
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4.2 Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
4.2.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Dzongkha
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4.3 Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
4.3.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
Swedish
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Romanian
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
English
3
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Sanskrit
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5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
English
0.18 million
Rank: 91 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.2 Speaking Population
Croatian
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Xhosa
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5.3 Native Speakers
Chinese
0.18 million
Rank: 86 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
English
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Finnish
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5.3.2 Native Name
te Reo Māori
5.3.3 Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
5.3.4 French Name
maori
5.3.5 German Name
Maori-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Māori people
6 History
6.1 Origin
1814
6.2 Language Family
Austronesian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Polynesian
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Maori
6.3.3 Language Position
Georgian
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
mi
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
mri
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
mao
7.3 ISO 639 3
mri
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
maor1246
7.6 Linguasphere
No data Available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available

Origin of Maori language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Maori language is one of the Easiest Languages to Learn. The origin of Maori language states that it was put to use in 1814. The history of Maori language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Maori Language History. Maori has no early forms. Maori is the standard form of Maori language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Maori Language.

Maori population

Maori population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Maori language. Maori language is spoken by 0.18 million people in the world. Most of the Maori population lies in the Maori Speaking Countries. Maori language is spoken as first language by 0.18 million people and no total count of people speaking Maori as second language. Get to know Maori speaking population in detail.

Maori writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Maori writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Maori language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Maori language. Learn more about . 

Information about Maori language

Check out all the information about Maori language here. You may find it interesting to learn Maori Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Maori Speaking Countries, Maori speaking continents and Maori Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Maori countries knowing common Maori Greetings will help you in communicating with Maori people.

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