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Basque and Maori


Maori and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • "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
Spanish  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Hello  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Gabon  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Morning pai  

Please
Mesedez  
Tēnā  

Sorry
Barkatu  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Agur  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
France  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Spain  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.20 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Euskara  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
basque  
maori  

German Name
Baskisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
1814  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Basque  
Maori  

Language Position
30  
28
26  
24

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
mao  

ISO 639 3
eus  
mri  

ISO 639 6
eus  
mri  

Glottocode
basq1248  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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All Basque 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 Basque and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Basque and Maori Speaking population

Basque and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % 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 Basque and Maori on Basque vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Maori Language Codes

Basque and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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