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Catalan and Maori


Maori and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • "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 Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Hello  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Morning pai  

Please
Sisplau  
Tēnā  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Adéu  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Spain  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Spain  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
català  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
maori  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1814  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Maori  

Language Position
32  
30
26  
24

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
mao  

ISO 639 3
cat  
mri  

ISO 639 6
cat  
mri  

Glottocode
stan1289  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. 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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Catalan and Maori Speaking population

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

Catalan and Maori Language Codes

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

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