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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
New Zealand

Total No. Of Countries

331
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
New Zealand

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Australia, Oceania

Minority Language

South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

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Māori Language Commission

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • "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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Tahitian Language

Derived From

Latin
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2620
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

55
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2110
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn

Language Levels

72
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
Hello

Thank You

Thank you
Mauruuru koutou

How Are You?

How are you?
E pēhea ana koe ?

Good Night

Good Night
Night pai

Good Evening

Good Evening
pai ahiahi

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai

Good Morning

Good Morning
Morning pai

Please

Please
Tēnā

Sorry

Sorry
Aroha mai

Bye

Bye
poroporoaki

I Love You

I love you
Aroha ahau ki a koe

Excuse Me

Excuse Me
tukua ahau

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English
South Island Māori

Where They Speak

United States of America
New Zealand

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.00150,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English
Western North Island Maori

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
New Zealand

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.00150,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English
Eastern North Island Maori

Where They Speak

United Kingdom
New Zealand

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.00150,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

1883
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million0.18 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %0.01 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million0.18 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million0.10 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

English
te Reo Māori

Alternative Names

English
New Zealand Maori

French Name

anglais
maori

German Name

Englisch
Maori-Sprache

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[ˈmaɔɾi]

Ethnicity

English people
Māori people

History

Origin

5th Century AD
1814

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family

Subgroup

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Polynesian

Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No early forms

Standard Forms

Standard English
Maori

Language Position

326
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English
Maori Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en
mi

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng
mri

ISO 639 2/B

eng
mao

ISO 639 3

eng
mri

ISO 639 6

engs
mri

Glottocode

stan1293
maor1246

Linguasphere

52-ABA
No data Available

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English and Maori Alphabets

English and Maori Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in English and Maori. In English Alphabets there are 26 letters while in Maori Alphabets there are 20 letters. To learn English and Maori languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of English and Maori languages. The English phonology consist English vowels and English consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at English greetings vs Maori greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether English and Maori are Most Spoken Languages.

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

English and Maori Speaking population

English and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of English and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Maori on English vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Maori Language Codes

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