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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

-
-

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
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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 vs Maori Speaking Countries

There are plenty of languages spoken around the world. Every country has its own official language. Compare English vs Maori speaking countries, so that you will have total count of countries that speak English or Maori language.

  • English is spoken as a national language in: 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.
  • Maori is spoken as a national language in: New Zealand.

You will also get to know the continents where English and Maori speaking countries lie. Based on the number of people that speak these languages, the position of English language is 3 and position of Maori language is 26. Find all the information about these languages on English and Maori.

English and Maori Language History

Comparison of English vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of English and Maori language. History of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on English and Maori Language History.

English and Maori Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where English and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Maori language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common English Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

English vs Maori Difficulty

The English vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of English Alphabets and Maori Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare English and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.