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French vs Maori


Maori vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • "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
Italian Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Hello   

Thank You
Merci   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Night pai   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Morning pai   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Tēnā   

Sorry
désolé   
Aroha mai   

Bye
au revoir   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 2
African French   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Africa   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Français   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
français   
maori   

German Name
Französisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Māori people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Maori   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
mao   

ISO 639 3
fra   
mri   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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French and Maori Language History

Comparison of French vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of French and Maori language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 French and Maori Language History.

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French 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 French and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Maori language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common French Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Maori Difficulty

The French vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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