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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  
-  

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  
-  

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  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Africa  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

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 %  
18
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
français  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Français  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
français  
maori  

German Name
Französisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
French people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1814  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Maori  

Language Position
13  
12
26  
24

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Maori Sign Language  

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  
mri  

Glottocode
stan1290  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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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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