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Maori and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • "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
Armenian  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
10  
2

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Hello  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Night pai  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Morning pai  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Tēnā  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Aroha mai  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Greece  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Italy  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
maori  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Māori people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1814  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Maori  

Language Position
74  
99+
26  
24

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
mao  

ISO 639 3
ell  
mri  

ISO 639 6
ells  
mri  

Glottocode
gree1276  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
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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All Greek 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 Greek and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. 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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Greek and Maori Speaking population

Greek and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Maori on Greek vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Maori Language Codes

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