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Italian vs Maori


Maori vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • "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
French and Portuguese Languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
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
ciao  
Hello  

Thank You
grazie  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Come stai?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
buonanotte  
Night pai  

Good Evening
buonasera  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
buongiorno  
Morning pai  

Please
Per Favore  
Tēnā  

Sorry
scusate  
Aroha mai  

Bye
arrivederci  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Ti amo  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Lazio  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
23
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Italiano  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Italiano  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
italien  
maori  

German Name
Italienisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Italians  
Māori people  

History

Origin
960 BC  
1814  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Italian  
Maori  

Language Position
27  
25
26  
24

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
mao  

ISO 639 3
ita  
mri  

ISO 639 6
itas  
mri  

Glottocode
ital1282  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
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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Italian and Maori Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Maori language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC 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 Italian and Maori Language History.

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

Italian vs Maori Difficulty

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

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