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Maori and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
  • "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
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
10  
2

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Hello  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Night pai  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
Morning pai  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
Tēnā  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
Aroha mai  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million  
22
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
77.00 million  
13
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
coréen  
maori  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[hangukmal]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Māori people  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
1814  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  
Maori  

Language Position
12  
11
26  
24

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
mao  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
mri  

ISO 639 6
kor  
mri  

Glottocode
kore1280  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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All Korean 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 Korean and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. 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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Korean and Maori Speaking population

Korean and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % 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 Korean and Maori on Korean vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Maori Language Codes

Korean and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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