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Malagasy and Maori


Maori and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
New Zealand  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Australia, Oceania  

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

Regulated By
-  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • "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
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Hello  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Morning pai  

Please
azafady  
Tēnā  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Veloma!  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Merina  
New Zealand  

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
-  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
malgache  
maori  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1814  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Polynesian  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Maori  

Language Position
84  
99+
26  
24

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
mao  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
mri  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
mri  

Glottocode
mala1537  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

Malagasy and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % 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 Malagasy and Maori on Malagasy vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Maori Language Codes

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

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