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Malaysian and Maori


Maori and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Malaysia  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • "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
Indonesian Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
Hello  

Thank You
terima kasih  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
Morning pai  

Please
sila  
Tēnā  

Sorry
maaf  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Musi  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
malais  
maori  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Malaysian people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
1814  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Maori  

Language Position
54  
99+
26  
24

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
mao  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
mri  

ISO 639 6
may  
mri  

Glottocode
stan1306  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

Malaysian and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Maori on Malaysian vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Maori Language Codes

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

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