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Maltese and Maori


Maori and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malta   
New Zealand   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  
  • "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
Western Arabic Dialects   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Ħello   
Hello   

Thank You
Grazzi   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Kif int?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
Night pai   

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba   
Morning pai   

Please
Jekk jogħġbok   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Skużani!   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Ċaw   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Skużi!   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Malta   
New Zealand   

Dialect 2
Żejtun   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Malta   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
Not Present   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.52 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
Malti   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Malti   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
maltais   
maori   

German Name
Maltesisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Maltese   
Māori people   

History

Origin
c. 1470   
1814   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Polynesian   

Branch
North Abric   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maltese   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mt   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
mlt   
mao   

ISO 639 3
mlt   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
malt1254   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

Maltese and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. 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 Maltese and Maori on Maltese vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Maori Language Codes

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

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