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Maori and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
New Zealand   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • "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.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
15   
12

How Many Consonants
10   
2
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
hallo   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Dankie   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Hoe gaan dit   

Good Night
Night pai   
goeie nag   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Goeienaand   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
Goeie middag   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
goeie more   

Please
Tēnā   
asseblief   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
jammer   

Bye
poroporoaki   
Not Available   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Ek het jou lief   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
Verskoon my   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Kaapse Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Baster Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Namibia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
7.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.30 million   
22

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
Afrikaans   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Cape Dutch   

French Name
maori   
afrikaans   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Afrikaans   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Afrikaners   

History

Origin
1814   
17th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Standard Afrikaans   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
af   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
afr   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
afr   

ISO 639 3
mri   
afr   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
afrs   

Glottocode
maor1246   
afri1274   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
52-ACB-ba   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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All Maori and Afrikaans 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 Maori and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maori and Afrikaans Speaking population

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

Maori and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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