Maori and Afrikaans
Countries
New Zealand
South Africa
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
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
New Zealand
-
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
New Zealand
-
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Namibia
Native Name
te Reo Māori
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Cape Dutch
French Name
maori
afrikaans
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Afrikaners
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Maori
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
maor1246
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data Available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
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.
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 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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.