Countries
New Zealand
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
New Zealand
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
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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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Zulu language
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2031
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1018
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
25
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks32 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hello
Moni
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Zikomo
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Night pai
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Morning pai
M'mawa wabwino
Please
Tēnā
Chonde
Sorry
Aroha mai
pepani
Bye
poroporoaki
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Pepani
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Kasungu
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
150,000.0012,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
150,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
150,000.001,200,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
35
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million12.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %0.17 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.18 million12.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
0.10 million1.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
te Reo Māori
Nyanja
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
maori
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Chewa people
Origin
1814
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
-
Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maori
Chewa
Language Position
2627
1
120
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Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mi
ny
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mri
nya
ISO 639 2/B
mao
nya
ISO 639 3
mri
nya
ISO 639 6
mri
nya
Glottocode
maor1246
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data Available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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