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French and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
New Zealand  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
10  
2
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
bonjour  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Merci  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Night pai  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Bonjour  

Please
Tēnā  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
désolé  

Bye
poroporoaki  
au revoir  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
African French  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
français  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Français  

French Name
maori  
français  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
French people  

History

Origin
1814  
9th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Standard French  

Language Position
26  
24
13  
12

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
fre  

ISO 639 3
mri  
fra  

ISO 639 6
mri  
fras  

Glottocode
maor1246  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Maori and French Speaking population

Maori and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and French languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Maori vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and French Language Codes

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

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