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Maori and Hmong


Hmong and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
New Zealand  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
-  

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.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
10  
2
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
Night pai  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Tēnā  
thov  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
China  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Mong  

French Name
maori  
hmong  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
1814  
19  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Hmong  

Language Position
26  
24
24  
22

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
mri  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
mri  
hmn  

Glottocode
maor1246  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Maori and Hmong Speaking population

Maori and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Maori vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Hmong Language Codes

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

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