Countries
New Zealand
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
New Zealand
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Telugu
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2049
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
514
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1035
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
25
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Night pai
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Morning pai
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Tēnā
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Aroha mai
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
poroporoaki
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Badaga
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
150,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Urali
Where They Speak
New Zealand
kerala
How Many People Speak
150,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Kurumba
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
150,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
320
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
0.18 million49.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.18 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
0.10 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
te Reo Māori
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
maori
kannada
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Kannadiga
Origin
1814
c. 450
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Maori
Modern Kannada
Language Position
2631
1
120
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Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mi
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mri
kan
ISO 639 2/B
mao
kan
ISO 639 3
mri
kan
ISO 639 6
mri
kan
Glottocode
maor1246
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-