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Maori and Kannada


Kannada and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
20  
2
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
10  
2
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Urali  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

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  

History

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
26  
24
31  
29

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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
-  
-  

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

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Maori and Kannada Speaking population

Maori and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Maori vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Kannada Language Codes

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

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