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Maori and Maithili


Maithili and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
New Zealand  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
10  
2
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
pranam  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Suprabhaat  

Please
Tēnā  
kripaya  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
maf karai  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
North India  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
maori  
maithili  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
1814  
14th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
26  
24
40  
37

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
mai  

ISO 639 3
mri  
mai  

ISO 639 6
mri  
mai  

Glottocode
maor1246  
mait1250  

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

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Maori and Maithili Speaking population

Maori and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Maori vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Maithili Language Codes

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

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