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Maori and Malaysian


Malaysian and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
New Zealand  
Malaysia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Thailand  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Indonesian Language  

Derived From
-  
Tamil Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
10  
2
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Hai  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
terima kasih  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Apa khabar?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
Selamat Petang  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
Selamat tengah hari  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Selamat pagi  

Please
Tēnā  
sila  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
maaf  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Saya sayang kamu  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Maafkan saya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Bengkulu  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  

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

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Pekal  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Musi  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
3,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
24  
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
175.00 million  
10

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
98.00 million  
8

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Bahasa melayu  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Bahasa Malaysia  

French Name
maori  
malais  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Malaiisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Malaysian people  

History

Origin
1814  
c. 683 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Pluricentric Standard Malay  

Language Position
26  
24
54  
99+

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Malaysian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
ms  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
msa  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
may  

ISO 639 3
mri  
zsm  

ISO 639 6
mri  
may  

Glottocode
maor1246  
stan1306  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Maori and Malaysian Speaking population

Maori and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Maori vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Malaysian Language Codes

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

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