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Countries

Countries

New Zealand
India, Manipur

Total No. Of Countries

11
0 46
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National Language

New Zealand
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Australia, Oceania
Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Assam, Manipur, Tripura

Regulated By

Māori Language Commission
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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.
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.

Similar To

Tahitian Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages

Derived From

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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2027
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

56
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1015
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Bengali

Writing Direction

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Hard to Learn

Language Levels

23
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

24 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
Khurumjari

Thank You

Mauruuru koutou
Yamna nungaijare

How Are You?

E pēhea ana koe ?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?

Good Night

Night pai
Athengba Ahing

Good Evening

pai ahiahi
মানিপুরি

Good Afternoon

Afternoon pai
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ

Good Morning

Morning pai
Nongale haugatl

Please

Tēnā
Chanbiduna

Sorry

Aroha mai
Saobiganu

Bye

poroporoaki
Chatcharage

I Love You

Aroha ahau ki a koe
Eina nangbu nungsi

Excuse Me

tukua ahau
দুঃখিত

Dialects

Dialect 1

South Island Māori
Loi

Where They Speak

New Zealand
Burma, Laos

How Many People Speak

150,000.005,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Western North Island Maori
Pangal

Where They Speak

New Zealand
Bangladesh, India

How Many People Speak

150,000.00273,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Eastern North Island Maori
Meithei proper

Where They Speak

New Zealand
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India

How Many People Speak

150,000.001,250,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

36
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

0.18 million1.50 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.01 %0.01 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

0.18 million1.50 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

0.10 million1.50 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

te Reo Māori
মৈইতৈইলোন

Alternative Names

New Zealand Maori
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna

French Name

maori
Meithei

German Name

Maori-Sprache
Meithei

Pronunciation

[ˈmaɔɾi]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]

Ethnicity

Māori people
Meithei people

History

Origin

1814
1700

Language Family

Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family

Subgroup

Polynesian
Tibeto-Burman

Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

No early forms
No early forms

Standard Forms

Maori
Standard Meithei

Language Position

2638
1 120
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Signed Forms

Maori Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language

Scope

Individual
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Code

ISO 639 1

mi
No data available

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

mri
mni

ISO 639 2/B

mao
mni

ISO 639 3

mri
mni

ISO 639 6

mri
mni

Glottocode

maor1246
mani1292

Linguasphere

No data Available
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Types of Language

Language Type

Living
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Language Linguistic Typology

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Language Morphological Typology

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Maori and Meithei Alphabets

Maori and Meithei Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Maori and Meithei. In Maori Alphabets there are 20 letters while in Meithei Alphabets there are 27 letters. To learn Maori and Meithei languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Maori and Meithei languages. The Maori phonology consist Maori vowels and Maori consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Maori greetings vs Meithei greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Maori and Meithei are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Maori and Meithei Speaking population

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

Maori and Meithei Language Codes

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