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 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
-
-
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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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
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
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
36
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
0.18 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.18 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
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
Origin
1814
1700
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
-
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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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
omp
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
-
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Language Morphological Typology
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