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Maori and Navajo


Navajo and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
New Zealand  
United States of America  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
North America  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
10  
2
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
Tēnā  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
Nízhdził  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Navaho  

French Name
maori  
navaho  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
1814  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Navajo  

Language Position
26  
24
29  
27

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
nav  

ISO 639 3
mri  
nav  

ISO 639 6
mri  
nav  

Glottocode
maor1246  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Maori and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maori and Navajo Speaking population

Maori and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Maori vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Navajo Language Codes

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

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