Maori and Nepali
Countries
New Zealand
India, Nepal
National Language
New Zealand
Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Hindi
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
Night pai
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Good afternoon
Good Morning
Morning pai
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Sorry
Aroha mai
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
poroporoaki
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Doteli
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Nepal
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Bajhangi
Where They Speak
New Zealand
India, Nepal
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Nepal
Native Name
te Reo Māori
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
maori
népalais
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Nepali
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[neˈpali]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Maori
Nepali
Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Signed Nepali
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
maor1246
nepa1254
Linguasphere
No data Available
12
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Maori and Nepali 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 Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Nepali Speaking population
Maori and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. 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 Nepali on Maori vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Nepali Language Codes
Maori and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.