Countries
New Zealand
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
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
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
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.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Tēnā
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
maori
  
pachto
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
1814
  
1651
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Maori and Pashto Speaking population
Maori and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Maori vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Pashto Language Codes
Maori and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.