Countries
New Zealand
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
New Zealand
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
obrigado
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Como você está?
Good Night
Night pai
boa noite
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Morning pai
bom Dia
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
desculpe me
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Brazil
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Portugal
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Daman and Diu
Native Name
te Reo Māori
Português
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Português
French Name
maori
portugais
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Maori
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
maor1246
port1283
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Maori and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Portuguese Speaking population
Maori and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Maori vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Portuguese Language Codes
Maori and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.