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Maori and Punjabi


Punjabi and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
New Zealand  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
10  
2
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Night pai  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Tēnā  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
poroporoaki  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
maori  
pendjabi  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
1814  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
26  
24
23  
21

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
pan  

ISO 639 3
mri  
pan  

ISO 639 6
mri  
panj  

Glottocode
maor1246  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Maori and Punjabi Speaking population

Maori and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Maori vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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