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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
New Zealand
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
New Zealand
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Not Available
1.8 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.
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
1.9 Similar To
Tahitian Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
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20
Rank: 2 (Overall)
53
Rank: 32 (Overall)
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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5
Rank: 2 (Overall)
10
Rank: 7 (Overall)
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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10
Rank: 2 (Overall)
43
Rank: 32 (Overall)
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2.4 Scripts
Latin
Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
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2
Rank: 1 (Overall)
3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
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2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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24 weeks
Rank: 6 (Overall)
44 weeks
Rank: 11 (Overall)
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3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Hello
Molo
3.2 Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Ndiyabulela
3.3 How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Unjani
3.4 Good Night
Night pai
Ulale kakuhle
3.5 Good Evening
pai ahiahi
Ubusuku obuhle
3.6 Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Uben' emva kwemini entle
3.7 Good Morning
Morning pai
Molo
3.8 Please
Tēnā
Ndicela
3.9 Sorry
Aroha mai
Ndicela uxolo
3.10 Bye
poroporoaki
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
3.11 I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Ndiyakuthanda
3.12 Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Uxolo
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Gcaleka
4.1.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
South Africa
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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4.2 Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Thembu
4.2.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
South Africa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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4.3 Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Hlubi
4.3.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
South Africa
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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3
Rank: 3 (Overall)
9
Rank: 9 (Overall)
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5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
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0.18 million
Rank: 91 (Overall)
20.00 million
Rank: 42 (Overall)
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5.2 Speaking Population
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.11 %
Rank: 53 (Overall)
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5.3 Native Speakers
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0.18 million
Rank: 86 (Overall)
8.20 million
Rank: 52 (Overall)
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
11.00 million
Rank: 21 (Overall)
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5.3.2 Native Name
te Reo Māori
isiXhosa
5.3.3 Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
5.3.4 French Name
maori
xhosa
5.3.5 German Name
Maori-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Māori people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
6 History
6.1 Origin
1814
16th Century
6.2 Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Polynesian
Benue-Congo
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Bantu
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Maori
isiXhosa
6.3.3 Language Position
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
mi
xh
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
mri
xho
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
mao
xho
7.3 ISO 639 3
mri
xho
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
maor1246
xhos1239
7.6 Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fa
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available

Maori and Xhosa Alphabets

Maori and Xhosa Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Maori and Xhosa. In Maori Alphabets there are 20 letters while in Xhosa Alphabets there are 53 letters. To learn Maori and Xhosa languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Maori and Xhosa languages. The Maori phonology consist Maori vowels and Maori consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Maori greetings vs Xhosa greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Maori and Xhosa are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Maori and Xhosa Speaking population

Maori and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Maori vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Xhosa Language Codes

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

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