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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
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
1.5 Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Pan South African Language Board
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.
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
1.9 Similar To
Tahitian Language
Xhosa Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
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20
Rank: 2 (Overall)
57
Rank: 34 (Overall)
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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5
Rank: 2 (Overall)
7
Rank: 4 (Overall)
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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10
Rank: 2 (Overall)
50
Rank: 35 (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
Sawubona
3.2 Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Ngiyabonga
3.3 How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
unjani
3.4 Good Night
Night pai
okuhle ebusuku
3.5 Good Evening
pai ahiahi
okuhle kusihlwa
3.6 Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
okuhle ntambama
3.7 Good Morning
Morning pai
okuhle ekuseni
3.8 Please
Tēnā
Ngiyacela
3.9 Sorry
Aroha mai
Ngiyaxolisa
3.10 Bye
poroporoaki
bye
3.11 I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Ngiyakuthanda wena
3.12 Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Uxolo
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Qwabe
4.1.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
Gabon, 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
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
4.2.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
Georgia, 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
Ndebele
4.3.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
Zimbabwe
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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3
Rank: 3 (Overall)
4
Rank: 4 (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)
30.00 million
Rank: 36 (Overall)
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5.2 Speaking Population
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.16 %
Rank: 48 (Overall)
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5.3 Native Speakers
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0.18 million
Rank: 86 (Overall)
12.00 million
Rank: 44 (Overall)
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
16.00 million
Rank: 17 (Overall)
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5.3.2 Native Name
te Reo Māori
isiZulu
5.3.3 Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Isizulu, Zunda
5.3.4 French Name
maori
zoulou
5.3.5 German Name
Maori-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Māori people
Zulu people
6 History
6.1 Origin
1814
19
6.2 Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Polynesian
Benue-Congo
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Beatu
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Maori
Deep Zulu
6.3.3 Language Position
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
87
Rank: 58 (Overall)
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
mi
zu
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
mri
zul
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
mao
zul
7.3 ISO 639 3
mri
zul
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
maor1246
zulu1248
7.6 Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUT-fg
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 Zulu Alphabets

Maori and Zulu Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Maori and Zulu. In Maori Alphabets there are 20 letters while in Zulu Alphabets there are 57 letters. To learn Maori and Zulu languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Maori and Zulu 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 Zulu greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Maori and Zulu are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Maori and Zulu Speaking population

Maori and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Maori vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Zulu Language Codes

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

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