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Maori vs Indonesian


Indonesian vs Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
New Zealand  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Malay language  

Derived From
-  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
10  
2
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Halo  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
Tēnā  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
maaf  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Bahasa Melayu  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Bahasa Indonesia  

French Name
maori  
indonésien  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
1814  
7th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Indonesian  

Language Position
26  
24
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
ind  

ISO 639 3
mri  
ind  

ISO 639 6
mri  
ind  

Glottocode
maor1246  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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Maori and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Maori vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Maori and Indonesian language. History of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814 whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Maori and Indonesian Language History.

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Maori and Indonesian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Maori and Indonesian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Indonesian language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Indonesian word for "Thank You" is Terima kasih. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Indonesian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Maori vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Maori vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Indonesian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Maori and Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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