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Maori vs Italian


Italian vs Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
7  
8

National Language
New Zealand  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
10  
2
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
ciao  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
grazie  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Night pai  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
buongiorno  

Please
Tēnā  
Per Favore  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
scusate  

Bye
poroporoaki  
arrivederci  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Lazio  

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

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
0.10 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Italiano  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Italiano  

French Name
maori  
italien  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Italians  

History

Origin
1814  
960 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Italian  

Language Position
26  
24
27  
25

Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
ita  

ISO 639 3
mri  
ita  

ISO 639 6
mri  
itas  

Glottocode
maor1246  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Maori and Italian Language History

Comparison of Maori vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Maori and Italian language. History of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814 whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. 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 Italian Language History.

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Maori and Italian 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 Italian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Italian language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Italian word for "Thank You" is grazie. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Italian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Maori vs Italian Difficulty

The Maori vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.

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