Countries
New Zealand
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
New Zealand
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
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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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Dagbani Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2026
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
58
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1016
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hello
Kia ora
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Laafi bala
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Night pai
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Kia ora
Good Morning
Morning pai
Ne y yibeogo
Please
Tēnā
gafare
Sorry
Aroha mai
gafare
Bye
poroporoaki
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Y gafare
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
150,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Saremde
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
150,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Taolende
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
150,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
38
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
0.18 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.18 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
0.10 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
te Reo Māori
Mosse
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
maori
moré
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Mossi
Origin
1814
11th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Western Sudanic
Branch
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Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maori
Mossi
Language Position
2637
1
120
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Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mi
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mri
mos
ISO 639 2/B
mao
mos
ISO 639 3
mri
mos
ISO 639 6
mri
mos
Glottocode
maor1246
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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