Countries
New Zealand
Afganistan
National Language
New Zealand
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Night pai
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Morning pai
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Tēnā
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Aroha mai
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
poroporoaki
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
te Reo Māori
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Pashtun
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maori
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
maor1246
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data Available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Maori and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Pashto language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Pashto Difficulty
The Maori vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.