Countries
New Zealand
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
New Zealand
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
20247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1018
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Night pai
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Morning pai
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Tēnā
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Aroha mai
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
poroporoaki
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Kongu
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Kongu
How Many People Speak
150,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
150,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
New Zealand
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
150,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.18 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
0.10 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
te Reo Māori
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
maori
tamoul
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈmaɔɾi]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1814
300 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Maori
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2618
1
120
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Signed Forms
Maori Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mi
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mri
tam
ISO 639 2/B
mao
tam
ISO 639 3
mri
tam
ISO 639 6
mri
tam
Glottocode
maor1246
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-