Nepali and Maori
Countries
India, Nepal
New Zealand
National Language
Nepal
New Zealand
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
- "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.
Similar To
Hindi
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
Hello
Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Night pai
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Morning pai
Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Aroha mai
Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)
poroporoaki
I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Doteli
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Nepal
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bajhangi
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Nepal
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
New Zealand Maori
French Name
népalais
maori
German Name
Nepali
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Māori people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Polynesian
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nepali
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nepa1254
maor1246
Linguasphere
12
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Nepali and Maori Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Nepali and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Nepali and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Nepali are spoken in different Nepali Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Nepali vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Nepali dialects include: Doteli, Bajhangi. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Nepali and Maori Speaking population
Nepali and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Nepali and Maori on Nepali vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Nepali and Maori Language Codes
Nepali and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Nepali and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.