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Punjabi and Maori


Maori and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • "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 Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
10  
2

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Hello  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Night pai  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Morning pai  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Tēnā  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Aroha mai  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
pendjabi  
maori  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Māori people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1814  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Polynesian  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Maori  

Language Position
23  
21
26  
24

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
mao  

ISO 639 3
pan  
mri  

ISO 639 6
panj  
mri  

Glottocode
panj1256  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Punjabi and Maori Speaking population

Punjabi and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 %. 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 Punjabi and Maori on Punjabi vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Maori Language Codes

Punjabi and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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