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Tamil and Maori


Maori and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
    •   
  • "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
Malayalam  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
10  
2

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Hello  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Night pai  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Morning pai  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Tēnā  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Aroha mai  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
tamoul  
maori  

German Name
Tamil  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Māori people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1814  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Maori  

Language Position
18  
16
26  
24

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
mao  

ISO 639 3
tam  
mri  

ISO 639 6
tam  
mri  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Tamil 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 Tamil and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. 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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Tamil and Maori Speaking population

Tamil and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % 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 Tamil and Maori on Tamil vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Maori Language Codes

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

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