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Telugu vs Maori


Maori vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • "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
Tamil  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
10  
2

Scripts
Telugu Script  
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
హలో (Halō)  
Hello  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Night pai  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Morning pai  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Tēnā  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Aroha mai  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
New Zealand  

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

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
télougou  
maori  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
1814  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Maori  

Language Position
15  
14
26  
24

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
mao  

ISO 639 3
tel  
mri  

ISO 639 6
tel  
mri  

Glottocode
telu1262  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Telugu and Maori Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Maori language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Telugu and Maori Language History.

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Telugu and Maori 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 Telugu and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Maori language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Telugu vs Maori Difficulty

The Telugu vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Maori 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 Telugu and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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