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Vietnamese vs Maori


Maori vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • "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
Chinese Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
37  
19
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Hello  

Thank You
Cam on  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Morning pai  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Tēnā  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
11
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
9
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
76,000,000.00  
8
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
vietnamien  
maori  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
1814  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Maori  

Language Position
14  
13
26  
24

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
mao  

ISO 639 3
vie  
mri  

ISO 639 6
vie  
mri  

Glottocode
viet1252  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Vietnamese and Maori Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Maori language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 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 Vietnamese and Maori Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Maori Difficulty

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

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