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Welsh and Maori


Maori and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Wales  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • "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
English Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Hello  

Thank You
Diolch  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Nos da  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Bore da  
Morning pai  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Tēnā  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Hwyl  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Powys  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
gallois  
maori  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1814  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Polynesian  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Maori  

Language Position
31  
29
26  
24

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
mao  

ISO 639 3
cym  
mri  

ISO 639 6
cym  
mri  

Glottocode
wels1247  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

Welsh and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Maori on Welsh vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Maori Language Codes

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

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