Afrikaans and Maori
Countries
South Africa
New Zealand
National Language
South Africa
New Zealand
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- "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
Dutch Language
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Dankie
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
goeie nag
Night pai
Good Evening
Goeienaand
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
goeie more
Morning pai
Bye
Not Available
poroporoaki
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Not Available
New Zealand
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Not Available
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Namibia
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
New Zealand Maori
French Name
afrikaans
maori
German Name
Afrikaans
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Māori people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Polynesian
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Maori
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
maor1246
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Maori Speaking population
Afrikaans and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. 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 Afrikaans and Maori on Afrikaans vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Maori Language Codes
Afrikaans and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.