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Bengali and Maori


Maori and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
New Zealand   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • "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
Assamese and Oriya   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51   
30
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
5   
2

How Many Consonants
40   
29
10   
2

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   
Hello   

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   
Night pai   

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   
Morning pai   

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   
Tēnā   

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   
Aroha mai   

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hajong   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
India   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
Not Available   

Native Speakers
196.00 million   
7
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million   
16
Not Available   

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
bengali   
maori   

German Name
Bengali   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)   
Māori people   

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Polynesian   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bengali   
Maori   

Language Position
4   
4
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
bn   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
ben   
mao   

ISO 639 3
ben   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
beng1280   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Bengali and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % 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 Bengali and Maori on Bengali vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Maori Language Codes

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

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