Chinese and Maori
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
New Zealand
National Language
China, Taiwan
New Zealand
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- "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
Not Available
Tahitian Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Not Available
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Night pai
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Morning pai
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Aroha mai
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
poroporoaki
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Mandarin
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Wu
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Yue
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Not Available
New Zealand Maori
French Name
chinois
maori
German Name
Chinesisch
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Han
Māori people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Polynesian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
sini1245
maor1246
Linguasphere
79-AAA
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Chinese 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 Chinese and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Maori Speaking population
Chinese and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and Maori on Chinese vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Maori Language Codes
Chinese and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.