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Maori and English


Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
33   
2
1   
14

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
New Zealand   

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • "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
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Hello   

Thank You
Thank you   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
How are you?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Good Night   
Night pai   

Good Evening
Good Evening   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Good Morning   
Morning pai   

Please
Please   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Sorry   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Bye   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
I love you   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Excuse Me   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
United States of America   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
188   
34
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million   
1
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %   
4
Not Available   

Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
Not Available   

Native Name
English   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
anglais   
maori   

German Name
Englisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Māori people   

History

Origin
5th Century AD   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard English   
Maori   

Language Position
3   
3
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed English   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
en   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
eng   
mao   

ISO 639 3
eng   
mri   

ISO 639 6
engs   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1293   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
52-ABA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

English and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of English and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Maori on English vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Maori Language Codes

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