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1 Countries
1.1 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
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
331
Bhojpuri
0 46
1.3 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
1.4 Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Australia, Oceania
1.6 Minority Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Māori Language Commission
1.8 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.
1.9 Similar To
Not Available
Tahitian Language
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2620
Irish
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
55
Hebrew
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2110
German
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Latin
Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
72
Bengali
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks24 weeks
Cebuano
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Hello
Hello
3.2 Thank You
Thank you
Mauruuru koutou
3.3 How Are You?
How are you?
E pēhea ana koe ?
3.4 Good Night
Good Night
Night pai
3.5 Good Evening
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
3.6 Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
3.7 Good Morning
Good Morning
Morning pai
3.8 Please
Please
Tēnā
3.9 Sorry
Sorry
Aroha mai
3.10 Bye
Bye
poroporoaki
3.11 I Love You
I love you
Aroha ahau ki a koe
3.12 Excuse Me
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
American English
South Island Māori
4.1.1 Where They Speak
United States of America
New Zealand
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00NA
Macedonian
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Western North Island Maori
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
New Zealand
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00NA
Dzongkha
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Welsh English
Eastern North Island Maori
4.3.1 Where They Speak
United Kingdom
New Zealand
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00NA
Romanian
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
1883
Sanskrit
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million0.18 million
Abkhaz
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.43 %NA
Xhosa
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
400.00 million0.18 million
Abkhaz
0.13 873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
400.00 millionNA
Finnish
0.01 400
5.3.2 Native Name
English
te Reo Māori
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Not Available
New Zealand Maori
5.3.4 French Name
anglais
maori
5.3.5 German Name
Englisch
Maori-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Not Available
Māori people
6 History
6.1 Origin
5th Century AD
1814
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Polynesian
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard English
Maori
6.3.3 Language Position
3NA
Chinese
1 120
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
en
mi
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
eng
mri
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
eng
mao
7.3 ISO 639 3
eng
mri
7.4 ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
stan1293
maor1246
7.6 Linguasphere
52-ABA
No data Available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available

English vs Maori Speaking Countries

There are plenty of languages spoken around the world. Every country has its own official language. Compare English vs Maori speaking countries, so that you will have total count of countries that speak English or Maori language.

  • English is spoken as a national language in: 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.
  • Maori is spoken as a national language in: New Zealand.

You will also get to know the continents where English and Maori speaking countries lie. Based on the number of people that speak these languages, the position of English language is 3 and position of Maori language is not available. Find all the information about these languages on English and Maori.

English and Maori Language History

Comparison of English vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of English and Maori language. History of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on English and Maori Language History.

English and Maori Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where English and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Maori language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common English Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

English vs Maori Difficulty

The English vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of English Alphabets and Maori Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare English and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.