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
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 in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
I Love You
I love you
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
American English
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
United States of America
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
5th Century AD
1814
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Polynesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard English
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
maor1246
Linguasphere
52-ABA
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available
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.
