Finnish and Maori as Minority Language
In Finnish and Maori speaking countries you will get the countries which have Finnish and Maori as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.
- Maori as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Finnish and Maori dialects, then you can go to Finnish vs Maori Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Finnish and Maori Regulators
Finnish and Maori speaking countries provide you Finnish and Maori regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland regulates Finnish language.Maori is regulated by Māori Language Commission. Also get to learn, Finnish and Maori Language History.
Finnish and Maori Continents
Thinking about Finnish and Maori continents in which Finnish and Maori speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Finnish and Maori. Most of the Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Maori speaking countries lie in Australia, Oceania. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Finnish and Maori languages:
Finnish Interesting Facts:
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
Maori Interesting Facts:
- "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.
The Finnish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages whereas Finnish language is similar to Tahitian Language and derived from Not Available.