Countries
Haiti
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Haiti
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Cuba
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
  
Māori Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  
- "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
French Language
  
Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Bonjou
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Mèsi
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
Bon nwit
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
Bonswa
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
  
Morning pai
  
Please
Souple
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
Dezole
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
Babay
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Eskize m
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
  
New Zealand
  
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
  
New Zealand
  
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Cayes
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak?
9.60 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
9.60 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
  
maori
  
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Haitians
  
Māori people
  
Origin
17th Century
  
1814
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
  
Maori
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ht
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hat
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
hat
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
hat
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hait1244
  
maor1246
  
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Haitian Creole and Maori language. Haitian Creole word for "Hello" is Bonjou or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Haitian Creole Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Haitian Creole vs Maori Difficulty
The Haitian Creole vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.