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Irish and Maori


Maori and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • "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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Hello   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Night pai   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Morning pai   

Please
le do thoil   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Slán   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
New Zealand   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Munster   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
maori   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Māori people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Polynesian   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
mao   

ISO 639 3
gle   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

Irish and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available 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 Irish and Maori on Irish vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Maori Language Codes

Irish and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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