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Italian vs Maori


Maori vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
1   
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • "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 and Portuguese Languages   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
Hello   

Thank You
grazie   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Night pai   

Good Evening
buonasera   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Morning pai   

Please
Per Favore   
Tēnā   

Sorry
scusate   
Aroha mai   

Bye
arrivederci   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Native Name
Italiano   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
italien   
maori   

German Name
Italienisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Māori people   

History

Origin
960 BC   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Maori   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
mao   

ISO 639 3
ita   
mri   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Italian and Maori Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Maori language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC 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 Italian and Maori Language History.

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Italian 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 Italian and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and Maori language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Italian Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Italian vs Maori Difficulty

The Italian vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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