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Kannada and Maori


Maori and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • "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
Telugu   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
35   
25
10   
2

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Hello   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Night pai   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
Morning pai   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Tēnā   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
Aroha mai   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
kerala   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
kannada   
maori   

German Name
Kannada   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Māori people   

History

Origin
c. 450   
1814   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Maori   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
mao   

ISO 639 3
kan   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Kannada and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Maori on Kannada vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Maori Language Codes

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

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