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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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