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Latvian and Maori


Maori and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Latvia   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • "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
Lithuanian Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
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
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
Hello   

Thank You
Paldies   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Night pai   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Morning pai   

Please
lūdzu   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
New Zealand   

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
letton   
maori   

German Name
Lettisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Māori people   

History

Origin
1530   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
mao   

ISO 639 3
lav   
mri   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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

Latvian and Maori Language Codes

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

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