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Latvian vs Maori


Maori vs 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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Latvian and Maori Language History

Comparison of Latvian vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Latvian and Maori language. History of Latvian language states that this language originated in 1530 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 Latvian and Maori Language History.

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

Latvian vs Maori Difficulty

The Latvian vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Latvian 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 Latvian and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Latvian and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Latvian is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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