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Malayalam and Maori


Maori and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
New Zealand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • "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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
10   
2

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Hello   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
Night pai   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Morning pai   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
Tēnā   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
Aroha mai   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
New Zealand   

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
India   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
malayalam   
maori   

German Name
Malayalam   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Māori people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1814   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Maori   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
mao   

ISO 639 3
mal   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
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
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

Malayalam and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Maori on Malayalam vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Maori Language Codes

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

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