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Malayalam vs Maori


Maori vs 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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Malayalam and Maori Language History

Comparison of Malayalam vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Malayalam and Maori language. History of Malayalam language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 Malayalam and Maori Language History.

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

Malayalam vs Maori Difficulty

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

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