Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Malaysia
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
Indonesia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Thailand
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
  
Māori Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
- "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
Indonesian Language
  
Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
Tamil Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hai
  
Hello
  
Thank You
terima kasih
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
Selamat Malam
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
  
Morning pai
  
Please
sila
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
maaf
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
Selamat tinggal
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
25
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pekal
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Musi
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00
  
11
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
175.00 million
  
10
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
0.18 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
98.00 million
  
8
Not Available
  
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
malais
  
maori
  
German Name
Malaiisch
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Māori people
  
Origin
c. 683 AD
  
1814
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
  
Maori
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ms
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
msa
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
may
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
zsm
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1306
  
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
Agglutinative
  
Not Available
  
All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Maori Speaking population
Malaysian and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Maori on Malaysian vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Maori Language Codes
Malaysian and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.