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Malaysian and Maori


Maori and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
26   
8
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
30,000.00   
40
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   

Total No. Of Dialects
24   
20
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million   
10
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
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   

History

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
54   
39
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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