Maori and Chinese
Countries
New Zealand
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
New Zealand
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- "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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
Night pai
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
Morning pai
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Sorry
Aroha mai
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Bye
poroporoaki
再见 (Zàijiàn)
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Mandarin
Where They Speak
New Zealand
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Wu
Where They Speak
New Zealand
China, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Yue
Where They Speak
New Zealand
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Not Available
French Name
maori
chinois
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Māori people
Han
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maori
Standard Chinese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
maor1246
sini1245
Linguasphere
No data Available
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Maori and Chinese 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 Maori and Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Chinese Speaking population
Maori and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Maori and Chinese on Maori vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Chinese Language Codes
Maori and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.