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Maori and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
New Zealand   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
10   
2
30   
20

Scripts
Latin   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
Night pai   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
Not Available   

Please
Tēnā   
Not Available   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
Tsip maza   

Bye
poroporoaki   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Laya   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Adap   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million   
99+
0.64 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
maori   
dzongkha   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
1814   
17th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
mri   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Maori and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maori and Dzongkha Speaking population

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Maori and Dzongkha Language Codes

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

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