Countries
New Zealand
  
Bhutan
  
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 in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Bhutan
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.
Maori and Dzongkha Speaking population
Maori and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha 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 Maori and Dzongkha on Maori vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
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.