Countries
New Zealand
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
New Zealand
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Night pai
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Morning pai
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Tēnā
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Aroha mai
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
poroporoaki
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Griko
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Mariupol
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Ukraine
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
maori
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Maori
Modern Greek
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
maor1246
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data Available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Maori and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Greek Speaking population
Maori and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Maori vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Greek Language Codes
Maori and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.