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Maori and Irish


Irish and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
New Zealand   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
10   
2
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Night pai   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Tēnā   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
poroporoaki   
Slán   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
maori   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1814   
c. 750   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Maori   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
gle   

ISO 639 3
mri   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Maori and Irish Speaking population

Maori and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish on Maori vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Irish Language Codes

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

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