Countries
New Zealand
  
European Union, Ireland
  
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 in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.