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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
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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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