Maori and Japanese
Countries
New Zealand
Japan
National Language
New Zealand
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Night pai
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Morning pai
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Tēnā
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Aroha mai
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
poroporoaki
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Sanuki
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Hakata
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Kansai
Where They Speak
New Zealand
kansai
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
日本語
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Not Available
French Name
maori
japonais
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Maori
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
maor1246
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data Available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Maori and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Japanese Speaking population
Maori and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Maori vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Japanese Language Codes
Maori and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
