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Maori and Kurdish


Kurdish and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
New Zealand   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
10   
2
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Silaw   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Sipas   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Tu çawa yî?   

Good Night
Night pai   
Şev xweş   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Evare baş   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
Nee-wa-rowt bash   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
Bayanit bash   

Please
Tēnā   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
Bibûre   

Bye
poroporoaki   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Northern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Central Kurdish   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Eastern Iraq   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
12

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million   
99+
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Not Available   

French Name
maori   
kurde   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Kurds   

History

Origin
1814   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Kurdish   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
kur   

ISO 639 3
mri   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Maori and Kurdish Speaking population

Maori and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Maori vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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