Countries
New Zealand
  
Laos
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
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.
  
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Please
Tēnā
  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Sôhk dii der
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Vientiane Lao
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Northern Lao
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Laos
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Central Lao
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
  
French Name
maori
  
lao
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Laotisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1814
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No Early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Lao
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
lo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
lao
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
lao
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
lao
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
laoo1244
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Isolating
  
Maori and Lao Speaking population
Maori and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao 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 Lao on Maori vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Lao Language Codes
Maori and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.