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Maori and Lao


Lao
Lao and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
20  
2
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
28  
20

How Many Consonants
10  
2
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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  

History

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  

Code

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  

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

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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.

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