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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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