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
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
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
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Māori people
Not Available
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
maor1246
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
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.
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.