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Maori and Latvian


Latvian and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
New Zealand  
Latvia  

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

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Latvian State Language Center  

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
10  
2
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Paldies  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
Labdien  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Labrīt  

Please
Tēnā  
lūdzu  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Latvia  

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Latvia  

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
France, Latvia  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
latviešu valoda  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Lettish  

French Name
maori  
letton  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
1814  
1530  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Baltic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Latvian  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
lav  

ISO 639 3
mri  
lav  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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

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Maori and Latvian Speaking population

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Maori and Latvian Language Codes

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