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Maori and Malagasy


Malagasy and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
New Zealand  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Africa  

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
10  
2
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Salama!  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Night pai  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Tēnā  
azafady  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,200,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
maori  
malgache  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1814  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Austronesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
Not Available  
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
mri  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Maori and Malagasy Speaking population

Maori and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Maori vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Malagasy Language Codes

Maori and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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