Countries
New Zealand
  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Malaysia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Indonesia
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Thailand
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
  
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.
  
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Indonesian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Tamil Language
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Hai
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
terima kasih
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Apa khabar?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Selamat Malam
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Selamat Petang
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Selamat tengah hari
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Selamat pagi
  
Please
Tēnā
  
sila
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
maaf
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Selamat tinggal
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Saya sayang kamu
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Maafkan saya
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Bengkulu
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,600,000.00
  
25
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Pekal
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Musi
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,100,000.00
  
11
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
175.00 million
  
10
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
77.00 million
  
12
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
98.00 million
  
8
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Bahasa melayu
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Not Available
  
French Name
maori
  
malais
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Malaiisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1814
  
c. 683 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Pluricentric Standard Malay
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Malaysian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
ms
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
msa
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
may
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
zsm
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
stan1306
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
All Maori and Malaysian 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 Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Malaysian Speaking population
Maori and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Maori vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Malaysian Language Codes
Maori and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.