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Maori and Maltese


Maltese and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
New Zealand   
Malta   

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   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
10   
2
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Ħello   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
Night pai   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Tēnā   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
Skużani!   

Bye
poroporoaki   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Malta   

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Malta   

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Not Present   

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+
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
Malti   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Malti   

French Name
maori   
maltais   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Maltese   

History

Origin
1814   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Maltese   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
mri   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Maori and Maltese Speaking population

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

Maori and Maltese Language Codes

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

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