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Maori and Navajo


Navajo and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
New Zealand   
United States of America   

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

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
North America   

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
10   
2
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
Night pai   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
Tēnā   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
Not available   

Bye
poroporoaki   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Navajo1   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Arizona   

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Navajo2   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
New Mexico   

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Utah   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
1.70 million   
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Navaho   

French Name
maori   
navaho   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
1814   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Athapascan   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Navajo   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
nav   

ISO 639 3
mri   
nav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
nava1243   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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All Maori and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maori and Navajo Speaking population

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

Maori and Navajo Language Codes

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

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