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Portuguese and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
10   
6

National Language
New Zealand   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
10   
2
19   
9

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Olá   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
obrigado   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
Night pai   
boa noite   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
bom Dia   

Please
Tēnā   
Por Favor   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
pesaroso   

Bye
poroporoaki   
tchau   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million   
99+
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
Português   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Português   

French Name
maori   
portugais   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
1814   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
por   

ISO 639 3
mri   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
port1283   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Maori and Portuguese Speaking population

Maori and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Maori vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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