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Maori and Thai


Thai and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
New Zealand   
Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
32   
21

How Many Consonants
10   
2
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
Night pai   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
Tēnā   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
poroporoaki   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Isan   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
maori   
thaï   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
1814   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Polynesian   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Maori   
Thai   

Language Position
Not Available   
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
tha   

ISO 639 3
mri   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Maori and Thai Speaking population

Maori and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Maori vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Thai Language Codes

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

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