Countries
New Zealand
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
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.
  
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Romanian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Përshëndetje
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Ju faleminderit
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Si jeni?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
natën e mirë
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
mirëmbrëma
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
mirëdita
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
mirëmengjes
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Ju lutem
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
Me fal
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
mirupafshim
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
unë e dua ju
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Më falni
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Gheg Albanian
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Tosk Albanian
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Arbëresh
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
7.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
3.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.60 million
  
31
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Not Available
  
French Name
maori
  
albanais
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Albanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ʃcip]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Albanians
  
Origin
1814
  
1462 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Albanian
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Standard Albanian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
sq
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
alb
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
alba1267
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
55-AAA-aaa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic
  
Maori and Albanian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Maori and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Albanian language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Albanian Difficulty
The Maori vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Maori and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.