Countries
New Zealand
  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
France, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Spanish
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Kaixo
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Eskerrik asko
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Zer moduz?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Gabon
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Egun on
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Mesedez
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
Barkatu
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Agur
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Maite zaitut
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Barkatu
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Souletin
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
France, Soule, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Biscayan
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
7.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
7.20 million
  
99+
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Not available
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
  
French Name
maori
  
basque
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Baskisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Basque people
  
Origin
1814
  
c. 1000
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Vasconic Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Basque
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
eu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
eus
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
baq
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
eus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
basq1248
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
40-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Maori and Basque 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 Basque greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Basque language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Basque word for "Thank You" is Eskerrik asko. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Basque Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Basque Difficulty
The Maori vs Basque difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Basque 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 Basque are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Basque, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Basque time required is 88 weeks.