Countries
New Zealand
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
català
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
maori
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1814
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Maori and Catalan 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 Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Catalan language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Catalan Difficulty
The Maori vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.