Countries
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
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.
  
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Hiligaynon Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Island of Cebu
  
Alphabets in
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Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Hoy
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Kumusta man ka?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Maayong Gabii
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Maayong Gabii
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Maayong Hapon
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Maayong Buntag
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Palihug
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
Ikasubo ko
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Babay
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Ekskyus mi
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Boholano
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Bohol
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Southern Kana
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
southern Leyte
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
North Kana
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
northern part of Leyte
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
21.00 million
  
36
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
14.50 million
  
19
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Visayan
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
French Name
maori
  
cebuano
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Cebuano
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Cebuano people
  
Origin
1814
  
16th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Standard Cebuano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
cebu1242
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Maori and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Cebuano language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Maori vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.