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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
New Zealand
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
133
Bhojpuri
0 46
1.3 National Language
New Zealand
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
1.5 Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
1.7 Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Not Available
1.8 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.
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
1.9 Similar To
Tahitian Language
Not Available
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Latin
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2026
Irish
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
55
Hebrew
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
1021
German
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Latin
Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
27
Bengali
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks6 weeks
Cebuano
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Hello
Hello
3.2 Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Thank you
3.3 How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
How are you?
3.4 Good Night
Night pai
Good Night
3.5 Good Evening
pai ahiahi
Good Evening
3.6 Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Good Afternoon
3.7 Good Morning
Morning pai
Good Morning
3.8 Please
Tēnā
Please
3.9 Sorry
Aroha mai
Sorry
3.10 Bye
poroporoaki
Bye
3.11 I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
I love you
3.12 Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Excuse Me
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
South Island Māori
American English
4.1.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
United States of America
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA225,000,000.00
Macedonian
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Hiberno-English
4.2.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA4,500,000.00
Dzongkha
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Welsh English
4.3.1 Where They Speak
New Zealand
United Kingdom
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA2,500,000.00
Romanian
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
3188
Sanskrit
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
0.18 million1,200.00 million
Abkhaz
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
NA5.43 %
Xhosa
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
0.18 million400.00 million
Abkhaz
0.13 873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
NA400.00 million
Finnish
0.01 400
5.3.2 Native Name
te Reo Māori
English
5.3.3 Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Not Available
5.3.4 French Name
maori
anglais
5.3.5 German Name
Maori-Sprache
Englisch
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
5.5 Ethnicity
Māori people
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
1814
5th Century AD
6.2 Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Polynesian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Maori
Standard English
6.3.3 Language Position
NA3
Chinese
1 120
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
mi
en
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
mri
eng
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
mao
eng
7.3 ISO 639 3
mri
eng
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
7.5 Glottocode
maor1246
stan1293
7.6 Linguasphere
No data Available
52-ABA
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic

Maori vs English Speaking Countries

There are plenty of languages spoken around the world. Every country has its own official language. Compare Maori vs English speaking countries, so that you will have total count of countries that speak Maori or English language.

  • Maori is spoken as a national language in: New Zealand.
  • English is spoken as a national language in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America.

You will also get to know the continents where Maori and English speaking countries lie. Based on the number of people that speak these languages, the position of Maori language is not available and position of English language is 3. Find all the information about these languages on Maori and English.

Maori and English Language History

Comparison of Maori vs English language history gives us differences between origin of Maori and English language. History of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814 whereas history of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Maori and English Language History.

Maori and English 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 English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and English language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Maori vs English Difficulty

The Maori vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.