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
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
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Not Available
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.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Not Available
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Thank you
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
How are you?
Good Night
Night pai
Good Night
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Morning pai
Good Morning
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
I love you
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
American English
Where They Speak
New Zealand
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Welsh English
Where They Speak
New Zealand
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
English
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Not Available
French Name
maori
anglais
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Māori people
Not Available
Origin
1814
5th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Maori
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
maor1246
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data Available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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.