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
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
maori
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Filipino
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Maori and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Filipino language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Filipino Difficulty
The Maori vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.