Countries
New Zealand
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
New Zealand
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Merci
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Night pai
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Morning pai
Bonjour
Please
Tēnā
S'il vous plaît
Bye
poroporoaki
au revoir
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Quebec French
Where They Speak
New Zealand
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
African French
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Africa
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Swiss French
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
français
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Français
French Name
maori
français
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Not Available
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Maori
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
maor1246
stan1290
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Maori and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and French language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs French Difficulty
The Maori vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.