Countries
New Zealand
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
New Zealand
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Night pai
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Morning pai
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Tēnā
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Aroha mai
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
poroporoaki
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Griko
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Mariupol
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Ukraine
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
maori
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Maori
Modern Greek
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
maor1246
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data Available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Maori and Greek 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 Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Greek language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Greek Difficulty
The Maori vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Greek 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 Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.