Countries
New Zealand
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Nigeria
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
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.
  
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
sannu
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
gode ku
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
yaya dai
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
mai kyau dare
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
barka da yamma
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
barka da rana
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
mai kyau safe
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Don Allah
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
yi hakuri
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
sai anjima
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Ina son ku
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
gafara dai
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Gaananci
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Ghana
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Kurhwayanci
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Niger
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Daragaram
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
50.00 million
  
28
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
35.00 million
  
27
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
French Name
maori
  
haoussa
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Haussa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Origin
1814
  
14
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Chadic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Hausa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
ha
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
hau
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
hau
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
hau
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
haus1257
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
19-HAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Maori and Hausa 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 Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Hausa language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Hausa Difficulty
The Maori vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.