Countries
New Zealand
  
Israel
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
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.
  
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
Tēnā
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Israel
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Israel, Palestine
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
maori
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1814
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Maori and Hebrew 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 Hebrew greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Hebrew language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Hebrew word for "Thank You" is תודה (Toda). Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Hebrew Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Hebrew Difficulty
The Maori vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.