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Maori vs Hmong


Hmong vs Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
New Zealand  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

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  
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.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
20  
2
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
10  
2
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
Night pai  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Tēnā  
thov  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Not Available  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
310,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
China  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,600,000.00  
21

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Mong  

French Name
maori  
hmong  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
1814  
19  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Hmong  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
mri  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
firs1234  

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  

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Maori and Hmong Language History

Comparison of Maori vs Hmong language history gives us differences between origin of Maori and Hmong language. History of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814 whereas history of Hmong language states that this language originated in 19. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Maori and Hmong Language History.

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Maori and Hmong 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 Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Hmong language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Maori vs Hmong Difficulty

The Maori vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Hmong 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 Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.

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