Countries
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
  
Commission on the Filipino 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.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Hello
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Not available
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
maori
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
1814
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Maori and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Ilocano language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Maori vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.