Countries
New Zealand
  
Indonesia
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Indonesia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
East Timor, Indonesia
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
  
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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Malay language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Malay and Dutch Languages
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Halo
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
Terima kasih
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Apa kabar?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Selamat Malam
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
Malam yang baik
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
Selamat Sore
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
Selamat Pagi
  
Please
Tēnā
  
mohon Untuk
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
maaf
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
Selamat tinggal
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Aku cinta kamu
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Permisi
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Sundanese
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
38,000,000.00
  
8
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Balinese
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,300,000.00
  
17
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Minangkabau
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Indonesia, Malaysia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,000,000.00
  
7
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
163.00 million
  
11
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
23.00 million
  
34
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
140.00 million
  
4
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Bahasa Melayu
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Bahasa Indonesia
  
French Name
maori
  
indonésien
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Bahasa Indonesia
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Indonesians
  
Origin
1814
  
7th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Malay
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Indonesian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
id
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
ind
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
ind
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
ind
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
indo1316
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Maori and Indonesian 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 Indonesian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Indonesian language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Indonesian word for "Thank You" is Terima kasih. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Indonesian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Indonesian Difficulty
The Maori vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.