Countries
New Zealand
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
ciao
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
buongiorno
  
Please
Tēnā
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
scusate
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Italiano
  
French Name
maori
  
italien
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Italians
  
Origin
1814
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Italian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Maori and Italian 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 Italian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Italian language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Italian word for "Thank You" is grazie. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Italian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Italian Difficulty
The Maori vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.