Countries
New Zealand
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
Tēnā
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
maori
  
kannada
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
1814
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
nucl1305
  
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
  
Maori and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Kannada language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Kannada Difficulty
The Maori vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.