Countries
New Zealand
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
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.
  
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
Tēnā
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
maori
  
marathe
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
1814
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Maori and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Marathi language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Marathi Difficulty
The Maori vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.