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Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
New Zealand  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
20  
2
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
10  
2
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Olá  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
obrigado  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Night pai  
boa noite  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
bom Dia  

Please
Tēnā  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
pesaroso  

Bye
poroporoaki  
tchau  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
204,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Português  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Português  

French Name
maori  
portugais  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1814  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Portuguese  

Language Position
Not Available  
6  
6

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
por  

ISO 639 3
mri  
por  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Maori and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Maori vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Maori and Portuguese language. History of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814 whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Maori and Portuguese Language History.

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Maori and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Portuguese language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Maori vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Maori vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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