Countries
New Zealand
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
desculpe me
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Maori
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
maor1246
port1283
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.