Countries
New Zealand
  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
National Language
New Zealand
  
Sweden
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Finland
  
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
  
Antartica, Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
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.
  
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
hej
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
tacka dig
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
hur mår du
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
godnatt
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
god kväll
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
god eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
god morgon
  
Please
Tēnā
  
vänligen
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
ledsen
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
hej då
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
jag älskar dig
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
ursäkta mig
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Georgia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
8.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Svenska
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
French Name
maori
  
suédois
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Schwedisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Origin
1814
  
13th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Swedish
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Standard Swedish
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
sv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
swe
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
swe
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
swe
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
swed1254
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Maori and Swedish 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 Swedish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Swedish language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Swedish word for "Thank You" is tacka dig. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Swedish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Swedish Difficulty
The Maori vs Swedish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Swedish 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 Swedish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Swedish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Swedish time required is 24 weeks.