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Persian vs Maori


Maori vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  
  • "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.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
10   
2

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
Hello   

Thank You
متشکرم   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
Night pai   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
Morning pai   

Please
لطفا   
Tēnā   

Sorry
متاسف   
Aroha mai   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00   
7
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00   
7
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00   
6
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million   
26
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
Not Available   

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
فارسی   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
persan   
maori   

German Name
Persisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Māori people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Polynesian   

Branch
Iranian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Maori   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
mao   

ISO 639 3
pes   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Persian and Maori Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Maori language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. 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 Persian and Maori Language History.

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

Persian vs Maori Difficulty

The Persian vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Maori 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 Persian and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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