Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
New Zealand
National Language
Portugal
New Zealand
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- "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
Spanish and Galician Languages
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
obrigado
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Como você está?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
boa noite
Night pai
Good Evening
boa Noite
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
bom Dia
Morning pai
I Love You
Eu te amo
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
desculpe me
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Brazil
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Portugal
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Português
New Zealand Maori
French Name
portugais
maori
German Name
Portugiesisch
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Māori people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Polynesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
maor1246
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Maori language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Maori Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese 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 Portuguese and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.