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Punjabi and Maori


Maori and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • "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
Hindi Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
10   
2

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Hello   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Night pai   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Morning pai   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Tēnā   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Aroha mai   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
pendjabi   
maori   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Māori people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Polynesian   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
mao   

ISO 639 3
pan   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Punjabi and Maori Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Punjabi and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Punjabi and Maori Speaking population

Punjabi and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Punjabi and Maori on Punjabi vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Maori Language Codes

Punjabi and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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