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Punjabi vs Maori


Maori vs 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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Punjabi and Maori Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Maori language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD 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 Punjabi and Maori Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Maori Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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