Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
South America
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Māori Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
- "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
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Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
Rimaykullayki
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Solpayki
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
Allillanchu
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
Allin tuta
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
Wuynus diyas
  
Morning pai
  
Please
Not Available
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
Pampachaykuway
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
bye
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
Kuyayki
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Pampachaway
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Ancash
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Peru
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Huánuco
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Peru
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Yaru
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Peru
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.90 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.90 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Native Name
Qhichwa
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
quechua
  
maori
  
German Name
Quechua-Sprache
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Quechua
  
Māori people
  
Origin
16th Century
  
1814
  
Language Family
Quechumaran Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Andean Equatorial
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Quechua
  
Maori
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
qu
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
que
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
que
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
que
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
quec1387
  
maor1246
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Quechua 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 Quechua and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Quechua and Maori language. Quechua word for "Hello" is Rimaykullayki or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Quechua Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Quechua vs Maori Difficulty
The Quechua vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Quechua 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 Quechua and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Quechua and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Quechua is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.