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Thai and Maori


Maori and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Thailand   
New Zealand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • "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
Lao Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
5   
2

How Many Consonants
44   
33
10   
2

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Hello   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
Night pai   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Morning pai   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
Tēnā   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Aroha mai   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Isan   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
Not Available   

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
thaï   
maori   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Māori people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1814   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Maori   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
mao   

ISO 639 3
tha   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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All Thai 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 Thai and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. 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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Thai and Maori Speaking population

Thai and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Maori on Thai vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Maori Language Codes

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

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