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Thai vs Maori


Maori vs 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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Thai and Maori Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Maori language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE 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 Thai and Maori Language History.

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

Thai vs Maori Difficulty

The Thai vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai 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 Thai and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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