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Urdu vs Maori


Maori vs Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Pakistan  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • "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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
40  
29
10  
2

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
Hello  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
Night pai  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Morning pai  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
Tēnā  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
Aroha mai  

Bye
الوداع  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
India  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
12
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
India  
New Zealand  

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
Not Available  

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
14
Not Available  

Native Name
اُردُو  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
ourdou  
maori  

German Name
Urdu  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Māori people  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
1814  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Polynesian  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Maori  

Language Position
20  
18
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
mao  

ISO 639 3
urd  
mri  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Urdu and Maori Language History

Comparison of Urdu vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Urdu and Maori language. History of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century 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 Urdu and Maori Language History.

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

Urdu vs Maori Difficulty

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

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