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Welsh and Maori


Maori and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Wales   
New Zealand   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • "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
English Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
British Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
Hello   

Thank You
Diolch   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Nos da   
Night pai   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Bore da   
Morning pai   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Hwyl   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
New Zealand   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Powys   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
gallois   
maori   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Māori people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Polynesian   

Branch
Brythonic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
mao   

ISO 639 3
cym   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

Welsh and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available 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 Welsh and Maori on Welsh vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Maori Language Codes

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

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