Xhosa and Maori
Countries
South Africa
New Zealand
National Language
South Africa
New Zealand
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- "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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Unjani
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Night pai
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
Molo
Morning pai
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Aroha mai
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
poroporoaki
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Uxolo
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
South Africa
New Zealand
Dialect 2
Thembu
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
South Africa
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
South Africa
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Māori people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Polynesian
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Maori
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
maor1246
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Maori Speaking population
Xhosa and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Maori on Xhosa vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Maori Language Codes
Xhosa and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.