Zulu and Maori
Countries
South Africa
New Zealand
National Language
South Africa
New Zealand
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- "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
Xhosa Language
Tahitian Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
unjani
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Night pai
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Morning pai
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
Aroha mai
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Uxolo
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Qwabe
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
New Zealand
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Māori people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Polynesian
Branch
Beatu
Not Available
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
zulu1248
maor1246
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu 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 Zulu and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Maori Speaking population
Zulu and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Maori on Zulu vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Maori Language Codes
Zulu and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.