Language code: mi
Technical information about ISO 639 language code mi
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The table below provides technical details for the Maori language, designated by the mi code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Maori Native Te reo Māori |
| Family | Oceanic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern MāoriCentral MāoriWestern MāoriEastern MāoriSouthern Māori (Ngāi Tahu) |
| Related languages | Cook Islands MāoriTahitianHawaiianRapa NuiMarquesan |
| Key facts | Alphabet has 15 letters, including the digraph “wh”Macrons indicate long vowels that change word meaningReduplication expresses plurality, intensity or diminutionOral traditions are preserved in chant forms such as waiata and karakiaMany 19th-century English loanwords were phonologically adapted (e.g., motokā for motor-car) |
| Sample phrase | Kia ora, kei te pēhea koe? |
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Maori belongs to the Austronesian language family, more specifically to the Oceanic subgroup. It is one of the official languages of New Zealand. It is written using the Latin script (Maori alphabet). It is estimated that there are more than 200,000 speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
186K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Maori speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
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- Flutter In-Context Editing
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- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and Statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- FAQ
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ