Language code: `mi`

Technical information about ISO 639 language code mi

The table below provides technical details for the Maori language, designated by the mi code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code	`mi`
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?
Character encodings	UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32
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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

New Zealand

186K

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Maori speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

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