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Language code: mri

Technical information about ISO 639 language code mri

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The table below provides technical details for the Maori language, designated by the mri code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

mri (Terminology)

Name

Official

Maori

Native

Te reo Māori

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Eastern MāoriWestern MāoriSouthern Māori
Related languages
TahitianCook Islands MāoriHawaiianRapa NuiTuamotuan
Key facts
Macrons mark long vowels and can distinguish meaningThe phoneme inventory is small, with five vowel qualities and ten consonantsPronouns distinguish inclusive and exclusive forms as well as singular, dual and plural numbersVerbal particles such as "ka", "i" and "kua" indicate tense–aspect rather than verb inflectionThe first full grammar was compiled by missionary Thomas Kendall in 1820.
Sample phrase

Kia ora, kei te pēhea koe?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Maori language, identified by the code mri, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Maori language: mri for terminology purposes and mao for bibliographic uses.

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