I'm seriously beginning to fall in love with this language. I hope they continue preserve it. Can't help but utterly appreciate the differences in our languages! But then, I so prefer this kind of language; easy to pronounce and an accent not-so-hard to imitate.
i can sort of understand why people think it sounds like japanese- they have the same vowels, a similar syllable structure, and a similar if not identical rhotic
rendex rz Yeah Italian, Spanish, and Latin (but it's reconstructed pronunciation) sounds so comfortably... They have similar phonemes (consonants and vowels) to Japanese.
it is so beautiful and even if outnumbered by colonists etc, this language is still alive and medieval times are over, repressions have stopped and, even though it's easier and kind of more practical to speak English, every nation should learn, speak and respect the indigenous language(s) of lands where they live. Greetings from Latvia, EU.
Sounds like Japanese to me. Cause I just came from binge watching 2 days worth of anime (in Japanese). I’m gonna sleep wake up rewatch this video. I’ll probably be able to hear the words clearly, when my mind is clear from anime related series.
For all the idiots in the comments, try actually studying languages before arrogantly comments your "views." I'll begin by writing hiragana (Japanese alphabet) comparison of words. EG .....･.....･..... Then write in Latin alphabet (English Equivalent). Then finish with the KANJI meaning. Yes they all share meanings. Jp. = Japanese Ok. = Okinawa An. = Ainu Mao. = Maori Mori. = Moriori られる･声･これろ rareru jp.passive voice koe ok. voice, speak korero mao.speak, talk KANJI: NO けぶ･こふ kebu jp.smoke fumes kohu moriori.smoke mist haze KANJI: 煙 食べ･かむ･かめ tabe jp.eat kamu ok.eat kame mao.eat KANJI: 食 かりて･かい karite jp.food kai maori.food KANJI: 糧 もう･まー･もり mou (mō) jp.within mā mao.within mori moriori.within KANJI: 以 おり･おり･おり ori jp.weave, woven, folded ori mao. folded, waves, skies, clouds ori moriori. folded, agitated KANJI: 織 Native country names are very similar Nihon jp.sun origin Aotearoa mao.dawn long white Rēhokū moriori.sun smokey (kanji: 日本･雲白長･日煙) あい･あい ai jpn.craving, attachment, desire ai mao.love, desire sexual intercourse KANJI: 愛 ねこ･んげる neko jp.cat ngeru mao.cat KANJI: 猫 わた･わい wata jp.ocean, river wai mao.water, ocean KANJI: 海 はな･はな hana jp.blossom, bloom, beauty hana mao.glow, sparkle, blossom KANJI: 花 なに、なん、か･あは、ひゃ、わい nani, nan, ka jp.particle, unknown, questionable (hiragana: irrelavent) aha, wai, hea mao.particle, unknown, questionable KANJI: 何 ですね･いーね "desu" ne jp.particle interogative, really, isnt it? inē, nē mao.interigative particle, really, isnt it? KANJI: NO の･の no jp. possesive particle, from mao. posessive particle, from KANJI: 乃/之 はい、あい･会え･あえ hai, ai jp. yes, thats so ae an. yes, correct ae mao. yes, correct KANJI: NO kawa･rou. jp.mythical japanese water dwelling creature. tā•ni•whā. mythical maori water monster. Japanese made up of the kanji, sir, god, cheif + number particle, counter for sons. (kanji: 河伯) Maori made up of sir, god, cheif + ?ni? * number four. て･て Te jp.particle indicated continuing action Te mao. particle indicates continuing action "after kei" indicates object when singular. KANJI: NO ひと･たひ hito, hi, hii jp. one tahi, mao. one KANJI: 一 ひめ･ひね hime jp. young lady of moble birth hine mao. young girl, maiden KANJI: 姫 かん･か kan jpn.suffix looks to be, noun ka, kā mao.particle before a word, looks as if, is, describes KANJI: 観 Most of the people comment have no knowledge in the Maori language, have no knowledge in language families, and those claiming to know Japanese are idiotic teens who probably took year 10 Japanese and think they're fluent. I bet none of you know of Proffessor Naoko Yui is. If you have researched, your would know old Japanese and Austronesian are cousin languages which both originated from the same language family “austro- japonic” or “old austronesian”. The Jomon Japanese were Austronesian themselves, that's why they speak an AUSTRONESIAN language. Don't learn modern Japanese and claim you know about the entire language and archaic versions of it. Stupid people.
WoW! This language sounds awesome! Im currently learning Mandarin but I need to add this language in my studying. Like seriously, the language is so smooth and relaxed feeling. 👌👍
I wrote a tweet in tausug langguage( can be found in phillipines and sabah), then out of curiosity i translated it, the google translate detected the tweet as maori and i am surprised that it got a few words right, went to youtube to know more about this langguage, and just knew we share the same root of langguage 🤣 wow. Mind-blown
No, Maori belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family; which means it is related to Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog and other Maritime Southeast Asian languages as well as Malagasy, Hawaiian and other languages spoken by Taiwanese aborigines and Pacific Islanders.
I wouldn’t put Tagalog in there, considering that it’s Spanish influences. Unless of course there’s a older form of Tagalog pre Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
@@OlgaLevin im a filipino and I would consider it belongs with those mentioned above, tho tagalog/filipino was highly influence by espagñol and other roman languages, it still falls under the malayo polynasian language, unless we're talking about "chavacano" which is like a spanish creole here in the philippines. 😁
I love the answer, It is pretty cool language. I did a video on how to translate videos in other languages. And I will definitely will be adding this language more on my videos to reach out from the U.S. Thanks Again
It's the accents. The newscaster in this video has an accent that pronounces words like the Japanese would. The lady being interviewed sounds regular Polynesian.
What If they have the same linguistic origin? Because Japanese sounds NOTHING like Chinese or even korean (maybe a little, it has been influenced by Japanese).
+Lordjiraya yeah it sounds very finnish even if i can hear that it's definetly not finnish...but i've always thought japaneese what a little bit similar to finnish aswell.
+Thaleya1 I think the finnish roll their Rs a lot, no so much in Maori. Sami is more similar but Maori sounds more Asian than European in my opinion. Or it might just be the accents?
As a Finn I saw few videos where maori words were pronounced and if you are from Finland, you can pronounce them perfectly. We pronounce them exactly the same as they do. It differs in some accents obviously.
Does anyone know what this means in Maori? 'hoki ki te harakore' wanting the idea meaning of it rather than the grammar literal meaning....what is understood when this is said?
I expected this language to sound more Asian since Polynesian is connected with it. 🤷🏻♀️ To me it sounds more like a mixture of Eastern European(Polish or Slovakian )mixed with Arabic of some sort.
If the truth bears that Lumeria was once the main rock,if u will,then perhaps this explains how maorians,tongans,rapa nuians, hawaiians, polynesians share such a similarity in the structure of their dialect..quite interesting
Maori, Ce Sont Originaire Grand Familles Tourque Touranienne. la Familles Tourque Touranienne, Ce Sont Montagnard, Nomade, et Amozonienne. Voila la Familles Tourque Touranienne, Tatares, Scyhtes, la Sibèrie, Mongol, Mançour, Tounguz, Ainu, Guril, Kore, Aborigines, Maori, Ougro Finnios,lapon, Cimmèrienne, Caucase, Basque, Huns, Khazar, Alan, Avar, Souryas ou Tourcoman, Assam, Indus Valles, Bengal, Dravidienne, Nepal Tibet, Bhutan,Birman, Siam, Joung, laos, Khmer, Malez, etc. la Familles Tourque Touranienne, Ce Sont Parente Et Mix Population. Merci Beaucoup.
It sounds like they are speaking a Polynesian language with an Australian accent. The vowels don’t really sound like how other vowels sound in other Polynesian languages. They sound more like diphthongs.
You're right, it's due to colonisation that a lot of Maori speak with a nz/aus accent it's similar to olelo Hawaii and tahitian. If u go to Maori schools and listen to old old people speak, they speak te reo much differently to how most speak it nowadays
@@taylorhine2962 oh okay. Thanks for the info. That’s what I was guessing. I’m gonna try to look that up. I’m kinda interested in what they really sound like.
polynesian languages are part of austronesian linguistic family, which originates in the asian mainland thousands of years ago, somewhere in southeastern china coasts before going to taiwan, then philippines and beyond.
I'm sure Neil like most New Zealanders of his generation knows no more than a few words of Maori, probably from Maori songs. English is his born language.
I have no clue what he’s speaking. I was interested in listening other foreign languages. The words sounded like Japanese, in my mind. Haha I clearly need to lay off binge watching Japanese anime(s) for a while
This language is born from the first spoken language on earth at kumaikandam (LEMORIYANKANDAM )ANCIENT LEMORIANS WERE TAMILIANS LONG LIVE MOTHER INDIA LONG LIVE TAMIL LANGUAGE.
I'm seriously beginning to fall in love with this language. I hope they continue preserve it. Can't help but utterly appreciate the differences in our languages! But then, I so prefer this kind of language; easy to pronounce and an accent not-so-hard to imitate.
It is an official language, along with english. So I don't think it's going anywhere any time soon.
@@ajhare2 Irish is official language in Ireland too, but it's still dying
@@khust2993i think irish Is less endangered than maori, i could be wrong tho i'm italian lol
Maori is the most cringe language ever spoken. Sounds like a baby talking with poo in its mouth.
На Карельский похож🌲🌲🌲
This is my 1st time hearing spoken Māori, and I love how it sounds 🤩
i can sort of understand why people think it sounds like japanese- they have the same vowels, a similar syllable structure, and a similar if not identical rhotic
For me Japanese, it sounds so comfortably because Maori is open syllable language...
MimukinTV yeah, I'm Japanese too and think so!
ポリネシア諸語はどれも心地よい響きですよね。マオリ語、サモア語、トンガ語はわりと話者人口が多いようですが、ハワイ語はほぼ消滅状態ですね。なんとか消滅しないようにしてほしいものですが・・・。
Then you should check out Italian
rendex rz
Yeah Italian, Spanish, and Latin (but it's reconstructed pronunciation) sounds so comfortably... They have similar phonemes (consonants and vowels) to Japanese.
@@anubisu1024 check also lombard camuno dialect (in Italy too), czcams.com/video/fwQ-_k2P7tc/video.html&ab_channel=Ethnopedia
It has nothing to do with Japanese language
it is so beautiful and even if outnumbered by colonists etc, this language is still alive and medieval times are over, repressions have stopped and, even though it's easier and kind of more practical to speak English, every nation should learn, speak and respect the indigenous language(s) of lands where they live. Greetings from Latvia, EU.
Beautiful language. It sounds a lot like Guarani, spoken in Paraguay
I don't understand a word, but i love it!
I can't find subtitles for this video, but at least it gives me some idea of how the language is pronounced.
I think the reason why people think it sounds like japanese is because of it's open syllables (as in, syllables always end with a vowel).
the people who say that sounds like japanese doesn't understand nothijng, i'm studying japanese and I know how it sounds, and it's nothing like this
Right?!
Sounds like Japanese to me.
Cause I just came from binge watching 2 days worth of anime (in Japanese).
I’m gonna sleep wake up rewatch this video. I’ll probably be able to hear the words clearly, when my mind is clear from anime related series.
Don't you know Japanese has been in contact with these Austronesians who were native Ainu people of Japan?
I don’t even know Japanese, but even I can hear that it sounds nothing like it lol.
Im not going to agree with anyone here in this comment section until a native speaker says so, not a “student” or a weeb
For all the idiots in the comments, try actually studying languages before arrogantly comments your "views." I'll begin by writing hiragana (Japanese alphabet) comparison of words. EG .....･.....･..... Then write in Latin alphabet (English Equivalent). Then finish with the KANJI meaning. Yes they all share meanings.
Jp. = Japanese
Ok. = Okinawa
An. = Ainu
Mao. = Maori
Mori. = Moriori
られる･声･これろ
rareru jp.passive voice
koe ok. voice, speak
korero mao.speak, talk
KANJI: NO
けぶ･こふ
kebu jp.smoke fumes
kohu moriori.smoke mist haze
KANJI: 煙
食べ･かむ･かめ
tabe jp.eat
kamu ok.eat
kame mao.eat
KANJI: 食
かりて･かい
karite jp.food
kai maori.food
KANJI: 糧
もう･まー･もり
mou (mō) jp.within
mā mao.within
mori moriori.within
KANJI: 以
おり･おり･おり
ori jp.weave, woven, folded
ori mao. folded, waves, skies, clouds
ori moriori. folded, agitated
KANJI: 織
Native country names are very similar
Nihon jp.sun origin
Aotearoa mao.dawn long white
Rēhokū moriori.sun smokey (kanji: 日本･雲白長･日煙)
あい･あい
ai jpn.craving, attachment, desire
ai mao.love, desire sexual intercourse
KANJI: 愛
ねこ･んげる
neko jp.cat
ngeru mao.cat
KANJI: 猫
わた･わい
wata jp.ocean, river
wai mao.water, ocean
KANJI: 海
はな･はな
hana jp.blossom, bloom, beauty
hana mao.glow, sparkle, blossom
KANJI: 花
なに、なん、か･あは、ひゃ、わい
nani, nan, ka jp.particle, unknown, questionable (hiragana: irrelavent)
aha, wai, hea mao.particle, unknown, questionable
KANJI: 何
ですね･いーね
"desu" ne jp.particle interogative, really, isnt it?
inē, nē mao.interigative particle, really, isnt it?
KANJI: NO
の･の
no jp. possesive particle, from
mao. posessive particle, from
KANJI: 乃/之
はい、あい･会え･あえ
hai, ai jp. yes, thats so
ae an. yes, correct
ae mao. yes, correct
KANJI: NO
kawa･rou. jp.mythical japanese water dwelling creature. tā•ni•whā. mythical maori water monster.
Japanese made up of the kanji, sir, god, cheif + number particle, counter for sons. (kanji: 河伯)
Maori made up of sir, god, cheif + ?ni? * number four.
て･て
Te jp.particle indicated continuing action
Te mao. particle indicates continuing action "after kei" indicates object when singular.
KANJI: NO
ひと･たひ
hito, hi, hii jp. one
tahi, mao. one
KANJI: 一
ひめ･ひね
hime jp. young lady of moble birth
hine mao. young girl, maiden
KANJI: 姫
かん･か
kan jpn.suffix looks to be, noun
ka, kā mao.particle before a word, looks as if, is, describes
KANJI: 観
Most of the people comment have no knowledge in the Maori language, have no knowledge in language families, and those claiming to know Japanese are idiotic teens who probably took year 10 Japanese and think they're fluent. I bet none of you know of Proffessor Naoko Yui is. If you have researched, your would know old Japanese and Austronesian are cousin languages which both originated from the same language family “austro- japonic” or “old austronesian”. The Jomon Japanese were Austronesian themselves, that's why they speak an AUSTRONESIAN language. Don't learn modern Japanese and claim you know about the entire language and archaic versions of it. Stupid people.
WoW! This language sounds awesome! Im currently learning Mandarin but I need to add this language in my studying. Like seriously, the language is so smooth and relaxed feeling. 👌👍
I wrote a tweet in tausug langguage( can be found in phillipines and sabah), then out of curiosity i translated it, the google translate detected the tweet as maori and i am surprised that it got a few words right, went to youtube to know more about this langguage, and just knew we share the same root of langguage 🤣 wow. Mind-blown
No, Maori belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family; which means it is related to Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog and other Maritime Southeast Asian languages as well as Malagasy, Hawaiian and other languages spoken by Taiwanese aborigines and Pacific Islanders.
nice wikipedia skills
Don't you know Japanese has been in contact with these Austronesians who were native Ainu people of Japan?
I wouldn’t put Tagalog in there, considering that it’s Spanish influences. Unless of course there’s a older form of Tagalog pre Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
@@OlgaLevin im a filipino and I would consider it belongs with those mentioned above, tho tagalog/filipino was highly influence by espagñol and other roman languages, it still falls under the malayo polynasian language, unless we're talking about "chavacano" which is like a spanish creole here in the philippines. 😁
I love the answer, It is pretty cool language. I did a video on how to translate videos in other languages. And I will definitely will be adding this language more on my videos to reach out from the U.S. Thanks Again
Sounds like Japanese and Sami.
+Nathalie Jones actually, sounds nothing like Japanese.
+sev X one actually, sounds a lot like japanese
It's the accents. The newscaster in this video has an accent that pronounces words like the Japanese would. The lady being interviewed sounds regular Polynesian.
What If they have the same linguistic origin? Because Japanese sounds NOTHING like Chinese or even korean (maybe a little, it has been influenced by Japanese).
Nathalie Jones
I think so ,too from japan
it sounds so beautiful
reminds me more of finnish than japanese
Lordjiraya
Not even close to finnish. as a finn i may say so. but if you listen to sami language spoken in north of finland we may find an agreement.
+Lordjiraya yeah it sounds very finnish even if i can hear that it's definetly not finnish...but i've always thought japaneese what a little bit similar to finnish aswell.
+Thaleya1 I think the finnish roll their Rs a lot, no so much in Maori. Sami is more similar but Maori sounds more Asian than European in my opinion. Or it might just be the accents?
As a Finn, I do think it sounds like Finnish, or like a language related to it.
As a Finn I saw few videos where maori words were pronounced and if you are from Finland, you can pronounce them perfectly. We pronounce them exactly the same as they do. It differs in some accents obviously.
What a beautiful sounding language..💙
If you're a chicken shit it sounds beautiful.
Sounds like a mixture of Indonesian and Swedish
Please don’t hate me, but did the lady being interviewed just chew on a blue pen and it broke?
Darrell Lim either that or she is about to die. Turning blue.
I think it’s a tattoo, I’m half Ethiopian and there are some tribe there who do the same tattoo using needles
She has earned te moko; it signifies her status and mana
it really does sound like japanese because of the sharp quick syllables and the sounds
you'd probably say that about other austronesian languages too, wouldn't you? hahahahaha
Sounds like mix of Hawaii/Pacific and Scandinavian. dunno.
Przemysław Turlej bruh . _ .
Przemysław Turlej Scandinavian??😂
Their language speaking sounds like an Indian language.
I came here just out of curiosity this is super cool though America really missed ever telling us even about New Zealand’s existence
i know right
マーオリ語の音韻体系は日本語母語話者にとって､とても聞き取りやすいです。
何故なら日本語はマーオリ語と音韻体系がよく似ているからです。
Does anyone know what this means in Maori?
'hoki ki te harakore'
wanting the idea meaning of it rather than the grammar literal meaning....what is understood when this is said?
Sounds like a mix between japanese and finnish
riririri riririr irriri riririr
I expected this language to sound more Asian since Polynesian is connected with it. 🤷🏻♀️ To me it sounds more like a mixture of Eastern European(Polish or Slovakian )mixed with Arabic of some sort.
If the truth bears that Lumeria was once the main rock,if u will,then perhaps this explains how maorians,tongans,rapa nuians, hawaiians, polynesians share such a similarity in the structure of their dialect..quite interesting
Maori, Ce Sont Originaire Grand Familles Tourque Touranienne. la Familles Tourque Touranienne, Ce Sont Montagnard, Nomade, et Amozonienne. Voila la Familles Tourque Touranienne, Tatares, Scyhtes, la Sibèrie, Mongol, Mançour, Tounguz, Ainu, Guril, Kore, Aborigines, Maori, Ougro Finnios,lapon, Cimmèrienne, Caucase, Basque, Huns, Khazar, Alan, Avar, Souryas ou Tourcoman, Assam, Indus Valles, Bengal, Dravidienne, Nepal Tibet, Bhutan,Birman, Siam, Joung, laos, Khmer, Malez, etc. la Familles Tourque Touranienne, Ce Sont Parente Et Mix Population. Merci Beaucoup.
0:37 nohi nohi😭
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Y dose this sound so much like Scottish Gaelic
Sounds like a mix of some scandinavian language and japanese
It sounds like they are speaking a Polynesian language with an Australian accent. The vowels don’t really sound like how other vowels sound in other Polynesian languages. They sound more like diphthongs.
You're right, it's due to colonisation that a lot of Maori speak with a nz/aus accent it's similar to olelo Hawaii and tahitian. If u go to Maori schools and listen to old old people speak, they speak te reo much differently to how most speak it nowadays
@@taylorhine2962 oh okay. Thanks for the info. That’s what I was guessing. I’m gonna try to look that up. I’m kinda interested in what they really sound like.
why am i watching this?
Sounds like "Nias" language in Indonesia
Very close to their accent
sounds like Asian languages
polynesian languages are part of austronesian linguistic family, which originates in the asian mainland thousands of years ago, somewhere in southeastern china coasts before going to taiwan, then philippines and beyond.
@@xXxSkyViperxXx thank you
is day, the maori language is the new zealand, is the maori peoples
we maori are grade trivalers from Atlantis through amaruca
I'm sure Neil like most New Zealanders of his generation knows no more than a few words of Maori, probably from Maori songs. English is his born language.
Its great it really helped me out in prison doin a lag an again when i went on the benny to get sum money 4 piss an the pokies..
Omg why those it sounds like Finnish 😮😅
Sounds like Combo of Japanese Indian and Malaysian and bit of tagalog
Когда заводишь автомобиль зимой.
Múraia gûrsys yakisyamks??
Doesn't Māori have something to do with the word "normal", or is Wikipedia actually inaccurate?
" māori" in the māori language means "normal/usual/natural/common/ordinary"
Maori Language In new zealand.
Avocados in New Zealand.
Proud part of NZ
That's the language Neil Finn should talk and sing . Why the fuck he sings and talks in English? English is not his born language.
interesting language
I have no clue what he’s speaking. I was interested in listening other foreign languages.
The words sounded like Japanese, in my mind. Haha I clearly need to lay off binge watching Japanese anime(s) for a while
IT'S HAWAII!!!!!
Bruh how the fuck do they pronounce that.
❤️❤️❤️
moari lanaguge in new zealand
Avocados in New Zealand.
hallo , o look or people from Aotearoa to promote language in Poland. (Europe)
toki toki doo doo boo boo
PerturbaDross
Wow, sounds like japanese and finnish
The English alphabet?
Sounds like kikuyu
heme tu kiri kurukiri taka kuru kere kuru taka kuru... hmmmm... sounds like chicken
His born language is Maori is not any English! You should listen Together Alone song this band is sooo horrible!!!!
Sounds Tagalog or Malay.
its the mark of the austronesian language
This language is born from the first spoken language on earth at kumaikandam (LEMORIYANKANDAM )ANCIENT LEMORIANS WERE TAMILIANS LONG LIVE MOTHER INDIA LONG LIVE TAMIL LANGUAGE.
God, I love a good racial supremacy conspiracy theory
amaruian s are maori
Sounds made up🤣 good stuff
It is