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Māori

mi

Māori is a Austronesian language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is mi.

Writing Systems Used for Māori

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Māori use?
Māori is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Māori written?
Māori is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What language family does Māori belong to?
Māori belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Māori?
The BCP 47 language code for Māori is "mi". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
mi
ISO 639-3
mri
Status
living
Language Family
Austronesian
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Latin

Other Latin Languages

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.