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Albanian vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Haiti  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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  • In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
  • In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  

Similar To
Romanian  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
36  
18
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
29  
19
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Ju lutem  
Souple  

Sorry
Me fal  
Dezole  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Babay  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
albanais  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Albanisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Haitians  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
14  
13
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
hat  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
hat  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
hat  

Glottocode
alba1267  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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Albanian and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Albanian vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Albanian and Haitian Creole language. History of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Albanian and Haitian Creole Language History.

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Albanian and Haitian Creole Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Haitian Creole language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Albanian vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

The Albanian vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Haitian Creole Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.

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