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Amharic and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Haiti  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

Regulated By
-  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
31  
21
20  
10

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Bonjou  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
i'bakwon  
Souple  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Dezole  

Bye
tschao  
Babay  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Showa  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
አማርኛ  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
amharique  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Amharisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Haitians  

History

Origin
13th century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
55  
99+
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
hat  

ISO 639 3
amh  
hat  

ISO 639 6
amh  
hat  

Glottocode
amha1245  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Amharic and Haitian Creole Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Amharic and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Haitian Creole on Amharic vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Haitian Creole Language Codes

Amharic and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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