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Catalan and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Haiti  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
French Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Sisplau  
Souple  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Dezole  

Bye
Adéu  
Babay  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
català  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Haitians  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
32  
30
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
hat  

ISO 639 3
cat  
hat  

ISO 639 6
cat  
hat  

Glottocode
stan1289  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. 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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Catalan and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Catalan and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Haitian Creole on Catalan vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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