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Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
Haiti  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Swedish  
French Language  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Mange tak  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
God nat  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
God aften  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
God morgen  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Please  
Souple  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
Dezole  

Bye
Farvel  
Babay  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
dansk  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
danois  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Dänisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Haitians  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
18  
16
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
hat  

ISO 639 3
dan  
hat  

ISO 639 6
dan  
hat  

Glottocode
dani1284  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Danish and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Haitian Creole language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 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 Danish and Haitian Creole Language History.

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Danish 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 Danish and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Haitian Creole language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

The Danish vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish 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 Danish and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.

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