Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Haiti
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
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Alphabets in
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HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Scanian
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Sweden
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Denmark
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Cayes
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
Origin
c. 1100 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
dani1284
hait1244
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
51-AAC-cb
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 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.