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Greek and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Haiti  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian  
French Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Bonjou  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Souple  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Dezole  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Babay  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Griko  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Haitians  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
74  
99+
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
hat  

ISO 639 3
ell  
hat  

ISO 639 6
ells  
hat  

Glottocode
gree1276  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

Greek and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Haitian Creole on Greek vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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