Haitian Creole and Akan
Countries
Haiti
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Haiti
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa
Minority Language
Cuba
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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".
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
French Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Bon nwit
maadwo
Good Evening
Bonswa
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
maaha
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
maakye
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Eskize m
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Asante
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Fante
Where They Speak
Cayes
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
Akan
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
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French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
akan
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
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Ethnicity
Haitians
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
hait1244
akan1251
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Haitian Creole and Akan 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 Haitian Creole and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Akan Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Haitian Creole and Akan on Haitian Creole vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Akan Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.