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Haitian Creole and Amharic


Amharic and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Haiti  
Ethiopia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  
-  

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".
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
31  
21

Scripts
Latin  
Ethiopic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
Selam  

Thank You
Mèsi  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
Souple  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
Dezole  
aznallehu  

Bye
Babay  
tschao  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
afekirishalehu  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Gondar  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Gondar  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
22,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Gojjami  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Showa  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
22,000,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
10.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
አማርኛ  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
amharique  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Amharisch  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[amarɨɲɲa]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Amharas  

History

Origin
17th Century  
13th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Ge'ez  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Amharic  

Language Position
99  
99+
55  
99+

Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
amh  

ISO 639 3
hat  
amh  

ISO 639 6
hat  
amh  

Glottocode
hait1244  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Haitian Creole and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Haitian Creole and Amharic Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Haitian Creole vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Amharic Language Codes

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

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