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Haitian Creole and French


French and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Haiti  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Cuba  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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".
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
bonjour  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Merci  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
Bonjour  

Please
Souple  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Dezole  
désolé  

Bye
Babay  
au revoir  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
African French  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
français  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Français  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
français  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
French people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Standard French  

Language Position
99  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
fre  

ISO 639 3
hat  
fra  

ISO 639 6
hat  
fras  

Glottocode
hait1244  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
51-AAA-i  

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

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Haitian Creole and French Speaking population

Haitian Creole and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and French languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Haitian Creole vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and French Language Codes

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

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