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Haitian Creole and Greek


Greek and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America  
Asia, Europe  

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

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

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".
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Mèsi  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

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

Good Night
Bon nwit  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

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

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
Souple  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
Dezole  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Babay  
αντίο (antío)  

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

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Greece  

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

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Italy  

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

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Ukraine  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
ελληνικά  

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

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

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
17th Century  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
99  
99+
74  
99+

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
gre  

ISO 639 3
hat  
ell  

ISO 639 6
hat  
ells  

Glottocode
hait1244  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
56-AAA-a  

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

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Haitian Creole and Greek Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Haitian Creole vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Greek Language Codes

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

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