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Haitian Creole and Latvian


Latvian and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Haiti  
Latvia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America  
Europe  

Minority Language
Cuba  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  
Latvian State Language Center  

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".
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
20  
10
24  
14

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Paldies  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
Labdien  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
Labrīt  

Please
Souple  
lūdzu  

Sorry
Dezole  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
Babay  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
latviešu valoda  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Lettish  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
letton  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
17th Century  
1530  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Baltic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Latvian  

Language Position
99  
99+
9  
9

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

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
lav  

ISO 639 3
hat  
lav  

ISO 639 6
hat  
lav  

Glottocode
hait1244  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Haitian Creole and Latvian Language Codes

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