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Haitian Creole and Maithili


Maithili and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Haiti  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America  
Asia  

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".
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
pranam  

Thank You
Mèsi  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
Suprabhaat  

Please
Souple  
kripaya  

Sorry
Dezole  
maf karai  

Bye
Babay  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
North India  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
maithili  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Maithil  

History

Origin
17th Century  
14th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
99  
99+
40  
37

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
mai  

ISO 639 3
hat  
mai  

ISO 639 6
hat  
mai  

Glottocode
hait1244  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Haitian Creole and Maithili Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Haitian Creole vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Maithili Language Codes

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

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