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Haitian Creole and Mossi


Mossi and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Haiti  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

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

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".
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
Kia ora  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
Souple  
gafare  

Sorry
Dezole  
gafare  

Bye
Babay  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
moré  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Mossi  

History

Origin
17th Century  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Mossi  

Language Position
99  
99+
37  
34

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
mos  

ISO 639 3
hat  
mos  

ISO 639 6
hat  
mos  

Glottocode
hait1244  
moss1236  

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

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Haitian Creole and Mossi Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Haitian Creole vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Mossi Language Codes

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

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