Countries
Haiti
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Haiti
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Cuba
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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".
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
French Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Como você está?
Good Night
Bon nwit
boa noite
Good Evening
Bonswa
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
bom Dia
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Eskize m
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Brazil
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Portugal
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Cayes
Daman and Diu
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
Português
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Português
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
portugais
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
17th Century
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hait1244
port1283
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Haitian Creole and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Portuguese Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Haitian Creole vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Portuguese Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.