Haitian Creole and Somali
Countries
Haiti
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Haiti
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Cuba
Yemen
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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".
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
French Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mèsi
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Bon nwit
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Bonswa
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Eskize m
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Cayes
Standard Somali
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
somali
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Somali
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Somalis
Origin
17th Century
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Somali
Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hait1244
soma1255
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Haitian Creole and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Somali Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Haitian Creole vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Somali Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.