Haitian Creole and Swahili
Countries
Haiti
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Haiti
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa
Minority Language
Cuba
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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".
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
French Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Bon nwit
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Bonswa
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Samahani
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Cayes
Kilwa
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
swahili
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Swahili
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
17th Century
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Swahili
Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
hait1244
swah1254
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Haitian Creole and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Swahili Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Haitian Creole vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Swahili Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.