Haitian Creole and Yoruba
Countries
Haiti
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Haiti
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Yoruba 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".
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
French Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Bon nwit
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Bonswa
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
e kaasan
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
e kaaro
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Eskize m
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Ede
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Cayes
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
yoruba
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Haitians
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
hait1244
yoru1245
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Haitian Creole and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Yoruba Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba on Haitian Creole vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Yoruba Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.