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Haitian Creole and Yoruba


Yoruba and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
17  
7

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  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Mèsi  
e dupe  

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  

Please
Souple  
Jowo  

Sorry
Dezole  
binu  

Bye
Babay  
bye  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
30.00 million  
26

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]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
4 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
99  
99+
49  
99+

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
yor  

ISO 639 3
hat  
yor  

ISO 639 6
hat  
yor  

Glottocode
hait1244  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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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.

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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.

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