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Haitian Creole and Zulu


Zulu and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Haiti  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  

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)  
Pan South African Language Board  

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".
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Xhosa Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Zulu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
50  
35

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
Sawubona  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Ngiyabonga  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
unjani  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
okuhle ebusuku  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
okuhle kusihlwa  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
okuhle ntambama  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
okuhle ekuseni  

Please
Souple  
Ngiyacela  

Sorry
Dezole  
Ngiyaxolisa  

Bye
Babay  
bye  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Ngiyakuthanda wena  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Gabon, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
28,000,000.00  
20

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
zoulou  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Zulu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[zuːlu]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
99  
99+
87  
99+

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
zul  

ISO 639 3
hat  
zul  

ISO 639 6
hat  
zul  

Glottocode
hait1244  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Haitian Creole and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Haitian Creole and Zulu Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Haitian Creole vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Zulu Language Codes

Haitian Creole and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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