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Haitian Creole vs Indonesian


Indonesian vs Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Haiti  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Cuba  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Malay language  

Derived From
-  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
Halo  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
Souple  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Dezole  
maaf  

Bye
Babay  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
34
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
29
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
Bahasa Melayu  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Bahasa Indonesia  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
indonésien  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
17th Century  
7th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Indonesian  

Language Position
99  
99+
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
ind  

ISO 639 3
hat  
ind  

ISO 639 6
hat  
ind  

Glottocode
hait1244  
indo1316  

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
-  
Agglutinative  

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Haitian Creole and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Haitian Creole vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Haitian Creole and Indonesian language. History of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Haitian Creole and Indonesian Language History.

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Haitian Creole and Indonesian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Haitian Creole and Indonesian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Haitian Creole and Indonesian language. Haitian Creole word for "Hello" is Bonjou or Indonesian word for "Thank You" is Terima kasih. Find more of such common Haitian Creole Greetings and Indonesian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Haitian Creole vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Haitian Creole vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole Alphabets and Indonesian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Haitian Creole and Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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