Countries
Haiti
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Haiti
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Asia
Minority Language
Cuba
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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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".
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
French Language
Dagbani Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2926
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
78
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2016
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Bonjou
Kia ora
Thank You
Mèsi
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Bon nwit
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Bonswa
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
Kia ora
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
Ne y yibeogo
Please
Souple
gafare
Sorry
Dezole
gafare
Bye
Babay
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
12,000,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Saremde
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
12,000,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Taolende
Where They Speak
Cayes
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
12,000,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
38
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
9.60 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.15 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
9.60 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
12.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
Mosse
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
moré
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Mossi
Origin
17th Century
11th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Branch
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Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Mossi
Language Position
9937
1
120
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Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ht
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
hat
mos
ISO 639 2/B
hat
mos
ISO 639 3
hat
mos
ISO 639 6
hat
mos
Glottocode
hait1244
moss1236
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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