Countries
Haiti
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Haiti
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Asia
Minority Language
Cuba
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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".
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
French Language
Malayalam
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
29247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
712
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2018
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Bonjou
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Mèsi
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Bon nwit
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Bonswa
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Souple
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Dezole
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Babay
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Eskize m
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Kongu
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Kongu
How Many People Speak
12,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
12,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Cayes
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
12,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.60 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.15 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
9.60 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
12.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
tamoul
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Tamil
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
17th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Modern Tamil
Language Position
9918
1
120
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Signed Forms
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ht
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
hat
tam
ISO 639 2/B
hat
tam
ISO 639 3
hat
tam
ISO 639 6
hat
tam
Glottocode
hait1244
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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