Igbo and Haitian Creole
National Language
Nigeria
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Cuba
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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".
Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
French Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Bon nwit
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Bon apre-midi
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Mwen renmen w
Dialect 1
Enuani
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Not present
Southern Haitian Creole
Native Name
igbo
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Ibo
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
igbo
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Haitians
Origin
30th Century BC
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
hait1244
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo and Haitian Creole 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 Igbo and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Igbo and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. 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 Igbo and Haitian Creole on Igbo vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Igbo and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.