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Irish and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Haiti  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
13  
3
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
le do thoil  
Souple  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Dezole  

Bye
Slán  
Babay  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Haitians  

History

Origin
c. 750  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
25  
23
99  
99+

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
hat  

ISO 639 3
gle  
hat  

ISO 639 6
gle  
hat  

Glottocode
iris1253  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Irish and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Haitian Creole on Irish vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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