Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Haiti
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Haiti
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Cuba
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
French Language
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Come stai?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
buonanotte
Bon nwit
Good Evening
buonasera
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
buongiorno
Bon apre-midi
I Love You
Ti amo
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Scusami
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Lazio
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Tuscan
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Cayes
Native Name
Italiano
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Italiano
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
italien
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Italienisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Italians
Haitians
Origin
960 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Italian
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
ital1282
hait1244
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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