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Italian vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

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  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ciao  
Bonjou  

Thank You
grazie  
Mèsi  

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  

Please
Per Favore  
Souple  

Sorry
scusate  
Dezole  

Bye
arrivederci  
Babay  

I Love You
Ti amo  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Lazio  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
23
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
12.00 million  
38

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  

History

Origin
960 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Italian  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
27  
25
99  
99+

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
hat  

ISO 639 3
ita  
hat  

ISO 639 6
itas  
hat  

Glottocode
ital1282  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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Italian and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Haitian Creole language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Italian and Haitian Creole Language History.

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Italian and Haitian Creole Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Italian and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and Haitian Creole language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Italian Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Italian vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

The Italian vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian Alphabets and Haitian Creole Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Italian and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.

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