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Latvian and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Latvia  
Haiti  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • 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
Lithuanian Language  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Paldies  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
lūdzu  
Souple  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
Dezole  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
Babay  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
letton  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Lettisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Haitians  

History

Origin
1530  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
9  
9
99  
99+

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

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
hat  

ISO 639 3
lav  
hat  

ISO 639 6
lav  
hat  

Glottocode
latv1249  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Latvian 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 Latvian and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. 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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Latvian and Haitian Creole Speaking population

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Latvian and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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