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Malagasy and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

Regulated By
-  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy 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
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
azafady  
Souple  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Dezole  

Bye
Veloma!  
Babay  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
-  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
malgache  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Haitians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
17th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
84  
99+
99  
99+

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

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
hat  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
hat  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
hat  

Glottocode
mala1537  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

Malagasy and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % 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 Malagasy and Haitian Creole on Malagasy vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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