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Marathi and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Haiti  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
French Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
7  
4

How Many Consonants
36  
26
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Bonjou  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Souple  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
Dezole  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Babay  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
marathe  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Marathi  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Haitians  

History

Origin
10th century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
17  
15
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
hat  

ISO 639 3
mar  
hat  

ISO 639 6
mar  
hat  

Glottocode
mara1378  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
omr  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

Marathi and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Haitian Creole on Marathi vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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