Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Haiti
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
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Kokan
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Cayes
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Origin
10th century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
hait1244
Linguasphere
omr
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Marathi 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 Marathi and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Haitian Creole language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Marathi vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi 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 Marathi and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.