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Norwegian and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Norwegian


Countries

Countries
Norway  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Norway  
Haiti  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe, South America  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Nynorsk  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  
  • 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
Swedish and Danish Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
hallo  
Bonjou  

Thank You
takk  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
hvordan har du det?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
god natt  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
god kveld  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
god morgen  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Vær så snill  
Souple  

Sorry
unnskyld  
Dezole  

Bye
ha det  
Babay  

I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
unnskyld meg  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jamtlandic  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Sognamål  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Sogn  
Port-au-Prince  

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

Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
38
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
19  
17
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Norsk  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Norsk  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Nynorsk  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian) [nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Norwegians  
Haitians  

History

Origin
c. 1300 AD  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
-  

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
18  
16
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
no  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nor  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
nor  
hat  

ISO 639 3
nor  
hat  

ISO 639 6
nor  
hat  

Glottocode
norw1258  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

Norwegian and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 % 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 Norwegian and Haitian Creole on Norwegian vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Norwegian and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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