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Haitian Creole and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
10  
6
1  
14

National Language
Portugal  
Haiti  

Second Language
United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
  • 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
Spanish and Galician Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Olá  
Bonjou  

Thank You
obrigado  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Como você está?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
boa noite  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
boa Noite  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
bom Dia  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Por Favor  
Souple  

Sorry
pesaroso  
Dezole  

Bye
tchau  
Babay  

I Love You
Eu te amo  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
desculpe me  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Brazil  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00  
5
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
European Portuguese  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Portugal  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
4,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million  
7
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Português  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Português  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
portugais  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Portugiesisch  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Haitians  

History

Origin
3rd Century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
6  
6
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pt  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
por  
hat  

ISO 639 3
por  
hat  

ISO 639 6
por  
hat  

Glottocode
port1283  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

Portuguese and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % 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 Portuguese and Haitian Creole on Portuguese vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Portuguese and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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