Shona vs Haitian Creole
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
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Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
French Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Mèsi
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Bon nwit
Good Evening
Manheru
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Bon apre-midi
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Souple
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Karanga
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Cayes
Native Name
chiShona
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
shona
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Haitians
Origin
20th century
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
core1255
hait1244
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Shona and Haitian Creole Language History
Comparison of Shona vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Haitian Creole language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Shona and Haitian Creole Language History.
Shona 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 Shona and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Haitian Creole language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Shona vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona 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 Shona and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is 30 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.