Somali and Haitian Creole
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Haiti
National Language
Somalia
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Yemen
Cuba
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- 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
Afar and Oromo Language
French Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Mèsi
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Bon nwit
Good Evening
Evening Good
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Bon apre-midi
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Cayes
Native Name
af Soomaali
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
somali
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Somali
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Haitians
Origin
19th century
17th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
hait1244
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Somali and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali and Haitian Creole on Somali vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Somali and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.