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Swahili
Swahili

Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole



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Swahili and Haitian Creole

Countries

Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Haiti

Total No. Of Countries

41
0 46
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National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)

Interesting Facts

  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th 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

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
French Language

Derived From

Arabic Language
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2429
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

57
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2120
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

-
-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

36 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Habari
Bonjou

Thank You

Asante
Mèsi

How Are You?

Habari gani?
Kijan ou yé?

Good Night

Usiku mwema
Bon nwit

Good Evening

Habari za jioni
Bonswa

Good Afternoon

nzuri Alasiri
Bon apre-midi

Good Morning

Habari za asubuhi
Bon apre-midi

Please

tafadhali
Souple

Sorry

pole
Dezole

Bye

bye
Babay

I Love You

nakupenda
Mwen renmen w

Excuse Me

Samahani
Eskize m

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kiunguja
Northern Haitian Creole

Where They Speak

Zanzibar island
Cap-Haitien

How Many People Speak

75,000,000.0012,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Kimrima
Central Haitian Creole

Where They Speak

Dar es Salaam
Port-au-Prince

How Many People Speak

75,000,000.0012,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Kimgao
Southern Haitian Creole

Where They Speak

Kilwa
Cayes

How Many People Speak

75,000,000.0012,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

123
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

150.00 million9.60 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.42 %0.15 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

15.00 million9.60 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

75.00 million12.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

Kiswahili
Kreyòl ayisyen

Alternative Names

Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole

French Name

swahili
haïtien; créole haïtien

German Name

Swahili
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)

Pronunciation

[swaˈhili]
[kɣejɔl]

Ethnicity

Swahili people or Waswahili
Haitians

History

Origin

6th century
17th Century

Language Family

Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Benue-Congo
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Branch

Bantu
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Language Forms

Early Forms

No early forms
No early forms

Standard Forms

Swahili
Haitian Creole

Language Position

2199
1 120
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Signed Forms

Swahili Sign Language
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)

Scope

Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

sw
ht

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

swa
hat

ISO 639 2/B

swa
hat

ISO 639 3

swa
hat

ISO 639 6

swa
hat

Glottocode

swah1254
hait1244

Linguasphere

99-AUS-m
51-AAC-cb

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

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Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

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Swahili and Haitian Creole Alphabets

Swahili and Haitian Creole Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Swahili and Haitian Creole. In Swahili Alphabets there are 24 letters while in Haitian Creole Alphabets there are 29 letters. To learn Swahili and Haitian Creole languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Swahili and Haitian Creole languages. The Swahili phonology consist Swahili vowels and Swahili consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Swahili greetings vs Haitian Creole greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Swahili and Haitian Creole are Most Spoken Languages.

All Swahili 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 Swahili and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Swahili and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Swahili and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Haitian Creole on Swahili vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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