National Language
Vietnam
Haiti
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Cuba
Regulated By
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Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
- 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
Chinese Language
French Language
Derived From
Chinese Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
Bon nwit
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
Bon apre-midi
Please
xin vui lòng
Souple
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Xin loi
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Cayes
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
vietnamien
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Haitians
Origin
c. 1440
17th Century
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
viet1252
hait1244
Linguasphere
46-EBA
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Haitian Creole language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.