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Yoruba and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Bonjou  

Thank You
e dupe  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Jowo  
Souple  

Sorry
binu  
Dezole  

Bye
bye  
Babay  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Ede  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Yorùbá  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
yoruba  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Haitians  

History

Origin
4 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
-  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
49  
99+
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
hat  

ISO 639 3
yor  
hat  

ISO 639 6
yor  
hat  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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

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

Yoruba and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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