Afrikaans and Haitian Creole
Countries
South Africa
Haiti
National Language
South Africa
Haiti
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Cuba
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
French Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
goeie nag
Bon nwit
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
goeie more
Bon apre-midi
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Not Available
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Not Available
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Namibia
Cayes
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
afrikaans
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Afrikaans
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Haitians
Origin
17th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Haitian Creole
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
hait1244
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Afrikaans and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available 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 Afrikaans and Haitian Creole on Afrikaans vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Afrikaans and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.