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Amharic and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Haiti   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
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
Not Available   
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
31   
21
20   
10

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Bonjou   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Mèsi   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Kijan ou yé?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Bon nwit   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Bonswa   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Bon apre-midi   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Bon apre-midi   

Please
i'bakwon   
Souple   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Dezole   

Bye
tschao   
Babay   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Mwen renmen w   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Eskize m   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Northern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Cap-Haitien   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Central Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Port-au-Prince   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Southern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Cayes   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
9.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.15 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
9.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
Kreyòl ayisyen   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   

French Name
amharique   
haïtien; créole haïtien   

German Name
Amharisch   
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
[kɣejɔl]   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Haitians   

History

Origin
13th century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Haitian Creole   

Language Position
55   
40
99   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
ht   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
hat   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
hat   

ISO 639 3
amh   
hat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
hait1244   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
51-AAC-cb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

Amharic and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Haitian Creole on Amharic vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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