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Catalan and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Haiti   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Haiti   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Central America, North America   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Cuba   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
French Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Bonjou   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Mèsi   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Kijan ou yé?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Bon nwit   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Bonswa   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Bon apre-midi   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Bon apre-midi   

Please
Sisplau   
Souple   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Dezole   

Bye
Adéu   
Babay   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Mwen renmen w   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Eskize m   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Northern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Cap-Haitien   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Central Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Port-au-Prince   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Southern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Cayes   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.15 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
9.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Kreyòl ayisyen   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
haïtien; créole haïtien   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[kɣejɔl]   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Haitians   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Haitian Creole   

Language Position
Not Available   
99   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
ht   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
hat   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
hat   

ISO 639 3
cat   
hat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
hait1244   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
51-AAC-cb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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

Catalan and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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