Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Haiti
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 in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
I Love You
T'estimo
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Caló
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Spain
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Spain
Cayes
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
c. 1028
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Haitian Creole
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
hait1244
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Catalan 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 Catalan and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Haitian Creole language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Catalan vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.