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Chewa and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
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
Zambia  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • 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
Zulu language  
French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
31  
13
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Zikomo  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Chonde  
Souple  

Sorry
pepani  
Dezole  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
Babay  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Cap-Haitien  

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Port-au-Prince  

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Cayes  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Nyanja  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Haitians  

History

Origin
15th Century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
Not Available  
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
hat  

ISO 639 3
nya  
hat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Chewa and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % 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 Chewa and Haitian Creole on Chewa vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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