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Chewa vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs 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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Chewa and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Chewa vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Chewa and Haitian Creole language. History of Chewa language states that this language originated in 15th Century whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Chewa and Haitian Creole Language History.

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Chewa 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 Chewa and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Chewa and Haitian Creole language. Chewa word for "Hello" is Moni or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Chewa Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Chewa vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

The Chewa vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Chewa 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 Chewa and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Chewa and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Chewa is Not Available while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.

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