Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Haiti
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Haiti
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Central America, North America
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Cuba
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- 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
German and English Languages
French Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
goede Nacht
Bon nwit
Good Evening
goedenavond
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
goedemorgen
Bon apre-midi
Please
alsjeblieft
Souple
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
pardon
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Gronings
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Netherlands
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
Cayes
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nederlands
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
néerlandais; flamand
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Niederländisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Dutch people
Haitians
Origin
AD 450-500
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
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Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mode1257
hait1244
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Dutch 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 Dutch and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dutch and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Dutch and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Haitian Creole on Dutch vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dutch and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Dutch and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.