Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Haiti
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Haiti
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Central America, North America
Minority Language
South Africa
Cuba
Regulated By
Not Available
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Not Available
French Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
How are you?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
Good Night
Bon nwit
Good Evening
Good Evening
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
I Love You
I love you
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Dialect 1
American English
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
United States of America
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Cayes
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
English
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Not Available
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
anglais
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Englisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Haitians
Origin
5th Century AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard English
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
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Glottocode
stan1293
hait1244
Linguasphere
52-ABA
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English 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 English and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Haitian Creole language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common English Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The English vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.