Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Haiti
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Haiti
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Cuba
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
French Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Bonjou
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Mèsi
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Bon nwit
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Bon apre-midi
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Souple
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Dezole
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Greece
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Italy
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Cayes
Native Name
ελληνικά
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Neugriechisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Haitians
Origin
1500 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
hait1244
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek 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 Greek and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Greek and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Haitian Creole on Greek vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Greek and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.