Haitian Creole and Afrikaans
Countries
Haiti
South Africa
National Language
Haiti
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa
Minority Language
Cuba
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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".
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
French Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Bon nwit
goeie nag
Good Evening
Bonswa
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
goeie more
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Cayes
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Cape Dutch
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
afrikaans
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Afrikaners
Origin
17th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
hait1244
afri1274
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Haitian Creole and Afrikaans 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 Haitian Creole and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Afrikaans Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Haitian Creole and Afrikaans on Haitian Creole vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Afrikaans Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.