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Haitian Creole and Basque


Basque and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Haiti   
France, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Cuba   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   
Euskaltzaindia, 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".
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Gabon   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
Egun on   

Please
Souple   
Mesedez   

Sorry
Dezole   
Barkatu   

Bye
Babay   
Agur   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
basque   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Basque people   

History

Origin
17th Century   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Basque   

Language Position
99   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
baq   

ISO 639 3
hat   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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All Haitian Creole and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Haitian Creole and Basque Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque 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 Basque on Haitian Creole vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Basque Language Codes

Haitian Creole and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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