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Haitian Creole and Catalan


Catalan and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Haiti   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America   
Europe   

Minority Language
Cuba   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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".
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
Hola   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
Bon dia   

Please
Souple   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Dezole   
Perdó!   

Bye
Babay   
Adéu   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
català   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
17th Century   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
99   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
cat   

ISO 639 3
hat   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Haitian Creole and Catalan Speaking population

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

Haitian Creole and Catalan Language Codes

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

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