Countries
Haiti
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Haiti
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Cuba
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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".
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
French Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Bon nwit
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Bonswa
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
Bonjour
Please
Souple
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
African French
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Africa
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Cayes
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
français
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Français
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
français
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Französisch
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Standard French
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
hait1244
stan1290
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Haitian Creole and French Speaking population
Haitian Creole and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and French languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Haitian Creole vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and French Language Codes
Haitian Creole and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.