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Haitian Creole and Greek


Greek and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Haiti   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Cuba   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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".
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Mèsi   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Souple   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Dezole   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Babay   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
17th Century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
99   
99+
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
gre   

ISO 639 3
hat   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
hait1244   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Haitian Creole and Greek Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Haitian Creole vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Greek Language Codes

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

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