Countries
Haiti
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Haiti
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Europe
Minority Language
Cuba
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Foras na Gaeilge
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".
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
French Language
Not Available
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mèsi
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Bon nwit
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Bonswa
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Souple
le do thoil
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Connacht
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Munster
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Cayes
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
irlandais moyen
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Haitians
Irish people
Origin
17th Century
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Celtic
Branch
Not Available
Goidelic
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
hait1244
iris1253
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional