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Haitian Creole and Latvian


Latvian and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Haiti   
Latvia   

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

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America   
Europe   

Minority Language
Cuba   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   
Latvian State Language Center   

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
20   
10
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
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   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
Labrīt   

Please
Souple   
lūdzu   

Sorry
Dezole   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
Babay   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Lettish   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
letton   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
17th Century   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Latvian   

Language Position
99   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
lav   

ISO 639 3
hat   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Haitian Creole and Latvian Speaking population

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

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