Countries
Haiti
  
European Union, Latvia
  
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 in
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Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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!
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
9.60 million
  
99+
1.75 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Latvian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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.
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.
Haitian Creole and Latvian Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.