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Haitian Creole and Malagasy


Malagasy and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Haiti   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

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

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America   
Africa   

Minority Language
Cuba   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   
Not Available   

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".
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
Salama!   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
Maraina tsara   

Please
Souple   
azafady   

Sorry
Dezole   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Babay   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
malgache   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
17th Century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
99   
99+
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
hat   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Haitian Creole and Malagasy Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Haitian Creole vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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