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Haitian Creole and Maltese


Maltese and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Haiti   
Malta   

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   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

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".
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
Ħello   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Souple   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
Dezole   
Skużani!   

Bye
Babay   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Malta   

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Malta   

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Not Present   

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+
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Malti   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
maltais   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Maltese   

History

Origin
17th Century   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Maltese   

Language Position
99   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
hat   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Haitian Creole and Maltese Speaking population

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

Haitian Creole and Maltese Language Codes

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

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