Countries
Haiti
  
European Union, Malta
  
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 in
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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!
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
9.60 million
  
99+
0.52 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Maltese Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.
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.