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Haitian Creole and Mossi


Mossi and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Haiti   
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   

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

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America   
Asia   

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".
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
8   
5

How Many Consonants
20   
10
16   
6

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
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
Souple   
gafare   

Sorry
Dezole   
gafare   

Bye
Babay   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Not Available   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
moré   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Mossi   

History

Origin
17th Century   
Not available   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Mossi   

Language Position
99   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
mos   

ISO 639 3
hat   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Haitian Creole and Mossi Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Haitian Creole vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Mossi Language Codes

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

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