Haitian Creole and Shona
National Language
Haiti
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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)
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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".
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
French Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Mèsi
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Bon nwit
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Bonswa
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
Masikati
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
Mangwanani
Please
Souple
Ndinokumbirawo
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Karanga
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Cayes
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
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Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
shona
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
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Ethnicity
Haitians
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Origin
17th Century
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
hait1244
core1255
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Haitian Creole and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Shona Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Haitian Creole vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Shona Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.