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Haitian Creole and Tamil


Tamil and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Haiti   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Cuba   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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".
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
French Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Mèsi   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Souple   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Dezole   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Babay   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
tamoul   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
17th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
99   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
tam   

ISO 639 3
hat   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
hait1244   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Haitian Creole and Tamil Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Haitian Creole vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Tamil Language Codes

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

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