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Haitian Creole and Zulu


Zulu and Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Haiti   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

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)   
Pan South African Language Board   

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".
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
50   
35

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
Sawubona   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
unjani   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
Souple   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
Dezole   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Babay   
bye   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million   
99+
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
zoulou   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
17th Century   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
99   
99+
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
zul   

ISO 639 3
hat   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Haitian Creole and Zulu Speaking population

Haitian Creole and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Haitian Creole vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Haitian Creole and Zulu Language Codes

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

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