Countries
Haiti
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Haiti
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Cuba
South Africa
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".
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
French Language
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Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
How are you?
Good Night
Bon nwit
Good Night
Good Evening
Bonswa
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
I love you
Excuse Me
Eskize m
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
American English
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Cayes
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
English
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
Not Available
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
anglais
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Englisch
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Haitians
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Origin
17th Century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Standard English
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
hait1244
stan1293
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Haitian Creole and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Haitian Creole and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Haitian Creole and English language. Haitian Creole word for "Hello" is Bonjou or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Haitian Creole Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Haitian Creole vs English Difficulty
The Haitian Creole vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Haitian Creole and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.