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Haitian Creole vs French


French vs Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Haiti  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Central America, North America  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Cuba  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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".
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
bonjour  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Merci  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
Bonjour  

Please
Souple  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Dezole  
désolé  

Bye
Babay  
au revoir  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
African French  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Africa  

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
français  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Français  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
français  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Not Available  

History

Origin
17th Century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
Standard French  

Language Position
99  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
fre  

ISO 639 3
hat  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
hait1244  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Haitian Creole and French Language History

Comparison of Haitian Creole vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Haitian Creole and French language. History of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Haitian Creole and French Language History.

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Haitian Creole and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Haitian Creole and French language. Haitian Creole word for "Hello" is Bonjou or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Haitian Creole Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Haitian Creole vs French Difficulty

The Haitian Creole vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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