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Haitian Creole vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Haiti  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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)  
Not Available  

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".
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
French Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

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
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou  
Salama!  

Thank You
Mèsi  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Bon nwit  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Bonswa  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Souple  
azafady  

Sorry
Dezole  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Babay  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Mwen renmen w  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Eskize m  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,200,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
Cayes  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.15 %  
99+
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
9.60 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien  
malgache  

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Haitians  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
17th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Austronesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
99  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ht  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
hat  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
hat  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
hait1244  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Haitian Creole and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Haitian Creole vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Haitian Creole and Malagasy language. History of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Malagasy Language History.

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

Haitian Creole vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Haitian Creole vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.

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