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Haitian Creole vs Shona


Shona vs Haitian Creole


Countries

Countries
Haiti   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Haiti   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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".
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
French Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Bonjou   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Mèsi   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Bon nwit   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Bonswa   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Bon apre-midi   
Mangwanani   

Please
Souple   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Dezole   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Babay   
bye   

I Love You
Mwen renmen w   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Eskize m   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Cayes   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.15 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.60 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien   
shona   

German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Haitians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
17th Century   
20th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Haitian Creole   
Not Available   

Language Position
99   
99+
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ht   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hat   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
hat   
sna   

ISO 639 3
hat   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hait1244   
core1255   

Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb   
99-AUT-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Haitian Creole and Shona Language History

Comparison of Haitian Creole vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Haitian Creole and Shona language. History of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th Century whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th 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 Shona Language History.

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

Haitian Creole vs Shona Difficulty

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

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