Countries
Haiti
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Haiti
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Cuba
  
Czech Republic
  
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".
  
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
Similar To
French Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Bonjou
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
Mèsi
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
Bon nwit
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
Bonswa
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
Souple
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
Dezole
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
Babay
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
Eskize m
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Cayes
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak?
9.60 million
  
99+
91.00 million
  
16
Native Speakers
9.60 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Haitians
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
17th Century
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ht
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hat
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
hat
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
hat
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hait1244
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Haitian Creole and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Haitian Creole and Vietnamese language. Haitian Creole word for "Hello" is Bonjou or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is Cam on. Find more of such common Haitian Creole Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Haitian Creole vs Vietnamese Difficulty
The Haitian Creole vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Haitian Creole Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Haitian Creole and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Haitian Creole is 24 weeks while to learn Vietnamese time required is 44 weeks.