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Irish and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Haiti   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Haiti   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Central America, North America   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Cuba   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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".
  

Similar To
Not Available   
French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
13   
3
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Bonjou   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Mèsi   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Kijan ou yé?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Bon nwit   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Bonswa   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Bon apre-midi   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Bon apre-midi   

Please
le do thoil   
Souple   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Dezole   

Bye
Slán   
Babay   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Mwen renmen w   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Eskize m   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Northern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Cap-Haitien   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Central Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Port-au-Prince   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Southern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Cayes   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
9.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.15 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
9.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Kreyòl ayisyen   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
haïtien; créole haïtien   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[kɣejɔl]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Haitians   

History

Origin
c. 750   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Haitian Creole   

Language Position
Not Available   
99   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ht   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
hat   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
hat   

ISO 639 3
gle   
hat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
hait1244   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
51-AAC-cb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Irish and Haitian Creole Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Irish and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Irish and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Irish and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Irish and Haitian Creole on Irish vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Haitian Creole Language Codes

Irish and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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