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Irish vs Haitian Creole


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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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Irish and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Haitian Creole language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th 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 Irish and Haitian Creole Language History.

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

Irish vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

The Irish vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Haitian Creole 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 Irish and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.

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