Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Haiti
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Haiti
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Central America, North America
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Cuba
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
  
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
- 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
Telugu
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Bonjou
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Mèsi
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Kijan ou yé?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Bon nwit
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Bonswa
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Bon apre-midi
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Bon apre-midi
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Souple
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Dezole
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Babay
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Mwen renmen w
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Eskize m
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Northern Haitian Creole
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Cap-Haitien
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Central Haitian Creole
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Port-au-Prince
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Southern Haitian Creole
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Cayes
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
9.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
9.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Kreyòl ayisyen
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
  
French Name
kannada
  
haïtien; créole haïtien
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[kɣejɔl]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Haitians
  
Origin
c. 450
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Haitian Creole
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ht
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
hat
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
hat
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
hat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
hait1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAC-cb
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada 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 Kannada and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Haitian Creole language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Kannada vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada 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 Kannada and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.