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Kirundi vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Haiti  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language  
French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Souple  

Sorry
Not available  
Dezole  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Babay  

I Love You
Not available  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Not available  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Ha  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
rundi  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Kirundi  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Haitians  

History

Origin
1500  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
86  
99+
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
hat  

ISO 639 3
run  
hat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Kirundi and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Haitian Creole language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 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 Kirundi and Haitian Creole Language History.

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

Kirundi vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

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

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