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Malagasy vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Haiti   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Haiti   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
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
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy 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
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Bonjou   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Mèsi   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Kijan ou yé?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Bon nwit   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Bonswa   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Bon apre-midi   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Bon apre-midi   

Please
azafady   
Souple   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Dezole   

Bye
Veloma!   
Babay   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Mwen renmen w   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Eskize m   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Northern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Cap-Haitien   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Central Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Port-au-Prince   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Southern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Cayes   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
9.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.15 %   
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
9.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Kreyòl ayisyen   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   

French Name
malgache   
haïtien; créole haïtien   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kɣejɔl]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Haitians   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
17th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Haitian Creole   

Language Position
84   
99+
99   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
ht   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
hat   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
hat   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
hat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
hait1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAC-cb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Malagasy and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Haitian Creole language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD 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 Malagasy and Haitian Creole Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

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

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