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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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