Maltese and Haitian Creole
Countries
European Union, Malta
Haiti
National Language
Malta
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Cuba
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
- 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
Western Arabic Dialects
French Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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How Are You?
Kif int?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Bon nwit
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Bon apre-midi
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Souple
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
Skużi!
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Qormi
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Malta
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Malta
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Not Present
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Not Available
Cayes
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Malti
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Malti
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
maltais
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Maltesisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Haitians
Origin
c. 1470
17th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Not Available
Branch
North Abric
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Haitian Creole
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
malt1254
hait1244
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Maltese and Haitian Creole Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Maltese and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Maltese and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Maltese and Haitian Creole on Maltese vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Maltese and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.