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Marathi and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Haiti   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
Haiti   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Central America, North America   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Cuba   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
French Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
7   
4

How Many Consonants
36   
26
20   
10

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Bonjou   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Mèsi   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
Kijan ou yé?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Bon nwit   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
Bonswa   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Bon apre-midi   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Bon apre-midi   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
Souple   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Dezole   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Babay   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Mwen renmen w   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Eskize m   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Northern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Cap-Haitien   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Central Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Port-au-Prince   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Southern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Cayes   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
9.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.15 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
9.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Kreyòl ayisyen   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   

French Name
marathe   
haïtien; créole haïtien   

German Name
Marathi   
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
[kɣejɔl]   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Haitians   

History

Origin
10th century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Haitian Creole   

Language Position
17   
15
99   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
ht   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
hat   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
hat   

ISO 639 3
mar   
hat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
hait1244   

Linguasphere
omr   
51-AAC-cb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Marathi and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Haitian Creole on Marathi vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Haitian Creole Language Codes

Marathi and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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