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Shona and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Haiti   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
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
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
  • 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
46   
34
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Mhoro   
Bonjou   

Thank You
Waita zvako   
Mèsi   

How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?   
Kijan ou yé?   

Good Night
Urare zvakanaka   
Bon nwit   

Good Evening
Manheru   
Bonswa   

Good Afternoon
Masikati   
Bon apre-midi   

Good Morning
Mangwanani   
Bon apre-midi   

Please
Ndinokumbirawo   
Souple   

Sorry
Ndineurombo   
Dezole   

Bye
bye   
Babay   

I Love You
Ndinokuda   
Mwen renmen w   

Excuse Me
Pamusoro   
Eskize m   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Northern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Cap-Haitien   

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Central Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Port-au-Prince   

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Southern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Cayes   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
9.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.15 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
9.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Kreyòl ayisyen   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole   

French Name
shona   
haïtien; créole haïtien   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kɣejɔl]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Haitians   

History

Origin
20th century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Haitian Creole   

Language Position
107   
99+
99   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
ht   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
hat   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
hat   

ISO 639 3
sna   
hat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
hait1244   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
51-AAC-cb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Shona 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 Shona and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. 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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Shona and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Shona and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Haitian Creole on Shona vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Shona and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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

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