Countries
Zimbabwe
  
Haiti
  
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 in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
9.60 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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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.
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.