Thai vs Haitian Creole
National Language
Thailand
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Cuba
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
- 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
Lao Language
French Language
Derived From
Khmer Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Bonjou
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
Mèsi
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Bon nwit
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Bon apre-midi
Please
โปรด (Pord)
Souple
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Dezole
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
Babay
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Isan
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Isan
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Cayes
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
thaï
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Thailändisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Haitians
Origin
1283 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Standard Forms
Thai
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
thai1261
hait1244
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Thai and Haitian Creole Language History
Comparison of Thai vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Haitian Creole language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE 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 Thai and Haitian Creole Language History.
Thai 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 Thai and Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Haitian Creole language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Thai vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Thai vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai 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 Thai and Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.
