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Thai vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Haiti   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
7   
4

How Many Consonants
44   
33
20   
10

Scripts
Thai   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Northern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Cap-Haitien   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Central Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Port-au-Prince   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Southern Haitian Creole   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Cayes   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
9.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.15 %   
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
9.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
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   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
17th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Haitian Creole   

Language Position
47   
34
99   
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
ht   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
hat   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
hat   

ISO 639 3
tha   
hat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
hait1244   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
51-AAC-cb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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