Yoruba and Haitian Creole
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Haiti
National Language
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Cuba
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
French Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Bon nwit
Good Evening
ka a ale
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
e kaaro
Bon apre-midi
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Cayes
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
yoruba
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Haitians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
hait1244
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Yoruba and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Haitian Creole on Yoruba vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Yoruba and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.