Haitian Creole language
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| Haitian Creole | ||||
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| Kreyol ayisyen | ||||
| Native to |  Haiti (Official) Bahamas Canada Cuba Dominican Republic France Jamaica United States |
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| Native speakers | close to 13,000,000 (date missing) | |||
| Language family |
French Creole languages
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| Writing system | Latin | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in |  Haiti |
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| Regulated by | Ministère de l'éducation nationale et de la formation professionnelle | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-1 | ht | |||
| ISO 639-2 | hat | |||
| ISO 639-3 | hat | |||
| Linguasphere | 51-AAC-cb | |||
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Haitian Creole is a type of Creole language spoken by 13 million people in Haiti and as well as outside of Haiti.
Origins [change]
The Haitian Creole was made by contact between French speakers and the speakers of African languages in Haiti. They needed a way to talk to each other, and formed a mixture of languages. The African influence in Haitian Creole can easily be heard in the sound, syntax, and some words.[1] People who speak French or the African languages would have a hard time understanding the Haitian Creole language.
References [change]
- ↑ Lefebvre (1985). A recent research project of the Leiden-based Research School CNWS on this topic concerns the relation between Gbe and Surinamese creole languages. The project is titled A trans-Atlantic Sprachbund? The structural relationship between the Gbe-languages of West Africa and the Surinamese creole languages.
