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− | '''Haitian Creole''' (Kreyòl ayisyen) is a creole language based on | + | '''Haitian Creole''' (''Kreyòl ayisyen'') is a creole language based on French and is considered one of the 11 romance languages. It is spoken in [[Haiti]] by about 8 million people, which is nearly the whole population. Via immigration, several hundred thousand speakers live in other countries, including Canada, the United States and France, as well as many Caribbean nations, especially the [[Dominican Republic]] and the Bahamas. |
There are linguistic influences from several West African languages, namely from Wolof, and some Gbe languages, notably Fon and Ewe/Anlo-Ewe. There are two dialects: Fablas and Plateau Haitian Creole. | There are linguistic influences from several West African languages, namely from Wolof, and some Gbe languages, notably Fon and Ewe/Anlo-Ewe. There are two dialects: Fablas and Plateau Haitian Creole. |
Revision as of 05:04, 21 October 2005
Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen) is a creole language based on French and is considered one of the 11 romance languages. It is spoken in Haiti by about 8 million people, which is nearly the whole population. Via immigration, several hundred thousand speakers live in other countries, including Canada, the United States and France, as well as many Caribbean nations, especially the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
There are linguistic influences from several West African languages, namely from Wolof, and some Gbe languages, notably Fon and Ewe/Anlo-Ewe. There are two dialects: Fablas and Plateau Haitian Creole.
Since 1961, Haitian Creole has been recognized as an official language in Haiti.
External links
- Wikipedia - Haitian Creole Language ]
- Haitian Creole Dictionary
- UN Declaration of Human Rights in Haitian Creole
- Radio France International - RFI - RFI - Kréyòl Palé Kréyòl Konprann (radio program)
- Common Creole Words and Phrases
- Haitian Creole online test
- Kreyol - The Language of Haiti - Haitian Kreyol grammar etc.]
- Marylin Mason: Creole Links Page