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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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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
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
- ↑ 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.
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