HAT ISO 639-3
Haitian Creole
Kreyòl Ayisyen Autonym
A language of Haiti
- ISO 639
- hat
- Alternate Names
- Ayisyen, Creole, Haitian, Kreyol, Kreyòl, Western Caribbean Creole, créole haïtien
- Autonym
- Kreyòl Ayisyen
- Population
- 6,960,000 in Haiti (2001). Total users in all countries: 8,040,340.
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 1 (National). Statutory national language (1987, Constitution, Article 5 (1,2)).
- Classification
- Creole, French based
- Dialects
- Fablas, Plateau Haitian Creole. Linguistic influences from Wolof [wol], Fon [fon], and Éwé [ewe] of West Africa.
- Typology
- SVO; prepositions; noun head final, but articles after noun heads; definite and indefinite articles; 21 consonant and 10 vowel phonemes; non-tonal.
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Also use French [fra].
- Language Development
- Newspapers. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1985.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Haitian Creole
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- In 1961 granted legal and educational status in Haiti. A growing literature, including poetry. Lower social status than standard French [fra].
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Bahamas
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
15,400 in Bahamas (2018).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
3,040 in Canada (2016 census).
- Location
- Dajabón, Distrito Nacional, El Seibo, Elías Piña, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, Monte Cristi, Pedernales, and Valverde regions.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Dominican Republic
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
569,000 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of French Guiana
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
23,500 in French Guiana (2019). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Guadeloupe
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
12,000 in Guadeloupe (2004).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Saint Martin
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
4,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
453,000 in United States (2000 census).
Map
Location: Widespread.
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