HVC ISO 639-3
Haitian Vodoun Culture Language
A language of Haiti
- ISO 639
- hvc
- Alternate Names
- Langaj, Langay
- Population
- No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.
- Location:
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 9 (Second language only).
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Haitian Vodoun Culture Language
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Probably not a separate language but consists of a broad spectrum of religious words, songs, and incantations drawing on multiple African languages which are used in Voudoun ceremonies. Some of these are kept secret and used only by initiates. (2012 J. Rigdon).
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Scattered.
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