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Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen) is a creole language based on the French language. It is spoken in Haiti by about 8.5 million people (as of 2005), which is nearly the whole population. Via emigration, about 1.5 million speakers live in other countries, including Canada, the United States, and France, as well as many Caribbean nations, especially the Dominican Republic, Cuba, 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.
In part because of the efforts of Felix Morisseau-Leroy, since 1961 Haitian Creole has been recognized as an official language along with French, which had been the sole literary language of the country since its independence in 1804, and this status was upheld under the country's constitution of 1987. Its usage in literature is small but growing, with Morisseau being one of the first and most prolific examples. Many speakers are bilingual and speak both Haitian Creole and French. Many educators, writers and activists have emphasized pride and written literacy in Creole since the 1980s. There are newspapers, radio and television programs in this language.
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@soulwindow nope. not french, creole, or haitian
EyanJ (Thuggington Bear) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:15:41 -0000
@soulwindow nope. not french, creole, or haitian
Haitian mothers are the funniest especially when they think everyone is haitian and start complainin in creole...lmao I'm dyin right now
SocaQueen05 (pascale anselme) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:01:15 -0000
Haitian mothers are the funniest especially when they think everyone is haitian and start complainin in creole...lmao I'm dyin right now
#whoremember cheap ass 238 dead ass had a haitian spanish teacher her and James u 2 b n class speak Creole n our spanish class
smok3m3hiMd0p3 (QueAndra Ward) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:16:38 -0000
#whoremember cheap ass 238 dead ass had a haitian spanish teacher her and James u 2 b n class speak Creole n our spanish class
@MsRina_Beana lmao too funny....can you speak creole or cook anything that a haitian mom can cook?
KidSoloD (Khoeny Dolisca) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:30:54 -0000
@MsRina_Beana lmao too funny....can you speak creole or cook anything that a haitian mom can cook?
I am learning 2 speak Haitian Creole- Bonswa (good evening) tweets!! ;oP
Raeyah_Remiiidy (Raeyah Remzilious) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:06:00 -0000
I am learning 2 speak Haitian Creole- Bonswa (good evening) tweets!! ;oP
There is a Conversation in Haitian Creole Going on over My Head . . . @DisSilent should Teach me, So I can Join in . . .
Kristinchanelj (Kristin Jones) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:24:47 -0000
There is a Conversation in Haitian Creole Going on over My Head . . . @DisSilent should Teach me, So I can Join in . . .
Ba yo plis konesans - A children's health site in Haitian Creole, based in Miami, Florida.
Complete works including works on Haitian Creole of Emmanuel W. Vedrine - Includes texts in Creole as well as information on Creole.
Creole Links Page - Links to key documents in Haitian Creole (Haiti's 1987 Constitution, U.N. Children's Rights Accord, teaching material).
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English – Haitian Creole Computer Terms - An English-Creole glossary of comptuer terms.
Haitian Creole - Site provides a searchable multilingual creole dictionary with translations in french, english, and spanish.
Meta Description: [ iCreole provides a searchable multilingual creole dictionary with translations in french, english, and spanish. ]
Haitian Creole Bible Online - Bib La - The Bible compiled online in Haitian Creole, contains over 1,000 pages of creole text.
Haitian Creole Profile - A summary of the social, linguistic and historical position of Haitian Creole.
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Haitian Creole Quiz Generator - Quiz yourself on your knowledge of Haitian Kreyòl.
Kreyol Word Archive - A trilingual English/Kreyol/French dictionary.
Meta Description: [ A guide to Kreyol the language of Haiti, dictionary and other resources for learning Haitian Creole. ]
Radio Diffusion Creole International - Internet radio in Haitian Creole
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RFI - Radio Fwanse Intènassional - Radio France International's Haitian Creole site
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