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Castelline, a speaker of Haitian Creole, recorded in the United States. Haitian Creole (/ ˈ h eɪ ʃ ən ˈ k r iː oʊ l /; Haitian Creole: kreyòl ayisyen, [kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]; [6] [7] French: créole haïtien, [kʁe.ɔl a.i.sjɛ̃]), or simply Creole (Haitian Creole: kreyòl), is a French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12 million people worldwide, and is one of the two official ...
Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ; العربية; Aragonés; Azərbaycanca; تۆرکجه; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Brezhoneg; Čeština
Haitian language may refer to: . Haitian Creole (kreyòl ayisyen), a French-based creole language native to Haiti; Haitian French, the variety of French spoken in Haiti; Taíno language, an extinct indigenous language spoken in Haiti (or Hayti), the rest of the Greater Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago; previously coined the Haitian language (or Haytian language)
The official languages of Haiti are French and Haitian Creole. Traditionally, the two languages served different functions, with Haitian Creole the informal everyday language of all the people, regardless of social class, and French the language of formal situations: schools, newspapers, the law and the courts, and official documents and decrees.
The Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [akademi kɣejɔl ajisjɛ̃]), known in French as the Académie du Créole Haïtien and in English as the Haitian Creole Academy, is the language regulator of Haitian Creole. [3] It is composed of up to 55 scholars under the leadership of Rogéda Dorcé Dorcil. [4] [5]
The two official languages of Haiti are French and Haitian Creole. French is the principal written and administratively authorized language (as well as the main language of the press) and is spoken by 42% of Haitians .
Haitian, an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Haiti. Haitian Creole, a French-based Creole; Haitian French, variant of the French language; Haitians, an ethnic group; Haitian art; Haitian Carnival; Haitian cuisine, traditional foods; Haitian gourde, a unit of currency; Haitian patty, in culinary contexts; Haitian ...
Haitian Vodoun Culture Language (known as Langay and Langaj; literally "language") is a specialized vocabulary used in Haiti for religion, song, and dance purposes. It appears to not be an actual language, but rather an assortment of words, songs, and incantations – some secret – from various languages once used in Haitian Vodoun ceremonies.