Language History
Haitian Creole is a French-based language that formed in the 17th and 18th centuries between French colonists and African slaves in Haiti. It became recognized as Haiti’s official language (along with French) in 1961. At first, Haitian Creole was not a written language, but merely a language used for communication. It wasn’t until the 1980s when the first official and standardized Haitian orthography was created.
[/vc_pangea_service_desc_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621801976629{background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1558445967850{margin-top: -90px !important;margin-bottom: -70px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” button_color=”#d15f45″ content_font=”Open Sans” button_popup_form=”” button_text=”Get in Touch” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.stg-wpml.pangea.global%2Frequest-quote%2F|||”]Haitian Creole is spoken by approximately 12 million people around the world.
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[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”benefits-container” css=”.vc_custom_1621801982348{margin-top: px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1606983843570{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” background_color=”” content_font=”Open Sans” css_custom_id=”text-near-bubble” title=”Fact” background_image=”5847″]Haitian Creole is often mistakenly thought of as a French dialect or “broken French”.
Haitian Creole is often mistakenly thought of as a French dialect or “broken French”.[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1614694521703{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-left: -30px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” background_color=”” content_font=”Open Sans” css_custom_id=”text-near-bubble” title=”Did you Know?” background_image=”5847″]
The main differences between Haitian Creole and French lie in their grammar. Alsintl.com reports that “the conjugation of verbs, pluralization of nouns and other linguistic nuances make Haitian Creole its own separate language that needs to be translated as such.”
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• Central dialect – spoken in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince
• Southern dialect – spoken in Cayes
[/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1621801988728{margin-top: 50px !important;border-top-width: -50px !important;background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1614697884583{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}”][vc_pangea_custom_block layout=”center” title=”4 Easy Phrases in Tagalog! “][/vc_pangea_custom_block][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1621801993203{background-color: #f1f2f0 !important;}” el_class=”bg-grey”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1614697905695{margin-top: -60px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_wp_text title=” “]| Haitian Creole | English |
|---|---|
| Bonjou | Hello |
| Kijan ou rele? | What is your name? |
| Eskize mwen | Excuse me |
| Kijan ou ye? | How are you? |
Haiti Population:
11,402,528
Internet Users:
3,650,555
Penetration:
32.0%
As of 2020. Source:
www.internetworldstats.com
Most of Haitian Creole vocabulary is derived from French, however it has also borrowed words from English, Spanish, Wolof, Fon, and Éwé. For example, diri derives from the French word du riz (rice), and sapat comes from the Spanish word zapato (shoe).
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• There is no grammatical gender in the Haitian Creole language.
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