2006-12-16 05:46:07 · 6 answers · asked by vballprep22 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
French and Haitian Creole
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 3.5 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.
2006-12-16 05:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by M. Abuhelwa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haiti Main Language
2016-10-18 04:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The official language is French, but the language used for nearly all purposes is Creole.
2006-12-16 05:49:57 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bastardized French
2006-12-16 05:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Creole. It's a spin-off of French, basically. My best friend and her family are Haitian and speak Creole.
2006-12-16 06:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by Stina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French(?)
2006-12-16 05:54:24 · answer #6 · answered by robee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋