Haitian Creole is a type of Creole language spoken by about 13 million people, mostly Haitians and the Haitian diaspora. Most of its vocabulary is derived from French. This language is called Kreyòl Ayisien by those who speak it.[3]
| Haitian Creole | |
|---|---|
| kreyòl ayisyen | |
| Pronunciation | [kɣejɔl] |
| Native to | Haiti |
| Ethnicity | Haitians |
Native speakers | Over 10 million[1] |
French Creole
| |
| Latin (Haitian Creole alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Haiti |
| Regulated by | Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole Academy)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ht |
| ISO 639-2 | hat |
| ISO 639-3 | hat |
| Glottolog | hait1244 Haitian |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAC-cb |
| IETF | ht |
The language started in Haiti by contact between the white colonizers, who spoke French, and the black people they enslaved, who spoke African languages. The African influences in Haitian Creole can be noticed in the sound, syntax, and vocabulary.[4]
In Haiti, the upper classes have often disrespected Haitian Creole even though they speak it, but the language has recently started to become more accepted. There are more books in Haitian Creole, and it was finally acknowledged in Haiti's constitution in 1987.[5]
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