Alternate Names: Creole, Haitian Creole
Dialects: Fablas, Plateau Haitian Creole. Linguistic influences from Wolof ,, Fon ,, and Éwé , of West Africa.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 6,960,000 in Haiti (2001). Population total all countries: 7,731,240.
Language Use: Vigorous. Also use French [fra].
Language Development: Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1985.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; articles after noun heads.
Spoken In: Haiti
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Haiti
Other Comments: In 1961 granted legal and educational status in Haiti. A growing literature, including poetry. Lower social status than standard French.