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HAITIAN CREOLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The creolized French spoken by Haitians living on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. 90 percent or more of Haitian Creole vocabulary is French in origin while the remainder is mostly of African origin with a few Spanish words.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue maternelle de la plupart des habitants de Haïti.

Spanish

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