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Author: MasterChes
Date: Jun 29, 2008 12:59

Take a look at :
*Haitian creole wikipedia : http://ht.wikipedia.org
*MasterChes projects for Haiti : http://www.masterches.net
*Forum : http://forum.masterches.net
*An essay of the linguist Paul Dejean about Haitian creole :
http://www.tanbou.com/2002/fall/CreoleEcoleRationalite.htm

Haitian Creole language (kreyòl ayisyen), often called simply Creole,
is a language spoken in Haiti by about 8.5 million people (as of
2005), which is nearly the entire population, and via emigration,
about 3.5 million speakers who live in other countries, including
Canada, the United States, France, and many Caribbean nations,
especially the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the Bahamas.

Haitian Creole is one of Haiti's two official languages, along with
French. It is a creole based primarily on French, but it also contains
various influences, notably the native Taíno, some West African and
Central African languages, Portuguese and Spanish. The language has
two distinct dialects: Fablas and Plateau.
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