Languages

Haitian Creole

Creoles and Pidgins

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Haitian Creole." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/haitian-creole.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Haitian Creole. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/haitian-creole

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-haitian-creole,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Haitian Creole},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/haitian-creole},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

Haitian Creole, or simply Creole, is a French-based creole language with a Romance foundation and significant Atlantic-Congo structural influences, spoken by over 13 million people worldwide. It is one of the two official languages of Haiti, where it is the native language of the vast majority of the population, and is the most widely spoken creole language in the world.

Facts

ISO 639-3 Code

hat 1

Speaker Count

13,000,000 1

2020 estimate.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Haitian Creole

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Haitian Creole, or simply Creole, is a French-based creole language with a Romance foundation and significant Atlantic-Congo structural influences. It is spoken by over 13 million people worldwide, primarily Haitian citizens and the Haitian diaspora. It is one of the two official languages of Haiti, where it is the native language of the vast majority of the population. It is also the most widely spoken creole language in the world.

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1. Wikipedia: Haitian Creole

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