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A language of
Haiti
Location
Widespread.
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Bahamas
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
15,400 in Bahamas (2018).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Brazil
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
136,000 in Brazil (2020 Registro Nacional Migratório no Brasil), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Canada
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
3,040 in Canada (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Dominican Republic
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
569,000 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.
Location
Dajabón, Distrito Nacional, El Seibo, Elías Piña, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, Monte Cristi, Pedernales, and Valverde regions.
Alternate Names
Creole, Haitian
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Language Use
Used as L2 by English [eng].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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French Guiana
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
23,500 in French Guiana (2019), based on ethnicity.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Guadeloupe
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
12,000 in Guadeloupe (2004).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Saint Martin
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
4,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United States
Language Name
Haitian Creole
User Population
453,000 in United States (2000 census).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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