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 haitian creole language - Definition 

Haitian Creole language (3549 bytes)
1: ...') is a [[creole language]] based on the [[French language]]. It is spoken in [[Haiti]] by about 7.5 million...
3: ...ialects]]: ''[[Fablas]]'' and ''[[Plateau Haitian Creole]]''.
5: ...newspapers, radio and television programs in this language.
7: ... not to be confused with [[Haitian Vodoun Culture Language]].
36: ...the [[definite article]] in French from which the Creole word is derived in part.

Creole language (8790 bytes)
1: ...creoles such as [[Nubi language|Nubi]] or [[Sango language|Sango]] display fewer similarities.
3: ... of people who speak such a language are called [[Creole]]s.
5: Below are described some of the better-known creoles.
7: ==Arabic creoles==
9: ===[[Nubi language|Nubi]]===

Haitian mythology (4323 bytes)
1: [[Haiti|Haitian]] religion is known as [[Voodoo]]. It is a mixtu...
5: [[Adjassou-Linguetor]] - Haitian loa (goddess) of spring water.
7: [[Adjinakou]] - Haitian loa in the form of an elephant.
9: [[Adya Houn'tò]] - Haitian loa of the drums.
11: [[Agassou]] - Haitian loa which guards the [[Dahomean]] traditions.

Haitian Revolution (4999 bytes)
1: The '''Haitian Revolution''' was the first successful slave rebe...
13: ...oleonic rule, but in [[October]] of [[1802]], the Haitian generals revolted under the leadership of [[Jean-...

Haitian Campaign Medal (2225 bytes)
2: Haitian Campaign Medals]]
4: ...ps|Marine Corps]] who had participated in [[Haiti|Haitian]] peacekeeping actions between the years of [[191...
6: ...eet of [[Rear Admiral]] William B. Caperton. The Haitian Campaign Medal was authorized again in December 1...
8: ...''First Haitian Campaign Medal'' and the ''Second Haitian Campaign Medal''. The medal, itself, is differen...
10: ...ibbon. Both the first and second versions of the Haitian Campaign Medal may not be worn simultaneously.

Creole (5874 bytes)
1: :''For the languages, see [[Creole language]]''
3: The term '''''Creole''''' is used with different meanings in different...
5: ==Latin American Creole==
7: ...nguage|Spanish]], '''''criollo''''', [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], '''''crioulo''''') generally refers...
15: ==New Orleans and Louisiana Creole==

French Creole (437 bytes)
3: The term '''French Creole''' can refer to
5: ...sed on [[French language|French]] and [[Africa]]n languages

Portuguese Creole (35674 bytes)
1: ...uguese_Creole|summary in the context of the other creole people]].''
3: ...s a [[creole language]] based on the [[Portuguese language]].
5: ...geographical order and by substrate language (the language that contacted with [[Portugal|Portuguese]]):
7: .... It includes the High-Guinean and Gulf of Guinea Creoles.
8: * ''Portuguese-Asian Creoles''. These Creoles are divided into Portuguese-Indian, Portuguese-M...

Creole Pig (2313 bytes)
1: ... Pigs served as a type of savings account for the Haitian peasant. They were sold or slaughtered to pay fo...
3: ...farmers were forced to mortgage their land. Many Haitians cut down trees for cash income from [[charcoal]]...
5: [[Image:Creole Pig.jpg]]
7: ...lace the hardy Creole pigs was unsuitable for the Haitian environment and economy.
9: ...e] was about $130), and special roofed [pigpens]. Haitian peasants quickly named the pigs "prince a quatre ...

Spanish Creole (11927 bytes)
1: ...f [[Creole language]]s are based on the [[Spanish language]].
3: ==Spanish Creole languages==
4: ...st of [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-based [[Creole language]]s:
7: ...le spoken in the [[Philippines]]. The name of the language stems from the Spanish word ''Chabacano'', which ...
9: ...us]], there are 292,630 speakers. It is the major language of [[Zamboanga City]]. Chavacano is also spoken i...

King Creole (2962 bytes)
1: [[Image:KingCreole.jpg|thumb|right|King Creole starring Elvis Presley]]
3: '''''King Creole''''' is a [[1958]] [[Elvis Presley]] film and sou...
5: ...rth of Presley's films. Most critics call ''King Creole'' his best film and best performance.
25: [[Image:KingCreoleSoundtrack.jpg||thumb|King Creole album]]
27: *"King Creole"

Jamaican Creole (3491 bytes)
1: ...a, Jamaican has been gaining ground as a literary language for almost a hundred years. [[Claude McKay]] publ...
5: ...syntax is mostly derived from the various African languages. Pluralisation of nouns is done by either prepen...

Antillean Creole (218 bytes)
4: '''Antillean Creole''' is a language spoken primarily in [[Dominica]] and [[St. Lucia]...

Seychellois Creole (1558 bytes)
1: ...nd [[French language|French]], unlike [[Mauritian Creole]], which has no official status in [[Mauritius]].
3: ...stiti Kreol'' (''l'Institut créole''), the Creole Institute for this purpose.
5: ...to work together to build our future', in the two languages:
7: :'''Creole''': ''Nou tou bezwen travay ansamn pou kree nou l...
10: ...elles Islands') becomes ''Zil Elwanyen Sesel'' in Creole. Note the ''z'' in ''Zil'', as, in French, "les ...

Creole case (4029 bytes)
1: ...onger. Nineteen of the 135 slaves on board the ''Creole'' revolted and killed the captain of the ship, th...
3: The ''Creole case'' generated some diplomatic tension between ...
22: 6. Resolved, That when the brig Creole, on her late passage for New Orleans, left the te...

Mauritian Creole (2335 bytes)
1: [[Category:Languages of Mauritius]]
2: [[Category:Pidgins and creoles]]
4: ...ese]], [[English language|English]], and [[Hindi language|Hindi]].
6: ...itutions, a combination of the English and French Languages is utilized.
8: ...g due to its simplicity as compared to the French Language.

Torres Strait Creole (662 bytes)
1: [[de:Torres Creole]]
3: ... second-language speakers. It is widely used as a language of trade and commerce.
5: Related languages are [[Pijin]] of the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tok ...
8: ''Language code'' ISO 639-2: cpe.
10: [[Category:Languages of Oceania]]

Louisiana Creole cuisine (1565 bytes)
1: ...d by the Acadians to Louisiana ingredients, and [[Creole]] cooking tends more toward classical European st...
3: ...d beans and rice]], [[crawfish bisque]], [[shrimp Creole]], turtle soup, [[Oysters Rockefeller]], [[pompan...
5: Famous Creole restaurants in New Orleans include [[Antoine's]],...

Kid Creole & the Coconuts (619 bytes)
1: ...and created and led by August Darnell a.k.a. "Kid Creole". Their music incorporates styles like [[Big band...

Middle English creole hypothesis (4657 bytes)
9: ...usually lack the [[inflection]]s of either parent language, or drastically simplify them.
11: Some say that English is probably not a creole because if it were, it would be unlikely to have ...
16: ... seem to support the conjecture that English is a creole.
20: [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]] both put auxiliaries before the main ve...
22: ...be French speaking. The most striking [[Old Norse language|Norse]] borrowing, their [[pronoun]]s, cannot be ...

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