Haitian Creole
Glottolog calls it: Haitian
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 hat · ISO 639-1 ht · Glottocode hait1244
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- Florida461,611limited English 189,519
- New York151,327limited English 58,197
- Massachusetts84,163limited English 36,914
- New Jersey61,292limited English 25,046
- Georgia24,600limited English 6,055
- Pennsylvania23,172limited English 9,708
- Connecticut18,644limited English 7,024
- Maryland15,459limited English 5,033
- Indiana9,315limited English 6,088
- North Carolina8,955limited English 3,891
- Texas8,645limited English 2,164
- California7,942limited English 1,566
- Rhode Island7,603limited English 2,911
- Virginia7,536limited English 2,151
- Ohio6,061limited English 3,260
- Delaware5,184limited English 2,314
- Louisiana4,815limited English 1,140
- Illinois4,776limited English 1,617
- Tennessee2,900limited English 1,114
- Minnesota1,914limited English 753
- Michigan1,872limited English 573
- Kentucky1,834limited English 937
- South Carolina1,818limited English 501
- Missouri1,759limited English 632
- Washington1,578limited English 686
- Colorado1,452limited English 274
- Arizona1,434limited English 455
- Nevada1,162limited English 308
- Kansas1,015limited English 534
- New Hampshire856limited English 291
- Iowa819limited English 506
- Alabama735limited English 244
- Utah509limited English 138
- Arkansas476limited English 235
- Oklahoma446limited English 177
- Mississippi374limited English 134
- Alaska372limited English 27
- Hawaii352limited English 10
- Wisconsin308limited English 112
- Oregon308limited English 181
- Nebraska273limited English 57
- North Dakota266limited English 128
- West Virginia262limited English 100
- New Mexico216limited English 55
- Maine187limited English 0
- Idaho119limited English 42
- Vermont119limited English 83
- South Dakota94limited English 68
- Montana16limited English 6
By city
- New York City100,964limited English 42,118
- Boston27,591limited English 12,907
- Philadelphia14,650limited English 6,963
- Columbus5,231limited English 2,769
- Los Angeles3,169limited English 379
- Charlotte2,600limited English 1,277
- Chicago1,450limited English 295
- Phoenix1,014limited English 596
- San Diego960limited English 650
- Dallas434limited English 434
- Houston216limited English 0
- San Jose42limited English 0
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
- A greetingnone yet
How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
- A place namenone yet
The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
A story you were told as a child. Take as long as you need.
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CultureMesh, "Haitian Creole" language page (https://www.culturemesh.com/languages/haitian-creole-86). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.