Haitian Creole (Kreyól Ayisyen) and French are Haiti’s two official languages. The former was recognized as one of Haiti’s languages in 1961 and is mostly based on 18th-century French with African languages influence. Eight million people in Haiti speak Creole.
Pronunciations
(Consonants)
(Vowels)
| B | BA (BAH) | BE (DAI) | BE (FEH) | BI (GEE) | BO (HOE) | BÒ (JAU) | BOU (KOO) |
| CH | CHA (SHA) | CHE (SHEA) | CHE (CHEH) | CHI (SHE)) | CHO (SHOW) | CHÒ (CHAU) | COU (SHOO) |
| D | DA (DAH) | DE (DAI) | DE (DAH) | DI (DEE) | DO (DOE) | DÒ (DAU) | DOU (DO) |
| F | FA (FAH) | FE (FAI) | FI (FEE) | FE (FAH) | FO (FOE) | FÒ (FAU) | FOU (FOO) |
| G | GA (GAH) | GE (GAI) | GE (GAH) | GI (GAH) | GO (GOH) | GO (GAU) | GOU (GOO) |
| H | HA (HAH) | HE (HAI) | HE (HAH) | HI (HEE) | HO (HOE) | HO (HAU) | HOU (HOO) |
| J | JA (JAH) | JE (JAI) | JE (JAH) | JI (JEE) | JO (JOE) | JO (JAU) | JOU (JOO) |
| K | KA (KAH) | KE (KAI) | KE (KAH) | KI (KEE) | KO (KOE) | KO (KAU) | KOU (KOO) |
| L | LA (LAH) | LE (LAI) | LE (LAH) | LI (LEE) | LIO (LOE) | LO (LAU) | LOU (LOO) |
| M | MA (MAH) | ME (MAI) | ME (MAH) | MI (MEE) | MO (MOE) | MO (MAU) | MOU (MOO) |
| N | NA (NAH) | NE (NAI) | NE (NAH) | NI (NEE) | NO (NOE) | NO (NAU) | NOU (NOO) |
| P | PA (PAH) | PE (PAI) | PE (PAH) | PI (PEE) | PO (POE) | PO (PAU) | POU (POO) |
| R | RA (RAH) | RE (RAI) | RE (RAH) | RI (REE) | RO (ROE) | RO (RAU) | ROU (ROO) |
| S | SA (SAH) | SE (SAI) | SE (SAH) | SI (SEE) | SO (SOE) | SO (SAU) | SOU (SOO) |
| T | TA (TAH) | TE (TAI) | TE (TAH) | TI (TEE) | TO (TOE) | TO (TAU) | TOU (TOO) |
| V | VA (VAH) | VE (VAI) | VE (VAH) | VI (VEE) | VO (VOE) | VO (VAU) | VOU (VOO) |
| Y | YA (YAH) | YE (YAI) | YE (YAH) | YI (PEE) | YO (POE) | YO (YAU) | YOU (YOO) |
| Z | ZA (ZAH) | ZE (ZAI) | ZEA (ZAH) | ZI (ZEE)td> | ZO (ZOE) | ZO (ZAU) | ZOU (ZOO) |
