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Language code: hat

Technical information about ISO 639 language code hat

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The table below provides technical details for the Haitian, Haitian Creole language, designated by the hat code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

hat

Name

Official

Haitian, Haitian Creole

Native

Kreyòl ayisyen

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern Haitian CreoleCentral (Port-au-Prince) Haitian CreoleSouthern Haitian Creole
Related languages
Antillean CreoleMartinican CreoleGuadeloupean CreoleLouisiana CreoleMauritian Creole
Key facts
Developed in the 17th–18th centuries from contact between French colonists and diverse West/Central African languagesAround 90% of its lexicon comes from French, yet its grammar is largely non-RomanceThe current phonemic orthography was officially standardized in 1979Vowel nasalization is phonemic and represented with a following ‘n’ or ‘m’ rather than diacriticsIt has a rich oral tradition that includes folk tales, proverbs, and contemporary rap-influenced poetry
Sample phrase

Bonjou, kijan ou ye?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Haitian, Haitian Creole language, identified by the code hat, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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