ABSTRACT
Haitian Creole is also called Haitian, Haitian French Creole, and simply Creole when it is clear which of several languages called Creole is being discussed. Linguists usually call it Haitian, while the speakers themselves usually call it Creole (kreyòl in Haitian). It is spoken by all Haitians (over 9 million) in Haiti, the nation occupying the western third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. The Dominican Republic occupies the other part of the island.
