creole_caribbean · Haiti

Haiti (Northern / Cap-Haïtien)

creole_caribbeanintermediate

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Haiti · Cap-Haïtien / North

The Kreyòl of Cap-Haïtien and the Plaine du Nord is well documented for pronoun forms and agreement patterns that diverge from the Port-au-Prince standard, riding on the same nasal-vowel, TMA-particle grammar shared island-wide, but with a noticeably heavier, more pervasive nasal vowel quality.

Distinct northern pronoun forms vs. the Port-au-Prince standardHeavier, more pervasive vowel nasalizationPreverbal TMA particle grammar retainedSeven-vowel open/close mid-vowel system

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Feature	Value	Drill
Languagelanguage	ht	Drill
Mixed Languagesmixed_languages	—	Drill
S Treatments_treatment	standard	Drill
D Intervocalicd_intervocalic	standard	Drill
D Finald_final	standard	Drill
R Infinitiver_infinitive	standard	Drill
N Final Velarizationn_final_velarization	No	Drill
Final Consonant Dropfinal_consonant_drop	none	Drill
Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction	crisp_open	Drill
Vowel Nasalizationvowel_nasalization	phonemic	Drill
Mid Vowel Qualitymid_vowel_quality	seven_vowel_open_close	Drill
R Guttural Strengthr_guttural_strength	aspirated_h	Drill
Creole Tense Markingcreole_tense_marking	Yes	Drill