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The Haitian Creole Alphabet


The Haitian Creole alphabet has 30 letters:
a, an, b, ch, d, e, è, en,
f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m,
n, o, ò, on, ou, p,
r, s, t, ui, v, w, y, z.


We can divide those letters in two groups: 17 consonants and 13 vowels: and the vowels can be subdivided in three other groups: 7 oral vowels, 4 nasal vowels and 3 semi-vowels.

The Consonants and vowels

The Consonants and vowels

Here is the list of the 17 consonants:
b, ch, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, z.

There are 13 vowels. The three groups of vowels are:
7 oral vowels: a, e, è, i, o, ò, ou;

3 vocal vowels: an, en, on;

and 3 semi-vowels: ui, w, y.

Pronunciation Table

Letters Sounds(IPA)ExemplesEnglish
aa /a//a/anana / pànapple
anan /ã//ã/anjgenre
bb /be//b/balonballon
ch/ʃ//ʃ/chatshoe
dde /de//d/dominodomino
ee /e//e/epe / énmiclay
èè /ɛ//ɛ/ègfestival
enen /ɛ̃//ɛ̃/mwenndoyen
fèf /ɛf//f/fenètfly
gje /ʒe//g/gitaguitar
hach /aʃ//h/hing hanghotel
ii /i//i/izinunique
jji /ʒi//ʒ/Jezivision
kka /ka//k/kepikepi
lèl /ɛl//l/lanplamp
mm /ɛm//m/motomotorcycle
nn /ɛn//n/nichnote
oo /o//o/oto jónsole
òò ɔ/ɔ/ɔ/òdinatèsort
onon /ɔ̃//ɔ̃/ponbon appétit
ouou /u//u/tanbouyour
ppe /pe//p/papapants
rèr /ɛɣ/~/r/radyoradio
sès /ɛs//s/sandalsandal
tte /te//t/tabtable
uiui /ɥi//ɥi/uithuis-clos
vve /ve//v/valizvalve
wdouble v /dubleve//w/woutwagon
yigrèk /igʁɛk//j/yanmyoyo
zzèd /zɛd//z/zwazozebra

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