Haitian

Haitian

See also: haitian

English

Etymology

Haiti +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Haitian (plural Haitians)

1. A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

Translations

person from Haiti

Catalan: haitià (ca) m, haitiana (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 海地人 (zh) (Hǎidìrén) Czech: Haiťan (cs) m Danish: haitianer c Dutch: Haïtiaan (nl) m, Haïtiaanse (nl) f Esperanto: haitiano m, haitianino f French: Haïtien (fr) m, Haïtienne (fr) f Galician: haitiano (gl) m German: Haitianer (de) m, Haitianerin (de) f Greek: Αϊτινός (el) m (Aïtinós), Αϊτινή f (Aïtiní) Italian: haitiano (it) m, haitiana (it) f Japanese: ハイチ人 (Haichi-jin) Norwegian: Bokmål: haitier m, haitianer m Nynorsk: haitiar (nn) m Polish: Haitańczyk (pl) m, Haitanka (pl) f Portuguese: haitiano (pt) m Romanian: haitian m, haitiană f Russian: гаитя́нин (ru) m (gaitjánin), гаитя́нка (ru) f (gaitjánka) Slovene: haitan Spanish: haitiano (es) m, haitiana (es) f Swahili: Mhaiti (sw) Swedish: haitier (sv) c Turkish: Haitili (tr)

Proper noun

Haitian

1. Haitian Creole, one of the official languages of Haiti.

Adjective

Haitian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.

Derived terms

• Haitianization
• Haitianness

Translations

pertaining to the country, people, or language

Catalan: haitià (ca) Czech: haitský (cs) Danish: haitiansk, haitisk Dutch: Haïtiaans (nl) French: haïtien (fr) Galician: haitiano (gl) German: haitianisch (de) Haitian Creole: ayisyen Italian: haitiano (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: haitisk Nynorsk: haitisk (nn) Polish: haitański (pl) Portuguese: haitiano (pt) Romanian: haitian Russian: гаитя́нский (ru) (gaitjánskij) Slovene: haitijski Spanish: haitiano (es) Swahili: Kihaiti

Further reading

• Haitian creole Wikipedia
• Haitian Creole - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.