SalB : a patois is not a version of French, it is rather an intermediary language between latin and French. Creole was made from French, it is just a deformation of the language, therefore it cannot be seen as a patois per se. Creole language is just a really bad and eased-up French made up by the african slaves. When Haïti got its independance, it tried to make creole a real, official language. Personally I think it's ridiculous, but if it's suit them, then why not. The most ridiculous in it is that they try to build up a written creole. Have you ever read official haitian documents written in haitian creole ? It's just funny to be taken seriously. Ask an haitian for his passport for instance. Or should I say, passpo.

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