Although over 80% of the Haitian creole vocabulary derives from the French language, there are notable differences in the meaning of words that sound similar.
The two languages also have distinct grammatical structures and writing systems.
| # | Haitian Creole | French |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zewo | zéro |
| 1 | en | un |
| 2 | de | deux |
| 3 | twa | trois |
| 4 | kat | quatre |
| 5 | senk | cinq |
| 6 | sis | six |
| 7 | sèt | sept |
| 8 | uit | huit |
| 9 | nèf | neuf |
| 10 | dis | dix |
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