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==== Caribbean ==== French is one of two official languages in [[Haiti]] alongside [[Haitian Creole]]. It is the principal language of education, administration, business, and public signage and is spoken by all educated Haitians. It is also used for ceremonial events such as weddings, graduations, and church masses. The vast majority of the population speaks Haitian Creole as their first language; the rest largely speak French as a first language.<ref name="DeGraff2015">{{Cite web |last1=DeGraff |first1=Michel |last2=Ruggles |first2=Molly |date=1 August 2014 |title=A Creole Solution for Haiti's Woes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/02/opinion/a-creole-solution-for-haitis-woes.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906084134/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/02/opinion/a-creole-solution-for-haitis-woes.html |archive-date=6 September 2015 |website=The New York Times |page=A17 |issn=0362-4331 |quote=Under the 1987 Constitution, adopted after the overthrow of Jean‑Claude Duvalier's dictatorship, {{bracket|Haitian}} Creole and French have been the two official languages, but most of the population speaks only Creole fluently.}}</ref> As a [[French-based creole languages|French Creole language]], Haitian Creole draws the large majority of its vocabulary from French, with influences from West African languages, as well as several European languages. It is closely related to Louisiana Creole and the creole from the [[Lesser Antilles]].<ref>Ministère de l'Éducation nationale</ref> French is the sole official language of all the overseas territories of France in the Caribbean that are collectively referred to as the [[French West Indies]], namely [[Guadeloupe]], [[Saint Barthélemy]], [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]], and [[Martinique]].
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