Claim: Haitian Creole is based on a language in the Indo-European family.
Evidence: Haitian Creole -LRB- -LSB- ˈheɪʃən_ˈkriːoʊl -RSB- -LSB- kreyòl ayisyen , links = no -RSB- , -LSB- kɣejɔl -RSB- ; créole haïtien -RRB- is a French-based creole language spoken by 9.6 -- 12million people worldwide , and the only language of most Haitians.
French -LRB- le français -LSB- lə fʁɑ̃sɛ -RSB- or la langue française -LSB- la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- -RRB- is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.