Assertion: haitian creole | /r/HasProperty | official language
Facets:
value: alongside french
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Haitian Creole is an official language alongside French, but it is not perceived as a prestigious language and is therefore rarely used in official matters.
text: They live primarily in Guadeloupe and Martinique, both of which are overseas departments of France; Saint Barthélemy and the French portion of Saint Martin (where the local language is English, but not an official language), both of which are overseas collectivities of France; the independent nation of Haiti (where both French and Haitian Creole are official languages); and the independent nations of Dominica and Saint Lucia, which are both officially English-speaking but where the French-based Antillean Creole is widely used, and French to a lesser degree.