Below you will find Haitain Creole materials created by Bryant C. Freeman, PhD, Director of the Institute of Haitian Studies at the University of Kansas. They are being provided to the public at no charge in hopes of increasing knowledge and study of Haitian Creole. The downloads include the complete print versions of the books in pdf format and audio supplements in mp3 format. All materials are copyrighted. Duplication of these materials for commercial use without the written consent of Bryant C. Freeman is strictly prohibited.
Chita Pa Bay
Abridged version of Jacques Roumain’s novel Gouverneurs de la Rosée (1945), a masterpiece of Haitian literature that has been translated into no fewer than seventeen languages and was the subject of an award-winning film. Also included is a selection of jokes and riddles, some simple arithmetic problems, and a glossary.
Haitian-English Medical Phraseology
This work is intended for the many English-speaking physicians, dentists, nurses, and paramedics treating monolingual Haitian patients. It is a compendium of more than 1,300 questions, answers, and instructions heard during the course of several hundred medical interviews in rural Haiti.
Download textbook | Download audio Part 1 (140 MB) | Part 2 (83 MB) | Part 3 (117 MB)
Survival Creole
This work is intended as a brief, practical guide for English Speakers in Haiti on a short-term basis. As the title implies, you will find here only a very minimum of essentials concerning one of Haiti's two official languages - but the only language spoken by all Haitians.
Ti Koze Kreyòl: A Haitian-Creole Conversation Manual
A tongue-in-cheek account of boy meets girl in Haitian Creole class, and of their honeymoon adventures and misadventures across Haiti. Organized as nineteen topical conversations with explanatory notes and a complete Haitian-English glossary.
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