There is a Spanish word Canoa. This came from the Spanish exploration of Haiti in the 1550's. The Arawak Indians used the word Canaoua
No, Haiti is not a Spanish-speaking country. The official languages of Haiti are Haitian Creole and French.
Spanish did not become a language in Haiti. Only a handful of people speak Spanish in Haiti, mostly near the border of the Dominican Republic. For the languages of Haiti, click here.
Both of them. But in Haiti only in Hinche Province Spanish is mostly spoken.
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the spanish in 1492
From Cuban Spanish as 'maiz'. Borrowed from Haiti Arawakan 'mahiz' - known since 1555.
The word Haiti has two syllables.
It is not exactly known, however it is an old word from Spanish 'Canoa' a term used by Columbus from the Arawakan Indians of Haiti. From the 1550's
No, Haitians are not Spanish. Haiti is a predominantly French-speaking country due to its history as a former French colony. The Spanish language is not the official language of Haiti.
The Spanish-speaking country that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti is the Dominican Republic.
Spanish is spoken in the Dominican Republic.French is spoken in Haiti.