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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

"number" in Haitian Creole

Number → nimewo, chif
Use "nimewo" when talking about groups of numbers such as telephone numbers,  age, numbers of students, etc...
"chif" is used when talking about specific numbers that make up "a group of numbers", as if you were talking about specific letters that make up one word.
To be safe, you could always use the word "nimewo'
The last time I used the word "chif", I was a student in elementary school.

What's your phone number?
Ki nimewo telefòn ou?

What's your Social security number?
Ki nimewo sosyal sekirite ou?

What do those numbers mean?
Kisa chif sa yo vle di?
or
Kisa nimewo sa yo vle di?

You could always use the word "nimewo" at any time.

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