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title: haitian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «haitian» in the school dictionary: Haitian means from or to do with Haiti, a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# haitian

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**Who acts:** Haitian, Haitian Creole, most people, family, Haitian art, Haitian Revolution · **What happens:** mean, do, be, speak, come, end · **To what, where:** island, Haitian person, Haiti, language, French, slavery · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«haitian» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [haitian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haitian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haitian means from or to do with Haiti, a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:m1:1
# text = Haitian means from or to do with Haiti, a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola.
1	Haitian	haitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Caribbean	Caribbean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Hispaniola	Hispaniola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Haitian |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the island of Hispaniola |  | with Haiti | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Haitian is a person from Haiti.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:m2:1
# text = A Haitian is a person from Haiti.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Haitian	haitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a Haitian person |  | Haiti |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haitian Creole is the language most people speak in Haiti, together with French.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:m3:1
# text = Haitian Creole is the language most people speak in Haiti, together with French.
1	Haitian	haitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Creole	Creole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Haiti	Haiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Haitian Creole | the language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | most people | the language *not said here* |  | Haiti |  | with French; together *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's family is Haitian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:x1:1
# text = My friend's family is Haitian.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Haitian	haitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend's family |  |  |  |  | haitian *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haitian Creole comes partly from French.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:x2:1
# text = Haitian Creole comes partly from French.
1	Haitian	haitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Creole	Creole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Haitian Creole |  |  | French |  | partly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from french=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haitian art is colourful and bright.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:x3:1
# text = Haitian art is colourful and bright.
1	Haitian	haitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Haitian art |  |  |  |  | colourful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Haitian art *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Haitian Revolution ended slavery there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:x4:1
# text = The Haitian Revolution ended slavery there.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Haitian	haitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Revolution	Revolution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the Haitian Revolution | slavery |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector slavery=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Haitians live in Canada and the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haitian:x5:1
# text = Many Haitians live in Canada and the USA.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Haitians	haitian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Many Haitians |  |  | Canada and the USA |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in canada=Location |

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