Haitian Creole/Numbers

To understand numbers in Haitian Creole, it is helpful to know French (but not necessary) because they are all derived from that language. The Haitian Creole numbers are mostly phonetic representations of how the same numbers are pronounced in French (changed according to a few rules), so if you know some rules regarding French pronunciation, you will understand Haitian Creole numbers more readily.

Eleven to nineteen
One way to help you remember these numbers is that they all have "z" in them except 17,18,and 19

Twenty to twenty-nine
Twenty is ven. For the rest, you take either vent- or ven- and add the units number. Use vent- for 1, 8 and 9. The only units number that is different from before is 1, which is eyen instead of en (which comes from French et-un, "and-one").

Thirty to sixty-nine
These are all similar to the twenties, where "ven" (20) is the only irregularity.

Seventy to seventy-nine
These are irregular. You take the word for "sixty" (swasant) and add the numbers 10–19 as though it were "sixty-ten" for "seventy". This is also derived from French. Note that where in French you would say soixante-et-onze (71), you say swasanonz, and not *swasanteyonz.