Yele is the Haitian word for "help".
Haitian Creole is one of Haiti's two official languages, along with French. It has a systematic orthography where spelling strictly follows pronunciation, except for proper nouns and foreign words.
It is a creole language spoken by about 8.5 million people in Haiti. There are a further 3.5 million speakers in a number of countries, including Canada, the USA, France, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, the Bahamas and other Caribbean countries.
Haitian Creole is based largely on French, with influences from various West African languages, such as Wolof, Fon and Ewe.
Find a collection of useful phrases in Haitian Creole at Omniglot.
Tip! Learn to speak and understand Haitian Creole through lessons from learn101.org.