Quelle langue parlait Toussaint Louverture? Le mémoire du fort de Joux et les origines du kreyòl haïtien.

The article discusses the languages used in Haiti during the Haitian Revolution of the late 18th century. By examining letters and a memoir written by the Haitian Revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, the author illustrates that Louverture wrote primarily in French and may have spoken Haitian creole only occasionally. The author also suggests that Haitian creole was more influenced by older and regional varieties of the French language than by African languages. The author suggests that historians haven't fully explored the use of different languages in Haiti during the 18th century. Languages used during this time included Haitian creole, French, and diverse African languages.