Part 1 - Personal and Object Pronouns

• Note: Haitian Creole uses the same words for

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• 1. Personal pronouns (I, You, We, He, She, They)
• 2. Object pronouns (Me, You, Us, Him, Her, Them, etc.)

1. Mwen / M – I, Me, My

2. Ou / W – You, Your

3. Li / L – He, She, It, Him, Her, His, Its

4. Nou – We, Us, Our, You (Plural), Your (Plural)

5. Yo – They, Them, Their

Note: The words my, your, our, his, her, and their, along with their Creole counterparts, are possessive adjectives. They are included because they also show ownership.

Part 2 - Possessive Pronouns

6. Pa mwen / Pa m – Mine

7. Pa ou / Pa w – Yours

8. Pa li / Pa l – His, Hers, Its

9. Pa nou / Pa n – Ours

10. Pa yo – Theirs

Part 3 - Reflexive Pronouns

11. Tèt mwen – Myself

12. Tèt ou – Yourself

13. Tèt li – Himself, Herself, Itself

14. Tèt nou – Ourselves, Yourselves

15. Tèt yo – Themselves

Note: The Haitian Creole word tèt can literally mean head. For example, the Haitian Creole words tèt mwen can also mean my head.
Of course, when it is used as a reflexive pronoun, it means self or oneself.

Part 4 - Demonstrative Pronouns

16. Sa a – This, That, This one, That one (More Specific / This exact thing)

17. Sa – This, That (More General)

18. Sa yo – These, Those

19. Sila a / Sila – This one / That one

Note: Sa a and sa almost mean the same thing and are often used interchangeably. But sa a can also mean this one or that one.

Part 5 - Interrogative Pronouns / Question Words

20. Ki sa? – What?

21. Ki moun? / Kiyès? – Who?

22. Ki kote? – Where?

23. Kilès? / Ki youn? – Which one?

24. Kòman? / Ki jan? – How?

25. Poukisa? – Why?

26. Èske? – (Question marker, like "Do/Does/Is/Are/Can/Will...?")

Note: The Haitian Creole question marker èske does not mean who, what, where, why, or how by itself. It is used to form yes-or-no questions, similar to English questions that start with do, does, is, are, should, will, can, etc.

27. Konbyen? – How much? / How many?

Part 6 - Relative Pronouns

28. Ki – Who / That / Which

29. Ke – That (Clause Connector / Conjunction)

Note: Ki is the main relative pronoun in Haitian Creole. Ke is often better understood as a conjunction or clause connector, but it can still help connect related ideas.

30. Sa – That / What (as in "that which")

31. Sa ki – What / That which

32. Kote – Where

33. Sa k – What / That which (short form of sa ki)

34. Lè – When

Note: Words like kote and lè are often better understood as relative adverbs, but they can function in a similar way by connecting parts of a sentence.

Part 7 - Indefinite Pronouns

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

35. Yon lòt – Another

36. Nenpòt moun / Pèsonn (in negative sentences) – Anybody / Anyone

37. Nenpòt bagay / Anyen (in negative sentences) – Anything

38. Chak – Each

39. Youn oswa lòt / Nenpòt nan de a – Either

40. Tout moun – Everybody / Everyone

41. Tout bagay – Everything

42. Mwens – Less, Fewer

43. Anpil – Much, Many

44. Ni youn ni lòt / Okenn nan de a – Neither

45. Pèsonn / Okenn moun – Nobody / No one

46. Anyen – Nothing

47. Yon moun / Moun – One / A person

48. Lòt / Lòt la – Other

49. Yon moun / Gen yon moun – Somebody / Someone

50. Yon bagay – Something

Note: Many English indefinite pronouns are translated as phrases in Haitian Creole. In negative sentences, words like pèsonn and anyen often work together with pa.

Plural Indefinite Pronouns

51. Tou de / Toule de / De a – Both

52. Kèk / Kèk grenn / Pa anpil – Few

53. Mwens moun / Mwens bagay – Fewer

54. Anpil moun / Anpil – Many

55. Lòt yo – Others

56. Plizyè – Several

Variable Indefinite Pronouns

57. Tout – All

58. Nenpòt / Kèk – Any

59. Plis – More

60. Pifò / Pi plis – Most

61. Okenn / Pa gen okenn / Pa gen youn – None

62. Kèk / Kèk nan / Yon ti kantite – Some

63. Konsa / Tèl – Such

Part 8 - Reciprocal Pronouns

64. Youn lòt (or yonn lòt) – Each other (2 people)

65. Youn lòt (or yonn lòt) – One another (3+ people)

66. Youn ak lòt – With each other / With one another

Part 9 - Exclamatory Pronouns / Expressions

67. Ki sa! (main) – What!

68. Mezanmi! – Wow! / Oh my!

69. Gadon koze! – What a thing! / What is this!

70. O o! – Oh no! / Wow!

71. Apa! – Well! / Oh! (Expression of emphasis or surprise)