Patwa language

Jamaican Patwa Bible, Patois

A good translation of patwa.

Patois

'Patois' not "Patios"

Texting-Jamaican Style

Jamaican (Jimiekn/Patwa/Jamaican) is an English-based Creole with influences from languages of West and Central Africa. It developed during the 17th century and includes significant influences from various dialects of English, especially those of Scotland and Ireland. Over 4 million people speak Jamaican, most of whom live in Jamaica. There are also many speakers in parts of the USA, Canada, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua and the UK. (...)

Jamaican Patwa, a Creole language born from the transatlantic slave trade, carries profound linguistic and cultural imprints of West African languages, particularly Igbo. One striking area of this influence is the naming structure of body parts in Patwa, which reflects the descriptive and symbolic tendencies of the Igbo language. This article explores the linguistic parallels between Igbo and Patwa, demonstrating how symbolic and location-based naming conventions have been preserved and…

Jamaican Patwa, known locally as Patois (Patwa or Patwah) and called Jamaican Creole by linguists, is an English-based creole language

Marcus Williams on Instagram: "😆 Jah know I love my Jamaican side. Being half and half has allowed me to truly experience the best of two cultures. The language isn't that easy to get .Once you got it ,you never forget. To me creole languages like patwa manifested themselves to help combat those speelz that English language can put on you.Same reson we created slang in America. It is the subconscious way we combat word spells. That crystal I am using was custom-made using precise cuts…

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How to speak patois...