Jamaican Patois
English-based creole spoken in and around Jamaica; it additionally takes influence from various African languages, particularly Akan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jamaican Patois, known as Patwa, Jamaican Creole or simply Jamaican, is an English-African Creole language spoken mostly in Jamaica and among the Jamaican diaspora.[2]
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Jamaican Creole | |
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Patois | |
Native to | Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica, United States, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Canada |
Native speakers | 3.2 million (2001)[1] |
English creole
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ISO 639-3 | jam |
Linguasphere | 52-ABB-am |
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