Which language is the official language of Jamaica?
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English.
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English, I dont think they speak any other language.
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English followed by Jamaican Patois (Patwa).
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English.
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English.
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English and Patois.
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Its English with a heavy dialect... Jamaican Conversation "Bredrin, wa gwaan?" "Bwai, ya done know seh mi deya gwaan easy." "Yes I, a so it go still. Not 'n na gwaan, but we a keep di faith, nuh true?" "True. How de pickney dem stay?" "Bwai, dem aright. One a dem wan tun DJ an bus. Nex one wan go a foreign an bus. A try mia try reason with dem still." "Yeh man, a so pickney stay fi real. Dem fi know seh every mickle mek a muckle." "True. Mi deh pon haste, ya hear? A faawod mi a faawod." "Yeh man, lickle more, seen?" "Lickle more." The English Translation "What 's up, man?" "I 'm here just taking it easy." "Yeah, that 's how it is. Times are hard but we have to keep the faith, isn't that right?" "Yeah. How are your kids?" "They 're alright. One wants to be a DJ and make it big. Another one wants to migrate and make it big. I 'm just trying to reason with them." "Yeah, that's how kids are. They have to know that you have to work for things little by little." "True. Listen, I 'm in a hurry. I'm going to leave." "OK, see you later." "See you later."
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'Patois"- French- refers to local dialects, Jamaicans speak English with such dialects- some have a more educated, others amore popular vocabulary, and accents to match- the same as the US, on a much smaller scale of course, but the same diversity.
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English is the official language of Jamaica, however, native islanders typically speak in a regional patois, a combination of Spanish, English.
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Reggae! ;-)
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