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by look closely it is really me on January 13th, 2008
English followed by Jamaican Patois (Patwa).
by Nick on January 13th, 2008
English.
by lurker on March 16th, 2008
English is the official language of Jamaica, however, native islanders typically speak in a regional patois, a combination of Spanish, English.
by Kittenlady is waving to a friend on January 15th, 2008
English.
by overeasy240 on January 13th, 2008
English, I dont think they speak any other language.
by barjacob on March 16th, 2008
'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.
by Just another bagger on February 9th, 2008
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."
by Wichy_Graph on January 15th, 2008
English.
by philosopher-saint on April 9th, 2008
Reggae! ;-)
by royal77 says hello friend on February 9th, 2008
English and Patois.
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Thank you so much.
by royal77 says hello friend on January 13th, 2008
Yah mon, this biscuit got bear batty, no one cyaan test. :D
by sawdustissexy on January 13th, 2008
The question was for the official language. Patois is not official, even if it may be more legitimate because the majority of people in Jamaica use it. As with many accents or local flvors, it is more fun and livelier than "high" language -no double meaning of high intended here, tee hee!
by Nick on January 13th, 2008
coo pon dat bwoy, a whole heap a uphill. lolz. :p
by sawdustissexy on January 13th, 2008
Thanks.
by royal77 says hello friend on February 9th, 2008