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Patois (/ˈpætwɑː/, pl. same or /ˈpætwɑːz/) is
speech or
language that is
considered nonstandard, although...
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Jamaican Patois (/ˈpætwɑː/;
locally rendered Patwah and
called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based
creole language with
influences from West...
- the country. A
distinction exists between Jamaican English and
Jamaican Patois (a
creole language),
though not
entirely a
sharp distinction so much as...
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Patois] {Commonly used as an interjection} "Babyfood" (used to
describe something as easy) "Bare" (very/a lot/many) [originates from
Jamaican Patois]...
- The list of
African words in
Jamaican Patois notes down as many loan
words in
Jamaican Patois that can be
traced back to
specific African languages, the...
- A
creole language, or
simply creole, is a
stable natural language that
develops from the
process of
different languages simplifying and
mixing into a new...
- Franco-Provençal (also Francoprovençal,
Patois or Arpitan) is a
language within the Gallo-Romance family,
originally spoken in east-central France, western...
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Sheng is
primarily a
Swahili and English-based cant, slang,
perhaps a
mixed language or creole,
originating among the
urban youth of Nairobi, Kenya, and...
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government of
France on its
minorities whose native language was
deemed a
patois,
where a
Romance language spoken in the
country other than
Standard French...
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Jamiekan Nyuu
Testiment is a
translation of the New
Testament into
Jamaican Patois prepared by the
Bible Society of the West
Indies in 2012. In
advance of...
