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patois in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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 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...
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Macanese patois (endonym: Patuá) is a Portuguese-based
creole language with a
substrate from Cantonese,
Malay and Sinhala,
which was
originally spoken...
- 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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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...
- A
creole language, or
simply creole, is a
stable form of
contact language that
develops from the
process of
different languages simplifying and mixing...
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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]...
- Bourgadieiro, poésies
patoises, by A.
Bigot and L.
Roumieux (1853) Li Griséto, poésies
patoises (1854) Li
Boutoun de guèto, poésies
patoises, by A. Bigot. Fables...
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Antillean French Creole (also
known as
Lesser Antillean Creole, Kreyol, or
Patois) is a French-based
creole that is
primarily spoken in the
Lesser Antilles...
