Post by Dominicanese on Dec 18, 2017 22:31:45 GMT
Jamaican English/Patois
Jamaican English or Jamaican Patois (locally known) is an English dialect spoken in the Caribbean Island of Jamaica. Jamaicans when speaking in informal situations speak a local dialect with pronunciations and words that are not too familiar with outsiders.
The origin of the Jamaican dialect lies in the English spoken predominantly in Southern Ireland, and British English to some extend. There is also influences from Gaelic of the Irish people who came to Jamaica during the colonial era and West African languages from the imported slaves.
to my ears the jamaican accent is very much southern irish and british to some extend with some minor african influences
Jamaican English/Patois
Jamaican English or Jamaican Patois (locally known) is an English dialect spoken in the Caribbean Island of Jamaica. Jamaicans when speaking in informal situations speak a local dialect with pronunciations and words that are not too familiar with outsiders.
The origin of the Jamaican dialect lies in the English spoken predominantly in Southern Ireland, and British English to some extend. There is also influences from Gaelic of the Irish people who came to Jamaica during the colonial era and West African languages from the imported slaves.
to my ears the jamaican accent is very much southern irish and british to some extend with some minor african influences
Jamaican English/Patois
