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Meanings of jamaican creole in English

Russian
патуа
Portuguese
jamaican
Spanish
criollo jamaiquino
Catalan
jamaican

An English-based creole spoken in and around Jamaica; it additionally takes influence from various African languages, particularly Akan.

Related terms
патуа

An English-based creole language with West African influences spoken in Jamaica.

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Examples for "jamaican creole english"
Examples for "jamaican creole english"
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It easily understands basic Jamaican patois and can even recognise the Jamaican accent.
Jamaica Observer
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Or alternatively, you know, just go with the 800 words of Bad Jamaican Patois.
The Guardian
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To be fair there were two interesting things about the Bad Jamaican Patois Take-Down.
The Guardian
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The cloths you use to clean your backside are especially bad language in Jamaican Patois.
BBC
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We all have our own unpublished Bad Jamaican Patois novel in a drawer at home somewhere.
The Guardian