Languagejamaica

Language Jamaican English or Jamaican Standard English is a dialect of English spoken in Jamaica. It’s a mixture of British English and American English dialects. Typically it uses British English spellings and often rejects American English spellings. English is the official language of Jamaica. Casual is Jamaican patois (pronounced patwah) used by a majority of the population. Although British English is the most influential source for Patios, it also has words from several African languages (including akan Ewe and Yoruba); other European languages (Spanish, Portuguese and French); prekolumbiske languages (Arawak) and Asian languages (Hindi and Hakka), which represents a very mixed population. General patois differs from English in pronunciation, grammar, normal orthography and syntax, with many intoneringer indicating the meanings and moods. For example, the word "there" is pronounced [dɪeɹ]. Several linguists classify Jamaican patios as a separate language, while others see it as an English dialect.

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