Dr Seuss ABC read in Jamaican Patois
Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of “ABC” BY Dr. Seuss read in Jamaican patois/patwa. Buy this book at our amazon store to follow along.
Whose Mouse Are You read in Jamaican Patois
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Socio-historical Background of Patwa in Jamaica
ETHNIC MAKE-UP OF JAMAICA 1- ~90.9% Afro. Descent 2- ~1.3% East Indian Descent 3- ~0.2% Chinese (mostly shopkeepers and wholesalers) 4- ~7.3% Mix (Other background e.g. Syrian, or mix of the above) Now a wey disya langwij come fram: · I would like to say that Patwa developed under the auspices of colonialism and conquest; […]
Dr Seuss Green Eggs and Ham in Jamaican Patois
Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of ” Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss read in Jamaican patois/patwa. Buy this book at our amazon store to follow along.
“In A People House” by Dr Seuss read in Jamaican Patois
Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of ” In A People House” by Dr. Seuss read in Jamaican patois/patwa. Buy this book to follow along.
Who seh wi chat patwa (patois)?
It is said that Jamaicans, Trinidadians, Guyanese, St. Vincentians, Antiguans, all speak patois, which is the dialectal offspring of the language of the colonial powers of these islands. What do we really speak, and does our language have a distinct name? Let us first find out what is patois. It is an illiterate or provincial […]
15 Reasons Why Jamaican "Patois" is a Language!
In the fifteen points below I have summarized the issues on why Jamaican Patois is a language. As a Jamaican educator and linguist I have been working diligently to have our Jamaican language fully and officially recognized by our Jamaican Government. So far I’ve been receiving favorable commentary from the Jamaican Press and the Jamaican […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: X-Y-Z
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: X-Y-ZDo all your Jamaican friends laugh at you every time you open your mouth and try to speak Jamaican? Jamaicanize your vocabulary here with our words that start with X-Y-ZIf you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up X X-amount: used to describe any amount. Y ya man: yes […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY:W
JAMAICA DICTIONARY:WDo all your Jamaican friends laugh at you every time you open your mouth and try to speak Jamaican? Jamaicanize your vocabulary here with our words that start with W. If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. Wwhappen: what’s happening, what’s up,a greeting to what’s going onwhite liver: […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: U-V
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: U-VDo all your Jamaican friends laugh at you every time you open your mouth and try to speak Jamaican? Jamaicanize your vocabulary here with our words that start with U-V. If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. Uunuh: you allunda: underusband: husband Vvex : upset, angryvershun: version, […]