JAMAICA DICTIONARY: I
Do 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 I.If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up I an I: mei-dren: Friend, Brethreninna: into, inirie: nice, right, coolital: natural, organicIm: […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: H
Do 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 HIf you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. hab: havehalla: holler, to cry out loudlyhackle: to constantly hassle or botherhaffi: have […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: G
Do 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 GIf you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. ganja: marijuanagal: girlgalang: go ongallis: a playboy who has many women.gaan: gonegimmi: give […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: F
Do 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 F.If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. fa/fah: for (a wha yuh tek dis fa? = what do you believe […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY: E
Do 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 E. If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. e: itear: hearear-sey: a rumor, hearsayed: headedeeat: idioteggs up: Show off, Nuff. […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY – D
Do 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 D. If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. dally: bobing and weaving from side to side on a bike or […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY – C
Do 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 C. If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. cerfitikat: certificatechaka chaka: very bad quality, disorganized, a big mess, poor qualitychatabax: […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY – B
Do 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 B. If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. baas: boss, sometimes used like the North American slang “bro” or “Chief” […]
JAMAICA DICTIONARY – A
Do 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 A. If you don’t see a term, tell us and we’ll put it up. a: to be, am. a-doors: outside. a-fe: It’s for. aan: on aaty: […]
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 […]