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Language Comparison: English vs Jamaican Patois
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| Aspect | English | Jamaican Patois |
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Family | Indo-European | Creole, English-based |
Speakers | Approximately 1.5 billion (including second-language speakers) | Approximately 4 million |
Features | Global lingua franca, originating from the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England | A creole language derived from English, West African languages, and influences from Spanish and Portuguese; characterized by simplified grammar, phonetic spelling, and a rich oral tradition. |
Countries | United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many others | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No | No, uses simplified grammar and word order |
Derived From | Old English, influenced by Old Norse and Norman French | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages |
Loanwords | From Latin, French, Norse, and many other languages | From West African languages, Spanish, and English |
Dialects | Includes American English, British English, Australian English, Indian English, etc. | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
English
Indo-European
Jamaican Patois
Creole, English-based
Speakers
English
Approximately 1.5 billion (including second-language speakers)
Jamaican Patois
Approximately 4 million
Features
English
Global lingua franca, originating from the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England
Jamaican Patois
A creole language derived from English, West African languages, and influences from Spanish and Portuguese; characterized by simplified grammar, phonetic spelling, and a rich oral tradition.
Countries
English
United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many others
Jamaican Patois
Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada
Writing System
English
Latin script
Jamaican Patois
Latin script
Tonal
English
No
Jamaican Patois
No
Grammatical Cases
English
No
Jamaican Patois
No, uses simplified grammar and word order
Derived From
English
Old English, influenced by Old Norse and Norman French
Jamaican Patois
17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages
Loanwords
English
From Latin, French, Norse, and many other languages
Jamaican Patois
From West African languages, Spanish, and English
Dialects
English
Includes American English, British English, Australian English, Indian English, etc.
Jamaican Patois
Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed.
Alphabets
English
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Jamaican Patois
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I translate from Jamaican Patois to English?
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