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How to Translate from German to Jamaican Patois
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Language Comparison: German vs Jamaican Patois
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Aspect | German | Jamaican Patois |
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Family | Indo-European | Creole, English-based |
Speakers | Approximately 76 million native speakers, with additional second-language speakers | Approximately 4 million |
Features | Noted for its compound nouns and the capability for creating extensive new words | 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 | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and parts of Belgium and Italy (South Tyrol) | 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 | Yes, four cases: nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive | No, uses simplified grammar and word order |
Derived From | Old High German, with earlier roots in West Germanic languages | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages |
Loanwords | From Latin, French, English, and Greek among others | From West African languages, Spanish, and English |
Dialects | Includes Bavarian, Swabian, Berlinerisch, Saxon, Low German, and others | 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 |
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Language Facts:
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