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How to Translate from Hiligaynon to Jamaican Patois
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Language Comparison: Hiligaynon vs Jamaican Patois
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Aspect | Hiligaynon | Jamaican Patois |
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Family | Austronesian | Creole, English-based |
Speakers | Approximately 9.3 million | Approximately 4 million |
Features | Also known as Ilonggo, widely spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines | 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 | Philippines | 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, but uses prepositions and a focus marker system | No, uses simplified grammar and word order |
Derived From | Part of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages |
Loanwords | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages | From West African languages, Spanish, and English |
Dialects | Includes Iloilo Hiligaynon, Bacolod Hiligaynon, 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, Ñ, Ng, 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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