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Language Comparison: Jamaican Patois vs Dyula
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Aspect | Jamaican Patois | Dyula |
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Family | Creole, English-based | Niger-Congo, Mande |
Speakers | Approximately 4 million | Approximately 12 million (including second-language speakers) |
Features | 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. | A Mande language used primarily as a trade and interethnic communication language; it is closely related to Bambara and Malinke, with simplified grammar for ease of communication. |
Countries | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada | Burkina Faso, CΓ΄te d'Ivoire, Mali, and Ghana |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script (modern use), Arabic script (Ajami, traditional use) |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses simplified grammar and word order | No, uses word order and particles to indicate relationships |
Derived From | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages | Proto-Mande |
Loanwords | From West African languages, Spanish, and English | From Arabic, French, and neighboring languages |
Dialects | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. | Mutually intelligible with Bambara and Malinke, with some regional variations in vocabulary and pronunciation. |
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, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z |
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