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How to Translate from Jamaican Patois to Ilocano
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Language Comparison: Jamaican Patois vs Ilocano
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Aspect | Jamaican Patois | Ilocano |
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Family | Creole, English-based | Austronesian |
Speakers | Approximately 4 million | Approximately 10 million |
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. | Widely spoken in the northern regions of the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos Region and parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region |
Countries | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada | Philippines |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses simplified grammar and word order | No, uses prepositions and verb focus similar to other Philippine languages |
Derived From | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, part of the Austronesian language family |
Loanwords | From West African languages, Spanish, and English | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages |
Dialects | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. | Includes Northern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Norte), Southern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Sur), and others |
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, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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Language Facts:
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