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Language Comparison: Jamaican Patois vs Khasi
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Aspect | Jamaican Patois | Khasi |
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Family | Creole, English-based | Austroasiatic |
Speakers | Approximately 4 million | Approximately 1.6 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. | A Mon-Khmer language spoken predominantly by the Khasi people in Meghalaya, India, known for its complex consonant clusters and distinctive phonology |
Countries | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada | India (primarily in Meghalaya), with smaller communities in Bangladesh |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, with a system of high and low tones |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses simplified grammar and word order | No, uses prepositions and word order to convey meaning |
Derived From | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages | Belongs to the Khasic branch of the Austroasiatic family, related to other languages like Pnar and War |
Loanwords | From West African languages, Spanish, and English | From English, Bengali, and Assamese |
Dialects | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. | Includes standard Khasi (Khynriam), War, Lyngngam, and Bhoi |
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, K, D, E, G, NG, H, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y |
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