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Jamaican Patois | Tetum | |
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Family | Creole, English-based | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 4 million | Around 800,000 speakers (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. | An Austronesian language with significant Portuguese influence, serving as one of the two official languages of Timor-Leste; simple grammar and shared vocabulary with Indonesian/Malay |
Countries | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses simplified grammar and word order | No, relies on word order and prepositions |
Derived From | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence |
Loanwords | From West African languages, Spanish, and English | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic |
Dialects | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) |
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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