"The Quiet Quail" read in Jamaican Patois "The Quiet Quail" read in Jamaican Patois. Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "The Quiet Quail" read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

Updated: The Jamaican Alphabet - De Jamaican Halphabet We have updated "The Jamaican Alphabet - De Jamaican Halphabet" article. We added video/sound clips to the article. Now you can see and hear each letter the pronunciations. Enjoy!!!

The Christmas Story in Jamaican Patois Celebrate Christmas and teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "The Christmas Story" read in Jamaican Patois.

"The Pig’s Picnic" read in Jamaican Patois "The Pig’s Picnic" read in Jamaican Patois. Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "The Pig’s Picnic" read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

"Olive the Octopus's Day of Juggling" read in Jamaican Patois "Olive the Octopus's Day of Juggling" read in Jamaican Patois. Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Olive the Octopus's Day of Juggling" read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

"The Nicest Newt" read in Jamaican Patois "The Nicest Newt" read in Jamaican Patois. Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "The Nicest Newt " read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

"Monkey’s Miserable Monday" read in Jamaican Patois "Monkey’s Miserable Monday" read in Jamaican Patois. Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of " Monkey’s Miserable Monday " read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

"The Lamb Who Loved to Laugh" read in Jamaican Patois "The Lamb Who Loved to Laugh" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "The Lamb Who Loved to Laugh" read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

"Kangaroo Kazoo" read in Jamaican Patois "Kangaroo Kazoo" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Kangaroo Kazoo " read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

The Story of Christmas in Jamaican Patois Celebrate Christmas and teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "The Story of Christmas " read in Jamaican Patois.

A Hanukkah Story "Biscuit's Hanukkah' in Jamaican Patois Celebrate the holidays and teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Biscuit's Hanukkah" read in Jamaican Patois.

A Christmas Story - "Rudolph's Bag of Toys" in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Rudolph's Bag of Toys" read in Jamaican Patois. Merry Christmas.

"Jaguar's Jungleberry Jamboree" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Jaguar's Jungleberry Jamboree" read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

"Iguana on Ice" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of  "Iguana on Ice"  read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

Patwa in the Classroom: A Not So Far-fetched, Counter-intuitive Solution to Improving Literacy in English There is an education crisis in this country. The Gleaner recently reported that ‘over 40 per cent of the students at grade four fail to master the critical components of literacy and numeracy.’ Surely this situation is not tenable; it must be rectified with the most ambitious overhaul of primary education that we can conceive, and unknowingly, the single biggest change we need is not so far-fetched- the utilization of Jamaican Creole in the classroom.

"Hide and Seek Hippo" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of  "Hide and Seek Hippo"  read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

Dr. Suess One Fish Two Fish read in Jamaica Patois - Part 2 Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Dr. Suess One Fish Two Fish Part 2" read in Jamaican patois/patwa.

Ivy League College Recognizes Jamaican Creole as a Language All students at Dartmouth College, in New Hampshire, must study a foreign language, unless they are bi or multilingual. By the time I matriculated in 2008, I was assured by research into the status of Creole languages, and the linguistic properties of Jamaican Creole in particular, that I was bilingual, and so by right, should be given exemption from the institution’s foreign-language requirement.

Navigating Nicaragua in Jamaican Creole Last December I visited Nicaragua with little more than the basic Spanish I had learnt up to grade 9. While waiting to collect my luggage in Managua, I was pleasantly surprised to see the members of the Dancehall group T.O.K. I walked over to them, introduced myself, then asked, “a wa unu a du a Nikaragwa?”

Dr. Suess One Fish Two Fish read in Jamaica Patois - Part 1 Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Dr. Suess One Fish Two Fish" read in Jamaican patois/patwa.

Language Discrimination and Classism Linked in Jamaica I never liked speaking Patwa. It just sounded so, crude.  By the time I was in grade ten I stopped using the ‘dialect’ altogether. My siblings often complained that ‘[mi] lov gwaan laik [mi] kyaahn chat Patwa.’ I scoffed at them, smugly retorting that we were all educated in the English language and were free to use it.

We are going on a Lion Hunt" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "We are going on a Lion Hunt" read in Jamaican Patois.

"Gorilla be Good" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Gorilla be Good" read in Jamaican Patois. It is a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z. Get the book, follow along, practice and soon you will be speaking Jamaican patois/patwa.

"Fifi Ferret" read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Fifi Ferret" read in Jamaican Patois. It is  a part of the Alphatales series from A to Z.

I am now convinced that Jamaican Patois is a Language!!! For most of my life I never thought of Jamaican patois/patwa as a language. Like many Jamaicans, patois/patwa to me was either “talking bad” or “a dialect”.  When I started in Jamaicans.com 1995, we had sound clips of patois/patwa and a patois/patwa dictionary. I was providing information on patois but I never thought of patois/patwa as a language.

Interview: Professor Hubert Devonish, Advocate for Jamaican Patois as a Language Professor Hubert Devonish of the Universtiry of the West Indies has been one of the strongest advocates fighting for Jamaican Patois as a Language. He has created a writing and spelling system for Jamaican Patois. This month we have conversation with him about Jamaican Patois as a Language.

The Enormous Elephant Show in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "The Enormous Elephant Show" read in Jamaican Patois. It is the second in the Alphatales series from A to Z.

The Night Before Christmas in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Detective "The Night Before Christmas" read in Jamaican Patois. Merry Christmas.

Detective Dog in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Detective Dog" read in Jamaican Patois. It is the second in the Alphatales series from A to Z.

Copycats Read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Copycats" read in Jamaican Patois. It is the second in the Alphatales series from A to Z.

Bubble Bear Read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of " Bubble Bear" read in Jamaican Patois. It is the second in the Alphatales series from A to Z.

The Adventures of Abby Alligator Read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of " The Adventures of Abby Alligator" read in Jamaican Patois. It is the first in the Alphatales series from A to Z.

Dr. Suess "Are You My Mother?" read in Jamaica Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Are You My Mother?" read in Jamaican patois/patwa.

"In A People House" by Dr Suess read in Jamaican Patois Teach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of " In A People House" by Dr. Seuss read in Jamaican patois/patwa.