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The Jamaican Alphabet - De Jamaican Halphabet
Published May 12, 2003Below is the Jamaican Alphabet or in Jamaican patwa/patios "De Jamaican Halphabet". Read and listen to the "De Jamaican Halphabet" video/sound clip. It was first published in our forums by members as a joke, however the pronunciations are exactly how we Jamaicans pronounce the English letters of the alphabet. Learn these pronunciations and then see our patwa/dictionary to practice. Many say the first step to learning any language is to learn their alphabet.
Jamaican Alphabet: Hay......Bee......Cee......Dee......Hee......Heff......Gee......Haych......Hi......Jay......Kay......Hell......
Hemm......Henn......Hoe......Pee......Quu......Harr......Hess......Tee......Hue/Jue.......Vee.....Dub'low......
Hexx......Why......Zed/Zee
The Jamaican Alphabet translated:
Hay = A
Bee = B
Cee = C
Dee = D
Hee = E
Heff = F
Gee = G
Haych = H
Hi = I
Jay = J
Kay = K
Hell = L
Hemm = M
Henn = N
Hoe = O
Pee = P
Quu = Q
Harr = R
Hess = S
Tee = T
Hue/Jue = U
Vee = V
Dub'low = W
Hexx = X
Why = Y
Zed/Zee = Z
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The Jamaican Alphabet - De Jamaican Halphabet Below is the Jamaican Alphabet or in Jamaican patwa/patios "De Jamaican Halphabet". Read and listen to the "De Jamaican Halphabet" video/sound clip. It was first published in our forums by members as a joke, however the pronunciations are exactly how we Jamaicans pronounce the English letters of the alphabet.
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Very nice
Let me tell you something whoever develop this rubbish obviously knows very little about Jamaica outside of Kingston and it's environs. We in Hanover and it"s environs do not call EGG - hEGG nor do we say 'AT instead of HAT. We do not automatically add an 'H' to every vowel. Therefore we country folks could not mistake a reference to the first person singular of the verb-TO BE- for a pleasant greeting. So while this might sound 'sexy' it is a TOWN thing and Kingston alone is not Jamaica. So please go back to basics and come again.
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