Whose Mouse Are You read in Jamaican PatoisTeach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "Whose Mouse Are You?" read in Jamaican patois/patwa.
Dr Suess ABC read in Jamaican PatoisTeach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of "ABC" BY Dr Suess read in Jamaican patois/patwa.
Socio-historical Background of Patwa in JamaicaNow a wey disya langwij come fram: · I would like to say that Patwa developed under the auspices of colonialism and conquest; (much like the rest of the world). But out of a contact situation between languages that were mutually unintelligible. During period of slavery the Africans were forbidden to speak their native tongues but not only that they were deliberately mixed up on the plantations to hinder communication (to plan rebellion or plotting to run away).
Dr Seuss Green Eggs and Ham in Jamaican PatoisTeach yourself Jamaican patois/patwa with children stories. Listen and watch the video of " Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss read in Jamaican patois/patwa.
"In A People House" by Dr Suess read in Jamaican PatoisTeach 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.
Who seh wi chat patwa (patois)?Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds author of the
Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language argues that we do not we do not speak broken English, or patois, we speak Jamic.
Jamaica GlossaryJamaicanize your vocabulary with our Jamaica Glossary of some popular phrases!
15 Reasons why Jamaican Patois is a Language ?Jamaican educator and linguist Karl Folkes gives 15 points on why Jamaican Patois is a language.
Is Jamaica Patois a Language ?Jamaican educator and linguist Karl Folkes gives his perspective why the language referred to as "Patois/Patwa" should be officially labeled as "Jamaican Creole", or even better as simply "Jamaican".
Patois Sound ClipsPatois Sound Clips. You will need to download the Real Audio Player to listen the clips live.
USA Translation To JamaicanLearn how you would say some American expressions in Jamaican Patois.
Speak JamaicanWhey de I a sey? Learn to Speak Jamaican with conversational sentences.
Jamaicans.com Shorthand & EmoticonsLearn the Jamaicanized version of the Internet "shorthand". It was developed by our Jamaicans.com bulletin board members and have been used on our bulletin board for years
