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).
Who seh wi chat patwa (patois)?Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds author of the
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