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Whenever at least two languages come in contact, a new Creole language is born. Jamaican Patois reflects the country’s interaction with a variety of cultures and languages from many ethnic, linguistic, and social backgrounds. The Jamaican Patois, also known as the Jamaican Creole or Broken English, refers to a mixture of the African and European language. In the days of slavery, West Africans were brought to Jamaica to work as slaves on plantations for the Spaniards. In 1655, the Spanish colony was attacked by the English. Consequently, Africans came to acquire different forms of English due to domination of white dialects.

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Places where the Jamaican Patois is used 

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Places where the Jamaican Patois is used 

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This language is spoken in a number of countries, including Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica, and Colombia. When the speakers of the Jamaican Patois migrates to another country, they take their language with them.
Native speakers of the Jamaican Patois tries to balance their languages when communicating with non-speakers; however, they often mix their languages. The Jamaican Patois is used in native speakers' households and places where native speakers meet.

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The Jamaican Patois is used by Jamaicans, Costa Ricans, Panamanians, and descendants of Jamaican Maroons in Colombia.
The image below shows three famous Jamaican, Sean Paul, Usain Bolt and Bob Marley respectively. In the United States, speakers of the Jamaican Patois resides in areas such as: Miami, New York City and Washington D.C. just to name a few. Native speakers of the Jamaican Patois tend to teach their children the language. Non-native speakers attempt to learn the language and use it when around native speaker.

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There is no standard way to write the Jamaican Patois. The Jamaican Patois has no final authority, therefore the written languages cannot be right or wrong. Native speakers of the Jamaican Patois pronunciation and vocabulary are different from English; however, the language uses English words. The Jamaican Patois is used mainly for writing and making music. The language is used in dub poetry, dialogue in novels, shorts stories, plays, and reggae and dancehall music.

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Reasons why people use the Jamaican Patois

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Reasons why people use the Jamaican Patois

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Native speakers of the Jamaican Patois use the language to communicate with each other. In the case that native speakers migrant to another country, some will continue to communicate using the Jamaican Patois, because they are most comfortable speaking their native language. Additionally, some native speakers can only communicate fluently in the Jamaican Patois. Some non-native speakers want to learn the Jamaican Patois, therefore native speakers can assist in teaching them few basic words. Many native speakers of the Jamaican Patois continue to speak the language, because they want to preserve their language and culture.

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Video translating words used in the Jamaican Patois

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Video translating words used in the Jamaican Patois

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In the video linked below, the speakers are interpreting how native speakers of the Jamaican Patois would pronounce certain English words.