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Jamaican Patois English-based Creole English or broken English used throughout different strata of the Caribbean islands ranging from Standard English to a non-standard version with different speech vocalization and no fixed orthography.
Origin From French patois 'rough speech'.
A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
Jamaican Patois, Trinidad Patois, Swiss Patois.
Origin From French patois 'rough speech'.
A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
Jamaican Patois, Trinidad Patois, Swiss Patois.
When me home with me friends dem me chat patois but when I am work or at school we talk the Queen's English.
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Non-standard rural dialect
Evolved from the sense of being smacked by one's dad to the point where one falls over.
To somersault or fall over
Origin from keel over, kin over in Jamaican Patois + from papa's lick or smack
Non-standard rural dialect
Evolved from the sense of being smacked by one's dad to the point where one falls over.
To somersault or fall over
Origin from keel over, kin over in Jamaican Patois + from papa's lick or smack
by Tropical Rythms March 5, 2022
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