Most words in Jamaican patois, like other English Caribbean patois, are English words filtered through a distinct phonetic system with fewer vowels and different consonant sounds. Patois is written ...

During the early days of National Heritage Month (October), and also during the celebration of the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages, there were some discussions on patois.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, says Patois must be regarded as a first language for individuals who have little exposure to the English ...

We may not think of Jamaica as a bilingual society, but local bloggers are assuring us that it is. English and Patois—or Patwa, as it's often written—are widely spoken, but the Jamaican mother ...

Even as a child, I had some understanding of the complex history that shaped attitudes towards Patwa, which is spoken by an estimated 2.5 million people as a first language and millions more from the ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. KINGSTON, Jamaica – When ...

CENTURIES ago when the world powers of the day roamed the high seas, not only were they in a race to colonise new territories, they were also engaged in a battle for the minds of its inhabitants—a ...

The question of whether modern information technology has a positive or negative effect on global language diversity has been debated since the very beginning of the global online conversation. On the ...

Kingsley Ben-Adir can currently be seen portraying late Reggae icon Bob Marley in the biopic One Love. Now that production is over and the cast is promoting the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed film, ...