Language in Jamaica

Jamaicans speak Jamaican Creole natively, also known locally as Patois. Its pronunciation and vocabulary are significantly different from English, despite it being based on English. Despite not being official, some of the billboards and signage use phrases … Read More »

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Language in Jamaica is based on Jamaica by Sevan, Katarina9348, Burmesedays, Gilliam, anonymous, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.