i used to think i had proper english until i notice i can't understand the jamacan patois, Is it that i can't speak english or is it their language just hard? I'm latino so i wanna ask a white american person if u really or not unders. the patois from jam.
2006-09-08 08:57:15 · 3 answers · asked by big brotha 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
yea well i'm half african half indian but have a good english accent. Yeah the jamaican accent is just different but still english. It's just how they speak like the British or Austrailian English.
2006-09-08 08:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by San Fran Kid 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the actual patois (if that's how you spell it) is more closely related to Britain's English. A lot of the words and phrases are from there. Then as the language assumed it's own identity it has evolved into modern day jamaican patois
2006-09-08 09:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamaican Patois is hard to understand unless you are from there. It's usually the lower class of people who speak it. It's like "Ghetto talk." When you listen to a proper/educated Jamaican speak you would definitely understand it. It's like a tropical British accent. My mom's Jamaican and my boyfriend's Latino and he understands her perfectly. The patois is hard.
2006-09-08 09:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by coconut 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋