The Original Jamaican Patois; Words, Phrases and Short Stories

Patois, patwah, patwa or whichever other way it is spelt, is a dialect, a mixture of a...
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Author: Laxleyval Sagasta
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The Original Jamaican Patois; Words, Phrases and Short Stories by Sagasta, Laxleyval

The Original Jamaican Patois; Words, Phrases and Short Stories

¥1,739

The Original Jamaican Patois; Words, Phrases and Short Stories

¥1,739
Author: Laxleyval Sagasta
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Patois, patwah, patwa or whichever other way it is spelt, is a dialect, a mixture of a least four different languages, mainly English, French, Spanish and Dutch. It is the(de facto) national language of Jamaica, sometimes referred to as Jamaican English. Most of the words are not pure from any of these languages, but they are easily understood particularly by people and/or their descendants of Caribbean islands. Patwa originated in the early days of slavery in the region and served as the principal way of communication between the slaves. This communication was very essential as the islands had many small plantations, and the slaves were from different parts of Africa with multiple tribal languages. However, even before the Africans were brought to the islands, there were English, Irish, Spanish and Dutch slaves who became slave-drivers of the Africans and taught them enough of their respective languages to enable some form of communication.



Author: Laxleyval Sagasta
Publisher: Lime Press LLC
Published: 08/03/2021
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781955255356

About the Author
Sagasta, Laxleyval: - Laxleyval Sagasta was born and raised in the Jamaican countryside and spent much of his adult life living most of what he writes. The areas and events that are not his personal experience are those of people he knew or stories he was told.

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