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    Jamaica has English as one of its official languages. While English was introduced in 1655 under British rule, Jamaican Patois or creole is also widely spoken. Jamaican English has developed its own vocabulary and phrases that are distinct from standard British or American English. Some examples include "pickney" meaning child, "cyar" meaning can't or unable to, and "dung" meaning down. Jamaican English reflects the blending of languages and cultures on the island over centuries.

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    Jamaica has English as one of its official languages. While English was introduced in 1655 under British rule, Jamaican Patois or creole is also widely spoken. Jamaican English has developed its own vocabulary and phrases that are distinct from standard British or American English. Some examples include "pickney" meaning child, "cyar" meaning can't or unable to, and "dung" meaning down. Jamaican English reflects the blending of languages and cultures on the island over centuries.

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    Jamaica has English as one of its official languages. While English was introduced in 1655 under British rule, Jamaican Patois or creole is also widely spoken. Jamaican English has developed its own vocabulary and phrases that are distinct from standard British or American English. Some examples include "pickney" meaning child, "cyar" meaning can't or unable to, and "dung" meaning down. Jamaican English reflects the blending of languages and cultures on the island over centuries.

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    JAMAICAN ENGLISH

    Work by:
    Bárbara Silva
    Beatriz Silva
    Bruna Costa
    Pedro Carvalho
    12ºC
    THE COUNTRY: JAMAICA
    Brief fact file:
    o Official language: Jamaican english
    o Other languages: Jamaican Patois (creole)
    o Ethnic groups: Afro-Jamaicans; Mixed; Indo-Jamaicans;
    Chinese Jamaicans; European Jamaicans; Other
    o Religion: Christianity; No religion; Rastafarianism;
    Others
    o Population: 2,818,596
    o Anthem: "Jamaica, Land We Love“
    o Area: 10,991 km²
    o Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD)
    THE HISTORY OF JAMAICA
    WHY IS ENGLISH AN OFFICIAL
    LANGUAGE IN JAMAICA?
    VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
    1. Pickney 9. A fi mi
    2. Cyar 10. Beg yuh pass
    3. Dung 11. Wah you ah goh
    4. Walk good 12. Boonoonoonoos
    5. Blouse an skirt 13. Blabba mout
    6. Criss ting 14. Talk and taste your
    tongue
    7. Dawta 15. Every hoe have dem stik
    a bush A. Take care I. Car
    8. Jus a toops 16. De olda de moon, de B. Where are you going? J. Think before you talk
    brighter it shines
    C. Someone special K. The older the person, the
    wiser they are
    D. Girlfriend L. Child
    Answer key:
    1 – L // 2 – I // 3 – G // 4 – A // 5 – P // 6 – E // 7 – D // 8 – O E. Good looking girl M. Can i pass?
    9 – N // 10 – M // 11 – B // 12 – C // 13 – H // 14 – J // 15 – F
    F. There’s someone out N. It is mine
    16 – K
    there for every person
    G. Down O. Just a little
    H. Chatterbox P. Wow!
    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    o https://jis.gov.jm/information/jamaican-history/
    o http://jamaica-world-englishes.weebly.com/standard-jamaican-english.html
    o https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/History/Jamaica-history.htm
    o https://jis.gov.jm/information/jamaican-history/
    o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_English#:~:text=English%20was%20int
    roduced%20into%20Jamaica%20in%201655%2C%20because,English%20in%
    20Jamaica%20conflated%20with%20the%20British%20Standard.
    o https://epicjamaica.net/what-is-jamaican-english/
    o https://word-connection.com/jamaican-english-and-patois/
    o https://www.sandals.com/blog/jamaican-sayings-and-phrases/
    o https://aaregistry.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/jamaican-crole-copy-300x22
    5.jpg

    o https://i.pinimg.com/474x/c6/3e/4f/c63e4fe19bffb2400b0fcc1078d5f0cd.jpg

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