Jamaican Creole
TIL Jamaican Patwa is considered a language
A reddit post from someone who recently learned that Jamaican patois is a separate language and not a dialect of english. The comments include a lot of discussion about how Jamaican patois is different from english
People Try Translating Jamaican Patois
Speakers of Jamaican creole share sentences in Jamaican Patois for English speakers to translate into English.
How to master authentic Jamaican Accent!
Play videoyoutuber Shan gives some highlights about pronunciation etc. in Jamaican Creole
Family Speaking Jamaican Creole (Patwa/Patois)
Play videoFamily speaking amongst themselves. No subtitles
Jamaican Creole - Jesse Royal
Play videoNoisey Jamaica interviews Jesse Royal, living in Kingston. It's interesting to listen to his Jamaican Creole productions as well as the host (Walshy), as he codeswitches rarely, very aware of his video audience who are assumed to speak "standard" English.
My White Jamaican Dad
Play videoThis is a clip of a daughter interviewing her native Jamaican father - his production shows multiple aspects of the modern Jamaican accent. I chose this video to exhibit not only his speech production, but to highlight the rich cultural history of the Caribbean; Because Irish servants worked alongslide slaves from West Africa in the New World, there are many Caucasian natives to this area.
SEEED - Dickes B (Code Switching and Jamaican Creole English)
Play videoA reggae/dancehall song from German band SEEED, with code switching from German to English and a verse in Jamaican Creole. Submitted for Contact Languages music assignment.