How to Say Good Morning in Patois
Love this - "no long talking":
...not sure where online I found this originally, but please get in touch if it's yours so I can credit you properly.
Love this - "no long talking":
...not sure where online I found this originally, but please get in touch if it's yours so I can credit you properly.
Published by Jamaica Gleaner: Thursday | March 28, 2013
Audley Boyd, Assistant Editor - Sports
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica:
SPANISH is the native language here in Costa Rica. But if you speak the good, raw, born Jamaican Patois, you will find that you are not out of place here - even among those who don't speak English.
As a matter of fact, there are people in Costa Rica who talk Jamaican Patois better than Jamaicans. And they have never been to the country.
"In A People House" by Dr. Seuss read in Jamaican Patois.
LLOYD B SMITH
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
I posted a link to patwa.org in the Jamaican National Dictionary group on facebook. Check out all the buzz it created in the comments below. I know it's way too much for people to read but I thought I'd post it here anyway.
Varun Brasil Baker
Hey, what do people think about http://patwa.org/ ?
Patwa Organisation | Jamaican Language Audio Dictionary
patwa.org
Sometimes Jamaicans change their pronunciation in order to sound more like the North American accent.
This is called "twanging" or speaking with a "twang".
Clifton Brown was twanging in an effort to raise awareness about the need for a bridge in his community. I'm sure he didn't expect to become such a big internet sensation because of it. See the viral video below which is a music re-mix of the original news broadcast: