Jamaican Creole

proper noun

An English-based creole spoken in and around Jamaica, additionally influenced by various African languages, particularly Akan.

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Jamaican PatoisJamaicanpatoisPatwah
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English-based creole spoken in and around Jamaica, additionally influenced by various African languages, particularly Akan.

    Synonyms: Jamaican Patois, Jamaican, patois, Patwah

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn English-based creole spoken in and around Jamaica, additionally influenced by various African languages, particularly Akan.

Similar
Jamaican PatoisJamaicanpatoisPatwah
Also see
jamaican patoispatwah

Translations

Arabic كَرِيُولِيَّة جَامَايْكِيَّة, اَلبَاتْوَا الْجَامَايْكِيَّة
  • كَرِيُولِيَّة جَامَايْكِيَّةEnglish-based creole language
  • اَلبَاتْوَا الْجَامَايْكِيَّة (al-bātwā l-jāmāykiyya)English-based creole language
French créole jamaïcain
  • créole jamaïcainEnglish-based creole language
German Jamaika-Kreolisch, Jamaika-Kreol
  • Jamaika-KreolischEnglish-based creole language
  • Jamaika-KreolEnglish-based creole language
Japanese ジャマイカ・クレオール語
  • ジャマイカ・クレオール語 (jamaika kureōru-go)English-based creole language
Portuguese crioulo jamaicano
  • crioulo jamaicanoEnglish-based creole language
Spanish criollo jamaiquino
  • criollo jamaiquinoEnglish-based creole language
Cite this entry
APA

Jamaican Creole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaican%20Creole

MLA

“Jamaican Creole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaican%20Creole. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jamaican Creole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamaican%20Creole.

Source: Jamaican Creole on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.