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How to Translate from Jamaican Patois to Ligurian
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Language Comparison: Jamaican Patois vs Ligurian
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Aspect | Jamaican Patois | Ligurian |
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Family | Creole, English-based | Indo-European, Romance |
Speakers | Approximately 4 million | Approximately 500,000 (including partial speakers and those using it as a second language) |
Features | A creole language derived from English, West African languages, and influences from Spanish and Portuguese; characterized by simplified grammar, phonetic spelling, and a rich oral tradition. | A Gallo-Italic language distinct from Standard Italian, with notable French and Occitan influences; characterized by its melodic intonation and unique vocabulary |
Countries | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada | Italy (primarily in Liguria), Monaco, parts of southern France, and Ligurian-speaking communities worldwide |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses simplified grammar and word order | No, uses prepositions and word order instead |
Derived From | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages | Vulgar Latin, influenced by Celtic and Ligurian substrata |
Loanwords | From West African languages, Spanish, and English | From French, Occitan, and Italian |
Dialects | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. | Includes Genoese (the most prominent), Intemelio, and Spezzino, with lexical and phonological differences among regions |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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