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How to Translate from Jamaican Patois to Tagalog
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Language Comparison: Jamaican Patois vs Tagalog
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Aspect | Jamaican Patois | Tagalog |
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Family | Creole, English-based | Austronesian |
Speakers | Approximately 4 million | Approximately 28 million native speakers, with around 48 million total speakers including second-language speakers |
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. | Basis for the Filipino language, which is the official language of the Philippines |
Countries | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada | Philippines |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses simplified grammar and word order | No, primarily uses prepositions and a focus marker system |
Derived From | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages | Proto-Philippine, with significant influences from Malay, Sanskrit, Spanish, and English |
Loanwords | From West African languages, Spanish, and English | From Spanish, English, Chinese, and other local languages in the Philippines |
Dialects | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. | Includes Batangas Tagalog, Bulacan Tagalog, Manila Tagalog, and others |
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, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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Language Facts:
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