* English is the foundation of the Patois speech, but it is the distinctness of the Jamaican accent that was so unique and will draw attention to the Jamaican island forever. Patois has African, Spanish, and various European influences.

* Jamaicans speak Patois, or PATWAH, and is the spoken the lounge of the island and has a heavy and thick accent and is a combination of ENGLISH, AFRICAN, SPANISH, and various EUROPEAN DIALECT.

Patois...Slang...English?

Some would say that the Jamaican Patois {pronounced patwah} is a type of English slang and is a broken up language, and is a dialect, ECT. Whatever it is you simply you must know that

Jamaican Patois is another language. Here is a question for you. Have you ever heard Jamaican Patois spoken? Well if you have then you will believe me when I say that it is another language. Why? Simple, because you can’t understand it. Just by listening to someone “chat” Jamaican will spin your mind and make you wonder if you were in the same English speaking country. After all, Jamaican is English?