The idea of Jamaican patois being considered something that should be put in its written form is funny to me because where does this stop?
Is there going to be a Trinidadian patois next then a St. Vincent patois, a Nevis patois, a Bahamian patois, insert any other Caribbean island thereafter.
Each one of these islands has a very distinct patois, the only reason that the Jamaican patois is the focus is because Jamaica is considered the most popular Caribbean island, and they have the loudest voices of any island in the Caribbean.
There is no school in Jamaica that you can go to where you would be able to learn this currently. You can’t even use patois in school in the class. It’s literally considered the same as AAVE or Ebonics in the United States.
The average person who picks up that magazine knows exactly what’s being said if they already speak English.
Wi waahn yu fi kom a tuu speshal miitn we yu no afi pie no moni
We want you to come to a special meeting where you don’t have to pay money
We wunt yuh tuh cum tewa speshul mee’in wer yuh ain’t gotta put up no bread
