Patois

What do we mean by patois?

A regional dialect, especially one without a literary tradition. noun

Nonstandard speech. noun

The special jargon of a group; cant. noun

A dialect peculiar to a district or locality, in use especially among the peasantry or uneducated classes; hence, a rustic, provincial, or barbarous form of speech. noun

A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech. noun

A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard. noun

Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France. noun

Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago& Haiti). noun

A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi. noun

Jargon or cant. noun

A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard noun

A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) noun

A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.

Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.

Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti).

Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.

Jargon or cant.

General word to talk about a regional word that is a dérivé from the country's language. As for french patois' they are only used by old country people Urban Dictionary

Referring to Jamaican Patois Contrary to popular belief Jamaican Patois is not "Broken English." If that were the case then Spanish, Italian, French, and Romanian would be considered broken Latin. Jamaican Patois is actually a language that has been influenced by multiple languages as all patois is. Patois is somewhat English based as Jamaica was an English colony but it has integrated Portuguese, Hindi, Yoruba(as well as many other West African languages), and a small amount of Spanish. Trinidadian Patois is more French and Spanish based as opposed to Jamaican patois with English. The language is referred to as Patois because that term specifically means that the language cannot be titled because of the mixture of the language. referring to the umbrella term Patois Patois is the french term for "dialect." A dialect usually refers to a language spoken within a country, state, state or area where another language is more predominantly spoken and the new language is based on that language. There are dialects in nearly all countries and sill slowly new ones are being created. If the term Patois is used by any other language it refers to a new language created from multiple languages. Sometimes also reffered to as Kreyol or Creole. Di Urban Dictionary

Broken English. Commonly known to have been originated from (but not limited to) the island of Jamaica. Originated way back in the day and is a mixture of a whole bunch of different languages; mainly of English, Spanish; some French and West African influences. Sounds really awesome when flirting with the opposite sex of a foreign land and can also be known to scare and/or be comedic when speaking with extra enunciation and heightened volume while throwing a Patois Curse word as well. Some famous people associated with speaking really cool Patois are comedian Oliver Samuels; Reggae Legend Bob Marley; Historic Leader Marcus Garvey and the guys from the motion picture 'Cool Runnings'. Urban Dictionary

The native tongue spoken by inhabitants of Jamaica other from english. They always sound as if they are singing. Urban Dictionary

Jamaican Patois English-based Creole English or broken English used throughout different strata of the Caribbean islands ranging from Standard English to a non-standard version with different speech vocalization and no fixed orthography. Origin From French patois 'rough speech'. A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard. Jamaican Patois, Trinidad Patois, Swiss Patois. Urban Dictionary

Patoi is simply being a Brian Fischer that yells all the time Urban Dictionary

Something that is REALLY fucking annoying Urban Dictionary

The current speaking style favoured by London's urban yoof is heavily accented as well as typified by slang expressions. Hackney being an area of East London (in which I reside) which has the dubious honour of being the worst borough in Britain repeatedly. Please note that the slang described here is common throughout britian, and is an accent developed often by well spoken people to attain street cred. The general Hackney Patois comes from a mash up of east london cockney, afro- carribbean, general chavspeak and Hip-Hop slang often attributed to British Asian yoof as popularised by Ali G. The vocabulary is inextricably linked to cellular phone sms (text) messaging, and online instant messaging, where limited space and speed of texting required abbreviations (m8 - mate, l8r - later, etc.) So much that often the true spelling of words are forgotten. Predictive text messaging has reversed some language - e.g 'book' was used for 'cool' as that was easier to text is now being used in language. The 'grime' music scene sees Hackney Patois at its core - see artists such as M.I.A and Lady Soverign Urban Dictionary

Spoken in both London and Toronto mainly, this dialect takes words and phrases from Jamaican patois and mixes it with english/canadian words and phrases. These two regions share similar slang but are so far away from each other due to high amounts of Jamaican immigration throughout the years. Urban Dictionary

Jamaican Patwa {or Patois) is a so-called creole language. A "creole" is a language that has been influenced by others. In the case of Jamaican patois, the influences have come from French, Spanish, Arawak, Twi and many others. Up until today, speaking creole has been widely regarded as "inferior", which is why Jamaican Patois has no convention for spelling and grammar. Thus you can spell it anyway you want it. For instance "brother" can be spelled "bradda", "breda" or "bretha", which only adds to the confusion. Modern dub poets like Linton Kwesi Johnson have taken it as far as spelling nearly every single word alternatively, even when the pronunciation is the same. E.g.: "one another" he spells "wananada". There are many other varieties of patois, like Haitian patois, Santa Lucia patois, Louisiana patois etc. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to patois:
patois, patos, putois, patis.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word patois:
twi, creole, occitan, jamaican, igbo, pidgin, tain, calypso, cajun, lingua, clumsy, slang, maroon, spoken, dialect, afrikaans, jamaica, reggae, accent, catalan, pronunciation, vocabulary, vernacular, caribbean, languages, language, virus, speak, word, les, words, rough, french, grammar, slaves, costa, english, speech, ghost, african, immigrants, influenced, understand, speaking, meaning, influences, poems, refers, louisiana, spanish, puerto, singapore, describe, indigenous, possibly, portuguese, poem, lyrics, nation, term, poetry, mean, origin, means, standard, exist, audience, colonial, refer, commonly, mass, mixed, derived, heard.

Words that rhyme with patois:
katowice.

Adjectives that are often used to describe patois:
french, local, creole, own, jamaican, native, unintelligible, mere, german, peculiar, broad, provincial, spanish, strange, english, southern, barbarous, indian, canadian, curious, vulgar, modern, soft, portuguese, west, italian, scotch, mixed, thick, rustic, ordinary, quaint, swiss, regional, rude, guttural, rough, incomprehensible, corsican, vile, odd, pure, uncouth, unmitigated, rapid, beautiful, infernal, northern, venetian, provencal, dutch, distinctive, based, alsatian, musical, miserable, viennese, arabic, broadest, extraordinary, broken, neapolitan, haitian, corrupt, piedmontese, rural, queer, familiar, latin, colorful, roman, mysterious, germanic, caribbean, indistinguishable, malay, unique, horrible, pretty.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective patois:
usage, features, speakers, competence, frequency, variants, dialect, variant, speech, scores.

Consonant match to patois:
piteous, potorous, pity us.

Words that sound like patois:
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