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    What is the name of the broken English often spoken in Jamaica?

    Question #36503. Asked by RND.

    sequoianoir

    Patois

    English based creole language

    Jul 23 03, 2:26 PM
    mibmob

    Patois, I thought, was a generic term for any language which is local to the community and which is not the recognised language - eg a mixture of Spanish and Aztec in certain SA countries.

    Jul 23 03, 2:28 PM

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