Where is 'patois' language spoken?

romeomikegolf

Most people think of Patois as being Jamaican. This Wiki article explains. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patois Jan 23 07, 1:11 AM

Baloo55th

The Channel Isles still have speakers of patois. Patois is in origin a strong regional dialect, and applies mainly to France and its regional dialects (including those of the CHannel Islands even though they are not part of France). Strictly, Jamaican is a creole rather than a patois. Jan 23 07, 6:40 AM

author

I am not sure if Baloo 55th is right about Jamaica. Their language is often described as patois or ´patwa´. One should also add that several other islands in the Caribbean (espesially the French) speak patois - not the same as in Jamaica, though. Jan 23 07, 7:57 AM

zbeckabee

Interesting U.S. breakdown of locations where Patois is spoken: New York, New Jersey, Florida and George lead in the U.S. http://www.usenglish.org/foundation/research/lia/languages/patois.pdf Jan 23 07, 5:24 PM

zbeckabee

In the United States, one in every 13,255 people speaks Patois at home. In New York the ratio is one in every 2,645. In Connecticut the ratio is one in every 3,232 Jan 23 07, 5:27 PM