Patwah

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Patwah

proper noun Patwa · patwah · patois

Synonym of Jamaican Creole. To address the issues of class and race that are expressed/exemplified in Jamaica's dual-language system, Laws and Ford-Smith chose to have Letty speak mostly in patwah.
Similar: Jamaican Creole

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"Patwah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patwah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{patwah_2026,
  title = {Patwah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patwah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}