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.
Response last updated by LadyNym on Sep 08 2016.
Jan 23 2007, 6:40 AM
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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 2007, 7:57 AM
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Interesting U.S. breakdown of locations where Patois is spoken: New York, New Jersey, Florida and George lead in the U.S.
[usenglish.org/foundation/research/lia/languages/patois.pdf] Link no longer exists
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Jan 23 2007, 5:24 PM
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In the United States, one in every 13,255 people speaks Patois at home.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patois
