#patwa — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #patwa, aggregated by home.social.
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‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in Jamaica's Parliament sparks language row
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/21/jamaica-parliament-language-english-patois
Burchell, the opposition spokesperson for culture, creative industries and information, approached the microphone and began to speak.
“Madam speaka, mi git up dis afta noon fi mek mi fuss sectoral speech, pan me portfolio …”
The Speaker of the House, Juliet Holness, immediately cut her off. “Hold on, hold on, hold on! Standing orders, and I think you are fully aware,” said Holness, who is the wife of Jamaica’s prime minister.
The regulation to which Holness referred was the rule that only English – and certainly not Jamaican – is allowed in parliament. “If I have to stop you again during your presentation, you will not get any additional time,” Holness told Burchell as parliament erupted into protest, with someone chiding “broken English”.
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‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in Jamaica's Parliament sparks language row
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/21/jamaica-parliament-language-english-patois
Burchell, the opposition spokesperson for culture, creative industries and information, approached the microphone and began to speak.
“Madam speaka, mi git up dis afta noon fi mek mi fuss sectoral speech, pan me portfolio …”
The Speaker of the House, Juliet Holness, immediately cut her off. “Hold on, hold on, hold on! Standing orders, and I think you are fully aware,” said Holness, who is the wife of Jamaica’s prime minister.
The regulation to which Holness referred was the rule that only English – and certainly not Jamaican – is allowed in parliament. “If I have to stop you again during your presentation, you will not get any additional time,” Holness told Burchell as parliament erupted into protest, with someone chiding “broken English”.
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(Jamaican Creole #language) "While English was the lexifier (base language), #Patwa finds much of its structure and vocabulary in the west and central African languages of the people who formed the majority Black population of the island."
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/05/patwa-is-not-broken-english-the-african-ties-that-bind-us-and-caribbean-languages -
#PATWA (The #Thread Craft of #india )
"After talking about #Dhokra Craft in our last blog, lets dive into the second integral part of our jewellery – the #art of #threadwork, Patwa.… "
https://www.miharu.in/blogs/blog/patwa-the-thread-craft-of-india
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#PATWA (The #Thread Craft of #india )
"After talking about #Dhokra Craft in our last blog, lets dive into the second integral part of our jewellery – the #art of #threadwork, Patwa.… "
https://www.miharu.in/blogs/blog/patwa-the-thread-craft-of-india
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"Want fi goh rave"
(LKJ. 1979)Great song about the hardness of life and how broken youth dealt with it.
LKJ sings it in jamaican patwa but it's easily understandable, or at least guessable.
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https://archive.org/details/kweyol-anngle
Dominica's Diksyonnè: Kwéyòl - Annglé = English - Creole Dictionary by Marcel D'Jamala Fontaine; Peter A. Roberts
Topics
#Dominica, #Kwéyòl, #diksyonnè, #patwa, #creole, #translationdictionary, #translationdictionaries, #DominicanCreoleKonmité Pou Etid Kwéyòl
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https://archive.org/details/kweyol-anngle
Dominica's Diksyonnè: Kwéyòl - Annglé = English - Creole Dictionary by Marcel D'Jamala Fontaine; Peter A. Roberts
Topics
#Dominica, #Kwéyòl, #diksyonnè, #patwa, #creole, #translationdictionary, #translationdictionaries, #DominicanCreoleKonmité Pou Etid Kwéyòl
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"Fite dem back"
(Linton Kwassi Johnson. 1979)"Fashist an di attack
Wi wi' fite dem backFashist an di attack
Den wi countah-attack
Fashist an di attack
Den wi drive dem backWe gonna smash their brains in
'Cause they ain't got nofink in 'em
We gonna smash their brains in
'Cause they ain't got nofink in 'em"#MMRplaylist #DuBPoetry #Dub #Reggae #Patwa #LKJ #Antiracism #antifascism
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La scène ska anglaise des 80's a porté aux nues #PrinceBuster .En France, notre inspiration c'était plutôt #LaurelAitken , ses rythmes chaloupés et ses paroles iconoclastes dans la Jamaïque des années 60.
Perso, je remercie Julien de la Marabunta de me l'avoir fait découvrir.
Ce morceau a inspiré les Specials pour "Stupid marriage" sur leur 1er LP.
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La scène ska anglaise des 80's a porté aux nues #PrinceBuster .En France, notre inspiration c'était plutôt #LaurelAitken , ses rythmes chaloupés et ses paroles iconoclastes dans la Jamaïque des années 60.
Perso, je remercie Julien de la Marabunta de me l'avoir fait découvrir.
Ce morceau a inspiré les Specials pour "Stupid marriage" sur leur 1er LP.
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Fite Dem Back - Linton Kwassi "LKJ" Johnson 1979
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#MMRplaylist #nowplaying #LKJ #reggae #DubPoetry #patwa
"It noh funny"
Linton "Kwesi" Johnson. 1979