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Iyaric's lexical departure from the pronominal system of Jamaican Creole is one of the dialect's defining features. [5] [6] Linguistics researcher Benjamin Slade comments that Jamaican Creole and Standard English pronoun forms are all acceptable in Iyaric, but speakers almost always use the I-form of first-person pronouns, while I-form usage for second-person pronouns is less frequent. [5]
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Bromley Armstrong, black Canadian civil rights leader. Sir Alexander Bustamante, national hero and first prime minister of Jamaica. Donald J. Harris, Jamaican and American economist. Kamala Harris. John Hearne, novelist, journalist, and teacher. Claude McKay, poet laureate. Clinton Morrison, footballer for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Female patois speaker saying two sentences A Jamaican Patois speaker discussing the usage of the language. Jamaican Patois (/ ˈ p æ t w ɑː /; locally rendered Patwah and called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based creole language with West African, Taíno, Irish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Spanish, Hindustani, Portuguese, Chinese, and German influences, spoken primarily in ...
Irie is a feminine given name, the diminutive or pet form of Iris. Irie (surname) D-Irie, German rapper (b. 1981) Elysée Irié Bi Séhi, Ivorian soccer player (b. 1989) Irie Love, American reggae singer (b. 1985) Irie may also refer to: Irie, a word in Jamaican Patois and Rastafarian English (see Iyaric) Irie Maffia, Hungarian band formed in 2005.
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east; St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, Rochdale Village to the southeast; South Jamaica to the south; Richmond ...
Yard, Genres. Reggae. Years active. Mid-1990s–present. Jamie Saysell (born 24 July 1938 Kingston, Jamaica [1]), [2][3] better known by his stage name Jamie Irie His single "Words Can Be So Simple" went straight to number four in the Italian singles chart [4] He has performed with artists such as Sting, Biggie Smalls and Puff Daddy. [5]
The Jamaica station is a major train station of the Long Island Rail Road located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. With weekday ridership exceeding 200,000 passengers, [8] it is the largest transit hub on Long Island, the fourth-busiest rail station in North America, and the second-busiest station that exclusively serves commuter traffic.