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Patwah

Patwah proper noun: synonym of Jamaican Creole.

Proper noun

Patwah

  1. 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.1989 May 6, Mara Math, “Boston's Women in Theatre Extravaganza”, in Gay Community News, page 6
    Synonyms:
    Jamaican Creole

Synonyms of Patwah

Forms of Patwah

alternative formPatwa
alternative formpatwah
alternative formpatois

Questions about Patwah

What does Patwah mean?
Patwah means synonym of Jamaican Creole.
What part of speech is Patwah?
Patwah is a proper noun.

Words near Patwah in the dictionary

  1. Patuxent
  2. Patuxents
  3. Patuxet
  4. Patuxets
  5. patwa
  6. Patwah
  7. patwar
  8. patwari
  9. patwaries
  10. patwaris
  11. patwars

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