Hi,
Now that the Wikipedia in that language is live, what should be the autonym
for the Jamaican Creole language?
Currently it's "Patois", which is probably incorrect. I can see different
names floating around: "Jamiekan", "Jamiekan Patwa",
"Patwa", "Jamiekan
Kriyol", etc., and I don't know what to pick. It must be something unique
and identifiable to the language's speakers. The most common name that is
used in actual publications in Jamaica would be perfect.
Intuitively, I'd pick "Jamiekan" because it's short and unique, but
I'm
really, really not an expert and I shouldn't decide it myself.
--
Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי
http://aharoni.wordpress.com
“We're living in pieces,
I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore
2016-04-18 16:51 GMT+03:00 Michael Everson <everson(a)evertype.com>om>:
I’ve published Alice in it. :-)
On 17 Apr 2016, at 08:30, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hoi,
I have been told that the Jamaican languages is doing rather well. What
is its
status?
Thanks,
GerardM
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