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.

On 22 May 2016, at 20:31, Amir E. Aharoni <amir.aharoni(a)mail.huji.ac.il> wrote: 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. :-) _______________________________________________ Langcom mailing list Langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom _______________________________________________ Langcom mailing list Langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom

On 23 May 2016, at 14:11, Michael Everson <everson(a)evertype.com> wrote: On the main page https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mien_Piej it is Jamiekan Patwa which is used. M