Jumiekan

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from English Jamaican.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒʌˈmʲeːkan/, /d͡ʒaˈmʲeːkan/
  • Hyphenation: Ju‧mie‧kan

Adjective

Jumiekan

  1. Jamaican

Noun

Jumiekan (plural Jumiekan dem, quantified Jumiekan)

  1. Jamaican (person)
    Synonym: jam|Jumiekan piipl (in plural)

Noun

Jumiekan

  1. Jamaican, Jamaican Creole (creole language)
    Synonyms: Jamiekan, Jamiekan Kriyuol, Jumiekan Kryuol, Patwa
  • Jamieka/Jumieka (“Jamaica (island)”)

Further reading

  • Larry Chang (2014) Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page [1]
  • Jamaican Language Unit (2009) Writing Jamaican the Jamaican Way / Ou fi Rait Jamiekan, Arawak publications, →ISBN
  • Jumiekan at majstro.com
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