The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there. The Arawak Indians of South America were the first people to settle in Jamaica the named the island Xaymaca meaning land of wood and water. Christopher Columbus’ first arrival was in 1494. Christopher Columbus’ son settled in Jamaica in 1509. During Spain’s occupation on the
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inland regions are more temperate • The Jamaican animal life‚ typical of the Caribbean‚ includes a highly diversified wildlife with many endemic species found nowhere else on earth. Land mammals are made up almost entirely of Bats. The only non-bat native mammal extant in Jamaica is the Jamaican Hutia‚ Also known as the coney. • The official language of Jamaica is English. Jamaicans primarily speak an English-African Creole language known as Jamaican Patois‚ which has become known widely through
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Department along with Bible Society of the West Indies have played an integral role in the process of standardizing Jamaican Creole. Currently‚ their major project is translating the Holy Bible from Greek to Jamaican Creole. The translation of the Holy Bible was not only focus on getting Creole speakers to read but also to help the citizens to embrace their native tongue. The Jamaican Psalms Project Bible Society has a website where I commented on a few of their translations. My comments and justification
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English (Culture of Jamaica). Uniqueness of the Culture Although the official language of Jamaica is English‚ Jamaicans show
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Asia Country Official and national Languages Other spoken Languages Afghanistan Pashto (Pashtu‚ Pushtu) an Eastern Iranian language‚ it is the native language of the Pashtun people. Dari Persian (Fārsī-ye Darī) also known as Afghan Persian. other Turkic and minor languages. Armenia Armenian (Hayeren) is an independent‚ one-language subgroup within the Indo-European language family. The unique Armenian alphabet‚ which consists of 39 characters‚ was created in 405 AD by a monk named
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light. People in Jamaica wear very colorful‚ loose and comfortable clothes. Jamaican women often wear clothes that are handmade‚ and they also wear skirts‚ blouses‚ and headscarves. Men wear pants and shirts‚ but the fabric used in making men’s attire is natural‚ organic fabric.
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the readers because the language adds realism to the story. "Who put de clock back‚ eh!!" The standard or Jamaican English gives us the picture that the father is not a native speaker of English but a Jamaican‚ providing a clue to his background and culture later on‚ as we know that "My (Millie) father had trained as a teacher in Jamaica" and that "he was part Arawak Indian". The use of patois gives the readers a closer-to-life’ experience. It helps to guide us into the story. This is sometimes far
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different mixture of blood. The people are also a pleasant set of people‚ many are beautiful in physical features. Jamaican Language English is the official language. But all Jamaicans speak a “jamaicanized” form of English often called patois. Some uneducated Jamaicans speak only patois but understand standard English while some educated people speak patois in informal conversations. Jamaican culture has a language that is one of the most colourful of all the Caribbean. You really should hear a Jamaica
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After many long talks with my grandmother’s from my maternal and paternal side‚ they have provided me with a lot of insight to our family history and how we have ended in the United States. On my Dominican side we have not had many family members migrate to the United States until my mother and aunts decided to do so in in the 1970s. Santo Domingo‚ where my mother is originally from is the capital and the largest city in the Dominican Republic (DR). For a while the DR was not heavily populated until
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School Based Assessment Name: Mellisa Walker Subject: Caribbean History School: St. Hugh’s High Candidate Number: Centre Number: Territory: Jamaica Teacher: Ms. Hyman Year: 2013 Theme: Caribbean History Topic: West African cultural forms and its presence in the British Caribbean up 1838. Statement of the Problem Is it true to suggest that there was a strong presence of African cultural forms within the British Caribbean plantation society up to 1838? Rationale
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