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Award-Winning Jamaican Website, Jamaicans.Com Enhances Patois Dictionary - Learn How to Speak the Jamaican Dialect

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWeb) January 25, 2007 -- Jamaicans.com has enhanced its website's 'Jamaican Patois Dictionary' page, making this the first and only dictionary of its kind, complete with audio files of Jamaican dialect words, known as patois, (pronounced patwa). The user-friendly dictionary is part of an ongoing effort to share Jamaican culture with the world.

Jamaica's official language is English. However, the island's familial and familiar 'language' is Jamaican patois. This dialect is a combination of English, Spanish, and Portuguese, evocative of African phrases and peppered with Jamaican slang.

The popular website specializing in anything Jamaican continues to be a trendsetter, maintaining its status as The Jamaican Website, by being the first and largest online Jamaican patois dictionary since 1995.

Xavier Murphy, the website's founder and webmaster, spoke passionately of his goals in undertaking this ambitious project.

"Our main goal is to preserve the culture online for people worldwide," said Murphy. "Imagine a child in Russia who has a project on Jamaica being able to speak a few words of Jamaican patois. This project is a major step in that direction."

However, Murphy acknowledges the complexities that surround patois in its written form. Although a recognized and widely used vernacular among Jamaicans, thorough studies have yet to qualify and legitimize Jamaican patois as an official language of Jamaica. Therefore, a true certifiable resource does not exist; and spelling and pronunciations may differ among the varied sources.

"This is why the audio feature is highly critical to the learner's comprehension of patois," noted Murphy.

Jamaicans.com has always been an innovative website, exercising its pioneering spirit to find creative and fun ways to keep Jamaican culture alive. For more information on the Jamaican Patois Dictionary, or to learn about any and all things Jamaican, log on to www.jamaicans.com.

About Jamaicans.com
Jamaicans.com is the premiere online source for all things Jamaican. Launched in December 1995, the website has won numerous awards, special recognitions and was voted as the Number 1 Web Site on Jamaica . (Source: www.top5jamaica.com ). The success of Jamaicans.com can be attributed to the determination of its founder and moderating staff to ensure that it remains an informative, fun, clean, place to learn about Jamaica and to interact with others in a respectful setting. The site provides a Bulletin Board community for Jamaicans and Jamaican lovers residing all around the world where they exchange stories, anecdotes, grouses, recipes, and discuss their travel plans. With over 20,000 registered users Jamaicans.com has become a mainstay of the online community with its goal being to perpetuate a world of friendships and dialogue through this shared love for Jamaica, and to actively participate in productive ways towards a better Jamaica .
http://www.jamaicans.com

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