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Jamaican English - A description of Jamaican English.
Speak Jamaican: Your Jamaican Patois Source and More - Sample lesson and sound samples for a book on Jamaican Creole.
Jamaican Language Site - A glossary and dictionary of Jamaican Creole.
Jamaica: Glossary of Terms - A glossary of Jamaican words with some photos and recipes.
Jamaican Recipes - Offers step by step instructions for traditional and modern methods for preparing island favorites such as Jerk Chicken and Curried Goat.
Jamaican Creole Texts - This site has 5 stories in Jamaican Creole.
Jamaican Patois Sound Clips - A few audio phrases are given.
Jamaican Art Directory - Illustrated directory of Jamaican art, artists and art related web sites.
Jamaicans.com - Photos of Jamaican Bobsleigh Team.
Jamaican-American Adventist Association - Aimed at fostering a spirit of solidarity and bolstering support among Jamaican Adventists in the United States.

Jamaican Patois - Jamaican Patois, also known locally as Patois (Patwa), or simply Jamaican, and called Jamaican Creole by linguists, is an English/African-based language - not to be confused with Jamaican English nor with the Rastafarian use of English - used primarily in Jamaica and its diaspora. This language is the descendant of a 17th century creolization process which, simply put, ...
Welsh-Jamaican - A Welsh-Jamaican is a person of Welsh and Jamaican descent or with Welsh and Jamaican in them.
Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language - Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language, or simply Maroon Spirit Language, is a ritual language used by Jamaican Maroons while possessed by the spirits of ancestors during Kromanti ceremonies or when addressing those who are possessed. It is an English-based creole, distinct from usual Jamaican Creole, but similar to the creoles of Suriname such as Sranan.
Jamaican Posse - The Jamaican Posse is a loose coalition of gangs, based predominantly in the New York City area, first being involved in drugs and gun-running in the early 1980s. It is widely claimed that the Jamaican Posses are affiliated with Jamaican political parties, such as the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party.
Two Jamaican Pieces - Two Jamaican Pieces is an orchestral suite composed in 1938 by Arthur Benjamin and using melodies from the West Indies. It is in two sections, Jamaican Song and Jamaican Rhumba.