On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Amir E. Aharoni <
[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
>
Ask that community on their wiki?
A.
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