Jumiekan

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• Jamiekan, Jamaican

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

Related terms

• 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