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SUMMARY:Roots\, Resistance\, Reinvention: Exploring Jamaican Patois/Patwa
 h (Creole)
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DESCRIPTION:A workshop celebrating Jamaican Patwa / Patwah / Patois\, som
 etimes also called ‘Creole’. As part of our Festival of Libraries Progra
 mme.\n\nA workshop celebrating Jamaican Patwa / Patwah / Patois\, someti
 mes also called ‘Creole’.\n\nWhat is Jamaican Patois/Patwah? How much va
 riation is there between different regions of Jamaica and /or across gen
 erations\, and why? How are younger generations learning\, adapting\, an
 d using the language in Manchester and beyond?\n\nYou have probably come
  across words from West African languages or Creoles that sound similar 
 and sometimes have the same meaning as words in Jamaican Patwah. What do
 es linguistic research tell us about their history? Some words\, such as
  ‘dutty’ or ‘nyam’\, have several possible translations\, and some cultu
 re-specific words you know\, for example ‘Boonoonoonoos/ bunununus’\, ar
 e difficult to translate into other languages. How might you define them
  if you were writing a dictionary of Patwah? What about idioms such as ‘
 ed ah tek dem / ed noh gud’?\n\nIn this first edition of “Invisibilised 
 languages on the map”\, our language activity\, hosted by members of the
  Linguistic Diversity Collective at The University of Manchester\, centr
 es around the description of meanings of everyday words and idiomatic ph
 rases in Jamaican Patwah. We will use wordlists to prompt questions abou
 t how dictionaries define meanings. You will have the opportunity to tea
 ch others about the meanings of words from your variety of Patwah and ev
 en attempt to propose your own dictionary entries.\n\nThis event is part
  of the new Linguistic Diversity Collective programme\, which aims to pu
 t an invisibilised language on the map. This year\, we are celebrating J
 amaican Patwa / Patwah / Patois\, sometimes also called ‘Creole’.\n\n\n\
 nSpoken by members of one of the most vibrant communities in Manchester\
 , has been marginalised in public spaces in the city.\n\nHowever\, tings
  ah change! Jamaican Patwa and hybrid versions\, are increasingly incorp
 orated into contemporary English (e.g. ‘mandem’\, ‘yaad’\, 'ends'\, and 
 'tings') with little understanding or recognition of Patwa’s origins and
  practice as a vibrant\, ever-evolving\, language of resistance.\n\nPres
 ented in partnership with Creative Manchester as part of the Manchester 
 City of Literature Festival of Libraries 2026.
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TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Old Trafford Library \, Limelight\, St Bride's Way\, Old Traffor
 d \, Manchester \, M16 9NW
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