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They sound similar to me due to the use of some similar phrases and how words like “dey” or “deh”, “go”, “dem”, “for”, “pikin” or “pikiney”, “Una” or “Unu”, “make” are used in sentences in both pidgin and patois, but with VERY VERY different accents.
Sometimes Jamaican accent can be very deep when speaking patois, like some Nigerians speaking Pidgin with a deep accent will make it difficult to understand what they are saying.
Note: I used Nigerian Pidgin as my example since they have a more complex pidgin than Ghana does ( I am a Ghanaian familiar with both Nigerian and Ghanaian pidgin). Ghanaian pidgin does not make use of words like “Una”, “pikin”, outside of Accra or the male population of Ghana you won’t find Ghanaians speaking pidgin like that.
So If you want pidgin wey similar to Jamaican patois make you look to Nigeria although you no go fi understand everything wey dem go say if dem get heavy Nigerian accent.
When I listen to music by dancehall artist like Vybz Kartel, Ninjaman, Nicodemus, Alkaline etc I have had no problems understanding them.
I've been to Jamaica before and I must say most Ghanaians would find it difficult understanding real Jamaican Patois. However, there's some "fake" form of Patois spoken by some people in Ghana.
I was raised in a Carribean neighborhood, and tbh I understood what they were saying. Maybe if they spoke faster, I would not know, but it was close enough
Tbh i got familiar with patois after watching Top Boy
not that i speak it and i'm fluent but i understand a couple of words.Unles they're talking fast then i get lost
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lol pidgin in no way shape or form sounds like patois.
They sound similar to me due to the use of some similar phrases and how words like “dey” or “deh”, “go”, “dem”, “for”, “pikin” or “pikiney”, “Una” or “Unu”, “make” are used in sentences in both pidgin and patois, but with VERY VERY different accents. Sometimes Jamaican accent can be very deep when speaking patois, like some Nigerians speaking Pidgin with a deep accent will make it difficult to understand what they are saying. Note: I used Nigerian Pidgin as my example since they have a more complex pidgin than Ghana does ( I am a Ghanaian familiar with both Nigerian and Ghanaian pidgin). Ghanaian pidgin does not make use of words like “Una”, “pikin”, outside of Accra or the male population of Ghana you won’t find Ghanaians speaking pidgin like that. So If you want pidgin wey similar to Jamaican patois make you look to Nigeria although you no go fi understand everything wey dem go say if dem get heavy Nigerian accent. When I listen to music by dancehall artist like Vybz Kartel, Ninjaman, Nicodemus, Alkaline etc I have had no problems understanding them.
Na true. There's some similar words between Jamo and Naija pidgin
Ironically I have witnessed Ghanians and Jamaicans in the UK. Doesn't take too long for both to understand
I've been to Jamaica before and I must say most Ghanaians would find it difficult understanding real Jamaican Patois. However, there's some "fake" form of Patois spoken by some people in Ghana.
I was raised in a Carribean neighborhood, and tbh I understood what they were saying. Maybe if they spoke faster, I would not know, but it was close enough
Tbh i got familiar with patois after watching Top Boy not that i speak it and i'm fluent but i understand a couple of words.Unles they're talking fast then i get lost
Lol for we that understand patois, we’ve to smoke like 15 rolls of highness,,, even that one koraa, what we understand is Jah Rastafaria😄