David Starkey

The whites have become black. A particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic gangster culture has become the fashion. Black and white, boy and girl operate in this language together. This language, which is wholly false, which is this Jamaican patois that has intruded in England.

English Historian

Sean Paul

My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois.

Jamaican Musician

Different patois may exist within the same language, varying by region.

Regional Usage

Patois isn't the language taught in schools; it's more informal and local.

Not Standard

Patois can reflect a group's identity and may carry cultural significance.

Cultural Identity

Patois is often specific to a social group, such as professionals or youth.

Group Specific

Patois can create in-groups and out-groups based on who understands it.

Exclusionary Nature

Patois allows members of subcultures to communicate in a way that's distinctive to them.

Subculture Communication

 was translated as -- And for some reason, in Cameroon, when they tried to translate the Bible into Cameroonian patois, they chose the Igbo version. And I'm not going to give you the patois translation;