![]() Originating in the 17th century when slaves imported from West and Central Africa heard, learned and made their own the English spoken by their colonial masters. Some American music critics inadvertently exposed their ignorance of Jamaican culture by referring to Rihanna’s latest single “Work” as devolving into “gibberish.” In fact, Rihanna is speaking Jamaican patois, which is a language based on English that includes West African influences.
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