What is Dialect
Slang words
History
Fun Facts
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Dialect is a variety of a ________ distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
language
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The slang word "yute" translates into
young person or child
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Slaves were transported to the Caribbean from the region of __________
west africa
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Barbadian Creole is a dialect spoken in the Barbados. Another dialect spoken in Jamaica is ______
patwa
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true or False. There can be more than one dialect in a city.
true
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What does the word "bredren" translate into?
close friend
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A simplified means of communication that emerges naturally when speakers of two or more languages need to understand each other
pidgin language
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The official language that is spoken throughout the Caribbean is English, French, Dutch and ________
spanish
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False. There are about 6,912 languages and 39,491 dialects in the world today.
True or false. There are more languages than dialects in the world.
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The word "wagwan" translates into
what's going on
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The language forced on African slaves in the 1700s was _____
english
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The word ahlie translates into ______
Agreeing with a statement and is also used when you lie about something and you quickly say this
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Dialect comes from the Greek word diálektos which translates to the phrase "_________"
i speak
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What does the word "man dem" translate into?
a group of men, boys
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A pidgin that has expanded in structure and vocabulary and has all the characteristics of other languages is a ________
creole
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To gyrate and rotate hips in a suggestive manner
"to wine"
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