ReBlog 🇯🇲| Excerpt: “Another country that has been tipped as a high possibility of being visited by the couple [Prince William and Duchess Catherine] is Jamaica. Much like Barbados, there have been murmurings that the country has thought about declaring independence and it is hoped that Prince William and Catherine will give the monarchy the boost it needs to convince Caribbean leaders not to follow Barbados.” 🧐|| Recalling, circa 2012, when our former Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller proposed Jamaica begin the process to become a Republic. At that time, Prince Harry “visited” Jamaica as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Tour celebration.🤔 [https://bit.ly/3LLKow8]
Two spelling systems are used for the Jamaican language below. The first, ‘Chaka-Chaka’, is based on English spelling, which is notoriously irregular. The second, ‘Prapa-Prapa’, is the consistent, specialist system designed by the Jamaican linguist Frederic Cassidy. It has been updated by the Jamaican Language Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona. After the two Jamaican versions, there’s an English translation.
CHAKA-CHAKA SPELLING
Pon Bob Marley birthday, February 6, Queen Elizabeth start celebrate fi her 70 year Jubilee. Di two 6 clash inna Reggae Month. She a di first queen or king deh pon di throne fi so long. An party a go keep fi one whole-a year. Since as how Missis Queen a di head a fi wi country, it look like seh wi must an bound fi celebrate wid her. Nuh matter wa wi tink bout her an fi her generation dem! All like Queen…
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