Jamaican Patois (Creole) Spelling

by Richard
(Harriston, ON. Canada)

Question:
How do you spell "Toraatid" eg. "Toraatid a wa gwan here so."

Answer:10/20/08 by W. Gayle
Hi Richard,

I am familiar with the term as "Tu Rahtid".
There are also other variants as in "Tu Raatid" and "Tu Raahtid".

Hope this helps. Keep in touch.




Any by the way, for you who are looking to learn more about the Jamaican dialect, take a look at this page:

http://www.my-island-jamaica.com/jamaican_dictionary.html