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パトワ

also: パトア

Meanings

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noun

A regional dialect or non-standard variety of a language, often with lower social prestige. Used in linguistics and sociolinguistics.

from French

ジャマイカのパトワは英えい語ごをベースにしたクレオール言げん語ごです。
Jamaican Patois is an English-based creole language.
フランスでは、地ち方ほうのパトワが急きゅう速そくに失うしなわれつつある。
In France, regional patois are rapidly disappearing.

Written forms

パトワUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the French loanword 'patois'.
パトア
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than パトワ.

Similar words

方ほう言げん
方言 is the general Japanese term for 'dialect', while パトワ specifically refers to a non-standard, often stigmatized regional variety, especially in a French or creole context.
クレオール
クレオール refers to a creole language, which may develop from a pidgin. パトワ can sometimes overlap but typically denotes a rural or lower-prestige dialect rather than a full creole.

Etymology

Borrowed from French 'patois', referring to a regional dialect or non-standard speech variety.