Mudcat Café message #2167628

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Thread #23200 Message #2167628
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
09-Oct-07 - 07:26 PM
Thread Name: Jacomo finane? What does that mean?-Iko Iko
Subject: RE: Jacomo finane? What does that mean?

I noticed somebody way up the thread mention Swahili as one of the elements in patois. No way - Swahili is based on a number of languages spoken in East Africa, including Arabic. African elements in patois would be from West Africa.