In 1654 Jamaica became a British colony, and they were a colony until 1962. So it has been spoken English ever since it was a colony. The reason Jamaica became a British colony was for the sugar in the country. They speak Jamaican English, which is an English dialect. It’s a mixture between American English and British English.
But they also speak another language in Jamaica called Jamaican Patois. This language was developed in the 17 th century by slaves, which came from Africa, so it’s a mix between English and African. To day is this language spoken in Jamaica, Costa Rica and Panama. In total are there 3.1 million speakers.
