Title: Locale request for Jamaican Patois Author: Alex Stewart Published: May 1, 2020 Last modified: June 30, 2021 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexstewartja/) [Alex Stewart](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexstewartja/) 9:06 pm _on_ May 1, 2020 Tags: [locale requests ( 208 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/locale-requests/) # Locale request for Jamaican Patois LocaleLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) request for Jamaican Patois **Not to be confused with [Jamaican English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_English)** Most sources/references will label it as Jamaican Creole English, however, the ~ 3,000,000 active speakers only identify with the language as being named Jamaican Patois (Jamiekan Patwah). Though the language originated as a creole form of British English (due to colonization and the subsequent slave trade), it has far outgrown the realms of a mere derivative form of English and now stands on its own, with a diverse vocabulary and unique language constructs. References: * [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639:jam) * [Ethnologue](https://www.ethnologue.com/language/jam) * [Glottolog](https://glottolog.org/glottolog?iso=jam) * [Multitree](http://www.multitree.org/codes/jam.html) * [ISO](https://iso639-3.sil.org/code/jam) Locale: jam Country code: JM Plural forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Language native name: Jamiekan Patwah Language English name: Jamaican Patois Sub-domain: jam.wordpress. orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) Site Title: Jamiekan Patwah Site Description: WordPress inna Jamiekan Patwah Admin Username(s): alexstewartja [#locale-requests](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/locale-requests/) ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?share=threads) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?share=x) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?share=mastodon) * [ WhatsApp ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2020%2F05%2F01%2Flocale-request-for-jamaican-patois%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) * [Clear to-do](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?output_format=md#) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/082480752bcdbb416813f3ac88ee08dd199e7b05f535f033128e81a33c651be8? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [Alex Stewart](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexstewartja/) 3:57 pm _on_ May 16, 2020 3. [@nao](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) [@ocean90](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 4. Any light that can be shed on this? 5. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa89edf971372c035a02c633667412facd8b00fd6946fe4f208f7aed7f7bb524? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Naoko Takano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) 4:36 am _on_ May 18, 2020 * Hi [@alexstewartja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexstewartja/) Thanks for your interest in translating WordPress to Jamaican Patois. We have a backlog of requests, and we will reply back with more updates soon. 6. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bcd0fec27c3de01c3144dd779aeb0336e3096be11ada9dab3fec7ae82de37c75? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 7. [Erica Varlese](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evarlese/) 5:46 pm _on_ June 15, 2021 8. Hi [@alexstewartja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexstewartja/)! I’m doing some research on Jamaican Patois to help with this request. Are you still available to translate? If so, do you have any others who will be helping you to translate, too? 9. Please let me know if anything looks incorrect in what I’ve gathered here! 10. --- 11. **Jamaican Patois Research** 12. ```notranslate $jam = new GP_Locale(); $jam->english_name = 'Jamaican Patois'; $jam->native_name = 'Jamiekan Patwah'; $jam->lang_code_iso_639_3 = 'jam'; $jam->country_code = 'jm'; $jam->wp_locale = 'jam'; $jam->slug = 'jam'; $jam->nplurals = 2; $jam->plural_expression = 'n > 1'; ``` 13. * Which countries use that language (@evarlese) * Research details: Wikipedia for larger context, Ethnologue for details (@evarlese) * Check that the ISO 639-1, ISO 639-2, ISO 639-3ISO 639-3 **ISO 639-3 code ** is an international standard for [language codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_code) in the [ISO 639](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639) series. It defines three‐letter codes for identifying languages. codes match the request (@evarlese) * Check if the localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) already exists as a wp locale: [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/)(@ evarlese) * Check that it isn’t already in the list of GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/). localesLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/): [https://github.com/GlotPress/GlotPress-WP/blob/develop/locales/locales.php](https://github.com/GlotPress/GlotPress-WP/blob/develop/locales/locales.php)(@ evarlese) 14. Add the locale to GlotPress 15. * Update the data for the locale on the locale PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. [https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php) file * DeployDeploy Launching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it's available to visitors. to GlotPress & WordPress servers 16. Add the Locale Site 17. * Create new site * (Add additional admin users) * Update site description * Create the locale association * Connect with Jetpack * Promote all admin users to Global Translation EditorsTranslation Editor Translation editors can approve translations for projects. The GTE (General Translation Editor) and LM (Locale Manager) roles can add new users with the "Project Translation Editor" role that can approve translations for specific projects. There are two different Translation Editor roles: [General Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor) 18. Add stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. to the locale at translate.wordpress. orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins. 19. * Create translation sets * (Create a new SVNSVN Apache Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after its command name svn) is a software versioning and revision control system. Software developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS). WordPress core and the wordpress.org released code are all centrally managed through SVN. https://subversion.apache.org/. directory for the locale) 20. Onboard new translation editorTranslation Editor Translation editors can approve translations for projects. The GTE (General Translation Editor) and LM (Locale Manager) roles can add new users with the "Project Translation Editor" role that can approve translations for specific projects. There are two different Translation Editor roles: [General Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor) 21. * Send links to RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient [Rosetta Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone), which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. site and project on translate.wordpress.org * Send a link and encourage to prepare Rosetta site (Send link to handbook part) * Encourage new GTEGeneral Translation Editor A General Translation Editor ( often referred to as GTE) is a person, who has global access to validate strings on **all projects for a specific locale.** to form a team * Send information about SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) and weekly meetings * Send a link to Translation Handbook (General expectations) 22. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bcd0fec27c3de01c3144dd779aeb0336e3096be11ada9dab3fec7ae82de37c75? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 23. [Erica Varlese](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evarlese/) 4:11 pm _on_ June 30, 2021 24. Since there hasn’t been a response, I’m going to mark this request as done for now. 25. If you’d like to pick up this localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) in the future – or if someone else is interested in translating this locale – please feel free to comment or open a new request! ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/locale-request-for-jamaican-patois/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2020%2F05%2F01%2Flocale-request-for-jamaican-patois%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Hello Polyglots, I translated this…](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/hello-polyglots-i-translated-this-2/) [Hello Polyglots, I have suggested… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2020/05/01/hello-polyglots-i-have-suggested-74/)