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Trinidad and Tobago Endangered Languages

CULTURAL ASPECTS OF PATOIS

 

Patois is associated with many aspects of Trinidadian culture.  These include:


Bèlè (see Alan Lomax and the Research Center for Cultural Equity in the US)
Bongo
Carnival (see Blue Devils of Paramin)
Kalenda
Kontik
Léwa
Pitjé
Cocoa

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