Jamaican Sayings and Proverbs

Jamaican Sayings and Proverbs

‘When trouble ketch yu pickney shut fit yu”
Any port in a storm

“What a fi yu, cyaan be un fi yu'”

What is yours will always be yours

”Duppy know who fi frighten”’

People know who they can intimidate

Rock stone a river bottom cyaan know sun hot

He who feels it knows it

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Jamaican Facts

  • Motto- Out of many ,one people
  • Anthem- God Save the Queen
  • Continent: Central America
  • Capital- Kingstonjm-lgflag
  • Official languages- English
  • Ethnic groups- 91black .2 mix
  • Demonym (Demo = people; -onym = name)
  • Government- parliamentary democracy
  • Independence- 6 August 1962 from the United KingdomJamaicaP77b-500Dollars-1998_fimages
  • Area (include % water, if you can find it) 444
  • Population (current estimate & density)
  • Currency
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