Jamaica
Is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width, amounting to 11,100 km2. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs".
Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British Crown colony of Jamaica. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. It remains a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. Kingston is the largest city in Jamaica and the country's capital.
History
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jamaica
Geography
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Jamaica
Other info
Oficial Name:
Jamaica
Independence:
August 6, 1962
Area:
10.991km2
Inhabitants:
3.600.000
Languages:
English [eng] Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
More information.
Jamaican Country Sign Language [jcs] Alternate names: Country Sign. Dialects: There is no standardized sign language, but 'Country Sign' differs from region to region. Classification: Deaf sign language
More information.
Jamaican Creole English [jam] 2,665,636 in Jamaica (2001). Population total all countries: 3,181,171. Also spoken in Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, United Kingdom, USA. Alternate names: Patwa, Patois, Bongo Talk, Quashie Talk, Southwestern Caribbean Creole English. Dialects: The basilect (extreme varieties) and Standard English are inherently unintelligible to each other's speakers (Voegelin and Voegelin, LePage, Adler). It may be partly intelligible to speakers of Cameroon Pidgin and Krio of Sierra Leone, spoken by descendants of Jamaicans repatriated between 1787 and 1860. Inherently intelligible to speakers of creoles in Panama and Costa Rica. Reported to be very close to Belize Creole, close to Grenada, Saint Vincent, different from Tobago, very different from Guyana, Barbados, Leeward and Windward islands. Lexical similarity 25% with Guyanese, 13% with Belizean, 9% with Trinidadian, 8% with Barbadian, 5% with Nicaraguan. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Western
Capital city:
Kingston
Meaning country name:
Taíno/Arawak Indian "Xaymaca" or "Hamaica", "Land of wood and water" or perhaps "Land of Springs".
Description Flag:
The flag of Jamaica was adopted on August 6, 1962 which was the original Jamaican Independence Day. The flag consists of the colours green, gold, and black. Black symbolises the strength and creativity of the Jamaican people. Gold represents sunlight and the country's natural wealth. Green represents hope for the future and agricultural richness. The flag is blazoned per saltire vert, sable, of the second, and of the first, a saltire Or.
Coat of arms:
Considered as a legacy from the British with slight modifications, the Jamaican Coat of Arms was granted to Jamaica in 1661 under Royal Warrant. The original was designed by William Sancroft, then Archbishop of Canterbury.
In giving consideration to what might have be the form of an appropriate Coat of Arms for an Independent Jamaica, both Government and the Opposition reached agreement in the following principle: the existing Arms (granted in 1661) constituted a “badge of great historical significance to the nation and should be retained”.
All the figures on the Arms represent Jamaica in different aspects: the pineapples -as the indigenous fruits, the Tainos – as the first inhabitants and the crocodile – as the indigenous reptile in the country. The use of the Royal Helmet and Mantlings is a unique distinction accorded Jamaica.
It is also stated that the original grant of arms was made in February 1662 not 1661. The latter year is an error owing to the change in 1752 from the old style of dating to the new(the New Year began on March 25 so that what was then 1661 would be 1662 to nowadays).
The Jamaica coat of Arms has seen quite a number of changes, but only three are officially recorded. These changes occurred in 1692, 1957 and 1962 respectively.
Motto:
"Out of many, one people"
National Anthem: Jamaica,Land we love you
Eternal Father, Bless our land
Guide us with thy mighty hand
Keep us free from evil powers
Be our light through countless hours
To our leaders, Great Defender,
Grant true wisdom from above
Justice, truth be ours forever
Jamaica, land we love
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love
Teach us true respect for all
Stir response to duty's call
Strengthen us the weak to cherish
Give us vision lest we perish
Knowledge send us, Heavenly Father,
Grant true wisdom from above
Justice, truth be ours forever
Jamaica, land we love
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love
Internet Page: www.my-island-jamaica.com
Jamaica in diferent languages
eng | cat | cym | dan | est | hau | ina | nld | nor | oci | por | ron | sme | spa | swe | vor: Jamaica
afr | bre | dsb | eus | fin | fry | hsb | hun | jav | lav | lit | mlg | smg | swa | tet: Jamaika
ces | hrv | pol | slk | slv: Jamajka
ita | lld | roh | scn: Giamaica
deu | ltz | nds: Jamaika / Jamaika
fra | jnf | nrm: Jamaïque
ast | glg: Xamaica
cor | wol: Jamayka
ind | msa: Jamaika / جامايكا
kaa | uzb: Yamayka / Ямайка
kin | run: Jamayika
arg: Chamaica
aze: Yamayka / Јамајка
bam: Zamayiki
bos: Jamajka / Јамајка
crh: Camayka / Джамайка
epo: Jamajko
fao: Jameika
frp: J•amayica
fur: Gjamaiche
gla: Iaimeuca
gle: Iamáice / Iamáice
glv: Yn Yamaicey
hat: Jamayik
ibo: Jameka
isl: Jamaíka
kmr: Yamayka / Йамайка / یامایکا; Yamayk / Йамайк / یامایک
kur: Cemayîka / جەماییکا
lat: Iamaica; Jamaica
lin: Jamaïke
mlt: Ġamajka
mol: Jamaica / Жамайка
pap: Hamaika
que: Shamayka
rmy: Jamaika / जामाइका
rup: Iamaica
slo: Jamaika / Йамаика
smo: Iamaika
som: Jameyka
sqi: Xhamajka
srd: Jamàica
tgl: Hamayka
ton: Samaika
tuk: Ýamaýka / Ямайка
tur: Jamaika; Jamayka
vie: Ha-mai-ca
vol: Camaykeän
wln: Djamayike
zza: Cameika
abq | alt | bul | che | chm | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | rus | tyv | udm | ukr: Ямайка (Jamajka)
bak |tat: Ямайка / Yamayka
bel: Ямайка / Jamajka
chv: Ямайкӑ (Jamajkă)
kaz: Ямайка / Yamayka / يامايكا
kbd: Ямайкэ (Jamajkă)
mkd: Јамајка (Jamajka)
mon: Ямайк (Jamajk)
oss: Ямайкӕ (Jamajkä)
srp: Јамајка / Jamajka
tgk: Ямайка / یمیکه / Jamajka
ara: جامايكا (Ǧāmāykā); جمايكا (Ǧamāykā); جاميكا (Ǧāmaykā)
fas: جامائیکا / Jâmâikâ; ژامائیک / Žâmâik
prs: جامایکا (Jāmāykā)
pus: جامايکا (Jāmāykā); جميکا (Jamaykā)
uig: يامايكا / Yamayka / Ямайка
urd: جمیکا (Jamekā)
div: ޖެމެއިކާ (Jeme'ikā)
heb: ג׳מיקה (Jameyqah / Jamayqah); ג׳אמאיקה (Jâmâyqah); ג׳אמייקה (Jâmayqah / Jâmeyqah); ג׳מייקה (Jameyqah)
lad: ז'אמאייקה / Jamayka
yid: יאַמײַקאַ (Yamayka)
amh: ጃማይካ (Jamayka)
ell-dhi: Τζαμάικα (Tzamáika)
ell-kat: Τζαμάϊκα (Tzamáïka); Ζαμάϊκα (Zamáïka); Ἰαμάϊκα (Iamáïka); Ἰαμαϊκή (Iamaïkī́)
hye: Յամայկա (Yamayka)
kat: იამაიკა (Iamaika)
hin: जमैका (Jamækā); जमाइका (Jamāikā)
ben: জামাইকা (Jāmāikā); জ্যামেকা (Jæmekā)
pan: ਜੈਮਾਈਕਾ (Jæmāīkā)
kan: ಜಮೈಕ (Jamaika)
mal: ജമൈക്ക (Jamaikka)
tam: ஜமேக்கா (Jamēkkā); ஜமைக்கா (Jamaikkā); ஜமைகா (Jamaikā)
tel: జమైకా (Jamaikā)
zho: 牙買加/牙买加 (Yámǎijiā)
jpn: ジャマイカ (Jamaika)
kor: 자마이카 (Jamaika); 자메이카 (Jameika)
bod: ཡ་མས་ཁ་ (Ya.mas.kʰa.)
dzo: ཇ་མའི་ཀ་ (Ja.ma'i.ka.)
mya: ဂ္ယမေကာ (Jámeka)
tha: จาเมกา (Čāmēkā)
khm: ហ្សាម៉ាអ៊ិគ (Hsāmā'ik); ចាម៉ៃកា (Čāmaikā)
Jamaica
Is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width, amounting to 11,100 km2. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs".
Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British Crown colony of Jamaica. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. It remains a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. Kingston is the largest city in Jamaica and the country's capital.
History
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jamaica
Geography
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Jamaica
Other info
Oficial Name:
Jamaica
Independence:
August 6, 1962
Area:
10.991km2
Inhabitants:
3.600.000
Languages:
English [eng] Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
More information.
Jamaican Country Sign Language [jcs] Alternate names: Country Sign. Dialects: There is no standardized sign language, but 'Country Sign' differs from region to region. Classification: Deaf sign language
More information.
Jamaican Creole English [jam] 2,665,636 in Jamaica (2001). Population total all countries: 3,181,171. Also spoken in Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, United Kingdom, USA. Alternate names: Patwa, Patois, Bongo Talk, Quashie Talk, Southwestern Caribbean Creole English. Dialects: The basilect (extreme varieties) and Standard English are inherently unintelligible to each other's speakers (Voegelin and Voegelin, LePage, Adler). It may be partly intelligible to speakers of Cameroon Pidgin and Krio of Sierra Leone, spoken by descendants of Jamaicans repatriated between 1787 and 1860. Inherently intelligible to speakers of creoles in Panama and Costa Rica. Reported to be very close to Belize Creole, close to Grenada, Saint Vincent, different from Tobago, very different from Guyana, Barbados, Leeward and Windward islands. Lexical similarity 25% with Guyanese, 13% with Belizean, 9% with Trinidadian, 8% with Barbadian, 5% with Nicaraguan. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Western
Capital city:
Kingston
Meaning country name:
Taíno/Arawak Indian "Xaymaca" or "Hamaica", "Land of wood and water" or perhaps "Land of Springs".
Description Flag:
The flag of Jamaica was adopted on August 6, 1962 which was the original Jamaican Independence Day. The flag consists of the colours green, gold, and black. Black symbolises the strength and creativity of the Jamaican people. Gold represents sunlight and the country's natural wealth. Green represents hope for the future and agricultural richness. The flag is blazoned per saltire vert, sable, of the second, and of the first, a saltire Or.
Coat of arms:
Considered as a legacy from the British with slight modifications, the Jamaican Coat of Arms was granted to Jamaica in 1661 under Royal Warrant. The original was designed by William Sancroft, then Archbishop of Canterbury.
In giving consideration to what might have be the form of an appropriate Coat of Arms for an Independent Jamaica, both Government and the Opposition reached agreement in the following principle: the existing Arms (granted in 1661) constituted a “badge of great historical significance to the nation and should be retained”.
All the figures on the Arms represent Jamaica in different aspects: the pineapples -as the indigenous fruits, the Tainos – as the first inhabitants and the crocodile – as the indigenous reptile in the country. The use of the Royal Helmet and Mantlings is a unique distinction accorded Jamaica.
It is also stated that the original grant of arms was made in February 1662 not 1661. The latter year is an error owing to the change in 1752 from the old style of dating to the new(the New Year began on March 25 so that what was then 1661 would be 1662 to nowadays).
The Jamaica coat of Arms has seen quite a number of changes, but only three are officially recorded. These changes occurred in 1692, 1957 and 1962 respectively.
Motto:
"Out of many, one people"
National Anthem: Jamaica,Land we love you
Eternal Father, Bless our land
Guide us with thy mighty hand
Keep us free from evil powers
Be our light through countless hours
To our leaders, Great Defender,
Grant true wisdom from above
Justice, truth be ours forever
Jamaica, land we love
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love
Teach us true respect for all
Stir response to duty's call
Strengthen us the weak to cherish
Give us vision lest we perish
Knowledge send us, Heavenly Father,
Grant true wisdom from above
Justice, truth be ours forever
Jamaica, land we love
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love
Internet Page: www.my-island-jamaica.com
Jamaica in diferent languages
eng | cat | cym | dan | est | hau | ina | nld | nor | oci | por | ron | sme | spa | swe | vor: Jamaica
afr | bre | dsb | eus | fin | fry | hsb | hun | jav | lav | lit | mlg | smg | swa | tet: Jamaika
ces | hrv | pol | slk | slv: Jamajka
ita | lld | roh | scn: Giamaica
deu | ltz | nds: Jamaika / Jamaika
fra | jnf | nrm: Jamaïque
ast | glg: Xamaica
cor | wol: Jamayka
ind | msa: Jamaika / جامايكا
kaa | uzb: Yamayka / Ямайка
kin | run: Jamayika
arg: Chamaica
aze: Yamayka / Јамајка
bam: Zamayiki
bos: Jamajka / Јамајка
crh: Camayka / Джамайка
epo: Jamajko
fao: Jameika
frp: J•amayica
fur: Gjamaiche
gla: Iaimeuca
gle: Iamáice / Iamáice
glv: Yn Yamaicey
hat: Jamayik
ibo: Jameka
isl: Jamaíka
kmr: Yamayka / Йамайка / یامایکا; Yamayk / Йамайк / یامایک
kur: Cemayîka / جەماییکا
lat: Iamaica; Jamaica
lin: Jamaïke
mlt: Ġamajka
mol: Jamaica / Жамайка
pap: Hamaika
que: Shamayka
rmy: Jamaika / जामाइका
rup: Iamaica
slo: Jamaika / Йамаика
smo: Iamaika
som: Jameyka
sqi: Xhamajka
srd: Jamàica
tgl: Hamayka
ton: Samaika
tuk: Ýamaýka / Ямайка
tur: Jamaika; Jamayka
vie: Ha-mai-ca
vol: Camaykeän
wln: Djamayike
zza: Cameika
abq | alt | bul | che | chm | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | rus | tyv | udm | ukr: Ямайка (Jamajka)
bak |tat: Ямайка / Yamayka
bel: Ямайка / Jamajka
chv: Ямайкӑ (Jamajkă)
kaz: Ямайка / Yamayka / يامايكا
kbd: Ямайкэ (Jamajkă)
mkd: Јамајка (Jamajka)
mon: Ямайк (Jamajk)
oss: Ямайкӕ (Jamajkä)
srp: Јамајка / Jamajka
tgk: Ямайка / یمیکه / Jamajka
ara: جامايكا (Ǧāmāykā); جمايكا (Ǧamāykā); جاميكا (Ǧāmaykā)
fas: جامائیکا / Jâmâikâ; ژامائیک / Žâmâik
prs: جامایکا (Jāmāykā)
pus: جامايکا (Jāmāykā); جميکا (Jamaykā)
uig: يامايكا / Yamayka / Ямайка
urd: جمیکا (Jamekā)
div: ޖެމެއިކާ (Jeme'ikā)
heb: ג׳מיקה (Jameyqah / Jamayqah); ג׳אמאיקה (Jâmâyqah); ג׳אמייקה (Jâmayqah / Jâmeyqah); ג׳מייקה (Jameyqah)
lad: ז'אמאייקה / Jamayka
yid: יאַמײַקאַ (Yamayka)
amh: ጃማይካ (Jamayka)
ell-dhi: Τζαμάικα (Tzamáika)
ell-kat: Τζαμάϊκα (Tzamáïka); Ζαμάϊκα (Zamáïka); Ἰαμάϊκα (Iamáïka); Ἰαμαϊκή (Iamaïkī́)
hye: Յամայկա (Yamayka)
kat: იამაიკა (Iamaika)
hin: जमैका (Jamækā); जमाइका (Jamāikā)
ben: জামাইকা (Jāmāikā); জ্যামেকা (Jæmekā)
pan: ਜੈਮਾਈਕਾ (Jæmāīkā)
kan: ಜಮೈಕ (Jamaika)
mal: ജമൈക്ക (Jamaikka)
tam: ஜமேக்கா (Jamēkkā); ஜமைக்கா (Jamaikkā); ஜமைகா (Jamaikā)
tel: జమైకా (Jamaikā)
zho: 牙買加/牙买加 (Yámǎijiā)
jpn: ジャマイカ (Jamaika)
kor: 자마이카 (Jamaika); 자메이카 (Jameika)
bod: ཡ་མས་ཁ་ (Ya.mas.kʰa.)
dzo: ཇ་མའི་ཀ་ (Ja.ma'i.ka.)
mya: ဂ္ယမေကာ (Jámeka)
tha: จาเมกา (Čāmēkā)
khm: ហ្សាម៉ាអ៊ិគ (Hsāmā'ik); ចាម៉ៃកា (Čāmaikā)