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There is no such thing as a Jamaican "language".
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There is an opinion that "Jamaican" is a language. Not because it has a dictionary, but because the basis underwhich it operates is not that of the English language. For example, the system to express plural (two man) is different from that of English (two men). Much simplier.
Note, Jamaican is actually in a process of development. The spoken is more advanced than the written. This is normal in the development process.
Part of the reason for the inconsistencies in English is that the language was being developed by three "factions". They could not agree on all issues so they settled for a compromise, thus we have stuff that seems to contradict itself in English. That did not stop the British from spreading it all over the globe.