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Flagship chapter
PATWAH
Patwah is how we laugh, warn, love and tell the truth. Every word carries a yard, a grandmother and a story.
Language
TEST YUH PATWAH
Talk about it
- Which word did your family use that nobody abroad understands?
- What Patwah phrase do you still say without thinking?
From the archive
STORIES COMING SOON
We're gathering patwah stories from our people right now. Have one we should tell? Send it in and it could be the first one here.
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