English as a language has no bounds.  As Londoners rub shoulders with people from all over the world new dialects spring up constantly.  ‘Jafaican’ is one of these, a mixture of English, Jamaican Patois, West African and Indian dialects.  The language ‘officially’ called Multicultural English is used in everyday speech by kids in many areas of London.  Jafaican words include ‘yard’ for home, ‘nang’ or ‘sick’ for good and ‘creps’ for trainers.

Visit London and the Mayor of London’s office are offering a course in Jafaican today.  In Trafalgar Square between 11:00 and 2:00 you can take a three minute one-to-one class as part of their Festival Season Language School.  In total 5 languages or dialects will be taught as part of a celebration of London’s diversity.  These include Cockney, Teen Slang, Bengali, Spanish and Sign Language.

If you go, be sure to let us know how you get on!  The nearest tube is Charing Cross.  Click here for a map of Trafalgar Square