Difference between Patois and Lingo

What is the difference between Patois and Lingo?

Patois as a noun is any of various french or occitan dialects spoken in france. while Lingo as a noun is language, especially language peculiar to a particular group or region; jargon or a dialect.

Patois

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France. Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago& Haiti). A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.

Lingo

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group or region; jargon or a dialect.

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