patois vs some

patois is a noun but some is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patois	Yes	No	No	No
some	No	Yes	No	Yes

patois (noun)	some (noun)
a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

patois (adjective)	some (adjective)
	(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
	remarkable
	relatively many but unspecified in number

patois (adverb)	some (adverb)
	(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct