Fire
Fire, often used metaphorically to represent spiritual energy, passion, and transformation
Patois: Mi heart blaze wid di fyah of Rastafari
English: My heart burns with the fire of Rastafari
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
The Rastafarian language is actually much easier to learn than Jamaican Patois because it’s mostly a play on English words (e.g. “overstand” for “understand”,“downpress” for “oppress”,“ I-ditate” for “meditate” etc…) rather than being an entirely separate dialect as with Jamaican Patois.
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Patois: Get di fyah unda control
English: Get the fire under control
Fire
(patois) Mi house ketch a fiah!
(english) My house caught fire!
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