Virtuous woman
A Rastafarian woman or any woman who conducts herself in a virtuous manner.
Patois: Give thanks, Empress
English: Thank you, my queen
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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A respectful term for a woman.
Patois: Dat empress deh look nice.
English: That woman looks nice.
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
Girlfriend
A Rastafarian expression used to refer to one's significant other.
Patois: Mi nah go a road todeh, mi agi spen sum time wid mi empress
English: I’m not going out today, I’m going to spend some time with my girlfriend.
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
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