A term used to describe a gathering or gathering, often involving music, meditation, and spiritual discussions, to connect with nature and the divine
Patois: Wi come together inna di groundation to praise Jah and reason about righteousness
English: We come together in the groundation to praise Jah and discuss righteousness
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.
Read more »Learn Jamaican Patois & Get more of the Jamaican Vibe with our easy to follow video lessons.
Subscribe