A term used to refer to marijuana or cannabis, regarded as a sacrament and used for spiritual and medicinal purposes by Rastafarians
Patois: Wi burn di herb as a sacred offering to di Most High
English: We burn the herb as a sacred offering to the Most High
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
One of the key elements of the Rastafari language is the use of what is called "Iyaric," a form of Jamaican Patois that is considered to be the "holy language" of Rastafarians. Iyaric, also known as Dread Talk, is the Rastafari language created in defiance of English as an imposed colonial language that facilitated the loss of African languages among enslaved Afro-Caribbeans.
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Slang term for marijuana.
Patois: Rude bwoy, hide di herbs, Babylon deh roun di corna
English: Dude, hide the weed, the police is around the corner
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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