A phrase used to describe the oppressive and corrupt systems of the world, representing societal injustices, materialism, and spiritual ignorance that Rastafarians seek to overcome
Patois: Wi fight against di Babylon system, advocating for justice and truth
English: We fight against the Babylon system, advocating for justice and truth
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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