Ises
A form of worship involving spoken or sung praises to Jah (God), often accompanied by rhythmic clapping or drumming
Patois: Wi come together and offer ises to di Most High
English: We come together and offer ises to the Most High
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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