A lifestyle based on Rastafarian principles of natural and healthy living, emphasizing the consumption of organic, unprocessed, and plant-based foods
Patois: Mi embrace ital living, nourishing mi body and soul with di gifts of nature
English: I embrace ital living, nourishing my body and soul with the gifts of nature
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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