A term used to refer to a female member of the Rastafarian community, emphasizing the sisterhood, unity, and support among women
Patois: Di sistren come together fi uplift and empower one another
English: The sistren come together to uplift and empower one another
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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Use to reference or greet a group of women
(patois) Hi sistrens, How are yu doin?
(english) Hi Ladies, How are you doing?
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