Dreadlocks
A hairstyle of matted coils of hair
Patois: Him natty well long and neat.
English: His dreadlocks are very long and neat.
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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Refers to someone with dreadlocks
Patois: Di natty bwoy a play football.
English: The dreadlocked boy is playing football.
Rastafarian
Slang term used to refer to a Rastafarian who wears dreadlocks.
Patois: Check di natty dread fi sum more weed
English: Check the dreadlocks man for some more weed
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
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