A term used to refer to a respected and influential female member within the Rastafarian community, someone who carries the nurturing and guiding role with wisdom and grace
Patois: She is a queenmother, providing strength and wisdom to di Rastafarian family
English: She is a queenmother, providing strength and wisdom to the Rastafarian family
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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