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 ,
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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