Callaloo
A popular Caribbean dish
Patois: Mi a go mek some ilaloo.
English: I’m going to make some callaloo.
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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Rasta slang for “Callaloo”, a popular Caribbean dish which originated from West Africa.
(patois) Mi ago cook ilallo fi brekfast
(english) I am going to cook callaloo for breakfast
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