Birthday
Patois: Happy Earthstrong mi bredah
English: Happy birthday my brother
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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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Rastafarian slang expression for birthday
Patois: Happy earthstrong bredrin!
English: Happy birthday brethren!
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
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