Rastafari vocabulary, or Iyaric, is part of a created dialect of English. African languages were lost among Africans when they were taken into captivity as part of the slave trade, and adherents of Rastafari teachings believe that English is an imposed colonial language. Their remedy for this situation has been the creation of a modified vocabulary and dialect, reflecting their desire to take forward language and to confront what they see as the corrupt and decadent society they call Babylon.

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  • Rastafari vocabulary, or Iyaric, is part of a created dialect of English. African languages were lost among Africans when they were taken into captivity as part of the slave trade, and adherents of Rastafari teachings believe that English is an imposed colonial language. Their remedy for this situation has been the creation of a modified vocabulary and dialect, reflecting their desire to take forward language and to confront what they see as the corrupt and decadent society they call Babylon. This is accomplished by avoiding words and syllables seen as negative, such as "back", and changing them to positive ones.
  • Le patois rasta, aussi appelé « Dread talk », « I-ance » ou encore « I-yaric » est le langage que les rastas ont élaboré de façons à se rendre indépendants du joug colonial qui pesait sur le peuple jamaïcain. Cette langue revêt également aux yeux des rastas l’apparence d’une ré-interprétation de l’héritage reçu et une affirmation de leur culture, mélange de racines africaines, et de culture rasta.
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  • Rastafari vocabulary, or Iyaric, is part of a created dialect of English. African languages were lost among Africans when they were taken into captivity as part of the slave trade, and adherents of Rastafari teachings believe that English is an imposed colonial language. Their remedy for this situation has been the creation of a modified vocabulary and dialect, reflecting their desire to take forward language and to confront what they see as the corrupt and decadent society they call Babylon.
  • Le patois rasta, aussi appelé « Dread talk », « I-ance » ou encore « I-yaric » est le langage que les rastas ont élaboré de façons à se rendre indépendants du joug colonial qui pesait sur le peuple jamaïcain. Cette langue revêt également aux yeux des rastas l’apparence d’une ré-interprétation de l’héritage reçu et une affirmation de leur culture, mélange de racines africaines, et de culture rasta.
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  • Rastafarian vocabulary
  • Patois rasta
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