Jamaican Patois · St. Ann

Same root, three branch.

One root, three branches.

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expression
Heard in
St. Ann, Ocho Rios

Describes how Garvey’s teaching, Rastafari, and reggae trace to one source.

Patois is a language in its own right, with grammar that is not English grammar. The meaning above is how the conversation uses this phrase, not a word-for-word translation. The Patwa is a draft still awaiting review by Jamaican speakers.

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