Liber XXIII · Rastafari
Chapter VII
Rasta Language: Iyaric
7 min readIyaric: Rasta Language, I-and-I and Dread Talk ExplainedIyaric or Dread Talk, the language of Rastafari: why Rastas say I-and-I, words like ital, irie, overstand and downpressor, their origins and influence.7 min readWord, Sound and Power: The Rastafari Theology of SpeechWord, Sound and Power in Rastafari: the belief that speech creates and destroys, its biblical roots, chanting down Babylon, reasoning, reggae and dub poetry.