Sources:
- Reggae International, Stephen Davis, Peter Simon, R&B, 1982
- KSBR 88.5 FM, Laguna Beach, CA. Handout.
- posted on rec.music.reggae
- reggae archives maintainer (Mike Pawka)
- Understanding Jamaican Patois, L. Emilie Adams, Kingston
- Richard Dennison
- Rasta John
Edit:
- Mike Pawka
- Tokai university in Japan, Michio Ogata
KALI seeded ganja (7)
KALI; COOLY marijuana (1)
KALLALOO a dark, green leafy vegetable, very nutritious and
cheap. (5)
KATA a roll of cloth or vegetation placed on top of the head
to cushion the skull from the weight of a head load. (5)
KEMPS a little bit, a tiny piece, from skimps. (5)
KISS ME NECK! common exclamation of surprise. (5)
KISS TEET to kiss one's teeth or to suck one's teeth is to make
the very common hissing noise of disappoval, dislike,
vexation or disappointment. (5)
KOUCHIE bowl of a chalice or chillum pipe (1)
KRENG-KRENG an old-fashioned meat rack, hung up high over the fire
to catch the smoke. (5)
KU DEH! look there! (5)
KU PAN look at. (5)
KU YA! look here! (5)
KU verb, look! (5)
KYA 1. to care; "donkya", don't care, careless; "no kya"
means no matter, as in "no kya weh im tun",
no matter where he turns.
2. to carry. (5)
KYAAN can't. (5)
KYAI to carry. (5)
KYAN can. (5)
LABA-LABA to chat, gab; gossip. (5)
LABRISH gossip, chit-chat. (5)
LAMBSBREAD a form of high-quality marijuana (1)
LARGE respected (6)
LEGGO BEAS' wild, disorderly, like a let-go beast. (5)
LICKY-LICKY fawning, flattering, obsequious. (5)
LILLY BIT little bit, tiny. (5)
LION a righteous Dread (1) a great soul (2)
LITTLE MORE see you later (2)
(TOO) LIKKY-LIKKY title given to those who like to eat any food they
encounter , without discretion (6)
MAAMA MAN a gay person, an effeminate man, a weakling (6)
MACA thorn, prickle. (5)
MADDA mother (6)
MAFIA big-time criminals (1)
MAGA DOG mongrel (4)
MAGA thin (2) (from meagre) (5)
MARINA a man's undershirt, guernsey; a tank-top style. (5)
MASCOT denoting inferior status (2)
MASH IT UP a huge success (1)
MASH UP, MASH DOWN destroy (1)
MASSIVE respected (6), used with LARGE to add emphasis
MONKS amongst. (5)
MORE TIME see you later (1)
MR. T the boss (2)
MUS MUS a rat (4)
MY BABY MOTHER
/ FATHER the mother/father of my child (1,6)
NANA midwife; nanny or nurse. (5)
NASH female genatalia (6)
NATTY, NATTY DREAD,
NATTY CONGO 1. dreadlocks 2. a person with dreadlocks (1)
NAZARITE Ancient Hebrew meaning to "separate", consecrated,
set apart by choice and devotion (1)
NIYABINGHI 1. "death to all black and white oppressors"
2. East African warriors who resisted colonial
domination
3. large Rastafarian meeting and spiritual gathering
4. referring to orthodox, traditional Rastas
5. a variety of drumming (1)
NIYAMEN name for Rastas referring to Niyabinghi warriors of
East Africa (1)
NO KYA no matter, as in "no kya weh im tun", no matter where
he turns. (5)
NO TRUE? isn't it so? (1)
NYAM to eat. (5)
(TOO) NYAMI-NYAMI title given to those who like to eat any food
they encounter, without discretion (6)
NYING'I-NYING'I nagging, whining. (5)
O-DOKONO boiled maize bread. (5)
OBEAH traditional African "science", relating to matters of
the spirit and spirits, spells, divinations, omens,
extra-sensory knowledge, etc. (5)
OHT FI about to, on the vergeof, as in "it hoht fi rain",
it is about to rain, it looks like rain. (5)
ONE LOVE a parting phrase, expression of unity (1)
ONE-ONE adjective, one by one, thus any small amount. (5)
ONGLE only. (5)
PAKI calabash, gourd. (5)
PAPAA pawpaw, or papaya melon. (5)
PATU owl. (5)
PEEL-HEAD bald-headed, usually certain chickens or vultures. (5)
PEENYWALLY a kind of large fire fly, actually a type of flyig beetle. (5)
PEER avocado pear. (5)
PICKY, PICKY HEAD brush haircut (3)
PICKY-PICKY 1. finicky or choosy
2. Used of uncombed hair just starting to turn into dreadlocks. (5)
PIKNY pickaninny, child. (5)
PINDA peanut. (5)
PIRA a low wooden stool. (5)
PITY-ME-LIKL a type of very tiny red ant whose bite is so hot and
long-lasting it resembles a sting. (5)
POCOMANIA, POCO christian revival, distinct drum rhythm (2)
POLYTRICKS politics (by Peter Tosh) (6)
POLYTRICKSTERS politicians (by Peter Tosh) (6)
POPPY-SHOW from puppet show, it is used in the idiom,
tek smadi mek poppy-show, which means to make fun of
someone or shame them, making them look ridiculous. (5)
PUM-PUM a woman's genitals (6)
PUNAANI or PUNNI a woman's genitals (6)
PUPPALICK somersalt. (5)
PUTTIN' AWAY a preposition, meaning "except for", or "except". (5)
PYAA-PYAA sickly, weak; feeble, of no account. (5)
PYU from spew; verb used of running sores or anything
similarly dripping or oozing. (5)
QUIPS 1. nouns (from squips) a tiny piece or amount.
2. verb, the Jamaican art of washing clothes making a
"squips-squips" sound. (5)
RAATID! a common mild expletive of surprise or vexation, as in
"to raatid!". It is likely a polite permutation of
"ras", a la "gosh" or "heck". (5)
RANKING highly respected (1)
RAS or RASS backside, rump; a common curse is to rass! or rass clot!
a title used by Rastafarians meaning "lord" or "head".(5)
(TO) RAAS "really?", "damn!"(6)
RASTA JOHN Guru of Ganja Videos (7)
RASTA, RASTAFARIAN a follower of Marcus Garvey who worships the Almighty
in the person of haile Selassie
RAT-BAT bat, the night-flying rodent. (5)
RATCHET a switchblade knife popular in Jamaica (1)
RED 1. very high on herb 2. mulatto color (1)
RENK 1. foul-smelling, raw-smelling.
2. out of order, impudent, as in a rank-imposter.
"Yu too renk!". (5)
RHAATID a curse-exclamation, similar to "what the hell" (6)
ROCKERS reggae music (1) reggae music as it is played today,
the latest sound (2)
ROOTS 1. derived from the experience of the common people,
natural indigenous
2. a greeting
3. name for a fellow Rasta (1)
ROTI flat Indian pan breads. (5)
RUDE BOY a criminal, a hard hearted person, a tough guy (6)
RUN-DUNG food cooked in coconut juice, obtained after grating
the dry coconut meat and squeezing it in water,
thus extracting the coconut cream. (5)
RYAL royal. (5)
SAL'TING 1. dishes cooked with saltfish or meat.
2. that part of the meal which is served with the "food"
(starchy food, ground food).
3. by some strange extension, the female organ, often
simply called "sal". (5)
SALT adjective, broke, empty-handed, low on funds or food,
as in "tings salt" or "i' salt". (5)
SAMBO the colour between brown and black; someone who is a
cross between a mullatto (brown) and a black. (5)
SAMFAI MAN trickster, conman. (5)
SATA to rejoice, to meditate, to give thanks and praise. (5)
SATTA sit, rest, meditate (1) relax (6)
SCIENCE obeah, witchcraft (1)
SCIENTIST occult practitioner (2)
SCOUT denoting inferior status (6)
SCREECHIE to sneak by (6)
SCREW to scowl, to be angry (1)
SEEN I understand, I agree (1)
SEEN? Do you understand? (6)
SHAG home-cured tobacco, straight from the field. (5)
SHAKE OUT leave without haste, casually (2)
SHEG (UP) verb, to bother, as in "all sheg up",
all hot and bothered, or or spoiled up (as of work). (5)
SHEG-UP to be messed up, ruined (6)
SHOOB to shove. (5)
SIDUNG sit down (6)
SIGHT? do you understand? (1)
SINKL-BIBLE the aloevera plant. (5)
SINSEMILLA, SENSIE popular, potent, seedless, unpollinated female strain
of marijuana (1)
SINTING something. (5)
SIPPLE slippery; slimy. (5)
SISTER, SISTREN a woman, a friend, woman Rastafarians (1)
SITTIN' something. (5)
SKANK to dance to reggae music (1) to move with cunning,
ulterior motives (2)
SKIL kiln, as in "limeskil". (5)
SKIN rolling paper (1)
SKIN YOUR TEETH smile (1)
SLABBA-SLABBA big and fat, slobby, droopy. (5)
SLACKNESS lewd, vulgar lyrics popular in DJ singing (4)
SMADI somebody. (5)
SO-SO only, solely, unaccompanied. (5) weak, pallid (6)
SOFT not well done, amateurish; unable to cope (1)
SOON-COME Will be back soon (7)
broke, no money (2)
SPLIFF large, cone-shaped marijuana cigarette (1)
SPRING to sprout, as of yams or cocos, making them inedible.(5)
STAR common term of affection, camaraderie (1)
STEP to leave, to depart (1) briskly, quickly (2)
STOOSH/STOSHUS upper class, high tone, "hitey-titey". (5)
STRING UP a muscial rehearsal (2)
STRUCTURE body, health (1)
SU-SU gossip, the sound of wispering. (5)
SUFFERER a poor person stuggling to survive (2)
SUPM, SINTING something (6)
TACK bullet (2)
TAKARI/TANKARI stewed spicy pumpkin. (5)
TALL long (1)
TAM deep woolen hat, used by Dreads to cover their locks
(1,6)
TAN' to stand; usually used in the sense of "to be".
"A so im tan", "that is what he is like";
"tan deh!" or "yu tan deh!" means "just you wait!".
"Tan tedy", stand steady, means "hold still". (5)
TARRA-WARRA a polite way of expressing omitted bad words, a verbal
asterisk. (5)
TATU a little thatched hut, often made of bamboo. (5)
TEETH bullets (2)
TEIF a theif, to steal (6)
TOTO coconut cake. (5)
TRACE to curse or speak abusively to someone. (5)
TRANSPORT vehicle (1)
TUMPA from stump, as in "tumpa-foot man", a one-foot man. (5)
TUNTI female organ. (5)
UNTILL SUCH TIME when i will see you again (7)
UNO/UNU you-all. (5)
UPFUL postitive, encouraging (2)
UPHILL positive, righteous (1)
UPTOWN the upper classes (1)
VEX to get angry (1)
WA DAY adverbial phrase, the other day. (5)
WA MEK? why?
WAKL wattle, a kind of woven bamboo work used to make house
walls. (5)
WANGA-GUT hungry-belly. (5)
WARRA-WARRA politely omitted bad words, same as "tarra-warra". (5)
WH'APPEN? what's happening? (4)
WHEELS vehicle (6)
WHOLE HEAP a lot (1)
WINJY thin and sickly looking. (5)
WIS vine, liana, from withe. (5)
WOLF a non-rasta deadlocks (2)
WOOD penis. (5)
WORLD GANJA PAGEANT rasta johns video (7)
YA NO SEE IT? you know? (1)
YA hear, or here. (5)
YABBA a big clay pot. (5)
YAHSO here (place) (6)
YAI eye. (5)
YARD home, one's gates (1) tenement (2)
YOUTH a child, a young man, an immature man (1)
ZION Ethiopia, Africa, the Rastafarian holy land (1)
ZUNGU PAN zinc pan. (5)
119 911 (7)
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