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    Patwa headword

    I-and-I

    /EYE-an-EYE/

    Pronoun
    Gloss
    "I / We"
    Definition
    Rastafarian pronoun replacing 'I' or 'we', emphasizing the unity of the speaker with God (Jah) and all people.
    Example
    "I-and-I a go to di country." — "We are going to the country."
    Origin
    Rastafarian linguistic invention (Iyaric).

    As a rastafarian culture term, I-and-I is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.