Jamaican Maroon Creole
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jamaican-maroon-creole-229-1295020
title:
Jamaican Maroon Creole
text:
Jamaican Maroon language, or Maroon Spirit language, also called Jamaican Maroon Creole, is a ritual language and formerly mother tongue of Jamaican Maroons. It is an English-based creole with a strong Akan component, specifically from the Fante dialect of the Central Region of Ghana. It is distinct from usual Jamaican Creole, being similar to the creoles of Sierra Leone (Krio) and Suriname such as Sranan and Ndyuka. With little to no contribution from other African languages. Today, the Maroon
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encyclopedia
description:
English-based creole of Jamaica
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Maroon_Creole
date created:
2007-04-15T00:33:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T16:06:03Z
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