Coromantee
Ethnic group, English name for enslaved Akan people in the Caribbean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coromantee, Coromantins, Coromanti or Kormantine (derived from the name of the Ghanaian slave fort Fort Kormantine in the Ghanaian town of Kormantse, Central Ghana) is an English-language term for enslaved people from the Akan ethnic group, taken from the Gold Coast region in modern-day Ghana. The term was primarily used in the Caribbean and is now considered archaic.
For the songs named after the Coromantee people, see Koromanti.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Languages ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Ghana, Jamaica | |
Languages | |
Current Jamaican English, French, Jamaican Patois, Maroon Spirit language Historical Akan, Twi | |
Religion | |
(originally) Kumfu, Obeah; (presently) Christianity and Revivalism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Akan, Fanti, Ashanti, Jamaicans of African descent |
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