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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Brada-Anansi: [QB] Most of the Maroon communities in Jamaica are linked with Akan language, matter of fact it spliced through out the Jamaican dialect. Cooyah-look here coodeh-look there. Nyam- to eat Abeng-a goat horn trumpet. Duppy- ghost Obeah-a traditional priest often times with a negative connotation the list is too numerous,but we have very few in the way of native American words , I can't think of any off the top of my head, except Xaymaca. Now there is something that could conceivably goes to your point about Moors in Jamaica, the British did make use of the term in reference to very Black people, as well as a town of Maroons called Moor town, capitol of the windward side Maroons, but these were heavy Akan speakers, another is the British habit of calling very dark skinned Blacks..Blackiemoore or Black as a Moor but this would have little to do with the Spanish or Iberian Moors, one more thing the Spanish didn't free their slaves they simple took off when the Spanish crown kept stalling on official recognition for their freedom they simply turned their guns on the Spanish siding with the Brits for convenience for a quick second before turning their guns on them , but mostly staying away from all. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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