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#Repost @fiona758 ・・・ West Indian Words that come from Africa . I WILL JUK YOU IF YOU NYAM MY OKRA AND ACKEE AND DOH CUT EYE FOR ME YOU MUMU! Are you aware of how many words in West Indian daily dialect are from Africa? Follow @knowyourcaribbean to learn more ! The Igbo influenced language with actions such as “sucking-teeth” coming from the Igbo “ima osu” and “cutting-eye” from Igbo “iro anya”. Words were added to Jamaican Patois when slaves were restricted from speaking their own languages. These Igbo words still exist in Jamaican vernacular, and across the Caribbean including words such as “unu” meaning “you (plural)”,”di” to be (in state of)”, which became “de”. Below are the different origins of some words we know all too well : AKAN: Accompong from the Asante name: Acheampong ackee from ánkyẽ, "a type of food adopi from adópé, a ghost, often written in Jamaican English as "duppy”. afasia, afasayah from afaséw and Akan afaséɛ, "inferior wild yam" afu from afúw to mean plantation and became "yam" in Jamaica. dokunu (also known as blue draws or tire leaf in Jamaica) food; from dɔkono, a dessert item similar to bread pudding mumu "dumb", "stupid", also from Akan and Mende nana "grandparent" that, also from English say. EFIK language buckra from mbakára, "white man" anansi "spider", also from Akan kaba-kaba "unreliable, inferior, worthless", also from YORUBA mumu "dumb", also from Akan and Mende FULA language juk from "Jukka", "poke", "spur" Igbo language hard-head from ísí íké (head + hard, strength), 'obstinate obeah from ọbiạ, "doctoring", "mysticism" okra from ọkwurụ, a vegetable. unu from únù, "you (plural)" KONGO language dingki funeral ceremony dundus "albino", "white person", "European" from ndundu djumbi "ghost" pinda "peanut poto-poto "mud", "muddy", also from Akan, Igbo and Yoruba YORUBA language WOLOF language yam from njam, nyam, "eat" @igr_love #knowYourcaribbean #wolof #yoruba #igbo #akan #asante #nigeria #benin #jamaica #caribbean #fula #efik #ewe #nyamfoodies #caribbeandialect #blackhistory #caribbeanhistoryisafricanhistory #africanhistory #patois #creole #jamaicanpatois #westindianmade

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THIS IS WHY SOME OF Y’ALL NEED TO EDUCATE YOURSELVES ABOUT THE OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES, THERE ARE OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES THAT SPEAK  SIMILAR TO JAMAICA  comments on video via twitter @westindianmade : video courtesy @gxx.p

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West Indian Words that come from Africa.

West Indian Words that come from Africa.

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I WILL *JUK* YOU IF YOU *NYAM* MY *OKRA* AND *ACKEE* AND DOH *CUT EYE* FOR ME YOU *MUMU!* Are you aware of how many words in West Indian daily dialect are from Africa? Follow @knowyourcaribbean on Instagram and Facebook to learn more !

The Igbo influenced language with actions such as “sucking-teeth” coming from the Igbo “ima osu” and “cutting-eye” from Igbo “iro anya”. Words were added to Jamaican Patois when slaves were restricted from speaking their own languages. These Igbo words still exist in Jamaican vernacular, and across the Caribbean including words such as “unu” meaning “you (plural)”,”di” to be (in state of)”, which became “de”. Below are the different origins of some words we know all too well : AKAN: Accompong from the Asante name: Acheampong ackee from ánkyẽ, “a type of food adopi from adópé, a ghost, often written in Jamaican English as “duppy”. afasia, afasayah from afaséw and Akan afaséɛ, “inferior wild yam” afu from afúw to mean plantation and became “yam” in Jamaica. dokunu (also known as blue draws or tire leaf in Jamaica) food; from dɔkono, a dessert item similar to bread pudding

mumu “dumb”, “stupid”, also from Akan and Mende nana “grandparent” that, also from English say. EFIK language buckra from mbakára, “white man” anansi “spider”, also from Akan kaba-kaba “unreliable, inferior, worthless”, also from YORUBA mumu “dumb”, also from Akan and Mende FULA language juk from “Jukka”, “poke”, “spur” Igbo language hard-head from ísí íké (head + hard, strength), ‘obstinate obeah from ọbiạ, “doctoring”, “mysticism” okra from ọkwurụ, a vegetable. unu from únù, “you (plural)” KONGO language dingki funeral ceremony dundus “albino”, “white person”, “European” from ndundu djumbi “ghost” pinda “peanut poto-poto “mud”, “muddy”, also from Akan, Igbo and Yoruba YORUBA language WOLOF language yam from njam, nyam, “eat” @igr_love #knowYourcaribbean #wolof #yoruba #igbo #akan #asante #nigeria#benin #jamaica #caribbean #fula #efik #ewe #nyamfoodies#caribbeandialect #blackhistory #caribbeanhistoryisafricanhistory#africanhistory #patois #creole #jamaicanpatois #westindianmade

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