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A duppy can be either the manifestation (in human or animal form) of the soul of a dead person, or a malevolent supernatural being. [6] But the word duppy more likely originates from the Ga language as most of the African folklore and culture in Jamaica comes from the Ashanti people (a similar Kwa speaking people also
Akans are the only West Africans that have dwarves as spiritual entities, which are considered to be tricksters. The word is said among the Ga people but the Jamaican application of the word matches the now extinct and former Akan word. An Akan origin for Duppy is far more likely.) Demon, Ghost, often written in Jamaican English as "duppy" [1] [2]
Female patois speaker saying two sentences A Jamaican Patois speaker discussing the usage of the language. Jamaican Patois (/ ˈ p æ t w ɑː /; locally rendered Patwah and called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based creole language with influences from West African, Arawak, Spanish and other languages, spoken primarily in Jamaica and among the Jamaican diaspora.
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In Jamaica and Barbados, the old Akan word Duppy is used than the Kikongo rooted word jumbee. Montserrat. In the folk religion of Montserrat, a jumbie is a ghost, or ...
Legendary Jamaican people (1 P) Pages in category "Jamaican folklore" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Duppy; P. Annie Palmer (White ...
The word can mean a multitude of things, from being compatible with someone (to vibe with them) to a place having just the right energy. Canva. We been knew "We been knew" means "we already knew ...
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou OM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator.Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the practice of presenting poetry, folk songs and stories in patois ("nation language"), [2] establishing the validity of local languages for literary expression.