Coromantee

Coromantee
Coromantins, Kromanti, Kromantse
Leonard Parkinson, Maroon Leader, Jamaica, 1796. Engraving by Abraham Raimbach. Caption on the engraving: "Leonard Parkinson; a Captain of Maroons, / taken from the Life. // Pub. Oct. 24, 1796 by J. Stockdale Piccadilly."
Leonard Parkinson, Maroon Leader, Jamaica, 1796. Engraving by Abraham Raimbach.
Regions with significant populations
 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, Afro-Jamaicans

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.


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