dédekum

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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From English there they come, referring to the reflections in the mirror.

Noun

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dédekum

  1. (Maroon Spirit Language, Moore Town) Mirror.

Synonyms

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References

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  • Bilby, Kenneth (1983). "How the "Older Heads" Talk: A Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language and Its Relationship to the Creoles of Surname and Sierra Leone". New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 57 (1/2): 37–88.