Accompong
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Jamaican Creole Accompong, from Akan Acheampong.
Proper noun
[edit]Accompong
- A village in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
Jamaican Creole
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the name of an early Maroon leader, probably from Akan Onyaŋkõmpoŋ.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Accompong
- Accompong. A historical Maroon village located in the Cockpit Country in Jamaica.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English[1], →ISBN, page 3
- ^ openstreetmap.org
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