Accompong
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English[edit]
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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