Coromantee
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. The term was primarily used in the Caribbean and is now considered archaic.
| 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, Jamaicans of African descent |
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