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Accompong
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en jam Accompong, from en ak Acheampong.
Proper noun
en village par/Saint Elizabeth c/Jamaica.
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
Akompong
Etymology
From the name of an early Maroon leader, probably from jam ak Onyaŋkõmpoŋ.jam Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page 976-640-127-6 3 jam Dictionary of Jamaican English https://books.google.de/books?id=_lmFzFgsTZYC&pg=PA3&dq=Accompong&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi11bCXiKztAhVKRBoKHZ22C8gQ6AEwAnoECAIQAg#v=snippet&q=Accompong&f=false 2002
Pronunciation
jam /aˈkʌmpʌŋ/
jam A ccom pong
Proper noun
jam propn
en Accompong. A historical Maroon village located in the Cockpit Country in Jamaica.openstreetmap.org
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