Coromantee

Coromantee
Coromantins, Kromanti, Kromantse
Leonard Parkinson, Maroon Leader, Jamaica, 1796. Engraving by Abraham Raimbach. Caption on the engraving: "Leonard Parkinson; a Captain of Maroons, / taken from the Life. // Pub. Oct. 24, 1796 by J. Stockdale Piccadilly."
Leonard Parkinson, Maroon leader, Jamaica, 1796. Engraving by Abraham Raimbach.
Regions with significant populations
Ghana, Jamaica, Suriname
Languages
Current: Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois, Maroon Spirit language
Historical: Akan, Twi
Religion
Current: Christianity and Revivalism
Historical: Kumfu, Obeah
Related ethnic groups
Akan, Fanti, Ashanti, Afro-Jamaicans
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Coromantee, Coromantin, Coromanti, Kormantine, Kromantyn or Kromanti (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.

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