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has gloss | eng: Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language, or simply Maroon Spirit Language, is a ritual language used by Jamaican Maroons while possessed by the spirits of ancestors during Kromanti ceremonies or when addressing those who are possessed. It is an English-based creole, distinct from usual Jamaican Creole, but similar to the creoles of Suriname such as Sranan. |
lexicalization | eng: Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language |
subclass of | e/English-based creole languages |
instance of | http://dbpedia.org/resource/English-based_creole_languages |
instance of | http://www.mpii.de/yago/resource/English-based_creole_languages |
instance of | c/Language |
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