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1. Kumina, n. View full entry 1943
...A religious ceremony performed in parts of Jamaica and ultimately of central African origin which features drumming, singing, and dancing, and at which participants are believed to become possessed by spirits. Also:...
2. kwaito, n. View full entry 1996
...A type of South African popular dance music incorporating elements of hip-hop and house music. Cf. kwaai2....
3. loa, n.2 View full entry 1933
...A deity in the voodoo cult of Haiti....
4. macomere, n. View full entry 1942
...The godmother of one's child, or the mother of one's godchild; (gen.) a term of affectionate respect for any female friend. Also (derogatory): an old woman, a gossip;...
5. majita, n. View full entry 1963
...In urban (esp. township) speech: ‘chap’, ‘guy’; spec. a black youth or a black adult male. Also as a form of address....
6. mambo, n. View full entry 1939
...Esp. in Haiti: a voodoo priestess....
7. mapantsula, n. View full entry 1982
...= pantsula1....
8. mauvais langue, n. and adj. View full entry c1945
...Malicious gossip or rumours; critical or slanderous talk....
9. moegoe, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1953
...In urban (esp. township) use: a country bumpkin, a rustic; a dull, foolish, or gullible person; a person who fails to fit in....
10. pantsula, n. View full entry 1982
...colloq. Among urban (esp. township) people: a young, black person (usually a man) associated with the latest trends in street culture and a fashionable, expensive style of dress originally based on...
11. Pijin, n. View full entry 1979
...More fully Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, Solomons Pijin. A variety of Melanesian Pidgin spoken in the Solomon Islands....
12. pomerac, n. View full entry 1919
...The Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense; (also) the fruit of this....
13. soucouyant, n. View full entry 1934
...In the folklore of the Eastern Caribbean, a malignant witch believed to shed her skin by night and suck the blood of her victims....
14. Sranan, n. View full entry 1953
...= talkee-talkee Also attrib....
