Accompong
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole Accompong, from Akan Acheampong.
Proper noun
Accompong
- A village in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
- Akompong
Etymology
From the name of an early Maroon leader, probably from Akan Onyaŋkõmpoŋ.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈkʌmpʌŋ/
- Hyphenation: A‧ccom‧pong
Proper noun
Accompong
- Accompong. A historical Maroon village located in the Cockpit Country in Jamaica[2].
References
- Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English, →ISBN, page 3
- openstreetmap.org