The Maroons in Jamaica are from Ghana, also Gambia, the Congolese and Niger Delta slaves were also taken from Nigeria to Jamaica. The descendants of Maroons were slaves stolen, bought and sold from GHANA, they were the ones who rebelled and stopped the British from keeping plantations, burned them down and moved to the hills of Jamaica. Many more Africans were brought to Jamaica from the Gold Coast but not all were Ghanaian. Sorry Jamaica you are from many countries in Africa. You should travel to The Gambia, Nigeria almost all of West Africa had slaves stolen from them. Any British ex colony had slaves from there taken to All the Caribbean Islands, Every European country had slaves from Africa. WE SHOULD ALL LOVE MOTHER AFRICA AND RETURN IF POSSIBLE, it’s not all like you see in the Media it’s the best continent on earth we’re all humanity started WITH THE NUBIAN PEOPLE OF AFRICA. many ways to research this on the net if you check out Wikipedia to start you off.
Actually it's a myth that most Jamaicans are descendants of Ghanaians. The Maroons have predominantly Akan (and some Taino) ancestry and they've influenced the Patwa vernacular. However the African genetic marker is very varied: Nigera/Togo-Benin/Ivory Coast-Ghana, Cameroon and Congo and Mali-Senegambia-Sierra Leone.
I wouldn't necessarily call it a myth. I think the misconception is that we were taught that the akans were only from Ghana, when in fact they could be found along different countries of the west coast. However, we still cannot ignore the evidence of retentions. We have retained a lot of cultural norms and practices from both Nigeria and Ghana, which would indicate that that's where the majority of our descendants are from. I'm however super anxious to be able to travel to all these regions and find out for myself. You know we can't trust these history books
@@JudyAnnHines I understand your point but historically but the Europeans were VERY selective on how they brought enslaved Africans to the Caribbean. The British stopped bringing Akan slaves (within a period from 1725 to 1745) because of their rebellious nature. They soon realized that it was detrimental to their slave based system if they continued bring Africans to JA from the Ivory Coast/Ghana regions. Needless to say, most slave rebellions in Jamaica itself were initiated by Akan speaking Maroons. It was because of their strong linguistic and cultural conservatism( and subsequent creolization) that it became the most dominant in JA, it's erroneously believed that the vast majority of Africans came from the Gold Coast.
@@JudyAnnHines Bob Marleys wife lives in Aburi Mountains, Eastern Region and she has a Ghanaian PASSPORT. SHE READ history and decided to trace the root
I am Jamaican living in the DIVIDED STATES of Donald "CHUMP"! I have never been to Ghana but is planning to make a trip soon and ultimately relocate within a few years. I would love to network and meet other Jamaicans who plan on relocating to that country
You're going to love love it. I'm Jamaican, born and grow. I went to Ghana Dec of 2019 and came back January of 2020. There is such a familiar feel that is indescribable.
I’m Akan but from Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 just right next to ghana,the différence with our brother and sister from Ghana, it’s our colonization by the French people. If not in Ivory Coast there is kouamé, koffi, kouadio..... despite the French colonization of our country, there is a bit of ashanti culture but not as strong as our ghana brothers and sisters from Ghana, Nice video sister.
@@plorer1235 Baoule' are not the only Akans in Ivory Coast. They have Nzema, Agni, Bono and more. The Akans are the majority in Ivory Coast just like in Ghana
An Akan princess migrated to Ivory Coast after she was banished from her royal family and settled there that’s why there are Akan tribe also in Ivory Coast
When I landed in Accra I was amazed at the similarities. I spent a few days in Cape Coast and Aburi. People were speaking to me in Ga and Twi. I would speak in patois, and they could tell I was Jamaican. A guide looked at me in Jamestown, and told me I was from the Ashanti tribe.
There is a nice Jamaican restaurant in Ghana own buy Jamaicans, it calls Jamrock restaurants located in East Legon every weekend nice Jamaican live band
@@JudyAnnHines Please 'ABEN' can only be found in the TWI language . No other language has got it. And literal translation of Jamaica (JAMA- YAKA) to Twi is "Perhaps, we are stuck" literally. NANNY of the maroons was an Ashanti woman (AKAN). And please ask about where you got the word " BREDDA . it's from the western region of Ghana . They are also Akan (FANTE) They use bredda till date with the same intonation as Jamaicans and no other African country has it. Thank you
Hi my Jamaican sistren, I love your video. Am a born Jamaican and visited Ghana last year November. I absolutely love it, every chance I get I tell someone about Ghana, was to go this year but coronavirus put a stop. I was in Tema and planning to move there asap.❤️
I visited Ghana in 2016 with my Mother and sister. I loved it right away, there is something special about Ghana. My Mother said it was peaceful. I love Ghana and I still miss Ghana. I didn't want to leave and go back home, I was angry. I felt like I could live there. I also have Maroon/Ghanaian roots, my Parents are Jamaican, I was born in Toronto, Canada. I know my Ghanaian name. I remember how friendly they are, especially when I was at the airport.
Oh Sister I had to pause and reply you when you were talking about how Jamaica got its name. I am really really touched by this explanation and I realised and recognized the Twi immediately, because I am from Ashanti Tribe, We speak Twi. That last explanation is the Correct one, I never even knew it and I was Curious to hear you explain but you did it so well I felt So Sad and happy at the same time. it hit me deep. Jamaicans are Ghanaians Completely, No doubt whatsoever. The twi is ( Gyama Yen aka ) Gyama yaka Perhaps We're not returning So when we're talking really fast We Say ( Gyama yaka ) I'm feeling so many emotions, shock, Joy, interest and amazed You're a Ghanaian my Sister. Welcome home. Aben is the whistle or flute. Very nice.. Wow
@@stevenbarrett4110 Oh Daddy, Tears of Joy I hope. We love you very much. If the opportunity is there please try and come to your homeland, and if you're not able to, We love you wherever you are. God bless you
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
Wow sis your explanation / comparison were bang on. I was really impressed. Also "bafan" also means handicap in Twi, so the definition is actually the same as you described in Jamaica. It's nice when we can celebrate our similarities. Also there are two countries between Ghana and Nigeria so the similarities are what draws us together.
When I went to Jamaica, it felt like being in Ghana! For real, we are distant cousins. Also rice and peas comes from Waakye. I'm so glad you noticed 'mi seh' and we say 'me s3' :)
Excellent topic 👌🏾 I grew up in NY where many Jamaiacan people would deny that they’re descendants of “African people “ this was my experience and it would become Argumentative! And I would feel some type of way, being that I’m Half Ghanaian 💚 But when we see people now traveling and educating themselves on the Culture and HISTORICAL FACTS! This was A Great Video and Educational 🙏🏽🇬🇭
I am surprised at that. We have always embraced that fact....well at least the jamaicans living in Jamaica do. Our reggae songs always speak of Africa being the motherland and us returning to it. I am so sorry you had that experience
Judy - Ann Hines thank you so much for that response.🙏🏽 I do see a change now and even African Americans are now even more embracing our heritage. 💚🇬🇭🇯🇲
At the 16:00 min I felt my tears 😭 just how u spoke of our ancestors, I felt their absolute fear and acceptance of their faith!!! Damn !!! It’s like literally bringing my ancestors in a vivid way like I’ve never envision them!!! I truly enjoyed your ease of articulating our ppl. I am shedding tears how much information you’ve imparted in such calm n respect for both cultures ❤️❤️❤️🇯🇲🇯🇲 🇬🇭🇬🇭 💯💯
Thank you so much, I do appreciate your comment and the time you took to watch it. I also recommend my cape coast castle vlog. That might be another one you'd appreciate
Judy - Ann Hines Thanks for your response, I’ve watched a few including your vegan chicken n your diet update. Am also vegan so it’s awesome. Please keep us in your thoughts as NY is in a serious situation right now. Much love my Island girl I’ve sent your video to all my contacts.
I wasn't inclined to make a comment, but when you mentioned the naming of Jamaica, you struck a chord. I came across this spelling and pronunciation in a Wode Maya video, and I had to point out that the native Arawak word Xaymaca did not phonetically seem right. I jumped on the Ghanaian word because it sounded right. I was told that the Ghanaian word means 'lost in a strange place', which is perfectly logical. Since the Ghanaian people ( I wrote Akan in that comment, but I'll accept correction and go with Ashanti), were the vast majority on the island at the time, it makes perfect sense that they named the place. Our connection to Ghana is UNMISTAKEABLE, and UNSHAKEABLE. (Seems I had used the US spelling for unshakeable and unmistakeable initially, now corrected). Peace and love, love blackness, love Africa, regardless.
@@JudyAnnHinesJamaicans are not from Asante tribe that’s a lie.Jamaicans are mixed tribes from ghana mostly from akan tribes and some parts in northern ghana so Jamaicans are not from one tribe in ghana they’re from mixed tribes in ghana.let me educate you on this one waakye food comes from the northern part of ghana so waakye is not akan food so in Jaimaca there is a tribe in ghana they brought waakye to Jamaica rice and red beans 🫘 in ghana we call it waakye.
Glad i found your page. I’m half Ghanaian half Jamaican so i loved watching this😅 new subbie. Also Ghanaian food is hot but if they know foreigners are gona be eating regularly from them they tone it down a lot (which is annoying because i love my pepper loool).
Judy - Ann Hines next time you go to Ghana. If you eat in someones house then 9 times out of 10 they will have shitto (black pepper sauce) so just add that to your food. If you’re at a restaurant they usually serve the food with either shitto, kpakpo shitto (green pepper sauce) or mekko (red pepper sauce) so you can ask for extras. I feel like you’d like it lol. I loooove them
It’s wonderful our brothers and sisters from 🇯🇲are coming back to 🇬🇭. More and more of our masses from the Caribbean should come to 🇬🇭man. It’s your home and your family.
I’m crying as I watch her say those words !! I’m from Ghana and we love Gyama yaka people! Wo nka ye wai... I mean it’s not for permanent since you came home 😭😭😭
Hey Traveling Rose 🌹 you looking really beautiful and love your Henna design, Ghana 🇬🇭 definitely going to be my next destination soon. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and the Similarities.
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
Way back in the days my Jamaican grandmother would put the boiled Afu yam in the mortar and beat it to make fufu. She would grate the dry corn, mix it with sugar and other spices, wrap it in banana leaves and boil it to make Dookunu. Later at nights, she would tell us Anancy and duppy stories before going to bed. I was just a little bafan boy them, but remembered well.
Interesting. I've never seen it done in jamaica before, and I live in the rural (country area). We still make dokunu. Anansi and dippy stories are fading away. They used to be in our readers and a common occurrence in the country areas
I watched a video two days ago where I saw that Ghanaians say 'pickin.' Jamaicans say 'pickney.' In the video I watched immediately before this one revealed that Ghanaians also call avocado 'pear.' The market and bus park scenes were almost identical. I got so excited. The Ashanti flag colours in Ghana are the Jamaican national flag colours. The vlogger said yellow... it's actually gold but I'm nitpicking... it's almost the same. It cyaa gwaan. Rastafari flag colours in Jamaica are essentially the Ghanaian national flag colours. I'm not promoting other videos on your channel but this might be interesting to you and others here. These are two videos to which I refer... 'Riri Travels' and 'Native Borne.' When I saw the cylinder in the latter I was floored. These two vloggers made me want to live in Ghana... even for a while. It was like there was no difference between the two countries from what they showed.
@@JudyAnnHines the Ashantis call the kenkey "dokono". There are two types of dokono over here. There is the Fante kenkey and there is the Ga kenkey. The Ga kenkey or Ga dokono is what u ate in Accra. The Fante dokono or Fante Kenkey is wrapped with banana leaves. U should try that. I think that's exactly the one u have in Jamaica. The Ashantis call the Kenkeys DOKONO which u Jamaicans also call it dokuno. It's the same word u have in Jamaica. So it's TRUE most Jamaicans come from the Ashanti tribe in Ghana
@@JudyAnnHines You just have to be-careful in Nigeria. I wish I could go with you, I wouldn't advise you go by yourself. Do you have Nigerian friends? Or you could reach out to a famous youtuber called Tayo Aina, he gives tours of Nigeria/helps you around.
@@JudyAnnHines Alright I'm glad to hear that. I'm going to be visiting Jamaica soon, DNA testing showed I have cousins there, and in a couple other West Indie countries, it blew my mind. Were would you recommend is a nice vacation spot in jamaica?
I love this video and Jamaicans and Africans have similar traditional dances like the brukins and etc we Jamaicans are from Africa frl....i used to get angry when ppl tell me am from Africa😫now i see the difference between us we are one would love to visit ghana one day and i also think Ghanaians should also visit Jamaica 🙌🏽🙌🏽❤❤🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Definitely wanna visit Jamaica one day and go to Moore Town! I just love the the fact that our ancestors who were taken as slaves to the Caribbeans and zest Indies held on to the culture and practices!!
@@787Pietro Yea they still practice the African culture and traditions in the maroon towns even wear the African cultural clothes...When ur ready u can visit Jamaica lol i hope to visit ghana one day as well, am working on going next year tho if the Covid goes away:)❤❤
Come on that cannot be a similarity between Ghana and Jamaica. Every country has mountains and hills just like Ghana and Jamaica. They are talking about the people and cultural similarities who historically share an ties not geography
Judy, legend has it that Jamaica literally translates to a Ghana language called Fanti as Jama-ya-ka (literally meaning “it seems we are lost”) Fanti language is where the town called Kromanste is which the Maroons still speak Kromanti in Jamaica.
the word Jamaica is means perhaps we are stuck. it pronounce ja ma ya ka with a a very low mono tone. also like the word bafan they both mean the same thing in Jamaica. this means handicap child .Another unique thing that most people do not realize is that the Jamaican flag has the same colors as the Ashanti kingdom flag still in existence today .
The similarities are endless, Abeng means horn and it’s a type of instrument by the maroon people in Jamaica. Kola nut is pronounced “bese” same way, in the maroon language “white man” is pronounced obroni same as here in Ghana. As a Ghanaian when you watch this video of a maroon man speaking you’ll hear countless morphed twi words th-cam.com/video/TBKoDaR12UQ/w-d-xo.html
GHANA AND JAMAICA HAS "BISI" WHICH IS COLANUTS. THE NAME JAMAICA COMES FROM THE AKAN EXPRESSION OF "JAMA YAKA HA", MEANING "PERHAPS, WE MAY NOT BE GOING BACK HOME, WE ARE STUCK HERE"
@@JudyAnnHines Chalɛ me hɛma paa The flag of Jamaica is also an adinkra symbol name mframadan. My grandfather has stated that the older heads created the patwaah from Kromanti Twi.
@@p9mg so in jamaica the maroons speak something more aligned to kromanti or it could possibly be kromanti, but the general populace doesn't. Most of us cannot understand the language spoken by the maroons, outside of a few words.
Wish I knew you were going to visit Ghana. Would have extended invitation. I am 🇯🇲Jamaican living in Ghana. Next time. Ackee grow wild . Always picking and freezing, because they don’t eat it
Hey Jett, I'll be back in December. Do they have saltfish as well? I could cook some for someone. I'll reach out to you when I get there. Hope you showed your jmcn sister some love by subscribing :)
The salt fish in Jamaica are usually cod, red herring or sometimes mackerel. My experience with kobi in Ghana, is its smoked and salted snapper or tilapia. The ackee shocked me on my visit to in laws there, as it's just around without consumption. You can't go hungry in African continent. Also, pork is not really consumed as much as in Jamaica. I want my jerk pork for sure, more so than chicken.
Judy i don’t think you realize how POWERFUL this is. This is the outcome I was hoping for from the year of return diasporans are realizing our similarities as a post to our differences
Thank you Roni. I hope you showed your support by subscribing:) Yes, my visiting Ghana was more about my heritage than it was about having fun. I learnt so much on my trip
@@JudyAnnHines Amazing. Also, the story I heard about Jamaica's Twi origin name is that it translates to the twi phrase "" Gyae me ma ka" which translates to "leave me I am stuck here" as twi speaker that sounds more plausible. Have a twi speaking friend say this phrase to you and you will hear how the name Jamaica comes out of it. Also, if you know our people that you can see how our ancestors would say that in frustration. "ooooohhh mi di3r Gyae me ma ka ha" "oooooh leave me I am stuck here" loool. Subscribing and sharing this video now
@@JudyAnnHines There are some videos on youtube of older generations of maroons speaking their language, and I could pick up 50% of what they're saying, mind you my twi is basic level so imagine a good twi speaker. Apparently the coramantee's are named after a town in Ghana. I'm telling you we are the same people, even the way Jamaicans build and design their houses is the same as us. Its exciting when it isn't eerie and heartbreaking when you remember the reason why. I see why they say blood is thicker than water, not even the ocean could break our bond
@@RoniForeva yes I am so happy we were able to retain some of the culture. We now need to work at maintaining and building on that which we have preserved
Hi lovely, I am Ghanaian myself and have been doing research on the diaspora. I was so pleased to see the distinct connection between Ghana and Jamaica like you’ve mentioned. I’m glad you felt at home❤️
Informative! You brukking bread remind mi of my childhood when my aunts or Granny would come back from market wid fresh bread and it would still be warm :). I have wanted to visit Ghana for years now. One day one day. I have always been interested just reading about the similarities. And of the folks I have known who have visited, like you, they have said it reminded them of Jamaica. I have a Ghanian friend and even when I mentioned words like Afu yam or Dukuno or bisi she told me those were Akan words. Just amazing how after hundreds of years some things lived on.
I have that same memory. That friday evening hot bread with butter. The similarities are astounding, but there are a few differences too. I need to settle and do that video soon
I love this. I need to go check out plane fare. I remember a history lecturer said that all Jamaicans are revivalist because our hearts response to the rhythms of the drums of Africa. We also recognise our heritage in the Ibo and Yoruba nations but most, if not all, of the notable leaders in the fight against slavery were said to be Ashanti. Plus, the Twi language, according to Miss Lou, had the most influence on the language. Many of the words may be European but the syntax is African. A lesser race would have been eradicated by slavery (and some where) but my people not only survived but refused to have Africa taken from their soul. This is so great. This is so inspiring. That divide by vast space and time, force by extreme cruelty to forget, and yet they remembered. Taken to be slaves and now we have colonized the world. My only fault with the video was that i did not see some cultural practice on display.
Thanks. I tried getting to the ashantis but couldn't because of reasons beyond my control. Will definitely go there in December. You should take a trip. After doing some additional research I am beginning to wonder if I wont find more similarities with the igbos of Nigeria. I'll definitely look into it when I finally touch foot in Nigeria
Judy - Ann Hines yes sis you need to go to Nigeria and check out the Igbos, their culture is embedded in our Jamaican culture too. You will be surprised. I’ve done research in college and I have lots of Nigerian friends here in Jamaica and and in the USA and sis I was shocked to see the similarities. I did my ancestry DNA test and I am mostly Nigerian and Benin. If possible check out the tribes in Calabar Nigeria too I heard they have a lot in common with us.
Omg I have learned a lot from your video especially the name Jamaica really and truly is Ghanaian. My eyes popped open when you said it. It makes perfect sense.
My son is half Ghanaian and Jamaican and I’ve been to Jamaican many times from the US, and it’s similar as you’ve stated. My first time in Jamaica, I so flabbergasted to see so many people looking like Ghanaians. Welcome home and go visit other parts like the Volta region, we still have most of our culture intact even though the brainwashed Ghanaian Christians call us pagans. Lol.
Judy - Ann Hines it’s just the Christian and the colonial mentality to make our things uncivilized and call all indigenous belief system bad. Even in Jamaica they call Obeah bad because they forget to realize that before the White man came to Africa, we had our own beliefs
Hello Judy, Thanks for your recent video contents to which are noted. Take note am from Fante tribe which is part of AKAN but NEVER Twi though similar. I left the country since age 19 for London and would soon going back with projects to develop Central Region and Cape coast in particular. Before going any further, do accept this as an invitation to come back to Ghana one day soon Cape Coast, When the time comes you will not have to worry too much about such things as air fares for that will be the least of your worries. Now if our brothers and Sisters Maroons in Jamaica are anything to go by then ALMOST ALL Jamaicans are from the Akan tribe but are more of Fante than Twi as evidenced by a little story you told regarding how the name Jamaica came to be acquired. The story is more akin to a fante phrase '' jama yah ka ha '' as opposed to Twi phraseology which is spoken in Kumasi, Akwapim, and elsewhere. Also just like the Maroons only Fantes , within the Akan, will say Nyankopong meaning Almighty Father where as in Twi it will start with O Nyankopong same thing referring to our Father in heaven. I know the Maroons say Nyankipong which is just a slight twist. Do take note the English at the time of the slave trade did not want captives from elsewhere other than those from then Gold Coast for they refer to them as more domesticated and docile than the rest. Also note Akans are made up of 12 tribes who were ALL cousins by blood and are descendants of Ham whose father was Noah and whose brothers were Shem and Japheth. That of the 12 tribes only 10 made it to present day Ghana or then gold coast. One Akan tribe stayed in present day Ivory coast while the other got left in Benin. Let me stop here as these are stories for another day and am working to publish a book soon. But let Judy, her crew and All my brothers and sisters in Jamaica know from this day forward that You are of Royal blood meaning kings, queens, prince and princess. which is why ' dem cant contest we '. Now you know for certain You are going to get an invitation to ' come see me in na me yard ' trust me. Right now London Kool so me just cook up some cow foot with dumplings to kill off the cold. Love to char further let me know but not on this platform as I already said too much. Little more.
Thank you for all this info. I will definitely be coming back. Trip already planned. I would love to speak with you. Add me on instagram at tahitian_rose then we will take it from there. Before you do that though.....I hope you showed me some love by subscribing
Hello Judy-Ann Hines l have watched your video and read some the comments.And l must say its very interesting and we need to share more informations.To begin with Maroons in Jamaica are from the Fante tribe which form part of the Akan Ethnic group.There are lots of tribes which form the Akan Ethnic group.These tribes are the Fantes,Ashantes,Akyems,Kwahus,Assins,Nzemas,Ahantas,Akwapims,Aowins and the Sefwis.To put it simply,the Akan ethnic group is like a tree whilst the tribes are the branches.Back to where l was talking about the Maroons,they come from a coastal town along Accra and Cape Coast road called Kromantse.Because the white men could pronounce the name coined the name Maroons.Also l had conversation with a Jamaican friend at workplace and he explained to me how "jerk chicken came about in Jamaica.And to my outmost surprise this what the people of Kromantse(now Maroons)did in a battle called "The Battle of Nsemakow".Next time you visit Ghana,go to this small town and learn more about them.
There are lots of people of Ewe and Akan descent in Haiti as well. Lots of Creole words are from Ghanaian dialects. Bufi means fat. Doukounou, foufou, mese or mesie, kabakaba, kwakou, kwashi, Anasi etc. Anasi is also Igbo. The Ghanaian influence is strong throughout the Caribbean.
@@peace3087 thank you. I have never made it before but when I asked my jmcn friends who do, I got those ingredients. Some of them do make it without the potato or the banana. I guess it depends on the recipe the family passed down
Bafan has the same meaning and the kwashi is also used by some tribes in Ghana... And with the dancing aspect, it differ with tribes like Ashantes dance with their hands and feet and the Krobos also dance with their waist.....
Brilliant video and expose Judy-Ann. You dropped so much knowledge about our similarities as Jamaicans. I believe the name of Jamaica Is more plausible by that Ghanian language extraction. I am humbled. Big ups to my west African brothers. I traveled to esst Africa recently but will be in Ghana very soon.bless up.
Judy, this is my first time am giving a comment on TH-cam. I was really touched by your video. I plan visiting Jamaica because of your video. With humour, our ancestors uttered the word JAMA YAKA Literally means, perhaps they are there to stay.
Hi sis. I agree with u without a doubt that most Ghanaians particularly from the Akan tribe were shipped to the carribeans.in ur video I realised that u tried mentioning certain words in Jamaica word which is similar to that of the Akan tribe. names such as quassy which means a Sunday born child the correct spelling is kwasi.but I agree with u because with time ascent tends to change and it affect the words as well.i practical do find that similarities.again the maroon queen on the Jamaican currency bill decent from the Akan tribe .my grandmother told me that she did rebelled and broke away from the Asante tribe when she was then a queen mother and later she was captured and shipped to the carribeans.even there she continued to fight for freedom to liberate her decent.iam an Asante myself and I remember when grandmother used to tell us story by the boon fire side as a child.it really brings back memories. thank u
Generally, reading the history, I think over 60% of the people bought to Jamaica came from what was called the Gold Coast. The British bought these people because they believed them to be harder working and more loyal than other people in Western Africa. In the early history of the Island after the British captured it from Spain, in the late 1600's to early 1700's, the first set of people that came to Jamaica were those living in the Akan regions of the Gold Coast. The largest known of this group at this time bought to Jamaica because they were not very strong or cohesive at the time, was the Ashanti's. These Akan groups formed the foundation of what is now present day Jamaica. Later, as the Ashanti's and others became stronger, other Akans and non Akans replaced them, mainly people from Brong, Northern Ghana, Ewe, and Ga. Most of these people were bought to the eastern and northern halves of Jamaica, Portland , St. Mary, etc......However, later, the English stopped importing some of these people mainly because they were always trying to escape, fighting the British and each other. To replace them, the English's planters felt they needed people who they thought were more passive. So, they look to other areas of west and central Africa. They felt that since, the slave coast (present day Nigeria) was already ripe with traders, they would import people from that area of West African. Its at this time, that they began to import people form eastern Nigeria, mainly Ibo's and related people. They bought these people, mainly to the uncultivated central and southern areas of Jamaica such as Clarendon, Manchester, etc...... These people probably made up a good 30% of the population. After Emancipation, a lot of Jamaicans refused to work on the sugar cane plantations, so they went to west-central Africa, India, and China and bought Congolese, Indians and Chinese as Indentured Servants. Of course, other peoples from Africa were also bought to the island, such as a relatively small group of people from Madagascar.
Its amazing how words and languages can help trace our ancestral roots and lands. So Ghana is your ancestral homelands, nice, mine would be south India given the common language, but timeline is in 1000s of years when the Tamils landed in the northern parts of Sri Lanka. Cool sharing.
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
I used to eat asham when I went to Port Antonio, Portland to see my mom's side of the family. I can't even remember what it tastes like now, other than dust comes to mind.
@@JudyAnnHines I know was good when I was young. Not sure how I'd feel about it now. It's been so long. Love me my east Indian snd julie mangoes forever though 😁😁😁🇯🇲
Nappie Briggs please Google "Ghana and Jamaican culture Similarities - Smile Jamaica" . Its a Television show that has featured Dr Nkurmah daughter and she shared her dad's life and how a Jamaican Marcus Garvey changed his life he was classmate in USA. Nappie Briggs you're my favorite cousin. 😍
I watched it but she didn't go that deep into similarities. She emphasized that Marcus Garvey was the inspiration behind african nationalism..... which was great
I appreciate your feedback. Noel Morgan the oral Historian that travels to Ghana . Did you see that video. He speaks on Similarities between Ghanaians and Jamaicans.
Aben in Akan = flute Ananse in Akan = Spider Akan= A group of tribes including the Ashantis, the Brongs, the Fantis, the Akwapems. They all speak Twi pronounced Chwee
@ Yaw Jay -- that is fascinating! Your translation of "Aben" had me wondering, is "flute" part of the translation of the female name Abena? Is there a connotation of communication in that Day-name?...I'm wondering.
@THE BLESSED ONE 777 That is the story that we have been taught. That does not mean that it is true. Hear this one, now: I was told by an elderly Australian man that Jamaica got its name from the history of a lot of Jews fleeing Spain in the 1400s! A lot of the people traveling with Columbus to Jamaica were the Sephardic Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition. So...if one was going there, it was assumed that one was a Jew. "Jew-maker" became "Jamaica", according to the Australian. And now...I am hearing from Judy-Ann a different version. One has to hold some of these previously taught "truths" loosely, my dear...for a whole lot of what was taught, has been proven to be wrong. Propaganda, so to speak.
@@gracenembhard4733 Fascinating, fascinating stuff. I completely agree that a lot of the stuff taught to our ancestors here in Jamaica, need to be viewed through jaundiced lens. The Blessed One 777, needs to remember that the British sought to destroy our link to the motherland. That made us more pliable. Hence, many elders view Britain as the only motherland, and the Queen as mother. I will now copy and paste the following two paragraphs from my comment above. But you know, people don't always set out to name everywhere. It is often a case of regular common usage, becoming normalized everyday usage. Much like the word Gay. When I was a boy, the word meant happy, joyous. Now it means something completely different. Regular common, becoming normalized again. During slavery, the Akan people were always the vast majority on the island. I am surmising that regular common usage of Gyama Yaka by them, transitioned without opposition, to what we know today as Jamaica. Hope I am making sense.
Very Lovely Video! Thanks much for sharing, So informative. I will going with Jama-Yahca as well! We have come to stay her permanently. But, my grandfather always dream me and show that Africa is beautiful and he his from the hills of Africa.
The majority of Grenadians are from Ghana. When I look at the Ghanaians I see grenadians. Theirs looks,manners,attitudes,expression, manner of speaking. It's like you know that's my stock.
Aside from the resemblance and the mannerisms are there any retentions? I've never been to Grenada before. I'd love to know what cultural practices, foods etc they have retained
Same with the black Surinamese! I met a lot of them while visiting my older sis in the Netherlands! The Ghanaian blood runs deep even after 400 years! ✊🏾
KamishaRa's Korner The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
A good source of information is Miss Lou's Book on Jamaican dialect. I have heard of Bafoon: simple minded. Anancy Stories were told at bedtime to teach us cultural norms. Thanks for the connection and keep up the good work.
Yes Judy, but I am going way back when I was a little boy living in Lancaster, Manchester, around 1948. My grandmother was born in the 1890's. Yes , I am 78 years old.
I wish I had some of those experiences. I can relate to anansi, duppy stories, dokunu, making chocolate from cocoa, Bush medicine etc......but I just feel that there are so many cultural norms and such that I missed out on
@@jcn908 is that a video idea or a question? Incase it's a question...... I love all the african countries I've been to so far for different reasons: Kenya is home for me. I love the people and the vibe SA is just so beautiful with so many adventurous things to do Tanzania is very rustic for want of a better word. I loved how laid back and relaxing it was. She has managed to maintain her authenticity even amidst the development. Ethiopia was a pleasant surprise. God showed off when he was making that country. The views are breathtaking, the people are very friendly, and I just love the fact that they have a government that's actually for the people. Ghana is very similar to Jamaica. It felt like home. People are friendly. They have the best food of the African countries I've visited so far, just wish it was more spicy:) Egypt was just so cultural. Lots of history to uncover.
I love Jamaicans mostly because of the love Rita Marley has shown for Ghana over the years. Also, a childhood 2-year friendship with a Jamaican had a very strong impact on us as youngsters. His name was Sam Joe and at 11 years he could sing all the Bob Marley and Peter Tosh songs. It never took much to convince him to sing us a few of the songs which he always performed with such raw passion . When I was 13 years I returned from my boarding school to learn that Sam Joe and his family had relocated to the capital city. This was pre-facebook and cellphone era so that was the last we heard of him. I still carry a vivid memory of Sam using a piece of a stick as a mic or air guitar to perform Bob Marley's Stir it up and Peter Tosh's River of Babylon. For some reason, he didn't sing with an accent. I am still searching and hoping to reunite with him one day. I always have this image of him as a musician or a lawyer.
400 years ago when slavery was at its peak, the whole coast west of Africa was called the slave coast ...Slaves taken from Ghana were called kromanti or coromantee, their language was akan
Kromanti is a fishing village in Ghana. The ashantis had overpowered the fantes on the coast and refused to be under British rule, ...the akwamus and Denkyiras were also capturing and selling their captives just like the ashantis and fantes.....(All akan tribes)
I just want to inject a thought to y’all. If you read what you are writing ✍🏽 you keep Referring to The people that was Stolen/taken from The Mother Land as “slaves” as though that’s what they were from the beginning. They were AFRICANS Not SLAVES‼️
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
Very true! Because the people of the Hausa Tribe in present day Northern Nigeria have family members And descendants in Ghana, Níger and Mali.... people of the Akan tribe in Ghana have family and descendants in Ivory Coast, same as the Ewe tribe in Ghana have descendants and family members in Togo and Benin so lots of tribes in west Africa are spread across various neighboring countries
West Africans are the same people, Because YAH says they have divided my Land among them selfs and He has joined the two sticks to be One. Says YAHUWAH. Shalom Sister Shalom YASHAYAL
By this video alone. It's clear that we are extremely colonized. This is great as we need to study out history. That's how Jamaica got it's name. That's the truth.
When I came to 🇬🇭forty years ago for the first time they wanted to me ignorantly turned against Africa that it was jungle and famine. Not only I didn’t see any of those mythology but lots and lots of schools, markets, colleges, restaurants, homes, hotels, mosques and churches.
Africa for Africans.1-3rd of us get it? 1-3rd of us are 50/50 & will be pulled up with the help & support of upper 1-3rd. 1-3rd of us are broken & don't care to understand. Let us stay Focused on The Youth & Top 2/3rd
Hey Judy. Just watched the video and i'm intrigued with the similarities presented. I believe Jamaica as they say is a melting pot but more so of people from the outer skirts of countries in Africa (Guinea, Congo, Nigeria, Ghana etc). Also based on the close proximity to the Americas and the route the slave ships traveled to get to the Caribbean. I am intrigued and so need to learn more (the truth) about our history.
sis bafan means handicap person crawl on the flour on the knees and boubuanee means almost the same put can't move by themself without help, so bafan is 100percent as yours
I’m a Virgin Islander from the Virgin Islands 🇻🇮 🇻🇬 and found out our ancestors came from Ghana 🇬🇭 we speak Virgin Islands creole in the US Virgin Islands , lol but I wonder what part of Ghana our creole came from I will have to find that out.
Irving you are absolutely right! I got some friends from college from St Thomas and Tortola!! They are so much like us Ghanaians!!! I actually read that Ghanaian slaves were taken to the Virgin Islands by the British and its specifically mentioned St Thomas and Tortola Islands!!
Quarshie is a name used by other tribes. Also learned that Jamaica use word Chaka Chaka, which has the same meaning. Broni in Patois means light skin and in twi it means white person, but during the colonial era it was used to for mixed race person.
What does chaka chaka mean in your language. In jamaica we use it to refer to someone or a place that is unkempt and dirty. Never heard Broni before. We do use brownin to mean someone of a high skin colour, very brown
Judy Obroni is an Akan word meaning foreigner/outsider/ And currently we use it to refer to white folks.... it is one of the Akan words used by the Maroons in kromanti language
Have you heard of 'Red Ibos' ? Do you know the origin of 'Calabar High School' ? Research on the tribes of Southern Nigeria 🇳🇬 and you will find more similarities.
You're right! The Igbos gave you words like 'unu', Red Ibos is a reference to light skinned Ibos. The bulk of your ancestors from present-day Nigeria were shipped through Calabar and Badagry ports. Historically, more ancestors were shipped from Nigeria than say, Ghana or Senegal.
And I’m also saying every Ghanaian should visit Jamaica!
They should.
We will
@@nynini4900 she's waiting for you with open arms
Nappie, How yuh fi tell people fi forward a yaad but mi nuh hear nuh confirm date fi yuh yet..Bless up Breda!
Grace-Nancy Afful I’m going with you 🥰🥰🥰
Oh Jamaicans are mostly descendants of Ghana,I think now I understand why I love Jamaica🇯🇲 naturally ❤️❤️
The Maroons in Jamaica are from Ghana, also Gambia, the Congolese and Niger Delta slaves were also taken from Nigeria to Jamaica. The descendants of Maroons were slaves stolen, bought and sold from GHANA, they were the ones who rebelled and stopped the British from keeping plantations, burned them down and moved to the hills of Jamaica. Many more Africans were brought to Jamaica from the Gold Coast but not all were Ghanaian. Sorry Jamaica you are from many countries in Africa. You should travel to The Gambia, Nigeria almost all of West Africa had slaves stolen from them. Any British ex colony had slaves from there taken to All the Caribbean Islands, Every European country had slaves from Africa. WE SHOULD ALL LOVE MOTHER AFRICA AND RETURN IF POSSIBLE, it’s not all like you see in the Media it’s the best continent on earth we’re all humanity started WITH THE NUBIAN PEOPLE OF AFRICA. many ways to research this on the net if you check out Wikipedia to start you off.
Soraya, as a jamaican I totally agree with, had this concept also for years!
Actually it's a myth that most Jamaicans are descendants of Ghanaians. The Maroons have predominantly Akan (and some Taino) ancestry and they've influenced the Patwa vernacular. However the African genetic marker is very varied: Nigera/Togo-Benin/Ivory Coast-Ghana, Cameroon and Congo and Mali-Senegambia-Sierra Leone.
I wouldn't necessarily call it a myth. I think the misconception is that we were taught that the akans were only from Ghana, when in fact they could be found along different countries of the west coast. However, we still cannot ignore the evidence of retentions. We have retained a lot of cultural norms and practices from both Nigeria and Ghana, which would indicate that that's where the majority of our descendants are from. I'm however super anxious to be able to travel to all these regions and find out for myself. You know we can't trust these history books
@@JudyAnnHines I understand your point but historically but the Europeans were VERY selective on how they brought enslaved Africans to the Caribbean. The British stopped bringing Akan slaves (within a period from 1725 to 1745) because of their rebellious nature. They soon realized that it was detrimental to their slave based system if they continued bring Africans to JA from the Ivory Coast/Ghana regions. Needless to say, most slave rebellions in Jamaica itself were initiated by Akan speaking Maroons. It was because of their strong linguistic and cultural conservatism( and subsequent creolization) that it became the most dominant in JA, it's erroneously believed that the vast majority of Africans came from the Gold Coast.
Omg finally found a Jamaican in Ghana. Im Jamaican myself and ill be visiting Ghana this December because im planning on moving there in two years
I dont live in Ghana but def visited. I'll be back in December too. There are quite a few jmcns living there though
I am thinking about it as well. I wonder about the cast though And finding jods.
@@JudyAnnHines Bob Marleys wife lives in Aburi Mountains, Eastern Region and she has a Ghanaian PASSPORT. SHE READ history and decided to trace the root
I am Jamaican living in the DIVIDED STATES of Donald "CHUMP"! I have never been to Ghana but is planning to make a trip soon and ultimately relocate within a few years. I would love to network and meet other Jamaicans who plan on relocating to that country
You're going to love love it. I'm Jamaican, born and grow. I went to Ghana Dec of 2019 and came back January of 2020. There is such a familiar feel that is indescribable.
I’m Akan but from Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 just right next to ghana,the différence with our brother and sister from Ghana, it’s our colonization by the French people. If not in Ivory Coast there is kouamé, koffi, kouadio..... despite the French colonization of our country, there is a bit of ashanti culture but not as strong as our ghana brothers and sisters from Ghana, Nice video sister.
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Oh you from the Baoule tribe right? ;)
@@plorer1235 Baoule' are not the only Akans in Ivory Coast. They have Nzema, Agni, Bono and more. The Akans are the majority in Ivory Coast just like in Ghana
An Akan princess migrated to Ivory Coast after she was banished from her royal family and settled there that’s why there are Akan tribe also in Ivory Coast
@@plorer1235 half Baoulé / ebrié
When I landed in Accra I was amazed at the similarities. I spent a few days in Cape Coast and Aburi. People were speaking to me in Ga and Twi. I would speak in patois, and they could tell I was Jamaican. A guide looked at me in Jamestown, and told me I was from the Ashanti tribe.
There is a nice Jamaican restaurant in Ghana own buy Jamaicans, it calls Jamrock restaurants located in East Legon every weekend nice Jamaican live band
I heard about it but unfortunately wasnt able to go last time
It was a nice place to visit and get a different selection of food. The fish selection is nothing like Jamaica. 2017 trip...
@@JudyAnnHines Please 'ABEN' can only be found in the TWI language . No other language has got it. And literal translation of Jamaica (JAMA- YAKA) to Twi is "Perhaps, we are stuck" literally. NANNY of the maroons was an Ashanti woman (AKAN). And please ask about where you got the word " BREDDA . it's from the western region of Ghana . They are also Akan (FANTE) They use bredda till date with the same intonation as Jamaicans and no other African country has it. Thank you
I was told Jamaican flag is the only flag that has no red, white or blue. It has Black: people, Green: grass and Yellow: gold. The Gold Cost of Ghana.
Jamaican flag has the same colours as Ashanti flag. Just Google Ashanti flag.
Thsts true.No red, white and blue.#jamaicanbornandbread
@@philbertsmith4948 so you mean Jamaican minorities ,Asians ,whites etc are not recognized on their own nation's flag?
Pietro Jenkins if you’re Asian that’s mean you from Asia not Jamaica
If you are from Jamaica you are Jamaican 🙄
@@pietrojenkins6901 Nope...they were not originally here.......
Hi my Jamaican sistren, I love your video. Am a born Jamaican and visited Ghana last year November. I absolutely love it, every chance I get I tell someone about Ghana, was to go this year but coronavirus put a stop. I was in Tema and planning to move there asap.❤️
Me too. Stupid corona.
I visited Ghana in 2016 with my Mother and sister. I loved it right away, there is something special about Ghana. My Mother said it was peaceful. I love Ghana and I still miss Ghana. I didn't want to leave and go back home, I was angry. I felt like I could live there.
I also have Maroon/Ghanaian roots, my Parents are Jamaican, I was born in Toronto, Canada. I know my Ghanaian name. I remember how friendly they are, especially when I was at the airport.
Oh Sister I had to pause and reply you when you were talking about how Jamaica got its name.
I am really really touched by this explanation and I realised and recognized the Twi immediately, because I am from Ashanti Tribe, We speak Twi.
That last explanation is the Correct one, I never even knew it and I was Curious to hear you explain but you did it so well I felt So Sad and happy at the same time.
it hit me deep. Jamaicans are Ghanaians Completely, No doubt whatsoever.
The twi is
( Gyama Yen aka )
Gyama yaka
Perhaps We're not returning
So when we're talking really fast We Say
( Gyama yaka )
I'm feeling so many emotions, shock, Joy, interest and amazed
You're a Ghanaian my Sister.
Welcome home.
Aben is the whistle or flute.
Very nice.. Wow
Nana I am a 68 year old Jamaican man, and you are doing your best to make me cry. Finally, we are learning about our family in the motherland.
@@stevenbarrett4110 Hi Uncle🙌🏿
Nana Konadu correction, some Jamaicans.
@@stevenbarrett4110 Oh Daddy, Tears of Joy I hope.
We love you very much. If the opportunity is there please try and come to your homeland, and if you're not able to, We love you wherever you are. God bless you
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
Wow sis your explanation / comparison were bang on. I was really impressed. Also "bafan" also means handicap in Twi, so the definition is actually the same as you described in Jamaica. It's nice when we can celebrate our similarities. Also there are two countries between Ghana and Nigeria so the similarities are what draws us together.
When I went to Jamaica, it felt like being in Ghana! For real, we are distant cousins. Also rice and peas comes from Waakye. I'm so glad you noticed 'mi seh' and we say 'me s3' :)
I'm so mad I didn't get to try that dish....but def next time
It is good to know that you visited and it is similar to Ghana.
Excellent topic 👌🏾 I grew up in NY where many Jamaiacan people would deny that they’re descendants of “African people “ this was my experience and it would become Argumentative! And I would feel some type of way, being that I’m Half Ghanaian 💚 But when we see people now traveling and educating themselves on the Culture and HISTORICAL FACTS! This was A Great Video and Educational 🙏🏽🇬🇭
I am surprised at that. We have always embraced that fact....well at least the jamaicans living in Jamaica do. Our reggae songs always speak of Africa being the motherland and us returning to it. I am so sorry you had that experience
Judy - Ann Hines thank you so much for that response.🙏🏽 I do see a change now and even African Americans are now even more embracing our heritage. 💚🇬🇭🇯🇲
Jamaica is on my list!!
She's waiting to welcome you
We'll be waiting on our ancestors to visit i want to visit ghana too❤❤🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
You need to visit Similarities will amaze you. Been there twice
At the 16:00 min I felt my tears 😭 just how u spoke of our ancestors, I felt their absolute fear and acceptance of their faith!!! Damn !!! It’s like literally bringing my ancestors in a vivid way like I’ve never envision them!!! I truly enjoyed your ease of articulating our ppl. I am shedding tears how much information you’ve imparted in such calm n respect for both cultures ❤️❤️❤️🇯🇲🇯🇲 🇬🇭🇬🇭 💯💯
Thank you so much, I do appreciate your comment and the time you took to watch it. I also recommend my cape coast castle vlog. That might be another one you'd appreciate
Judy - Ann Hines Thanks for your response, I’ve watched a few including your vegan chicken n your diet update. Am also vegan so it’s awesome. Please keep us in your thoughts as NY is in a serious situation right now. Much love my Island girl I’ve sent your video to all my contacts.
I wasn't inclined to make a comment, but when you mentioned the naming of Jamaica, you struck a chord. I came across this spelling and pronunciation in a Wode Maya video, and I had to point out that the native Arawak word Xaymaca did not phonetically seem right. I jumped on the Ghanaian word because it sounded right. I was told that the Ghanaian word means 'lost in a strange place', which is perfectly logical.
Since the Ghanaian people ( I wrote Akan in that comment, but I'll accept correction and go with Ashanti), were the vast majority on the island at the time, it makes perfect sense that they named the place. Our connection to Ghana is UNMISTAKEABLE, and UNSHAKEABLE. (Seems I had used the US spelling for unshakeable and unmistakeable initially, now corrected).
Peace and love, love blackness, love Africa, regardless.
You might very well be correct by saying Akan. This version of the naming of Jamaica also sits better with me.
The Jamaica flag was inspired by the flag of the Ashanti kingdom here in Ghana
"Jama yaka" (Twi) literally translates to "it seems we are stuck here".
Definitely makes much more sense.
Greetings from Ghana.
Steven absolutely. Very true, I saw it on another channel as well. Can you imagine how it felt
@@godblessanaman8907 Very correct
I’m a Ghanaian but I’m also a self made Jamaican. I love Jamaicans and would love to visit there one day.
I hope you get to do so
@@JudyAnnHinesJamaicans are not from Asante tribe that’s a lie.Jamaicans are mixed tribes from ghana mostly from akan tribes and some parts in northern ghana so Jamaicans are not from one tribe in ghana they’re from mixed tribes in ghana.let me educate you on this one waakye food comes from the northern part of ghana so waakye is not akan food so in Jaimaca there is a tribe in ghana they brought waakye to Jamaica rice and red beans 🫘 in ghana we call it waakye.
Thanks so much for feedback and ur experience.... Ghanaians & Jamaicans are the same.
Same same.
Kyeremeh Justice no, not all Jamaicans sorry. We have other ancestors from other west African countries too. Have you been to Jamaica?
Judy - Ann Hines Ghana and Gambia are the only 2 west Africans that can relate to Jamaican patwa.
@@sandiedamoa8850 i see similarities with nigerian pidgin as well. as a matter of fact, there pidgin is the one i find easiest to understand.
Jamaicans can run sprint races and they excel.Not so for Ghanaians .
I never believed in witchcraft until i saw some people dislike this amazing video
Lol. I agree
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😂😂 yep
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Ewuradze 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing. I really appreciate this. As a Jamaican, I'm inspired to explore my African roots.
You def should.
Glad i found your page. I’m half Ghanaian half Jamaican so i loved watching this😅 new subbie.
Also Ghanaian food is hot but if they know foreigners are gona be eating regularly from them they tone it down a lot (which is annoying because i love my pepper loool).
I am glad you found me too. Girl me too. My Ghanaian friends cook with a lot of peppe so that's what I was expecting. Thanks for subscribing
Judy - Ann Hines next time you go to Ghana. If you eat in someones house then 9 times out of 10 they will have shitto (black pepper sauce) so just add that to your food. If you’re at a restaurant they usually serve the food with either shitto, kpakpo shitto (green pepper sauce) or mekko (red pepper sauce) so you can ask for extras. I feel like you’d like it lol. I loooove them
@@raiethefantibae ok. I will
It’s wonderful our brothers and sisters from 🇯🇲are coming back to 🇬🇭. More and more of our masses from the Caribbean should come to 🇬🇭man. It’s your home and your family.
Thanks for the info, all Africans need to teach each other about our different cultures 😊
I’m crying as I watch her say those words !! I’m from Ghana and we love Gyama yaka people! Wo nka ye wai... I mean it’s not for permanent since you came home 😭😭😭
Amen, and may more of us do so
Me too brother
Am crying now 😢😢 just to hear you said that am a Jamaican soon I want to come home to mama Africa
Right....Jamaicans and Ghanaians are family i want to visit ghana....im jamaican btw☹️🇬🇭🇬🇭🇯🇲🇯🇲
Hey Traveling Rose 🌹 you looking really beautiful and love your Henna design, Ghana 🇬🇭 definitely going to be my next destination soon. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and the Similarities.
Thank you les. You need to come. Hope we'll be there at the same time. I need to meet you
Judy - Ann Hines that would be so awesome Judy we definitely will meet one day.
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
@@arawakan5546 the british rather defeated the ashanti tribe
Nice video. I though prefer the Arawak translation of Jamaica, it means land of wood and water.
Thank you. I enjoyed your video. Your explanation of Jamaica's original name makes sense.
Thank you..
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I never noticed the ashanti flag and jamaican flag. Similar colors. Incredible
Enough said
Way back in the days my Jamaican grandmother would put the boiled Afu yam in the mortar and beat it to make fufu. She would grate the dry corn, mix it with sugar and other spices, wrap it in banana leaves and boil it to make Dookunu. Later at nights, she would tell us Anancy and duppy stories before going to bed. I was just a little bafan boy them, but remembered well.
Interesting. I've never seen it done in jamaica before, and I live in the rural (country area). We still make dokunu. Anansi and dippy stories are fading away. They used to be in our readers and a common occurrence in the country areas
I watched a video two days ago where I saw that Ghanaians say 'pickin.' Jamaicans say 'pickney.' In the video I watched immediately before this one revealed that Ghanaians also call avocado 'pear.' The market and bus park scenes were almost identical. I got so excited. The Ashanti flag colours in Ghana are the Jamaican national flag colours. The vlogger said yellow... it's actually gold but I'm nitpicking... it's almost the same. It cyaa gwaan. Rastafari flag colours in Jamaica are essentially the Ghanaian national flag colours. I'm not promoting other videos on your channel but this might be interesting to you and others here. These are two videos to which I refer... 'Riri Travels' and 'Native Borne.' When I saw the cylinder in the latter I was floored. These two vloggers made me want to live in Ghana... even for a while. It was like there was no difference between the two countries from what they showed.
I actually watched riritravels video too. He did his a couple months after mine. I'll check the other guy out as well
@@JudyAnnHines Oh, 😎. Small world after all. Isn't it?
I'm a Jamaican and Ghana is a beautiful country love it there yes sis we are 1🇯🇲❤🇬🇭.
my husband is a Ghanaian love him
all day every day .
Awwwww
I respect this woman. She has done her research well
Thank you. I tried. Hope you showed some love by hitting that subscribe button
@@JudyAnnHines yes I did
@@JudyAnnHines the Ashantis call the kenkey "dokono". There are two types of dokono over here. There is the Fante kenkey and there is the Ga kenkey. The Ga kenkey or Ga dokono is what u ate in Accra. The Fante dokono or Fante Kenkey is wrapped with banana leaves. U should try that. I think that's exactly the one u have in Jamaica. The Ashantis call the Kenkeys DOKONO which u Jamaicans also call it dokuno. It's the same word u have in Jamaica. So it's TRUE most Jamaicans come from the Ashanti tribe in Ghana
@@JudyAnnHines also in ashanti region "Bafan" means Cripple. Someone who cant walk is called Bafan . U should have visited the Ashanti region.
@@nanakgee I was supposed to but it didn't work out
I’m Nigerian but when I visited Jamaica it felt like homeeee!! I was shocked. I need to visit again
I can't wait to go visit nigeria.
@@JudyAnnHines You just have to be-careful in Nigeria. I wish I could go with you, I wouldn't advise you go by yourself. Do you have Nigerian friends? Or you could reach out to a famous youtuber called Tayo Aina, he gives tours of Nigeria/helps you around.
I have friends there
@@JudyAnnHines Alright I'm glad to hear that. I'm going to be visiting Jamaica soon, DNA testing showed I have cousins there, and in a couple other West Indie countries, it blew my mind. Were would you recommend is a nice vacation spot in jamaica?
@@adamsc9049 it depends on what you like, but I'd recommend st. Ann or montego bay. Portland too
I love this video and Jamaicans and Africans have similar traditional dances like the brukins and etc we Jamaicans are from Africa frl....i used to get angry when ppl tell me am from Africa😫now i see the difference between us we are one would love to visit ghana one day and i also think Ghanaians should also visit Jamaica 🙌🏽🙌🏽❤❤🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Definitely wanna visit Jamaica one day and go to Moore Town! I just love the the fact that our ancestors who were taken as slaves to the Caribbeans and zest Indies held on to the culture and practices!!
@@787Pietro Yea they still practice the African culture and traditions in the maroon towns even wear the African cultural clothes...When ur ready u can visit Jamaica lol i hope to visit ghana one day as well, am working on going next year tho if the Covid goes away:)❤❤
@@787Pietro Moore Town is where our national hero that is from Ghana was the leader of the maroons there
@@Lifestylewithjada Our national hero is Bob Marley. Don't speak for all of Jamaica. The Maroons are miniories in Jamaica.
Ghana has hills and mountains around you like Jamaica.
Pauline Carter-Ofosu you’re typing rubbish, almost every country have Hills and mountain around like Jamaica. Smh
Kwahu is a pure example which has beautiful hillsides.
Come on that cannot be a similarity between Ghana and Jamaica. Every country has mountains and hills just like Ghana and Jamaica. They are talking about the people and cultural similarities who historically share an ties not geography
Thanks for sharing this with me 🙏❤️, just subscribed.
Happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for subscribing
Judy, legend has it that Jamaica literally translates to a Ghana language called Fanti as Jama-ya-ka (literally meaning “it seems we are lost”) Fanti language is where the town called Kromanste is which the Maroons still speak Kromanti in Jamaica.
Correction, Jamaica in Akan means it seems we are stuck.
@@medoluke1 Lies.
@@medoluke1 Akan is a language family to which Fanti dialect belongs.
There are 5⃣ Akan dialects:
Abron, Akyem, Akuapem, Fanti, Twi (Ashanti).
the word Jamaica is means perhaps we are stuck. it pronounce ja ma ya ka with a a very low mono tone. also like the word bafan they both mean the same thing in Jamaica. this means handicap child .Another unique thing that most people do not realize is that the Jamaican flag has the same colors as the Ashanti kingdom flag still in existence today .
I mentioned the first two in the video, but I didnt know about the flag. Let me go research that
Bafan in Jamaica is not only used for children but also for unskilled adults.
@@JudyAnnHines AND MIGTHY GOD, AKANS IN GHANA WE CALL HIM ONYANKOPONG AND JAMAICA CALL HIM ONYANKIPONG
The similarities are endless, Abeng means horn and it’s a type of instrument by the maroon people in Jamaica. Kola nut is pronounced “bese” same way, in the maroon language “white man” is pronounced obroni same as here in Ghana. As a Ghanaian when you watch this video of a maroon man speaking you’ll hear countless morphed twi words th-cam.com/video/TBKoDaR12UQ/w-d-xo.html
@@harryhanson8991 same here
GHANA AND JAMAICA HAS "BISI" WHICH IS COLANUTS. THE NAME JAMAICA COMES FROM THE AKAN EXPRESSION OF "JAMA YAKA HA", MEANING "PERHAPS, WE MAY NOT BE GOING BACK HOME, WE ARE STUCK HERE"
Yes sir.... I mentioned that. Do you know of any other similarities or cultural connections? I hope you showed support by subscribing :)
@@JudyAnnHines Yes, I liked and subscribed too, but I am glad you came home to Ghana. We love all of you kinsmen and kinswomen in the diaspora.
@@JudyAnnHines Chalɛ me hɛma paa
The flag of Jamaica is also an adinkra symbol name mframadan. My grandfather has stated that the older heads created the patwaah from Kromanti Twi.
@@p9mg so in jamaica the maroons speak something more aligned to kromanti or it could possibly be kromanti, but the general populace doesn't. Most of us cannot understand the language spoken by the maroons, outside of a few words.
@@JudyAnnHines Kromantse or Kromanti is the mother and father of patwaah. I would love to share more with you in person one day.
Kromanti nkwa
Wish I knew you were going to visit Ghana. Would have extended invitation. I am 🇯🇲Jamaican living in Ghana. Next time. Ackee grow wild . Always picking and freezing, because they don’t eat it
Hey Jett, I'll be back in December. Do they have saltfish as well? I could cook some for someone. I'll reach out to you when I get there. Hope you showed your jmcn sister some love by subscribing :)
I bring my own salt fish when I go. Also get my breadfruit too . Reach out to me next time. I already subscribe. Take care
The salt fish in Jamaica are usually cod, red herring or sometimes mackerel. My experience with kobi in Ghana, is its smoked and salted snapper or tilapia. The ackee shocked me on my visit to in laws there, as it's just around without consumption. You can't go hungry in African continent. Also, pork is not really consumed as much as in Jamaica. I want my jerk pork for sure, more so than chicken.
Judy i don’t think you realize how POWERFUL this is. This is the outcome I was hoping for from the year of return diasporans are realizing our similarities as a post to our differences
Thank you Roni. I hope you showed your support by subscribing:) Yes, my visiting Ghana was more about my heritage than it was about having fun. I learnt so much on my trip
@@JudyAnnHines Amazing. Also, the story I heard about Jamaica's Twi origin name is that it translates to the twi phrase "" Gyae me ma ka" which translates to "leave me I am stuck here" as twi speaker that sounds more plausible. Have a twi speaking friend say this phrase to you and you will hear how the name Jamaica comes out of it. Also, if you know our people that you can see how our ancestors would say that in frustration. "ooooohhh mi di3r Gyae me ma ka ha" "oooooh leave me I am stuck here" loool. Subscribing and sharing this video now
@@RoniForeva thanks love. I want to spend some time learning twi so I can further examine the similarities
@@JudyAnnHines There are some videos on youtube of older generations of maroons speaking their language, and I could pick up 50% of what they're saying, mind you my twi is basic level so imagine a good twi speaker. Apparently the coramantee's are named after a town in Ghana. I'm telling you we are the same people, even the way Jamaicans build and design their houses is the same as us. Its exciting when it isn't eerie and heartbreaking when you remember the reason why. I see why they say blood is thicker than water, not even the ocean could break our bond
@@RoniForeva yes I am so happy we were able to retain some of the culture. We now need to work at maintaining and building on that which we have preserved
I swear I love your accent ❤️❤️
Lol. Thank you. I hope you showed me some love by subscribing :)
Nice one sister, I just had to subscribed 👍🏻🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲👍🏻🌹🌹🌹
Thank you. 😍
Hi lovely, I am Ghanaian myself and have been doing research on the diaspora. I was so pleased to see the distinct connection between Ghana and Jamaica like you’ve mentioned. I’m glad you felt at home❤️
I definitely did.
Informative! You brukking bread remind mi of my childhood when my aunts or Granny would come back from market wid fresh bread and it would still be warm :). I have wanted to visit Ghana for years now. One day one day. I have always been interested just reading about the similarities. And of the folks I have known who have visited, like you, they have said it reminded them of Jamaica. I have a Ghanian friend and even when I mentioned words like Afu yam or Dukuno or bisi she told me those were Akan words. Just amazing how after hundreds of years some things lived on.
I have that same memory. That friday evening hot bread with butter. The similarities are astounding, but there are a few differences too. I need to settle and do that video soon
Thanks for the info.you doing your part in spreading the truth to the people...well needed.
I love this. I need to go check out plane fare. I remember a history lecturer said that all Jamaicans are revivalist because our hearts response to the rhythms of the drums of Africa.
We also recognise our heritage in the Ibo and Yoruba nations but most, if not all, of the notable leaders in the fight against slavery were said to be Ashanti. Plus, the Twi language, according to Miss Lou, had the most influence on the language. Many of the words may be European but the syntax is African. A lesser race would have been eradicated by slavery (and some where) but my people not only survived but refused to have Africa taken from their soul.
This is so great. This is so inspiring. That divide by vast space and time, force by extreme cruelty to forget, and yet they remembered. Taken to be slaves and now we have colonized the world.
My only fault with the video was that i did not see some cultural practice on display.
Thanks. I tried getting to the ashantis but couldn't because of reasons beyond my control. Will definitely go there in December. You should take a trip. After doing some additional research I am beginning to wonder if I wont find more similarities with the igbos of Nigeria. I'll definitely look into it when I finally touch foot in Nigeria
Judy - Ann Hines yes sis you need to go to Nigeria and check out the Igbos, their culture is embedded in our Jamaican culture too. You will be surprised. I’ve done research in college and I have lots of Nigerian friends here in Jamaica and and in the USA and sis I was shocked to see the similarities. I did my ancestry DNA test and I am mostly Nigerian and Benin. If possible check out the tribes in Calabar Nigeria too I heard they have a lot in common with us.
@@876mostvaluabletreasure2 I am going to nigeria very very soon. So I'll do that. I am not sure if I'll be able to get down to calabar though
Omg I have learned a lot from your video especially the name Jamaica really and truly is Ghanaian. My eyes popped open when you said it. It makes perfect sense.
It is not a Ghana word stop mek people who grow a America and never a go Jamaican school fool you
I was in Ghana last July and it felt very familar. I loved it there 🇯🇲❤🇧🇴
I agree. It feels like home
I absolutely agree every Jamaican should visit Ghana I loved Ghana.
I agree.
My son is half Ghanaian and Jamaican and I’ve been to Jamaican many times from the US, and it’s similar as you’ve stated. My first time in Jamaica, I so flabbergasted to see so many people looking like Ghanaians. Welcome home and go visit other parts like the Volta region, we still have most of our culture intact even though the brainwashed Ghanaian Christians call us pagans. Lol.
Why though? Referring to calling you guys pagans? I def will explore more of Ghana
Judy - Ann Hines it’s just the Christian and the colonial mentality to make our things uncivilized and call all indigenous belief system bad. Even in Jamaica they call Obeah bad because they forget to realize that before the White man came to Africa, we had our own beliefs
@@TrueYarn I would like to add that, both Christianity and Islam has had a negative impact on our race. But we are learning and growing.
Hello Judy,
Thanks for your recent video contents to which are noted.
Take note am from Fante tribe which is part of AKAN but NEVER Twi though similar. I left the country since age 19 for London and would soon going back with projects to develop Central Region and Cape coast in particular. Before going any further, do accept this as an invitation to come back to Ghana one day soon Cape Coast, When the time comes you will not have to worry too much about such things as air fares for that will be the least of your worries.
Now if our brothers and Sisters Maroons in Jamaica are anything to go by then ALMOST ALL Jamaicans are from the Akan tribe but are more of Fante than Twi as evidenced by a little story you told regarding how the name Jamaica came to be acquired.
The story is more akin to a fante phrase '' jama yah ka ha '' as opposed to Twi phraseology which is spoken in Kumasi, Akwapim, and elsewhere.
Also just like the Maroons only Fantes , within the Akan, will say Nyankopong meaning Almighty Father where as in Twi it will start with O Nyankopong same thing referring to our Father in heaven. I know the Maroons say Nyankipong which is just a slight twist.
Do take note the English at the time of the slave trade did not want captives from elsewhere other than those from then Gold Coast for they refer to them as more domesticated and docile than the rest.
Also note Akans are made up of 12 tribes who were ALL cousins by blood and are descendants of Ham whose father was Noah and whose brothers were Shem and Japheth. That of the 12 tribes only 10 made it to present day Ghana or then gold coast. One Akan tribe stayed in present day Ivory coast while the other got left in Benin. Let me stop here as these are stories for another day and am working to publish a book soon. But let Judy, her crew and All my brothers and sisters in Jamaica know from this day forward that You are of Royal blood meaning kings, queens, prince and princess. which is why ' dem cant contest we '.
Now you know for certain You are going to get an invitation to ' come see me in na me yard ' trust me.
Right now London Kool so me just cook up some cow foot with dumplings to kill off the cold.
Love to char further let me know but not on this platform as I already said too much.
Little more.
Thank you for all this info. I will definitely be coming back. Trip already planned. I would love to speak with you. Add me on instagram at tahitian_rose then we will take it from there. Before you do that though.....I hope you showed me some love by subscribing
@@JudyAnnHines
You are forever subscribed.
Just responded on your Instagram?
As to the prospect of going to Jamaica, am doing far more than that.
@@manlynash6302 check your insta messages for my response
Hello Judy-Ann Hines l have watched your video and read some the comments.And l must say its very interesting and we need to share more informations.To begin with Maroons in Jamaica are from the Fante tribe which form part of the Akan Ethnic group.There are lots of tribes which form the Akan Ethnic group.These tribes are the Fantes,Ashantes,Akyems,Kwahus,Assins,Nzemas,Ahantas,Akwapims,Aowins and the Sefwis.To put it simply,the Akan ethnic group is like a tree whilst the tribes are the branches.Back to where l was talking about the Maroons,they come from a coastal town along Accra and Cape Coast road called Kromantse.Because the white men could pronounce the name coined the name Maroons.Also l had conversation with a Jamaican friend at workplace and he explained to me how "jerk chicken came about in Jamaica.And to my outmost surprise this what the people of Kromantse(now Maroons)did in a battle called "The Battle of Nsemakow".Next time you visit Ghana,go to this small town and learn more about them.
@@benjaminabakah386 I will try to visit
I hear Jamaicans eat “Dokunu” too; that’s the Fante Black kenkey. How true is that?
Dukunu is made from green bananas, sweet potato and coconut that is tied in banana leaves and boiled. Is that how kenkey is made as well?
Judy - Ann Hines oh okay. Ours is made from corn dough wrapped with banana leaves and boiled.
@@nynini4900 similar
There are lots of people of Ewe and Akan descent in Haiti as well. Lots of Creole words are from Ghanaian dialects. Bufi means fat. Doukounou, foufou, mese or mesie, kabakaba, kwakou, kwashi, Anasi etc. Anasi is also Igbo. The Ghanaian influence is strong throughout the Caribbean.
@@peace3087 thank you. I have never made it before but when I asked my jmcn friends who do, I got those ingredients. Some of them do make it without the potato or the banana. I guess it depends on the recipe the family passed down
Bafan has the same meaning and the kwashi is also used by some tribes in Ghana...
And with the dancing aspect, it differ with tribes like Ashantes dance with their hands and feet and the Krobos also dance with their waist.....
First time watching, very interesting information 🇬🇭.
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Brilliant video and expose Judy-Ann. You dropped so much knowledge about our similarities as Jamaicans. I believe the name of Jamaica Is more plausible by that Ghanian language extraction. I am humbled. Big ups to my west African brothers. I traveled to esst Africa recently but will be in Ghana very soon.bless up.
Judy, this is my first time am giving a comment on TH-cam.
I was really touched by your video. I plan visiting Jamaica because of your video.
With humour, our ancestors uttered the word JAMA YAKA
Literally means, perhaps they are there to stay.
But humour gave us our name. She will welcome you with open arms. Thank you for your comment. I hope you showed some love by subscribing :)
Perhaps we are stuck here.
Bismark Adu the meaning of our island is Land of Wood and water. Not, we are stuck and dem f..kery deh. Wi look like wi stuck to you?
Bismark Adu our island already have it’s meaning that we are using for centuries now, so stop trying to figure.
Hi sis. I agree with u without a doubt that most Ghanaians particularly from the Akan tribe were shipped to the carribeans.in ur video I realised that u tried mentioning certain words in Jamaica word which is similar to that of the Akan tribe. names such as quassy which means a Sunday born child the correct spelling is kwasi.but I agree with u because with time ascent tends to change and it affect the words as well.i practical do find that similarities.again the maroon queen on the Jamaican currency bill decent from the Akan tribe .my grandmother told me that she did rebelled and broke away from the Asante tribe when she was then a queen mother and later she was captured and shipped to the carribeans.even there she continued to fight for freedom to liberate her decent.iam an Asante myself and I remember when grandmother used to tell us story by the boon fire side as a child.it really brings back memories. thank u
Generally, reading the history, I think over 60% of the people bought to Jamaica came from what was called the Gold Coast. The British bought these people because they believed them to be harder working and more loyal than other people in Western Africa. In the early history of the Island after the British captured it from Spain, in the late 1600's to early 1700's, the first set of people that came to Jamaica were those living in the Akan regions of the Gold Coast. The largest known of this group at this time bought to Jamaica because they were not very strong or cohesive at the time, was the Ashanti's. These Akan groups formed the foundation of what is now present day Jamaica. Later, as the Ashanti's and others became stronger, other Akans and non Akans replaced them, mainly people from Brong, Northern Ghana, Ewe, and Ga. Most of these people were bought to the eastern and northern halves of Jamaica, Portland , St. Mary, etc......However, later, the English stopped importing some of these people mainly because they were always trying to escape, fighting the British and each other. To replace them, the English's planters felt they needed people who they thought were more passive. So, they look to other areas of west and central Africa. They felt that since, the slave coast (present day Nigeria) was already ripe with traders, they would import people from that area of West African. Its at this time, that they began to import people form eastern Nigeria, mainly Ibo's and related people. They bought these people, mainly to the uncultivated central and southern areas of Jamaica such as Clarendon, Manchester, etc...... These people probably made up a good 30% of the population. After Emancipation, a lot of Jamaicans refused to work on the sugar cane plantations, so they went to west-central Africa, India, and China and bought Congolese, Indians and Chinese as Indentured Servants. Of course, other peoples from Africa were also bought to the island, such as a relatively small group of people from Madagascar.
Interesting. I cant wait to go to nigeria to explore and really see the influence they have on our culture etc.....but this Corona is a headache.
Its amazing how words and languages can help trace our ancestral roots and lands. So Ghana is your ancestral homelands, nice, mine would be south India given the common language, but timeline is in 1000s of years when the Tamils landed in the northern parts of Sri Lanka. Cool sharing.
Yes definitely. Plus we have knowledge of the trans Atlantic slave trade so we knew where to look
Jamaica to the world 💙💙💙
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
I used to eat asham when I went to Port Antonio, Portland to see my mom's side of the family. I can't even remember what it tastes like now, other than dust comes to mind.
Girl asham is the business. Its 'dusty' alright.....but that grounded parched corn and sugar is so good. Lol
@@JudyAnnHines I know was good when I was young. Not sure how I'd feel about it now. It's been so long. Love me my east Indian snd julie mangoes forever though 😁😁😁🇯🇲
Nappie Briggs please Google
"Ghana and Jamaican culture Similarities - Smile Jamaica" .
Its a Television show that has featured Dr Nkurmah daughter and she shared her dad's life and how a Jamaican Marcus Garvey changed his life he was classmate in USA. Nappie Briggs you're my favorite cousin. 😍
Woah!! Smile ja did a program that deep? Gosh thanks for this, so much😍
I watched it but she didn't go that deep into similarities. She emphasized that Marcus Garvey was the inspiration behind african nationalism..... which was great
I appreciate your feedback.
Noel Morgan the oral Historian that travels to Ghana . Did you see that video. He speaks on Similarities between Ghanaians and Jamaicans.
@@jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 I am not sure if he is the person I watched. He resides in the states but spends 7 months yearly in Ghana?
@@afiyakemarafa1997 Thanks for watching the video.
Another great video example is Noel Morgan Oral Historian - Similarities between Ghana and Jamaica.
Aben in Akan = flute
Ananse in Akan = Spider
Akan= A group of tribes including the Ashantis, the Brongs, the Fantis, the Akwapems. They all speak Twi pronounced Chwee
The abeng in Jamaica is the cow horn. We say anancy but it's used to refer to a spider as well
Yea cow horn is better
Flutes are latter. factory made
@@JudyAnnHines Growing up in Jamaica, I was told Anancy was a mischievous spider but everyone knew and love him.
@@leonieredwood1490 yup. Loved those anancy stories.
@ Yaw Jay -- that is fascinating! Your translation of "Aben" had me wondering, is "flute" part of the translation of the female name Abena? Is there a connotation of communication in that Day-name?...I'm wondering.
Wow...your explanation to how the name Jamaica came about actually sounds perfect in Twi.
multyz1 point of correction, the name Jamaica came from the Tainos word xaymaca which means land, wood and water.
@THE BLESSED ONE 777
That is the story that we have been taught. That does not mean that it is true. Hear this one, now: I was told by an elderly Australian man that Jamaica got its name from the history of a lot of Jews fleeing Spain in the 1400s! A lot of the people traveling with Columbus to Jamaica were the Sephardic Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition. So...if one was going there, it was assumed that one was a Jew. "Jew-maker" became "Jamaica", according to the Australian. And now...I am hearing from Judy-Ann a different version. One has to hold some of these previously taught "truths" loosely, my dear...for a whole lot of what was taught, has been proven to be wrong. Propaganda, so to speak.
@@gracenembhard4733 Fascinating, fascinating stuff. I completely agree that a lot of the stuff taught to our ancestors here in Jamaica, need to be viewed through jaundiced lens. The Blessed One 777, needs to remember that the British sought to destroy our link to the motherland. That made us more pliable. Hence, many elders view Britain as the only motherland, and the Queen as mother. I will now copy and paste the following two paragraphs from my comment above.
But you know, people don't always set out to name everywhere. It is often a case of regular common usage, becoming normalized everyday usage. Much like the word Gay. When I was a boy, the word meant happy, joyous. Now it means something completely different. Regular common, becoming normalized again.
During slavery, the Akan people were always the vast majority on the island. I am surmising that regular common usage of Gyama Yaka by them, transitioned without opposition, to what we know today as Jamaica. Hope I am making sense.
Hey lady, I am so happy that you popped up into my recommendation. We have been out of touch for a minute!
Love from Germany,
Lori-Ann Wigan
My beautiful friend. Girl I'm sure your ears are constantly ringing. I share your 'love story' all the time with my friends. So happy to hear from you
@@JudyAnnHines I am thrilled to see you out here living your awesome life! Love it!!!
Also the African union 6.th.region diaspora state secretariat office will be located in maroon town .jamaica
Wow! I didnt know that
Very Lovely Video! Thanks much for sharing, So informative. I will going with Jama-Yahca as well! We have come to stay her permanently. But, my grandfather always dream me and show that Africa is beautiful and he his from the hills of Africa.
Thank you. You should come visit. Africa is beautiful
@@JudyAnnHines Working on it, Sis
Wow!!! I think that this video was very informative; I would like Judy to do another video. Maybe she can even interview a fellow Ghanaian :)
Thanks kash. I will try doing that when I go back in December
As a Ghanaian, loved mostly in Volta Region and Ananse stories is what kept us entertained at night
I love those stories
Hi dear... You need to visit Nigeria.
I will....very soon
Me too :)
@@kashmo1574 we shall see
@@JudyAnnHinesNigeria. you will find the hot food you seek 😁
@@colossuses I know. Can't wait
Wow! You are well informed. Very insightful and educative. Thumbs up! You came to Ghana to learning not only to entertain yourself.
I did, and hoping to learn more. I hope you showed me some love by subscribing
Sure Sis!
The majority of Grenadians are from Ghana. When I look at the Ghanaians I see grenadians. Theirs looks,manners,attitudes,expression, manner of speaking. It's like you know that's my stock.
Aside from the resemblance and the mannerisms are there any retentions? I've never been to Grenada before. I'd love to know what cultural practices, foods etc they have retained
Same with the black Surinamese! I met a lot of them while visiting my older sis in the Netherlands! The Ghanaian blood runs deep even after 400 years! ✊🏾
Thank you so much for this vlog.... So informative. Loved it.
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KamishaRa's Korner The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
A good source of information is Miss Lou's Book on Jamaican dialect. I have heard of Bafoon: simple minded. Anancy Stories were told at bedtime to teach us cultural norms.
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Judy - Ann Hines Ananse story told at night
@@kwameasimah yup around a bonfire or with the lights off
Judy - Ann Hines aww so true in my village
Next time you visit Ghana let’s go to my hometown Area Kwahu. I will chauffeur you free
@@kwameasimah i would love that. lol. my december is going to be full.
Excellence,,,,Marvelous experience holiday in Ghana. Welldone pretty.🌻🌺👍✌
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Yes Judy, but I am going way back when I was a little boy living in Lancaster, Manchester, around 1948. My grandmother was born in the 1890's. Yes , I am 78 years old.
I wish I had some of those experiences. I can relate to anansi, duppy stories, dokunu, making chocolate from cocoa, Bush medicine etc......but I just feel that there are so many cultural norms and such that I missed out on
Great video
Thank you
Hey Judy Love the Vid !!! Nice seeing you.
Thank you. Yes, it's been a while
You look beautiful.. you resemble my sister.. welcome come.. Am Ashanti and Brong Ahafo
Thank you. I definitely felt welcomed
Nice and interesting,this particular video on Ghana/Jamaica got you more than 12,000 views,this is your biggest video with regards to views.Well done
It is. I wish everyone would go and watch the other videos too. Would really appreciate that :)
@@JudyAnnHines Which African country whould you say you really liked and enjoyed so far?
@@jcn908 is that a video idea or a question? Incase it's a question...... I love all the african countries I've been to so far for different reasons:
Kenya is home for me. I love the people and the vibe
SA is just so beautiful with so many adventurous things to do
Tanzania is very rustic for want of a better word. I loved how laid back and relaxing it was. She has managed to maintain her authenticity even amidst the development.
Ethiopia was a pleasant surprise. God showed off when he was making that country. The views are breathtaking, the people are very friendly, and I just love the fact that they have a government that's actually for the people.
Ghana is very similar to Jamaica. It felt like home. People are friendly. They have the best food of the African countries I've visited so far, just wish it was more spicy:)
Egypt was just so cultural. Lots of history to uncover.
@@JudyAnnHinesYes it was a question? A very well answered question,I score you 100% over 100%.GRADE A ANSWER.
@@jcn908 lol. You're funny
I love Jamaicans mostly because of the love Rita Marley has shown for Ghana over the years. Also, a childhood 2-year friendship with a Jamaican had a very strong impact on us as youngsters. His name was Sam Joe and at 11 years he could sing all the Bob Marley and Peter Tosh songs. It never took much to convince him to sing us a few of the songs which he always performed with such raw passion . When I was 13 years I returned from my boarding school to learn that Sam Joe and his family had relocated to the capital city. This was pre-facebook and cellphone era so that was the last we heard of him. I still carry a vivid memory of Sam using a piece of a stick as a mic or air guitar to perform Bob Marley's Stir it up and Peter Tosh's River of Babylon. For some reason, he didn't sing with an accent. I am still searching and hoping to reunite with him one day. I always have this image of him as a musician or a lawyer.
I hope you find your friend.
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even yr flag is of d Ashanti flag green and yellow
400 years ago when slavery was at its peak, the whole coast west of Africa was called the slave coast ...Slaves taken from Ghana were called kromanti or coromantee, their language was akan
Kromanti is a fishing village in Ghana. The ashantis had overpowered the fantes on the coast and refused to be under British rule, ...the akwamus and Denkyiras were also capturing and selling their captives just like the ashantis and fantes.....(All akan tribes)
All being akan tribes...Any black in the diaspora that has a dance , a language or anything in connection with kromanti must be from Present day Ghana
I just want to inject a thought to y’all. If you read what you are writing ✍🏽 you keep Referring to The people that was Stolen/taken from The Mother Land as “slaves” as though that’s what they were from the beginning. They were AFRICANS Not SLAVES‼️
The reason for all those similarities to patois and creole. Because the West Indians regiment colonized the Gold Coast witch is present day Ghana 🇬🇭 for the British empire!! The West Indians defeated the Ashanti tribe and Exiled their king and queen into the Seychelles 🇸🇨 Island 🌴and christianized then , created the country Ghana 🇬🇭 slave them and ran the government until their independents. I can ashore you. Am not lying 🤥. Look 👀 into Ghana 🇬🇭 decoration of independents and constitution and there Chief Justice. The all got West Indian name. If you look into Liberia 🇱🇷 and Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is the same. The small group that is in control speaks a language called : grio English, creole English,patois all spoken by West Indian, maroons,black American colonist. (ACS) we are not the same people!!!
Love this!!!!!!!! The similarities blows my mind
Thanks. I am sure there are more too. Cant wait to go to nigeria to see the similarities with the igbos
I am Jamaican but most of my DNA is Nigeria. I am only 1% Ghana in my blood. So some of us are Nigerian decent.
I know some of us are. I cant wait to go and see what retentions we have from them.
so when I visited Ghana I took a tour and the guide explained that there was a migration from Nigeria to Ghana in the 1600s.
Interesting
Very true! Because the people of the Hausa Tribe in present day Northern Nigeria have family members And descendants in Ghana, Níger and Mali.... people of the Akan tribe in Ghana have family and descendants in Ivory Coast, same as the Ewe tribe in Ghana have descendants and family members in Togo and Benin so lots of tribes in west Africa are spread across various neighboring countries
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I am Jamaican born and grow I live in the US now caan wait fi gu a Ghana. Did you get the henna in Ghana? love dem
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You'll def enjoy the experience. Yes, I did get it done there
West Africans are the same people, Because YAH says they have divided my Land among them selfs and He has joined the two sticks to be One. Says YAHUWAH. Shalom Sister Shalom YASHAYAL
By this video alone. It's clear that we are extremely colonized. This is great as we need to study out history. That's how Jamaica got it's name. That's the truth.
When I came to 🇬🇭forty years ago for the first time they wanted to me ignorantly turned against Africa that it was jungle and famine. Not only I didn’t see any of those mythology but lots and lots of schools, markets, colleges, restaurants, homes, hotels, mosques and churches.
Africa for Africans.1-3rd of us get it? 1-3rd of us are 50/50 & will be pulled up with the help & support of upper 1-3rd. 1-3rd of us are broken & don't care to understand. Let us stay Focused on The Youth & Top 2/3rd
Great comment
Hey Judy. Just watched the video and i'm intrigued with the similarities presented. I believe Jamaica as they say is a melting pot but more so of people from the outer skirts of countries in Africa (Guinea, Congo, Nigeria, Ghana etc). Also based on the close proximity to the Americas and the route the slave ships traveled to get to the Caribbean. I am intrigued and so need to learn more (the truth) about our history.
We definitely should. I wanted to spend some time this summer visiting portland and other areas to do some research, but covid happened
sis bafan means handicap person crawl on the flour on the knees and boubuanee means almost the same put can't move by themself without help, so bafan is 100percent as yours
I’m a Virgin Islander from the Virgin Islands 🇻🇮 🇻🇬 and found out our ancestors came from Ghana 🇬🇭 we speak Virgin Islands creole in the US Virgin Islands , lol but I wonder what part of Ghana our creole came from I will have to find that out.
Go visit and do your research.
Irving you are absolutely right! I got some friends from college from St Thomas and Tortola!! They are so much like us Ghanaians!!! I actually read that Ghanaian slaves were taken to the Virgin Islands by the British and its specifically mentioned St Thomas and Tortola Islands!!
That is why Jamaica got the name Jamaica from. black people talking to one another asking questions.
Quarshie is a name used by other tribes. Also learned that Jamaica use word Chaka Chaka, which has the same meaning. Broni in Patois means light skin and in twi it means white person, but during the colonial era it was used to for mixed race person.
What does chaka chaka mean in your language. In jamaica we use it to refer to someone or a place that is unkempt and dirty. Never heard Broni before. We do use brownin to mean someone of a high skin colour, very brown
@@JudyAnnHines Chaka Chaka means dirty, mess or unkempt.
Judy Obroni is an Akan word meaning foreigner/outsider/ And currently we use it to refer to white folks.... it is one of the Akan words used by the Maroons in kromanti language
I just recently learnt that igbos of Nigeria has similarities with Jamaica..
A lot. I wouldn't be surprised if we shared more similarities with them than the ashantis of the Alan tribe
William Gonsalves U are so on point
Have you heard of 'Red Ibos' ? Do you know the origin of 'Calabar High School' ? Research on the tribes of Southern Nigeria 🇳🇬 and you will find more similarities.
@@andersonojoshimite6583 redibo is used to refer to someone who is very light in complexion. No, I dont know the history of Calabar High.
You're right! The Igbos gave you words like 'unu', Red Ibos is a reference to light skinned Ibos. The bulk of your ancestors from present-day Nigeria were shipped through Calabar and Badagry ports. Historically, more ancestors were shipped from Nigeria than say, Ghana or Senegal.
U a most welcome to Africa ESP #Ghana we love u