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    Patwa headword

    Kumina

    /KOO-mi-nah/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Religious dance"
    Definition
    An Afro-Jamaican religion and traditional dance involving drumming and spirit possession.
    Example
    "Dem beating Kumina drums."
    Origin
    African (Kikongo).

    As a cultural term, Kumina is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.