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Kumina

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmiːnə/
Definition of Kumina

noun

  • a Jamaican religious ceremony involving music, dancing, and supposed possession by spirits.

Origin:

perhaps from a Kimbundu word meaning 'possession, to see'

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