dédekum

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From English there they come, referring to the reflections in the mirror.

Noun

dédekum

1. (Maroon Spirit Language, Moore Town) Mirror.

Synonyms

• (Moore Town): yerokúm
• (Scott's Hall) dérokum
• (Charles Town): dadikóm

References

• Bilby, Kenneth (1983). "How the "Older Heads" Talk: A Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language and Its Relationship to the Creoles of Surname and Sierra Leone". New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 57 (1/2): 37–88.