Nana. Hard-headed. Obeah. Sou-Sou.
Do any of these words sound familiar?
While many of these them—primarily used by our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean—have also slipped into more mainstream lexicon, these terms (unsurprisingly) have an even deeper origin.
Check out this informative video from our friends Chantal Olivia Miller of Island Girls Rock and Fiona Compton of Know Your Caribbean who show us—in hilarious fashion—how many of the everyday West Indian words we hear are actually derivative of numerous African languages including Yoruba, Fula, Twi and Wolof.
Big up to our West Indian massive!
Lead image: Fiona Compton of Know Your Caribbean
