Yes, my people in Suriname are also Maroons and they use it to. They also use it to make obeah.

So true Jemarco. You said it all. The same way ut was used by my ancestors too.

In Suriname we call this patti.

We also know this as agama in our Maroon language.

Surinamese say: aksi

In Suriname we say: un alla

We say: yu

Patata

We call him Baa Anansi or just Anansi in Suriname.

Anansi tolie/ anansi torie

So true. Time to stop hating.

These things smell nice, but smell really strong.

Amerindian were all over the Caribbean, North-, Latin America, and South America. That's why it's called America. The Caribbean got its name from the Caribs that lived there. In Latin -, North America and the Caribbean islands they could not really keep their cultures because they couldn't really fight of the whites but in Guyana and Suriname they could hide in the forest and keep theirs.

Avucati

This is called kusuwé by the Amerindians in SU. They use it to rub their skin to make it red and also for other purposes.

Granaki apra/pomegranaat

Amandra/amandaa/amandel

Shatine and Cowa are not the same. Related but not the same. People usually let the cowa ripe to eat as fruit. Shatine is used green for curry shatine popular at prayers and weddings. but you can cook green cowa as a substitute for shatine in talkari.

They eat this in Suriname. Is considered wild meat.

Cayenne pepper is another name for bird pepper

In Suriname we say: un alla