10 comments
paquing
11 years ago
In Trinidad at least, it is spelt 'jumbie.'
eyeman
11 years ago
it is a demonic spirit not actually the dead person
In Jamaica we call them "Duppy"
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Ryan Ashby
10 years ago
In Barbados we say "Duppy" to mean a ghost or dead person
Belna
9 years ago
Jumbie = Zombie
JSullivan
8 years ago
Don tink bout da jumbey (Don't think about the ghost)
Bobzy
7 years ago
Jumbie derive from the word zumba - ghost or spirit
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Hi
7 years ago
"The Jumbies" is a book that takes place in that area.
Bobby
3 years ago
do not talk with the jumbee
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2 years ago
Jumbie is more of a malicious spirit than the ghost of a dead person/ animal. If it’s supernatural and has bad intentions that’s a jumbie right there