Tags: Ethnic Group.
Coromantee (derived from the name of the Ghanaian coastal town Kormantse) also called Coromantins Coromanti or Kormantine was the English name given to Akan slaves from the Gold Coast or modern-day Ghana. The term Coromantee is now considered archaic as it simply refers to Akan people and was primarily used in the Caribbean. Coromantins actually came from several Akan ethnic groups – Ashanti Fanti Akyem etc. – presumably taken as war captives.
