Les (h)ombres = z'omb'e shadow (man)
zumbi = fetish
nzambi, "god"
jumbie - ghost
Four possible origins of the word zombie. French, African, and creole. In the context of the phenomenon, all four words seem to name aspects of the same thing, with varying levels of pejorative. To you he's a dead man, but I'm just glad my brother isn't dead, thought he was for a minute there.
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