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Updated June 2026
A Maroon people of Suriname descended from escaped enslaved Africans.
“The Djuka communities maintain distinct cultural traditions along the rivers.”
"Djuka" uses 5 different letters, which makes it efficient for eliminating options. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letter J.
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