Igbo people in Jamaica were shipped by Europeans onto the island between the 18th and 19th as forced labour on plantations. Igbo people constituted a large portion of the African population in slave-importing Jamaica. Some slave censuses detailed the large number of Igbo slaves on various plantations throughout the island on different dates throughout the 18th century. Their presence was a large part in forming Jamaican culture as their cultural influence remains in language, dance, music, folklore, cuisine, religion and mannerisms. Some words in Jamaican Patois have been traced to the Igbo language, though it makes up a minority. In Jamaica the Igbo were referred to as either Eboe, or Ibo. However, the majority of African words in Jamaican Patois is from the Asante-Twi dialect of the Akan