mathbb Z_n--graded Independence

We generalize results of Mingo and Nica on graded independence from the context of $\mathbb Z_2$--graded (Fermionic) noncommutative probability spaces to that of $\mathbb Z_n$--graded noncommutative probability spaces. We show that for $q$ a primitive $n$-th root of unity, the $q$-cumulants defined by Nica linearize the addition of homogeneous $\mathbb Z_n$--graded independent random variables.