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Gullah
[ guhl-uh ]
noun
- a member of a population of Black Americans inhabiting the Sea Islands and the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida.
- a creolized form of English spoken by the Gullahs, containing many words and grammatical features derived from African languages.
Gullah
/ ˈɡʌlə /
noun
- -lahs-lah a member of a Negroid people living on the Sea Islands or in the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and NE Florida
- the creolized English spoken by these people
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Of a rich brown complexion, aquiline of feature, there is none of the "Gullah" about Henry.
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Gullah Jack eluded the search of the police until July 5th, when he too was struck by the huge slave asp.
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Gullah Jack was regarded as a sorcerer, and as such feared by the natives of Africa, who believe in witchcraft.
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Ten days later Gullah Jack suffered death on the gallows also.
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(in her deep feeling and excitement she lapsed into Gullah).
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