Gullah
Americannoun
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a member of a population of Black Americans inhabiting the Sea Islands and the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida.
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a creolized form of English spoken by the Gullahs, containing many words and grammatical features derived from African languages.
noun
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a member of a Negroid people living on the Sea Islands or in the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and NE Florida
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the creolized English spoken by these people
Etymology
Origin of Gullah
1730–40; of uncertain origin; variously identified with Angola or the Gola, a Liberian ethnic group
Example Sentences
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The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved on plantations along the south-eastern US coast, including in South Carolina.
From BBC
He says the Gullah Farm Community has a deep-rooted history of farming on the Southern Coast, and they’re being heavily impacted not just by farming cycles, but also by developers trying to build on their lands.
From Salon
Buford Highway, Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen and UMI will have to wait for next time.
From Salon
His deep connection to Southern and Gullah Geechee cuisine naturally led him to “The Contemporary African Kitchen,” a project that explores the shared culinary heritage of the African diaspora.
From Salon
As he puts it, “There are recipes that come home to me because of my own Gullah Geechee experience”—specifically chicken pilau, chicken perloo and jambalaya.
From Salon
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