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Gullah

Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌl.ə/

The English word “Gullah” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A creole of English and various African languages spoken on a group of islands off the coast of the Carolinas and Georgia in the Southern United States.
  2. The culture surrounding this language and geography.

noun

  1. A member of the Gullah culture.

adjective

  1. Pertaining to the Gullah language and culture.

Etymology

First attested in 1739 as a male black slave's proper name, of unclear origin. Traditionally linked by folk etymology to an apheresis of Angola (where many African slaves were carried from), or an apparent West African ethno-tribal group called the Gola people. See more at the Wikipedia article Gullah, including other theories.

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