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Gullah

Gul lah |ˈgələ ˈɡələ | ▶noun 1 a member of a black people living on the coast of South Carolina and nearby islands. 2 the Creole language of this people, having an English base with elements from various West African languages. It has about 125,000 speakers. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN perhaps a shortening of Angola, or from Gola, the name of an agricultural people of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Gullah

Gullah |ˈgʌlə | ▶noun ( pl. same or Gullahs ) 1 a member of a black people living on the coast of South Carolina and nearby islands. 2 [ mass noun ] the Creole language of the Gullah, having an English base with elements from various West African languages. It has about 125,000 speakers. ▶adjective relating to the Gullah or their language. ORIGIN perhaps a shortening of Angola, or from Gola, the name of an agricultural people of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

 

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