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Gullah
Gullah
English
Proper noun
Gullah
- 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.
- Gullah has been spoken continuously since before the Civil War.
- The culture surrounding this language and geography.
Translations
the language
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Noun
Gullah (plural Gullahs or Gullah)
- A member of the Gullah culture.
Adjective
Gullah (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the Gullah language and culture.
- The music of George Gershwin’s Porgie and Bess was inspired in part by Gullah "shouts".