Gul·lah
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Definition of Gullah
1
: a member of a group of Black people inhabiting the sea islands and coastal districts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida
2
: an English-based creole spoken by the Gullahs that is marked by vocabulary and grammatical elements from various African languages
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“Gullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gullah. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of Gullah was in 1822
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