Gullah

[guhl-uh]

noun

1. a member of a population of Black Americans inhabiting the Sea Islands and the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida.

2. a creolized form of English spoken by the Gullahs, containing many words and grammatical features derived from African languages.

Gullah

/ ˈɡʌlə /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people living on the Sea Islands or in the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and NE Florida

2. the creolized English spoken by these people

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gullah¹

1730–40; of uncertain origin; variously identified with Angola or the Gola, a Liberian ethnic group

Example Sentences

The bar where the shooting took place, Willie's Bar and Grill, offers Gullah-inspired cuisine and says on its website that it aims to spread the "heartwarming spirit of the Gullah Geechee culture".

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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.

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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.

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Buford Highway, Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen and UMI will have to wait for next time.

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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.

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