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Gullah meaning

  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.

Using Gullah

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | The culture surrounding this language and geography.
  • In the example corpus, gullah often appears in combinations such as: the gullah, gullah geechee, of gullah.

Context around Gullah

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

although 1× best 1×

Often after:

geechee 10× culture 2× clap 1× tour 1× community 1× people 1× language 1×

Sentence patterns with Gullah

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the gullah geechee are 2× about the gullah geechee tour 1× although gullah geechee people 1× complexity of gullah geechee life 1× in the gullah community and 1× into the gullah language 1× known as gullah 1× known as gullah is the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the gullah geechee 3× although gullah geechee 1× an exhibition about 1× and looking back 1× awash in gorgeously 1× filmed on hunting 1×

Common sentence endings:

comes to mind 1× communities and churches 1× food in town 1× freshwater further inland 1× georgia sea islands 1× go to kellytoursbeaufort 1×

Words around Gullah

Just before it in the word index:

gullage 2 gulla 4 gull 97 gulko 2 gulke 2 gulkana 2

Just after it in the word index:

gullan 4 gulland 2 gullane 6 gullas 4 gullason 2 gullatte 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Gullah

  • In this selection, "gullah" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, although, best, geechee, culture and clap stand out and add context to how "gullah" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the gullah geechee are and about the gullah geechee tour. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gullah" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gullah

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I chose the Plantation and Gullah Tour, which departs from the Downtown Marina. (13 words)

Geechee, also known as Gullah, is the Creole dialect of the Georgia Sea Islands. (14 words)

He was also a member of the committee that translated the New Testament into the Gullah language. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

And looking back on his many pursuits in his first 66 years, from journalism to television to education, Daise said reminding the world that the Gullah-Geechee is by no means a lost culture, but instead a contemporary one, comes to mind. (42 words)

That includes practicing the ancient African art of basket making, keeping alive the ring shout music folk tradition, making a living by fishing shrimps and harvesting oysters, and speaking in an English-based creole vernacular known as Gullah. (38 words)

The Gullah-Geechee are an ethnic group descended from enslaved Africans, European settlers and Native Americans native to the sea islands of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas, known as the Lowcountry region. (32 words)

Example sentences (18)

Guests will learn and sing the “Gullah clap” and make music together as they learn about the music of the local Gullah Geechee communities and churches.

And looking back on his many pursuits in his first 66 years, from journalism to television to education, Daise said reminding the world that the Gullah-Geechee is by no means a lost culture, but instead a contemporary one, comes to mind.

For more information on the Penn Center, go to penncenter.com and for details about the Gullah Geechee tour, go to kellytoursbeaufort.

The Gullah Geechee are direct descendants of Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and Sea Island cotton plantations of the lower Atlantic coast.

Lynae would connect with a private-owned South Carolina-based tea brand owned by women of Gullah Geechee culture.

That includes practicing the ancient African art of basket making, keeping alive the ring shout music folk tradition, making a living by fishing shrimps and harvesting oysters, and speaking in an English-based creole vernacular known as Gullah.

The Gullah-Geechee are an ethnic group descended from enslaved Africans, European settlers and Native Americans native to the sea islands of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas, known as the Lowcountry region.

Although Gullah Geechee people are spread out all across the island, their biggest concentration is in the north end.

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Awash in gorgeously poetic, sun-dappled images at once dreamlike and precise, Daughters of the Dust forges a radical new visual language rooted in black femininity and the rituals of Gullah culture.

The Gullah/Geechee land is being ripped away slowly, as the waters creep up, and all at once, as storms devastate homes and push the barriers between saltwater and freshwater further inland.

While there’s no set menu, the cafe serves up some of the best Gullah-Geechee food in town.

Geechee, also known as Gullah, is the Creole dialect of the Georgia Sea Islands.

I chose the Plantation and Gullah Tour, which departs from the Downtown Marina.

Ranky Tanky performs timeless music of Gullah culture born in the southeastern Sea Island region of the United States.

Some of Ranky Tanky’s members were raised in the Gullah community, and now they’re incorporating that culture’s centuries-old musical tradition into their own chart-topping jazz-influenced hits.

An exhibition about the song is planned for this month in Darien, which sits along the 1,200-mile coastal corridor where the Gullah people settled.

Filmed on Hunting Island, the movie was among the first to depict the complexity of Gullah Geechee life.

He was also a member of the committee that translated the New Testament into the Gullah language.

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Common combinations with gullah

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gullah" in a sentence?
An example: "Guests will learn and sing the “Gullah clap” and make music together as they learn about the music of the local Gullah Geechee communities and churches." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gullah" from authentic English texts.
What does "gullah" mean?
Gullah means: 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.
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