Gullah

Creole language spoken by the Gullah people in US

Languagecreole modern language natural languageQ33395

Also known as Sea Island Creole English · Geechee · Gullah language · gul

Speakers: 550(1990)
Subclass of: Eastern Caribbean Creole
Indigenous to: Gullah
, Florida
, Georgia
+4 more

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Gullah is a creole language historically spoken by the Gullah people, an African-American population living in the coastal areas of the U.S. states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida from approximately Pender County, North Carolina to St. Augustine, Florida. Today, the language is spoken by around 5,000 Gullahs mostly in parts of South Carolina and Georgia.

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Country: United States
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1.“ScriptSource - United States”scriptsource.org/country/USRetrieved 2023-08-21
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Members / parts: Afro-Seminole Creole

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