Gullah
ISO 639-3: gul
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Language Details
| Family | English Creole › Atlantic Creole |
| Countries | U, n, i, t, e, d, , S, t, a, t, e, s |
| Alternative Names | Geechee, Sea Island Creole |
| Notes | Gullah (Geechee) is an English-based creole spoken by descendants of enslaved Africans along the southeastern US coast. It retains significant vocabulary and grammatical structures from West African Niger-Congo languages. |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| joso | witchcraft | קֶסֶם | from קָסַם; a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle; (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft. |