Paradise Lost
The Gullah language was a very popular way of speaking among African Americans many years ago. Many southerners have spoken Gullah during and after the period of slavery. The Gullah language has been a very distinctive feature that has attributed to the Gullah culture. Within this research paper, I will define Gullah, and discuss the features that make this a unique language. “The word Gullah derives from the word Gul which was a Creole language formerly spoken by the Gullah, an African-American community of the Sea Islands and the Middle Atlantic coast of the United States. The word is said to be a corruption of the African Gola or Gora, names of African tribes living in Liberia, but it may also be derived from Angola, whence many of the Gullahs ancestors came”(Encarta.com). The word Gullah also refers to the people of the coastal South Carolina, Georgia, and Northeastern Florida who were brought to America largely from different communities on the Rice Coast of West Africa. The Gullah language came about during the time when the slave trade took place. Communication was a very important part of the slave trade. Many of the slaves spoke similar, but distinctive languages, therefore in order for slav
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Approximate Word count = 2153
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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