The Gullah People of the Sea Islands Becky Cole Cross Creek H'S'

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The Gullah People of the Sea IslandsBecky Cole
Cross Creek H.S.
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The Sea Islands of the Georgia and South Carolina
Coasts
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A Gullah Art African Sweet Grass Basket Weaving
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Weaving Sweet Grass Baskets are still a Gullah
tradition.
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Gullah Folk tales have been told for generations.

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St Helena Island was one of the first villages of
freedmen on the GA-SC coast.
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The Gullah Language

• Gullah is a creole form of English, indigenous to
  the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia
  (the area extends from Georgetown, SC to the
  Golden Isles of Georgia above Florida). Like all
  creoles, Gullah began as a pidgin language,
  transforming into a language in its own right
  with the first generation born in America.

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Gullah Expressions

• beat on ayun "mechanic" literally,
  "beat-on-iron"troot ma-wt "a truthful person"
  literally, "truth mouth"hush ma-wt "hush
  mouth" literally, "hush mouth"sho ded
  "cemetery" literally, "sure dead"tebl tappa
  "preacher" literally, "table-tapper"

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More Gullah Expressions

• ty oonuh ma-wt "Hush, stop talking" literally,
  "Tie your mouth"krak teet "to speak"
  literally, "crack teeth"i han shaht pay-shun
  "He steals" literally, "His hand is short of
  patience"

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Gullah Translation

• Ef anybody knock one side ob oona face, mus ton
  de oda side an leh umknock de oda side too. Ef
  somebody take oona coat, mus gem oona shat too.

• To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer the
  other also and from him who takes away your
  cloak, do not withhold your coat as well.

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Much of the Gullah cuisine comes from coastal
waters and include many rice dishes.
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Traditions are important in the Gullah culture.
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Marriage, Family, and Kinship
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Folk Medicine