A Glossary of Gullah Words

Barnhart barnhart at HIGHLANDS.COM
Mon Jan 3 02:08:17 UTC 2005


See also DA (Dictionary of Americanisms) and Juba to Jive (by Clarence
Major).

American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on Sunday, January 02,
2005 at 8:28 PM -0500 wrote:
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>Perhaps an African tribal name, Golas.
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>Another conjecture is that it derives from Angola.
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>See OEDs and WBD
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>Regards,
>David
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>barnhart at highlands.com



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