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==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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Corruption of {{m|en|Ogeechee}}. |
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From the {{l|en|Ogeechee River}}, a river in {{l|en|South Carolina}}, where this West African derived community settled. |
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<ref> F. W. Bradley, [https://read.dukeupress.edu/pads/article-pdf/14/1/3/450362/0140003.pdf "A Word-List from South Carolina"], Publications of the American Dialect Society, Number 14, November 1950 </ref> |
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====Alternative forms==== |
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* {{alter|en|Geechy|Geechie}} |
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===Proper noun=== |
===Proper noun=== |
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# [[Gullah]] (pertaining to South Carolina island culture) |
# [[Gullah]] (pertaining to South Carolina island culture) |
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Revision as of 22:22, 5 April 2020
English
Etymology
Corruption of Ogeechee. From the Ogeechee River, a river in South Carolina, where this West African derived community settled. [1]
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Geechee
- Gullah (South Carolina island language and culture)
Noun
Geechee (plural Geechees or Geechee)
- Gullah (member of South Carolina island culture)
Adjective
Geechee (comparative more Geechee, superlative most Geechee)
- Gullah (pertaining to South Carolina island culture)
References
- ^ F. W. Bradley, "A Word-List from South Carolina", Publications of the American Dialect Society, Number 14, November 1950