Geechee
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