Geechee
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Geechee is an alternative name for the Gullah people, an African American community in the coastal Southeast known for preserving a distinct Creole language and rich West African cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geechee canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gullah Geechee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Gullah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| descendsFrom |
West African rice-growing peoples
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| ethnicallyRelatedTo | Gullah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContinuityWith |
Krio people of Sierra Leone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various West African ethnic groups ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Coast region NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Gullah Geechee Creole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gullah language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalArt |
basket weaving
ⓘ
quilting ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFood |
okra-based dishes
ⓘ
rice-based dishes ⓘ seafood dishes ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalMusic |
drum-based rhythms
ⓘ
spirituals ⓘ work songs ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rice plantations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
basket weaving
ⓘ
distinct Creole language ⓘ distinct cuisine ⓘ folklore and oral history ⓘ preservation of African cultural traditions in the United States ⓘ rice-growing agricultural knowledge ⓘ storytelling traditions ⓘ sweetgrass basketry ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English-based Atlantic Creole ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Sea Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal Georgia ⓘ coastal South Carolina ⓘ northeastern Florida ⓘ southeastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| practices |
African-derived spiritual traditions
ⓘ
call-and-response singing ⓘ ring shout ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| subjectOf | Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Act of 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.