The Skin Quilt Project- The Africanisms in Gullah/Geechee and African-American Culture

Vermelle "Bunnie" Rodriguez, director of the Gullah Museum in Pawley's Island, tells us about the Africanisms in the Gullah/Geechee and African-American culture represented through language and mannerisms.

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Film & Animation

Tags:

• Bunnie Rodriguez
• Gullah
• Geechee
• Gullah/Geechee
• South Carolina
• Quilting
• Pawley's Island
• Low country
• language
• African
• African mannerisms
• African-American

[anniequilts]

that was interesting.  i learned all kinds of stuff i didn't know.

[DSkeptic86]

@jinhunter Well said.

[WayCoolNurse]

Educate!

[ChikeJ]

Linguistic clarification: she talks about dropping an "h" but what she's actually talking about is not dropping anything but switching a "th" sound (which obviously sounds nothing like an "h" sound) for a "t" sound... note that black folks will sometimes switch it for "f" sound as well (e.g., "bafroom").

Her confusion is symbolic of how our recent generations are less oral and more caught up in how things look on the page...

[Veraclarke1]

I can relate to this. My parents are french and english west indian, and we drop the 'h', and damn, I do cover my mouth when I laugh!

[ebeledi]

wow it sounds so similar to pidgin english structure everything

[Beamacaleone]

@demybliss1 where are you from?

[TamaraLavon]

Im so proud of my Aunt! :)

[demybliss1]

Very interesting ! My research actually led to the discovery of this clip. I am an African native living in the States. I desire to meet the "Gullah people" and anyone with some useful information can respond to my comment and we can proceed from there.

Thank you kindly !