Spoken Language on Daufuskie

In the past 20 years, Gullah-’Geechee culture and language have drawn lots of attention. Professors have researched how English and African phrases mixed on the Sea Islands along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts. African leaders have visited St. Helena Island (a dozen miles, by water, north of Daufuskie), highlighting the connections between continents and peoples. Annual gatherings in Beaufort, on Hilton Head Island, and on Georgia’s Sapelo Island celebrate a fading language and way of life.