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dayclean

Loanword

Meaning
Gullah Lowcountry: dawn, the start of a new day.
Type
Loanword
Used in
South Carolina, Georgia

What does “dayclean” mean

In the Gullah Geechee creole spoken along the South Carolina and Georgia coast and Sea Islands, 'dayclean' means dawn or daybreak — the moment when the new day is 'clean' and fresh. A characteristic example of Gullah's poetic, nature-based vocabulary.

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