degati

Gullah

Alternative forms

  • 'degati owl

Etymology

From Wolof degati, used in reference to an owl that hoots frequently near a house.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ɡɑ.ti/

Noun

degati

  1. barn owl

References

  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)
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