Meanings
gola1
Gola2
- A language spoken in eastern Liberia.
Most De speak Gola fluently and many also speak Vai.
1971, Rural Africana (Michigan State University, Political Science Department / African Studies Center), issues 13-18, page 132 more examples
Nevertheless, some still remember how to speak Gola, occasionally uphold their Gola origins, and seem to reflect them in the orientation of certain social values.
1994, Melissa Leach, Rainforest relations: gender and resource use among the Mende of Gola, Sierra Leone, page 49The Gola live on the border with Liberia in the provinces of Kenema and Pujehun. They number about 9000, speak Gola and practice Islam […]
2005, The world guide: a view from the south, volume 2007 (Instituto del Tercer Mundo), page 495
Gola3
Origin
- PolishGola
- ItalianGola
- EnglishGola
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“ravine”) or a variant of Cola. * Borrowed from Polish Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“heath, moor; place without of trees”).
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