Exploring the Rich Heritage of the Garifuna People: A Fusion of African, Amerindian, and Caribbean Influences
Bernadette Martinez is a Garifuna woman, living in Los Angeles, California. She hails from the beautiful village of Seine Bight on the peninsula of southern Belize, Central America. As a Garifuna Cultural ambassador, she promotes her cultural knowledge through songs, dance, and literature. Teaching to play the Garifuna instruments, namely the Garifuna drums and maracas are just a few of her cultural talents and hobbies.
The Garifuna Alphabets are :a,b,ch,d,e,f,g,h,f,g,h,i,k,l,m,n,n,o,p,r,s,t,u,ü,w,y,
Words for e.g.
ayumaha, badia,wanaragua
bachati, buguya, beru
chegidi, Chawecha
disi ,dumurei, adugaba
eifi , dereti
fedu, findira, afeduhatu
gudu , agudahatu, guririguou
hati , hamari, ahari
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This book teaches anyone interested to learn to count from 1-100 in the Garifuna language and in learning the Garifuna language.
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This Amerindian language gained a small number of its words from the Spanish, French and English. Its people are called Garinagu, who are descendants of Africans who managed to escape slavery to take up residence among the Red Caribs (Arawak Indians) of ST. Vincent, a windward Island in the Lesser Antilles. The Caribs had always considered themselves Callinago, meaning Manioc (cassava) eaters and derived from the word Karina, Galibi, or Carinaco prior to Columbus arrival in the region. (TaylorD.1977). From the root word Karina,we derived Callinagu, Garinagu and Karifouna. Hence today the Caribs of Dominica refer to themselves as Karifouna while the Black Caribs in St Vincent call themselves Callinago and the Black Caribs in Central Americans call themselves Garinagu.
The Garinagu, the people , Garifuna ,their language are Colored people from Central America having Hispanic surnames. We speak an Amerindian language with a small number of words from the Spanish, French and English. We are descendants of Africans who managed to escape slavery to take up residence among the Red Caribs (Arawak Indians) of ST.Vincent , a windward Island in the Lesser Antilles.
The Caribs had always considered themselves Callinago, meaning Manioc (cassava) eaters and derived from the word Karina, Galibi, or Carinaco prior to Columbus arrival in the region.(TaylorD.1977).
From the root word Karina, we derived Callinagu, Garinagu and Karifouna. Hence today the Caribs of Dominica refer to themselves as Karifouna while the Black Caribs in St Vincent call themselves Callinago and the Black Caribs in Central Americans call themselves Garinagu.
The Garifuna language has been written in both Hispanic and English orthography.
In Garifuna there are short vowels and long vowels.
Long vowels are: aa ee ii uu uu
The Garifuna some vowels are pronounced nasal and as they are pronounced, the nose vibrates. These vowels are written with "n" after the vowel e.g. lanpu, banbu
The Garifuna Alphabets are :a,b,ch,d,e,f,g,h,f,g,h,i,k,l,m,n,n,o,p,r,s,t,u,ü,w,y,
Words for e.g.
On May 19th 2001, The United NAtions Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations, UNESCO, proclaimed the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance & Materpiece of the Oral and Intangeible Heritage of Humanity.
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