Garifuna (Garífuna)

Garifuna is an Arawakan language spoken by about 200,000 people mainly in Honduras, and also in Belize, Guatamala and Nicaragua. It was originally spoken on the island of St Vincent in the Antilies, but then spread to Honduras and then to neighbouring countries.

Garifuna contains many words of Carib origin, as well as words borrowed from European languages, particularly from French, English and Spanish.

Garifuna alphabet
A a	B b	Ch ch	D d	E e	F f	G g	H h
garünati	ba	cha	da	gayumati	fa	ga	ha
I i	K k	L l	M m	N n	Ñ ñ	O o	P p
gágiriti	ka	la	ma	na	ña	gararati	pa
R r	S s	T t	U u	Ü ü	W w	Y y
ra	sa	ta	máguti	gáguti	wa	ya

Sample text in Garifuna

Sun gürigia nasíruati yuti lun, lidan úarani, lawiwanduní libágari kai le aubai labúsienra, gatu giñe lanagun lungua buidu hadan líbegu.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)