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URAGA / A GARIFUNA STORY
By, Ruben Reyes
Luagu aban dan, lidan ageiraü le gíribei Másiga, anihein meha aban weiyei mutu Dudu liribei, ürüwañanu lisanigu, Dan, Domé tuma Yoya.  Gíbetiñu lilügüniñu buíruhu hama ariran.  Aban liyabin Dan le íbugañaü, aban lariengun lun lúguchin buchá lan luagu agüriaha buíruhu hama ariran, léibuga-gubei lan lungua aturiaha uburugu Potu. Larienga lúguchin lun lau úwala mégeiti lun lan ludin afurendeira luaguti séisu-ébunaü gayara lámuga lagiribudun aweiridagüdei habarasegun.  Larienga Dan lun lúguchin luagu ítara luba lan ladügüni, aban lapakühanu lílagu aban ludin lun uburugu Potu aturiaha.
Biama irumu lárigibei ludin Dan, aban lariengun Domé lun lúguchin lau busienhali lan latenirun houn buiruhu habu ariran lun tima hagibedagun, busien lan giñe lun labihin laon hafulasun lun gabara hamá bágasu lun hasagahan míligi labu furumasu.  Aban lóunabuni lúguchin lau gúndan lan lau saminaü le.
Gádürübei irumu lúmagien ludin Dan aturiaha uburugu Potu, aban tariengun Yoya to isani agumuhouni lau mabusienrunharu tan lun layanuhoun tun garifunóu, ladüga lan herederun irahüñü áüdübu éhereha tau. Aban lariengun túguchin tun lau mama lan mosu tafalaruniñu ha éherehabaña tau, ladüga lan libidien houn lau rísi lan linene Garifuna héherehanbei tau, lun lan ti tarufudahan houn ka lan lácharagunbei techun, tanichigu luma túragate.  Lébunabei tóunabun Yoya lun túguchin seremein tiña lan lun luagua ladundehanún lidoun lere anichigu.

Leremuna Garifuna
(Garifuna Anthem / Himno Garifuna)
“Bugawaguaru Wayuna”
Presented by: / Presentado por :    Ruben Reyes

I
An Bugawaguaru nege wayuna,
An Burariba bagei wabu
An, charubei biyagumari wabu waruweite,
An, Liyumoun chururuti duna.
Ñeinba bagüra bügüra wabu,
Charubei biyagumari wabu ,
Waluahéinaña Garinagu wáladi.
II
An, Indurounbei nege wabu,
An, Balisinbei nege wabu,
Nigarawounbei nege wabu Waruweite,
An, Wadimalunbei nege wabu
Merigounbei nege wabu,
Yurumeinbei nege wabu,
Waluahéinaña Garinagu wáladi.

III
An, Yurumein nege buga wageirabei,
Bugarügü hamutiwa harutiña ñeingien,
Yurumein nege buga wageirabei,
Bugarügü hamutiwa harutiña ñeingien,
Ligiagu wayabinbei faya-fayañahadügü Lencho,
Wáluaheinaña Garinagu wáladi.
BIS
An, ligiagu wayabinbei faya-fayañahadügü Lencho
Wáluahéinaña Garinagu waladi.
Wáluahéinaña Garinagu waladi.
Wáluahéinaña Garinagu waladi.

GAHFU/BLAZER LEARNING CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA. USA.

Speak Garifuna in 6 weeks!

Garifuna Class/ Ruben Reyes instructor, Los Angeles, CA. USA. (323) 864-1007

Lesson 2

In this lesson you will learn…

•    Basic daily phrases            Ayé, Inó, Gufurandatibu?,
Uwati gufurandaná, Ida liña lariengun…? Etc.

•    Courtesy expressions        Seremein, úwati mégeiti,
Fulesi, Ferudun, Etc.
•
•    Colors                    Ewegi

Ayé!  (A-yé)                    Yes!
Ino!   (I-no)                    No!
Ayé/ayí, fulesi!  (A-yé/a-yí, fu-le-si)                Yes, please!
Seremein                    Than you!
Úwati mégeiti!  (Ú-wa-ti mé-gei-ti)            You’re welcome!
Ferudun!  (Fe-ru-dun)                Pardon me!

Ariengatibu Garifuna? (A-rien-ga-ti-bu Ga-ri-fu-na)    Do you speak Garifuna?
Murusun . (Mu-ru-sun)                Only a little.
Ida lian______garifunou? (I-da lian ga-ri-fu-nou)    How do you say______in garifuna?
Ida lian léferechun? (I-da lian lé-fe-re-chun)        How do you spell it?
Ka bilanbanranbei? (ka bi-lan-ba-ran-bei)        What is your telephone number?
Ariengayabei fulesi! (A-rien-ga-ya-bei fu-le-si)    Repeat that please!
Gufurandatibu? (gu-fu-ran-da-ti-bu)        Do you understand?
Úwati gufurandaná! (Ú-wa-ti gu-fu-ran-da-ná)    I don’t understand!
Barütibu aban abürühagülei?           Did you bring a pencil?
Hagoun gárada?         Where is the paper?
Hagoun bigaradan?     Where is your paper?
Ayé/ayí, Barütina aban abürühagülei          yes, I brought a pencil
Barūtina giñe gárada     I also brought paper.
Seremein luagu bídehan        thank you for helping.
Úwati mégeiti luagu        you are welcome
Fulesi gidaba ñeingien        move from there please.
Ka uágu?            Why?
Ladüga anunte aban mutu.    Because somebody is coming.
Ida lian larienguniwa plate lidan Garifuna?      How do you say plate in Garifuna?
Asiedu líribei plate lidan Garifuna.

EWEGI    (COLORS)
Wuriti        black        negro
Haruti        white        blanco
Funati        red        rojo
Dínguti        blue        azul
Dumari        yellow        amarillo
Árubana    green        verde
Gafe        brown        café
Guchu        purple        morado
Aransu        orange        naranja

Derivation of colors
In order to express the derivation of a color, the suffix -beleti, -yumati, or in some instances  -fati,  must be applied at the end or the word, as in the following examples:
Funabeleti, funayumati        reddish        rojizo
Wuribeleti, wuriyumati,
Harubeleti, haruyumati, harufati
Díngubeleti, dínguyumati
Dumaribeleti, dumariyumati    yellowish    amarillento
Árubanabeleti, árubanayumati,    greenish    verdecito
Gáfebeleti, gáfeyumati,        brownish    cafecito
Gúchubeleti, gúchuyumati,
Aransubeleti, aransuyumati

GAHFU/BLAZER LEARNING CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA. USA.

Speak Garifuna in 6 weeks!

Garifuna Class/ Ruben Reyes instructor, Los Angeles, CA. USA. (323) 864-1007

Lesson 3

In this lesson you will learn…

•    To ask where something            Hagéi…?
Or someone is located

•    to talk about likes and        Hinsienti nun,
dislikes (singular)            Hinsienti bun?,
misienti nu

•    about gender                   luma/tuma

Hagei lánbara? (Ha-géi lan-ba-ra)            Where is the telephone?
Hagoun kumú? (Ha-goun kumú)            Where is the bathroom?
Hagei dábula? (Ha-géi dá-bu-la)            Where is the table?
Hagei halaü? (ha-gei ha-laü)            Where is the chair?
Hagei Wilfred? (Ha-gei Wil-fred)            Where is Wilfred?
Hagoun Ingrid? (ha-goun In-grid)            Where is Ingrid?
EXCERSISE:
Complete the space bellow to form a sentence, apply proper gender to each name.
¬¬Hagei                Alfonso?
Hagoun            Andrea?
____________Odessa?
____________George?
____________Martha?
____________Anna?
____________Frank?

Hínsieti fedu bun? (hín-sie-ti fe-du bun)            do you like to party?
Ayé, hínsieti fedu nun. (a-yé, hín-sie-ti fe-du nun)         yes, I like to party.
Hínsieti abinahani bun? (Hín-sie-ti a-bi-na-ha-ni bun?)        do you like to dance?
Inó, mínsienti abinahani nun. (I-nó, mín-sien-ti a-bi-na-ha-ni nun)    I don’t like to dance!
Hínsieti alihani bun? (Hín-sien-ti a-li-ha-ni bun?)            do you like to read?
Ayé, hínsienti alihani nun. (A-yé, hín-sien-ti a-li-ha-ni nun)    yes, I like to read.
Gátatibu gafe?  (gá-ta-ti-bu ga-fe)                do you like to drink coffee?
Ino, mátatina gafe (I-no, má-ta-ti-na ga-fe)            No, I don’t drink coffee.

Néibuga Las Vegas tuma Olga (néi-bu-ga Las Ve-gas tu-ma Ol-ga)    I’m going to Las Vegas with Olga.
Ayanuha tuma Lola (A-ya-nu-ha tu-ma Lo-la)                talking with Lola.
éi-bu-ga lu-ma Jorge (éi-bu-ga lu-ma Jor-ge)                walking with Jorge.
Néibuga tuma Martha (Néi-bu-ga tu-ma Mar-tha)            I am going with Martha.