GARIFUNA LANGUAGE CLASS, Los Angeles, CA. USA.
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Welcome to the GARIFUNA LANGUAGE CLASS, LOS ANGELES,
We are proud to present this class in a combined effort of the Garifuna community of Los Angeles, GAHFU (Garifuna Heritage Foundation),The Blazer Learning Center, Labuga.com, Garinet.com, GARITV.COM, and the Instructors: Clifford Palacio, Ruben Reyes, Carlos Domingo Alvarez, Luis (Luisito) Martinez, and Juan Martinez. We practice the beauty of UNITY in order to provide our students with a respected and strong front that delivers a very well managed Garifuna Language Class.
The material presented in this page relates to the Language Class only, and is taught by the language instructor Ruben Reyes.
The lesson herein does not represent everything taught in class, therefore the students must access the online class for the development of the class in order to experience the contents and intention of the lesson.
Find the link of the online class at: WWW.GARINET.COM
Below you will find the lesson for this Saturday, Seremein. Arufudahati: Ruben Reyes
LESSON 1 8/29/09
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Au me/yo (m)
Nugia me/yo (f)
Amürü you / Tú (m)
Bugía you / Tú (f)
Ligía He / él
Tugía She/ Ella
Wagía We / Nosotros
Hugía You / Vosotros
Hagía They / Ellos
WORDS
Dimurei (m) word / palabra
Lafareinha dimurei (m) silable / sílaba
Yanu (m) conversation / conversación
Lubuña dimurei (m) alphabet / alfabeto
Afanseha to compute / computer
Luban Furendei (f) School / Escuela
Abürühagülei (m) pen / bolígrafo
Budisi (f) Bank / Banco
Halaü (m) Chair / Silla
Dábula (m) table / mesa
Ayé (m) yes / sí
Ayí (f) yes /sí
Sebi (m) chalk / yeso
Agururudagülei (m) eraser / borrador
Añura to seat / sentarse
Ñuruba seat down / siéntate
Gunubu rain / lluvia
ACCENTUATION
Due to the similarities in the writing of some Garifuna words, it’s necessary to apply an orthographic mark known as “accent mark”. The accent mark is represented by this symbol ( ‘ ).
RULES
Word composed of two syllables having the stress on the second syllable are to be accentuated with the accent mark.
Example:
Ayé yes (m) sí (m)
Geléin lock candado
Galún canon cañón
Marín mosquito mosquito
Hará a feminine expression expresión femenina
Hiyú Garifuna beer cerbeza Garifuna
Fiyú few unos, unos cuantos
Word composed of three or more syllables having the stress on the second syllable are not to be accentuated with the accent mark, if the strees falls on any other syllable should be orthographically marked with the accent mark.
Example:
Words with the stress on the second syllable
Arumuga to sleep dormir
Adibiriha to play jugar
Abugaha to drive conducir
Arandara to become solvent solventar
Abalacha to lean recostar
Agimedira to make noise hacer ruido
Ariha to see ver
Words with three syllable or more with the stress other than the se cond syllable.
Áriha to nap tomar la siesta
Garifunóu in Garifuna en Garifuna
Gárada paper papel
Dábula table mesa
Úguchili father padre
Sáwarawara seagull gaviota
Sóudieru pot holla
Búngidu bucket cubeta
Sónburu bedroom dormitorio
VOWELS
Aa
Ee
Ii
Oo
Üü
Uu
TTHE GARIFUNA ALPHABET:
a (garünati), b (ba), ch (cha), d (da),
e (gayumati), f (fa), g (ga), h (ha),
i (gágiriti), k (ka), l (la), m (ma), n (na), ñ (ña),
o (gararati), p (pa), r (ra), s (sa), t (ta),
u (gáguti), ü (máguti), w (wa), y (ya).