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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).

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