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Garifuna Foundations

The essential first path: greet people, count, name your family and say simple sentences.

  1. 1GreetingsMábuiga, Buíti binafi and everyday hellos.4 lessons
  2. 2NumbersAbañ through Díci with counting practice.3 lessons
  3. 3FamilyWords for family members and relationships.3 lessons
  4. 4Basic VocabularyHigh-frequency nouns for daily life.5 lessons
  5. 5Simple SentencesBuild your first full Garifuna sentences.4 lessons
  6. 6Everyday ConversationShort exchanges you can use today.4 lessons
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IntermediateUse it daily
Everyday Garifuna

Language for the places you actually go: home, kitchen, market, road and community.

  1. 1HomeRooms, objects and household routines.4 lessons
  2. 2FoodIngredients, dishes and cooking language.4 lessons
  3. 3CommunityNeighbours, gatherings and helping words.3 lessons
  4. 4ShoppingPrices, quantities and polite requests.3 lessons
  5. 5TravelDirections, transport and asking for help.3 lessons
  6. 6ConversationLonger exchanges with natural rhythm.5 lessons
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AdvancedLanguage in context
Garifuna Culture

Learn the language through the history, music, food and traditions that carry it.

  1. 1HistoryOrigins, migration and survival of the language.3 lessons
  2. 2FoodHudut, cassava bread and the words around them.3 lessons
  3. 3MusicPunta, paranda and drum vocabulary.3 lessons
  4. 4DanceMovement, celebration and performance language.2 lessons
  5. 5FamilyKinship, respect terms and roles.2 lessons
  6. 6TraditionsCeremonies, calendar and community life.3 lessons
  7. 7CommunityLanguage preservation work today.2 lessons
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