Garifuna

See also: garifuna, garífuna, and Garífuna

English

Alternative forms

• Garífuna, Garifune

Etymology

From Garifuna garifuna, from Kalinago karifuna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

Noun

Garifuna (plural Garifunas or Garinagu)

1. An individual member of the Garinagu people.

Synonyms

• Black Carib

Derived terms

• Garifuna Settlement Day

Proper noun

Garifuna

1. The language of the Garinagu people.

Usage notes

Properly, the term Garífuna refers to the individual and the language, while Garinagu is the plural or collective term for the people.

See also

• Garinagu

Further reading

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Garifuna terms
• Ethnologue entry for Garifuna, cab ⁠

Anagrams

• fungaria, furigana