Garifuna

See also: garifuna, garífuna, and Garífuna

English

Alternative forms

• Garífuna
• Garifune

Noun

Garifuna (plural Garifunas or Garinagu)

1. An individual member of the Garinagu.

Synonyms

• Black Carib

Proper noun

Garifuna

1. The language of the Garinagu people.
2. (nonstandard) The Garinagu collectively.

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

• Ethnologue entry for Garifuna, cab ⁠

Anagrams

• fungaria, furigana