Langenesis

Arawakan family

Garifuna

c. 1700 CE – today Living

Garifuna (c. 1700 CE – today) is a living Arawakan language. Lineage: Proto-Arawakan → Island Carib → Garifuna.

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Speakers
100K (100,000)
ISO 639-3
cab
Glottocode
gari1256

Language of the Garifuna, descended from Island Carib speakers on St. Vincent who were deported to Central America in 1797. Spoken in Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Arawakanc. 3,000 BCE – 1,000 BCE
  2. Island Caribc. 1000 CE – 1920 CE
  3. Garifunac. 1700 CE – today

Sources