Garifuna language
Garifuna (ISO 639-3 code cab) is a language of the Arawakan family spoken in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It has about 100,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as at risk.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | cab |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | gari1256 |
| Family | Arawakan |
| Area | North America |
| Countries | Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Speakers (estimate) | 100,000 |
| Endangerment | At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Arawakan languages, nearest first.
- Wayuu312,730 speakers
- Curripaco12,075 speakers
- Wapishana10,900 speakers
- Baniwa9,554 speakers
- Tereno8,439 speakers
- Piapoco6,041 speakers
- Nomatsiguenga5,531 speakers
- Machiguenga5,000 speakers
- Yine3,490 speakers
- Trinitario3,140 speakers
- Arawak2,000 speakers
- Palikúr2,000 speakers
More about Garifuna
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.