Reference

The Itara Garifuna dictionary

Itara Dictionary is a living reference: entries carry the meaning, a plain-English way to say the word, and, where it matters, a note about when the word is actually used.

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What you can look up

The dictionary is searchable in both directions — Garifuna to English and English to Garifuna.

  • Everyday vocabulary: greetings, family, food, weather, numbers.
  • Culture-bearing words that have no clean one-word English equivalent.
  • Common translations — a curated reference sheet of the phrases learners ask for most.

Why 'living'

Garifuna is an oral-first language with real regional variation. Rather than freezing one spelling as the only correct one, entries are reviewed and extended as speakers and community readers correct us. Corrections are welcome at hello@itara.live.

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Open the dictionarySearch the lexicon now.Common translationsThe phrases learners ask for most, in one sheet.Word of the DayOne word a day, with a cultural note.Garifuna phrasesFull phrasebook by situation.

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