Carib Indian Language (Kalihna, Galibi, Caribe)

Carib is a Cariban language of South America, spoken by about 10,000 people in Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil. Carib is an agglutinative language with complex verb morphology. Word order is primarily SOV.

Carib Language

Carib language samples and resources.

Carib Tribe Culture and History

Information and links about the Carib Indians past and present.

Carib Legends

Introduction to the mythology of the Caribs.

Carib Language Resources

Our Carib Language Materials

Carib Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Carib language, with comparison to words in other Cariban languages.

Carib Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Carib words.

Carib Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Carib language.

Carib Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Carib language.

Carib Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Carib language.

Carib Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Galibi (True Carib):
Carib language information from Indigenous Languages of the Caribbean.

Carib-English Dictionary:
Partial online dictionary of the Carib language.

Caribbe Prayers

Language Museum: Carib Prayer:
Carib translations of the Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary.

House of Languages: Kali'na:
Information about Kalina language usage.

Carib Language:
Demographic information about Carib from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Wikipedia: Carib (Galibi):
Encyclopedia article on the Carib language.

Kari'nja Language Tree:
Theories about Carib's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Carib Language Structures:
Carib linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Lengua kari'nya:

El idioma kariña:

Vocabulário galibi:
Information on the Caribe language in Spanish.

Carib Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Languages Of The Pre-Columbian Antilles:
A nice overview of Carib and other native Caribbean languages.

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