In 1492, Columbus met the Taino (Arawak tribe), and he did his best to destroy them. Columbus failed. Taino groups are all over the Caribbean. Today, 200,000 Garifuna people live in Central America. They are a mixture of Taino, Carib Indians, and African blacks—the base of their language is Taino. [Garifuna in bright colots]
Some Garifuna words:
Buiti binafi hello (good day)
Seremein thanks
Ayó Dai haruga (until tomorrow)
C. T. Suddeth 
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