African Origin of Garifuna Words
| Garifuna | Origin |
| kwaku | akan people of Ghana |
| buffuti | Twi; bofoo- obese person, swollen |
| bafoo | as in ‘Langisan bafoo turagei gurala badia |
| gafoo | character in a Garifuna mask dance; swollen one |
| chaga-chaga | Twi; chaka-chaka- disorderly |
| chagaguwa | Twi; chaka-chaka- disorderly |
| gaegae | Twi; kenge- odour from a sore |
| Ga, Ghana, kenke- bad smelling | |
| dukunu | Twi, Fanti word, dokono, morsel in banana leaf |
| afu (yami) | Twi, word for plantation or cultivated ground |
| bagara | Ghana, bonkara- large basket for ground provisio |
| tuk-tuk | Ghana, kotoko- small basket worn at a man’s side with a string over the shoulder |
| badu | Twi, badu |
| guchu | Twi, gutu |
| gimara | Hausa, Gijimere, rainbow referring to the art |
| nana | Twi, title of honor and endearment |
| ga-wani | Mande, gua-nin; gua-ni- gold |
| mastaraka | Mande- Bambara, mataraka |