terms is unclear, but may have to do with their succinctness, as numbers in indigenous American languages, especially those above ten, tend to be longer and more cumbersome. Phonology [o] and [e] are allophones of /ɔ/ and /ɛ/. Syntax The word order is verb–subject–object (VSO, fixed). Morphology Garifuna is an agglutinative language. Notes References External links Garifuna Research Institute Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Garifuna version (sample text) A Caribbean Vocabulary Compiled in 1666 (lists of older Garifuna words) at Internet Archive Garifuna, Endangered Language Alliance Language Arawakan languages Indigenous languages of Central America Languages of Honduras Languages of Belize Languages of Guatemala Languages of Nicaragua Verb–object–subject languages Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Languages of the African diaspora