Word histories are often uncertain, but there are those who think the words banana, coconut, cocoa, tomato and yam also have roots in Taino. It makes sense that we get the words caiman, cay, mangrove, tobacco and canoe from the indigenous Caribbean peoples.
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*Taiguey = Good day. *Taino-ti' bo matu'm = Good High big and generous. *Tei-toca = Stay still or to Be quit.
Jun 23, 1997 · A B BO C CH D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S SH T U V W Y Z · Ana means Flower · Borike'n means Great Land of the Valiant & Noble Lord · BOhio ...
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Apr 27, 2020 · I: Iguanaboína – 1. Devine Serpent and one of the three gods of good weather and the life-giving rain. | 2. Devine cave where ...
English words derived from Taíno include: barbecue, caiman, canoe, cassava, cay, guava, hammock, hurricane, hutia, iguana, macana, maize, manatee, mangrove, ...
Mar 5, 2015 · 1. BARBECUE · 2. CARIBBEAN · 3.CANNIBAL · 4. CANOE · 5. CAY · 6. GUAVA · 7. HAMMOCK · 8. HURRICANE.
C · cacique · Caicos · cannibal · canoe · cassava · cay · cayo · Cuba · cucujo. E. East Caicos ...
Taíno language
Spoken language
Taíno is an extinct Arawakan language that was spoken by the Taíno people of the Caribbean. At the time of Spanish contact, it was the most common language throughout the Caribbean. Wikipedia
Language families: Arawakan languages and Macro-Arawakan languages
Dialects: Classic Taíno; Ciboney
Extinct: 19th century
Aug 6, 2019 · The Spanish tobacco and English tobacco are both words that come from Taíno. They are derived from the Taíno word tabako, which was used to ...
Spanish Words of Taino Origin ; kanowa. canoa. canoe ; mahís. maíz. corn ; manaty. manatí. manatee ; piraua. piragua. pirogue, snow cone.