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  2. List of Taínos - Wikipedia

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    The Taíno ("Taíno" means "peace", [2] were peaceful seafaring people and distant relatives of the Arawak people of South America. [3][1] Taíno society was divided into two classes: Nitaino (nobles) and the Naboria (commoners). Both were governed by chiefs known as caciques, who were the maximum authority in a Yucayeque (village).

  3. List of Indigenous names of Caribbean islands - Wikipedia

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    Modern name Indigenous name Indigenous form Origin Meaning Inagua: Inagua: i+na+wa: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Small Eastern Land Inagua: Baneque: ba+ne+ke: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Big Water Island Little Inagua: Guanahaní: wa+na+ha+ni: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Small Upper Waters Land Ragged Island: Utiaquia: huti+ya+kaya: Taino (Lucayan dialect ...

  4. Taíno - Wikipedia

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    Post-marital residence was avunculocal, meaning a newly married couple lived in the household of the maternal uncle. He was more important in the lives of his niece's children than their biological father; the uncle introduced the boys to men's societies in his sister and his family's clan. Some Taíno practiced polygamy. Men, and sometimes ...

  5. Lucayan people - Wikipedia

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    The name "Lucayan" is an Anglicization of the Spanish Lucayos, itself a hispanicization derived from the Taíno Lukku-Cairi, which the people used for themselves, meaning "people of the islands". The Taíno word for "island", cairi , became cayo in Spanish and " cay " / ˈ k iː / in English [spelled "key" in American English].

  6. Anacaona - Wikipedia

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    For other uses, see Anacaona (disambiguation). Anacaona (1474?–1504), or Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacica, or female cacique (chief), religious expert, poet [citation needed] and composer [citation needed] born in Xaragua. [ 2 ] Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Ayiti or Quisqueya to the Taínos (the Spaniards named it La ...

  7. Arawak - Wikipedia

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    Religion. Native American religion, Christianity. The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean. Specifically, the term "Arawak" has been applied at various times from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno, who lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.

  8. Taíno language - Wikipedia

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    Taíno is an Extinct language according to the criteria of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. 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. Classic Taíno (Taíno proper) was the native ...

  9. 150 Irish Boy Names and Their Meanings for Your Lucky Lad - AOL

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    Cute Irish Boy Names 71. Finney “Fair-haired” is the meaning behind this name. 72. Finley. This moniker sounds adorable and has an inspiring definition as it means “fair-haired hero.”