Taíno Language

Family: Amerind, Arawakan, Northern Arawakan, Ta-Arawakan, Old Taíno

Region: Caribbean Regions to Puerto Rico

Ethnicity: others

Speakers: 0 (first to tertiary speakers); few (via loanwords)

Writing System: Latin Alphabet

Language Status: Extinct, possibly Extinct (UNESCO)

Vowel

• A - a/e

• E - ɛ/ə/e

• I - i

• O - ɔ

• OU - u

• U - u/y

• AN - ã

• EN - ẽ

• IN - ĩ

• ON - õ

• UN - u/ỹ

Consonants

• B - b

• C/QU-/K - k

• D - d/ð

• Dh - ð

• F - f

• G/GUE/GUI/GUY - ɡ

• H - silent

• J/GE/GI/GY/H - h

• K - k

• L - l

• LY- - ʎ

• M - m

• N - n

• GN - ɲ

• P - p

• R - r

• S - s/z

• T - t/θ

• Ty- - tʃ

• GU-/GÜ-/W - w

• Lukku-Cairi / Lukku Kayri (island people)

• Bori (native)

• Ka, Ke, Ha, Kha, Xa (land)

• Kayri (island)

• Kasike (king, duke, prince, emperor)

• Mais (maize, corn)

• Patata (potato)

• Tumato (tomato)

• Mawey (maguey)

• Tabaku (tobacco)

• Eyeri (human)

• Akuti (agouti)

• Loro (parrot)

• Mukaru (owl)

• Kirikeke (nighthawk) / querequequé

• Iwana (iguana, lizard)

• Tiburu (shark)

• Waba (spider)

• Tanoma (butterfly)

• Manati (sirenians)

• Hariku (pelican)

• Hikotea (turtle)

• Kehikotea (tortoise)

• Nihikotea (terrapin)

• Kataru (green turtle)

• Kawana (leatherback sea turtle)

• Utiya (hutia)

• Warawwau (red-tailed hawk) / guaraguao

• Makana (bludgeon, mace)

• Kampo (smoked meat)

• Baranakur (Europeans, Asians)

• Saban (grove, savanna)

• Kassaba (cassava)

• Hamaka (hammock)

• Barabaka (Barbacoa, Barbeque) 

• Simu (face)

• Arabuko (forest, grove)

• Kaya (island)

• Kuiriksa (nation)

• Inawa (small eastern land) / Inagua

• Hayi ti (land of mountain) / Haiti

• Kiske-ya (great land) / Quisqueya

• Bahama (large-upper-middle) / Bahamas

• Ya-mah-ye-ka (great spirit of the land of man) / Jamaica

• Kayman (crocodile, alligator, caiman) / Cayman Islands

• Kebau (great fertile land') / Cuba

• Kaona (gold)

• Kaniba (cannibal)

• -no (plural form)

• Hu- (you)

• Buka (You are)

• Waiba (We go)

• Warike (We see)

• Makabuka (Not important)

• Imaka (important)

• Daka (I am, I'm)

• Anegwaha? (How are you?)

• Yan Katu (as should be)

• Tainwei (I am well)

• Mabrika (hello)

• Iseykata (please)

• Tau mautya (good morning)

• Tau tireyro (good night)

• Lyaniy (wife)

• Iri (name)

• Watyau (friend)

• Da Nanityi (my love)

• Ani (thing)

• Huka (You are)

• Tuka (she)

• Anakeno (anyone)

• Kisilea (time)

• Banna (feather)

• Tay Ku (great spirit)

• Ahiyahude (to ask for)

• Da maita (I don't understand)

• Bakutu (grandmother)

• Atyau (brother)

• Nawa (pineapple)

• Nana (girl)

• Wayli (boy)

• Inaru (mother)

• Itu (sister)

• Seneko (many)

• Kakano (blessing)

• Abali (when)

• Ako (eye)

• Goeiz (spirit)

• Guwa (majesty)

• Wa (place)

• Waka (nearness)

• Wakara (cave)

• Wada (garden)

• Wawa (vehicle)

• Wawa kotye (car)

• Washey (Gord Scraper)

• Wake'te (gather)

• Wa'kia (our, we)

• Wali (child)

• Wama (principal, supervisor)

• Wama' (shade tree)

• Wami' (lord, sir, mister)

• Wami'ke'na (Superior Chief)

• Wami'ke'ni (Christopher Columbus)

• Kuso (chest)

• Sibi (smoke)

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