1.
Taino villages are known as YUCAYEQUES
2.
The huts in the middle of Taino villages are called BOHIOS
3.
The word for the sacred dances that occurred in Taino villages is AREYTOS
4.
Taino language was carved into stones known as PETROGLYPHS
5.
A popular game where Tainos kept a ball in the air using any part of their body except for their hands is called BATU
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Married Taino women wear a short apron called NAGUA
7.
One of the words that was invented by Tainos that we still use today is BARBACOA. It means barbecue!
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Another word invented by Tainos that we still use today is CANOAS. It means canoe.
9.
The Taino word for hammock is JAMACA. Now you can use that on your next vacation!
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Modern day descendants of Tainos live in the places listed below: