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Taíno (other)
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The Taíno were an indigenous people of the Caribbean. Taino may also refer to: *The Taíno language * Taino, Lombardy, a town in Italy * ''Taínos'' (film), a 2006 Puerto Rican film *Eric Taino (born 1975), American tennis player * Radio Taíno, a Cuban radio station See also * Taina (other) *Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean At the time of first contact between Europe and the Americas, the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean included the Taíno of the northern Lesser Antilles, most of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, the Kalinago of the Lesser Antilles, the Ciguay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taíno
The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of what is now Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the northern Lesser Antilles. The Lucayan people, Lucayan branch of the Taíno were the first New World peoples encountered by Christopher Columbus, in the Lucayan Archipelago, Bahama Archipelago on October 12, 1492. The Taíno spoke a dialect of the Arawakan languages, Arawakan language group. They lived in agricultural societies ruled by Cacique, caciques with fixed settlements and a matrilineal system of kinship and inheritance. Taíno religion centered on the worship of zemis. Some anthropologists and historians have claimed that the Taíno were exterminated centuries ago or they gradual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taíno 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. Classic Taíno (Taíno proper) was the native language of the Taíno tribes living in the northern Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and most of Hispaniola, and expanding into Cuba. The Ciboney dialect is essentially unattested, but colonial sources suggest it was very similar to Classic Taíno, and was spoken in the westernmost areas of Hispaniola, the Bahamas, Jamaica, and most of Cuba. By the late 15th century, Taíno had displaced earlier languages, except in western Cuba and pockets in Hispaniola. As the Taíno culture declined during Spanish colonization, the language was replaced by Spanish and other European languages, like English and French. It is believed to have been extinct within 100 years of contact, but possibly continued to be spoken in isolated pockets in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taino, Lombardy
Taino () is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,353 and an area of 7.7 km2.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Taino contains the '' frazione'' (subdivision) Cheglio (pronounced ). Taino borders the following municipalities: Angera, Sesto Calende Sesto Calende is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is at the southern tip of Lake Maggiore, where the Ticino River starts to flow towards the Po River. The main historical sight .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taínos (film)
''Taínos'' is a 2005 Puerto Rican film written and directed by Benjamín López. The film follows Sara Cordero (Miró), a young archaeology student, who organizes an expedition to La Mora Cave in the town of Comerío with three friends. A young and mysterious man called Yabey (Reyes) offers to guide her expedition. As they venture deeper into the forest, they discover a tribe of Taíno Indians living away from civilization. This event and other circumstances spark a series of conflicts that divide and endanger the whole group. Cast * Christie Miró - Sara Cordero * Josué Reyes - Yabey * Danny Fraticelli - Harold * Sharon Nytaína - Nora * Karina Guerra - Marilyn * Ferrán Galindo - Tico * Roberto Roman - Yani See also *Cinema of Puerto Rico *List of films set in Puerto Rico This is a partial List of films set in Puerto Rico; either the movie's plot includes that island, the movie has been filmed there, or both. Certain movies that are supposed to be set in Cuba are filmed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Taino
Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States) is a retired ATP Tour American tennis player, who later represented the Philippines in international competition. Before turning pro, he was the #1 player and captain of the then #2 nationally ranked UCLA tennis team and achieved All-American honors. His teammates included fellow pros Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim. As a junior player, he won the 1992 US Open – Boys' Doubles with Jimmy Jackson by defeating the Chileans future World no. 1 singles player Marcelo Ríos and Gabriel Silberstein. He started a professional career in 1997 and achieved the highest ranking of World No. 122 as a singles player on the ATP Tour in November 2003. He was also ranked as high as 52nd in the world in April 2000 as a doubles player. He won a doubles title in 1999 Singapore Open with Belarusian partner and future World no. 1 doubles player Max Mirnyi beating The Woodies in the final. In 2006, Taino won the bronze med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Taíno
Radio Taíno is a Cuban Spanish language radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio .... Taíno Radio Station, the tourism radio station of Cuba, broadcasts 24 hours a day from Radio Center Havana. History and details The station was founded on November 3, 1985 and was popularly known as "Cuba's tourist station", with content aimed at foreign visitors who came to the country as tourists, diplomatic missions and businesses. Already in the 1990s of the twentieth century, Radio Taíno's programming modernized its style and to guarantee a wider coverage they decided that the English language should be present. On Radio Taino there is a considerable presence of Cuban music, although songs from the Latin American, Caribbean or Anglo-Saxon repertoire are also broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taina (other)
__NOTOC__ Taina may refer to: People Women * Taina Asili (), Puerto Rican musician, filmmaker and activist * Taïna Barioz (born 1988), French alpine skier * Taina Bien-Aimé, Swiss social activist * Taina Bofferding (born 1982), Luxembourgish politician, Minister of the Interior and of Equality between Men and Women * Taína Caragol, American art historian, author, and curator. * Taina Elg (born 1930), Finnish-American actress and dancer * Taina Impiö (born 1956), Finnish former cross-country skier * Taina Kolkkala (born 1976), Finnish retired javelin thrower * Tainá Müller (born 1982), Brazilian actress * Tainá Paixão (born 1991), Brazilian basketball player * Taina Salmia (born 1962), Finnish competitor in the 1985 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for women * Anneli Taina (born 1951), Finnish politician * Taína (model), Puerto Rican model Noris Díaz Pérez (born 1975) Men * Taïna Adama Soro (born 1981), Ivorian former footballer Entertainment * ''Taina' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
