Taino is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Taino meaning
A member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
Using Taino
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
- In the example corpus, taino often appears in combinations such as: indigenous taino, the taino.
Context around Taino
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Taino
- In this selection, "taino" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, indigenous, joe, part, spanish, people and influences stand out and add context to how "taino" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and joe taino on saturday and five hundred taino were left. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "taino" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with taino
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Filthy Rich on Friday and Joe Taino on Saturday. (9 words)
The Taino spoke an Arawakan language and did not have writing. (11 words)
Their mix of Taino, Spanish, and African heritage gives them unique features and radiant skin tones. (16 words)
According to the historian Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes by 1548, 56 years after Columbus landed, fewer than five hundred Taino were left on the island. (27 words)
The slaves suffered from harsh conditions and most died from contracting diseases to which they had no immunity ; half of the Taino died from smallpox alone. (26 words)
Later explorers found many varieties under an assortment of local names, but the name which stayed was the indigenous Taino name of batata. (23 words)
Example sentences (9)
Filthy Rich on Friday and Joe Taino on Saturday.
Their mix of Taino, Spanish, and African heritage gives them unique features and radiant skin tones.
Unless Alden is part Taino or Carib, he needs to learn to pick his words better.
According to the historian Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes by 1548, 56 years after Columbus landed, fewer than five hundred Taino were left on the island.
After its destruction by the indigenous Taino people, the town of Isabella was begun in 1493, on his second voyage.
It reflects French, African rhythms, Spanish elements and others who have inhabited the island of Hispaniola and minor native Taino influences.
Later explorers found many varieties under an assortment of local names, but the name which stayed was the indigenous Taino name of batata.
The slaves suffered from harsh conditions and most died from contracting diseases to which they had no immunity ; half of the Taino died from smallpox alone.
The Taino spoke an Arawakan language and did not have writing.
Common combinations with taino
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: