. . . "Ta\u00EDno"@en . . . "Ta\u00EDno is an extinct and poorly attested Arawakan language historically spoken by the Ta\u00EDno people of the Caribbean. At the time of Spanish contact, it was the principal language throughout the Caribbean. Classic Ta\u00EDno (Taino proper) was the native language of the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and most of Hispaniola, and was expanding into Cuba. Ciboney is essentially unattested, but colonial sources suggest it was a dialect of Taino."@en . . . . . . . "tnq" .