Recorded Taino
While many individual Taino words were recorded, only six actual sentences have been found in records. While a very small corpus, these phrases still give us insight into the classical language.
Original orthography | Reconstructed Taíno | English |
|---|---|---|
O cama, guaxeri, guariquen caona yari. | O kãma, waxeri, warikẽ kawõna yari. | O, hear, sir, we see gold jewels. |
Mayani macaná, Juan desquivel daca. | Mayani makana, Juan desquivel daka. | Do not kill [me], I am Juan de Esquivel. |
Dios naboría daca. | Dios naboriya daka. | I am God's worker. |
Ahiacauo, guarocoel. | Ahiyakawo, warokoel. | Speak [to] us, our grandfather. |
Guaibbá, Cynato machabuca guamechina. | Waibá, sinato makabuka wamekina. | Let's go, it is not important [that] our master is upset. |
Técheta cynato guamechina. | Teketa sinato wamekina. | Our master is greatly irritated. |