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The name "Lucayan" is an Anglicization of the Spanish Lucayos, itself a hispanicization derived from the Lucayan Lukku-Cairi, which the people used for themselves, meaning "people of the islands". The Taíno word for "island", cairi, became cayo in Spanish and "cay" / ˈ k iː / in English [spelled "key" in American English]. [1]
The Taino people utilized dried tobacco leaves, which they smoked using pipes and cigars. Alternatively, they finely crushed the leaves and inhaled them through a hollow tube. The natives employed uncomplicated yet efficient tools for planting and caring for their crops.
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Lucayan may refer to: Lucayan Archipelago, comprising the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands; Lucayan people, the original inhabitants of the Bahamas before the arrival of Europeans; Lucayan language, a dialect of the extinct Taíno language; Lucayan Formation, a geologic formation in the Bahamas; a resident of Lucaya, Bahamas
Diego's Lucayan name is unknown, but he was an inhabitant of Guanahani (later San Salvador) in October of 1492, when Christopher Columbus made landfall during his first voyage. During the fleet's stay at the island from October 12–14, Columbus abducted seven of the Native inhabitants for use as guides and translators, including the future Diego.
Taino (Lucayan dialect) Big Water Island Little Inagua: Guanahaní: wa+na+ha+ni: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Small Upper Waters Land Ragged Island: Utiaquia: huti+ya+kaya: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Western Hutia Island Crooked/Jumento: Jume(n)to: ha+wo+ma+te: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Upper Land of the Middle Distance Exuma: Curateo: ko+ra+te+wo: Taino ...
Taino reenactment in Puerto Rico. The Taíno, an Arawak people, were the major population group throughout most of the Caribbean. Their culture was divided into three main groups, the Western Taíno, the Classic Taíno, and the Eastern Taíno, with other variations within the islands.
The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group comprising the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The archipelago is in the western North Atlantic Ocean , north of Cuba and the other Antillean Islands , and east and south-east of Florida .