| TAITA: |
affectionate expression given to a father |
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expresion carinosa del hijo al padre TAI= bueno TA= ? ] |
| TANAMO: |
butterfly [ mariposa ] |
| TATAGUA: |
ear ring made of gold or shells |
| TE: |
suffix in a subordinate posessive function |
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[ sujijo en funcion subordinante de posesivo ] |
| TEQUETA: |
many [ mucho ] |
| TEQUIA: |
teacher, guide [ maestro, orientador, guia ] |
| TEQUINA: |
the person in charge of singing in the areitos |
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persona encargada de cantar en los areitos (el mismo significado que SAMBA); el que lleva la direccion en un acto TE= ¿ QUINA= unico ] |
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| TETOCA: |
be quiet [ estate quieto ] |
| TI: |
1) high, height [ alto, elevado ] |
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2) nominalizing particle [ particula nominalizadora ] |
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3) subordinate particle [ particula subordinante ] |
| TIBURON: |
male shark (las Casas mencional este nombre de pez) |
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CAJAYA= n. of the female shark |
| TIO: |
quiet |
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[ tranquilo, e.g. ITIO= peaceful, tranquilo, I= art. TIO= tranquilo |
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GUAITIO= peaceful Indian. GUA= art ITIO= peaceful ] |
| TOA: |
teat [ teta ] |
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n. of a mountain range in north Orient province, Cuba that looks like a teat. |
| TOALI: |
this is how the Tainos called the three point cemis |
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[ los Tainos llamaban asi al cemi de tres puntas (as per L. Hernandez Aquino); i.e. |
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TOA= teta LI= ? ] |
TONA: |
frog. They are often associated with fertility and rain. The mating call of the frogs is a sign that rain is near and with rainfall comes the planting season for the yuca. |
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Atabey (the Goddess of human fertility) is often represented with frog legs. [ rana ] |
TONINA: |
the dolphin [ el delfin ] |
TU: |
shining, resplendent [ brillante, luciente, resplandeciente, esplendor ] |
TUREIGUA: |
light [ luz TU= brillante, luciente (R)EY= perteneciente a.... GUA= de ] |
TUREY: |
sky [ cielo TU= brillance ( R) EY= perteneciente a.... ] |
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According to las Casas......1) the sky |
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Tainos called the Spaniers brass "turey" because turey meant "from the sky". |
| UCO: |
suffix that denotes small, minor |
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[ sufijo que denota pequeño, menor, e.g. CAYUCO= canoa pequena CONUCO= campo pequeño de labranza ] |
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| UNA: |
dark [ obscuro ] |
| UTA: |
fountain, spring of water |
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[ fuente, manantial. U/O= TA= fuente, manantial (see ITABO) ] |
| WAMIKINA: Lord , supreme ruler of all things and chiefest of all divinities |
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WAMA= Lord IKINI= unique |
| WARAO/GUARAO: Indian tribe in Venezuela, largest group after the Guajiro. Part of the larger |
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Arawakan family. WA/GUA= art ARAO= people |
| YA: |
beginning [ principio, causa primaria de la vida, espiritu, esencia ] |
| YAGUA: |
the bark of the palm tree [ corteza de palma ] |
| YAMAYE: |
n. of the Arawak culture in Jamaica [ cultura arahuaca de Jamaica ] |
| YANI: |
as per P. Martyr, valor, something [ valor, algo ] |
| YARA: |
place, location, hole [ lugar, sitio , agujero, coatrix ] |
| YARABI: |
small place YARA= place BI= small |
| YARARI: |
a fine, good place YARA= place RI= good, as in location |
| YARI: |
1) joyas, adornos, cuentas y collares. (see also TAO, COAI, CHALI) |
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2) ore |
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3) buen sitio YARA= lugar, sitio RI= bueno |
| YARIMA: |
behind, last, ass |
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[ postrero, ultimo, culo YAR(A)= agujero, hueco, sitio IMA= sucio? ] |
| YARIO: |
1) hole [ hueco ] |
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2) place where there are holes [ lugar o region de huecos i.e. YAR(A)= agujero, hueco IO= lugar, region ] |
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| YAUNA: |
that it has value [ que tiene valor ] |
| YAYA: |
the Supreme God of the Tainos |
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[ el dios Supremo en el panteon Taino. YAYA es el superlativo de YA ] |
| YU: |
white [ blanco ] |
| YUCA: |
white, tuber [ blanco; un tuberculo ] |
| YUCAY: |
a place where there are yuca plants [ lugar donde se sembraba mucha yuca ] |
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