Tainos

Manioc: Cassava.

Maize: Corn.

Conuco: A large garden or small field where agriculture is practiced in a traditional way.

Roucou: A spice and natural dye that has been used for centuries in many cultures.

Zemis: Sacred images of the gods the Taíno worshipped (made out of cotton or wood). They are not gods themselves.

Glyphs: Symbolic figures or pictures used in writing systems to represent words.

Hieroglyphs: A pictorial writing system used by the ancient Egyptians.

Petroglyphs: Carvings on stone.

Arawak: A group of Indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean, Central, and South America.

Lucayan: People of the islands (cave dwellers).

Ciboney: Indigenous people of the Caribbean who lived in the Greater Antilles before and during the Age of Exploration.

Cacique: A chief who had the largest house in the community.

Mitayanos: Advisers of the chief.