The Taínos were pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It's believed that the seafaring Taínos were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America. Their language's a member of the Maipurean linguistic family, which ranges from South America across the Caribbean. At the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492, there were five Taíno kingdoms and territories on Hispaniola (modern day Haiti and Dominican Republic), each led by a p… (More on Taino)