Ciboney

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noun A member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting the Greater Antilles. Of unknown origin and linguistic affiliation, the Ciboney were largely displaced by Taíno settlers prior to European contact and were extinct by the end of the 16th century.

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The Ciboney were the oldest settlers, having migrated in several waves from the mainland (1000 B.C.E. 1000 C.E.).

G. The Americas, 1000-1525 2001
Arawak, Taino, Carib and Ciboney tribes inhabited the three main U.S.

Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. Dwight Brown 2010
The Arawak migration (11001450) displaced and absorbed the Ciboney.

G. The Americas, 1000-1525 2001
There were three ethnic groups in the islands: the Ciboney or Guanahuatebey, the Taino Arawak, and the Carib.

G. The Americas, 1000-1525 2001
I've been studying the languages I'll need for that aspect of the project -- Spanish, Genovese, Latin, two Arawak dialects, one Carib dialect, and the Ciboney language that is still used in Putukam's village because they think it's so holy.

Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus Card, Orson Scott 1996
Our Ciboney and Atabey Indians also had their religions.

Castro Addresses UJC Congress Closing Session 1992
Arawak, Taino, Carib and Ciboney tribes inhabited the three main U.S. Virgin Islands -- St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix.

Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. 2010
Arawak, Taino, Carib and Ciboney tribes inhabited the three main U.S. Virgin Islands -- St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix.

Dwight Brown: The U.S. Virgin Islands -- 3 Unique Isles, 3 Unique Experiences. 2010