# Taíno Words We Still Use Today - Source Packet

Public Short: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gxLpYiJe3ws

## Receipt Spine

- Smithsonian/NMAI explains that words used today can carry Arawak-language transmission through Spanish and English.
- The local source lock clears the v1 words: barbacoa/barbecue, hamaca/hammock, huracan/hurricane, canoa/canoe, and casabe/cassava with careful foodway framing.
- Dictionary and public-history sources support the language-trace angle without claiming Puerto Rico invented every listed word.
- The episode is intentionally separate from the completed Taíno census, guaitiao/encomienda, and Salcedo/Urayoán lanes.

## Source Trail

- Smithsonian / NMAI Taíno gallery guide: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pdf/Taino-Gallery-Guide-English.pdf
- Smithsonian NMAI Magazine: Abuelas, Ancestors and Atabey: https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/abuelas-ancestors-and-atabey-spirit-taino-resurgence
- American Heritage Dictionary: barbecue: https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=barbecue
- Merriam-Webster: hammock: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammock
- Merriam-Webster: cassava: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassava
- National Park Service: Taino Village: https://www.nps.gov/places/taino-village.htm
- Local source lock: `taino-words-still-use-source-lock-v1-2026-10-02.md`
- Local script draft: `taino-words-still-use-script-draft-v1-2026-10-02.md`
- Local pre-ElevenLabs packet: `taino-words-still-use-pre-elevenlabs-packet-v1-2026-10-02.md`
- Local final caption/source packet: `posting/taino-words-still-use-final-caption-source-packet-2026-10-02.md`
- Local schedule receipt: `posting/taino-words-still-use-platform-schedule-receipt-2026-10-02.md`

## Guardrails

- Do not say Puerto Rico invented every listed word.
- Do not imply language survival equals unchanged identity survival.
- Do not overclaim all listed words as exclusively Puerto Rican.
- Do not repeat the completed Taíno census, guaitiao/encomienda, or Salcedo/Urayoán lanes.
- Avoid the phrase `sobrevivieron en la boca`.