Papiamentu is a creole language that developed in the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. It evolved from a mix of African languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, and Arawakan languages spoken by indigenous peoples.

It is believed that the Taíno spoke an Arawakan language that today we call Taíno. It went extinct in the 16th century, and there aren't many records of it.

An arawakan house

; 1555, from Cuban Sp. maiz, from Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz.

The Taíno people primarily spoke a language called Taíno. It was a language of the Arawakan family, which was spoken by indigenous communities in the Caribbean region. Unfortunately, the Taíno language is considered extinct today, as the majority of the Taíno population was wiped out by colonization and forced labor.