Classic Taíno (Taíno proper) was the native language of the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and most of Hispaniola, and it was expanding into Cuba.
O taíno clásico (ou propiamente taíno) era a lingua nativa no norte das Antillas, en Porto Rico, en Turks e Caicos e a maioría da Española, e estaba a estenderse en Cuba.