Complex sentence: The Taíno people, or Taíno culture, has been classified by some authorities as belonging to the Arawak, as their language was considered descending from the Arawak language family, the languages of which were present throughout the Caribbean, and much of Central and South America.
Split into simpler sentences: The Taíno people, or Taíno culture, has been classified by some authorities as belonging to the Arawak, as they were descended from the same language family. The Arawakan language family is made up of languages that were present throughout the Caribbean, and much of Central and South America.