arawak taino natives there is some mention of arawak taino words that have leaked into the english language but this doesn't apply to jamaica there is very little evidence of any arawak taino culture in jamaica since the arawaks were totally wiped out by the early settlers the word barbeque isn't used in jamaica for example instead jamaicans use the word jerk as in jerk chicken or jerk pork also jamaicans don't use hammocks nor the word hammock any links to taino culture are extremely flimsy at best