is taino related to maori

The Taíno and Māori are distinct Indigenous groups from different regions of the world and originate from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

The Taíno were an Arawakan-speaking people who inhabited the Caribbean, primarily in areas that are now Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and parts of Jamaica and the Bahamas before and during European colonization in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

The Māori, on the other hand, are the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand). They are of Polynesian descent and their culture, language, and social structures are closely tied to their own unique history and experiences, including their migrations across the Pacific Ocean.

While both groups are Indigenous peoples with rich cultural heritages, they are not directly related to each other, as they belong to different linguistic and cultural families and have distinct geographical origins.