Help with a dead language

[BeachBaby82]

I'm not sure how pointless this question is but I'm trying to find a website that can translate the word "eighty-two" from English into Taino (Arawak Indian).
All of the websites that I've found have a really limited database.
Any help is greatly apreciated.

[kujawski]

what for????

do you have a south american neighbour who speaks Taino, and you want to help him say

"hello my name is Eldoradio and i live at no 82 Bourville road,"

[crosso]

I think you would do better to find a college or university on the web that specialises in native American culture and someone there would be able to refer you to an expert. I don't know if you are in the UK or the US so sorry, can't help further.

[BeachBaby82]

Hi,

I live in the UK but my dad's from the Bahamas and his mother was Taino. I've been trying to translate some words for a project I'm working on and the only one I can't find is eighty-two.

If you know of any companies, universities etc. to contact then that would be fantastic.

[crosso]

Hi...I see what you mean, there seems to be a lack of courses and info in the UK relating to native American culture and tribes/language. I did notice that the University of Essex has several native American Indian specialists so maybe you could contact them (you might need to try more than one person or write to the general secretary, as academics are so likely to be away at seminars, on sabbatical etc (lucky!). I'll try to give the link but I'm not sure if I've copied it correctly...if not, then you'll be able to work it out, I'm sure. www.essex.ac.uk/~phulma/nativeamericanstudies
I hope you manage to sort it out and good luck with the course
The only other thing I can think of is to get in touch with the central Tribal Council in the USA but it might take some time to get through to the right people, especially as you say it is a dead language.