noun
also si·bo·ney ˌsēbəˈnā, -bō-
( plural ciboney “ ; or cibo·neys -z ; or cibone·yes -ˈnāˌyās)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, perhaps from Arawak siba-eyeri, from siba rock + eyeri man
1.
a. : an aboriginal people of Cuba closely related to or a division of the Arawaks
b. : a member of the Ciboney people — compare taino
2. : the Arawakan language of the Ciboney people