"Maimi" redirects here. For the Japanese singer, see Maimi Yajima.
Not to be confused with Miami people.
Approximate territory of the Mayaimi tribe
The Mayaimi (also Maymi, Maimi and Guacata) were Native American people who lived around Lake Mayaimi (now Lake Okeechobee) in the Belle Glade area of Florida from the beginning of the Common Era until the 17th or 18th century. In the languages of the Mayaimi, Calusa, and Tequesta tribes, Mayaimi meant "big water." The origin of the language has not been determined, as the meanings of only ten words were recorded before extinction.[1] The linguist Julian Granberry states that the language of the Calusa, Mayaimi (which he calls Guacata) and Tequesta people is related to the Tunica language.[2] The current name, Okeechobee, is derived from the Hitchiti word meaning "big water".[3] The Mayaimis have no linguistic or cultural relationship with the Miami people of the Great Lakes region.[1] The city of Miami is named after the Miami River, which derived its name from Lake Mayaimi.[3]
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^Granberry, Julian (2011). The Calusa: Linguistic and Cultural Relationships. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press. pp. 19–26. ISBN 978-0-8173-1751-5.
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