: Some linguists trace it further to the Taino word símara (arrow), suggesting something "wild" or "stray".
Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in the Americas marooners
: Home to some of the most famous Maroon groups, who fought the British in two major wars. The First Maroon War (1728–1740) ended in treaties that granted the Maroons 2,500 acres of land and semi-autonomy in exchange for returning future runaways. : Some linguists trace it further to the