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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mayan_languagesMayan languages - Wikipedia

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   The Mayan languages [notes 1] form a language family spoken in Mesoamerica, both in the south of Mexico and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least six million Maya people, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. In 1996, Guatemala formally recognized 21 Mayan languages by name, [1] [notes 2 ...

   • Proto-Mayan Language

     Proto-Mayan is the hypothetical common ancestor of the 30...

   • Yucatecan

     Classification. The Yucatecan languages are split into two...

   • Huastecan

     The Huastecan languages of Mexico are the most divergent...

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     The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the...

   • Yucatec Maya language

     The Mayan b is also glottalized, an implosive /ɓ/, and is...

   • Classic Maya language

     Classic Maya. Classic Maya (or properly Classical Chʼoltiʼ)...

   • Maya civilization

     Maya civilization. The Maya civilization ( / ˈmaɪə /) was a...

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3. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mayan_languagesMayan languages - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   The Mayan languages ares a group of languages spoken in Central America and Mesoamerica. [1] Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million native Maya. Most of them are in Guatemala, Mexico or Belize. In 1996, Guatemala formally recognized 21 Mayan languages by name, [2] and Mexico recognises eight others. The Mayan languages are some of the ...

4. www.britannica.com › topic › Mayan-languagesMayan languages | Indigenous, Mesoamerica, Hieroglyphic

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   The Mamean languages are Mam, Teco (Tektiteko), Awakateko, and Ixil. From at least 300–200 bce to the end of the 17th century ce the Maya had a complex hieroglyphic writing system that was not deciphered until the mid-20th century. Decipherment has radically changed knowledge of Mayan civilization.

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   What are the Mayan languages?

   • The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples. The Maya form an enormous group of approximately 7 million people who are descended from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

   List of Mayan languages - Wikipedia

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   Which language was used by the pre-Columbian Maya?

   • Classic Maya is the principal language documented in the writing system used by the pre-Columbian Maya, and is particularly represented in inscriptions from the lowland regions in Mexico and the period c. 200—900.

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   Did Mayans speak a lingua franca?

   • It is possible that the Maya elite spoke this language as a lingua franca over the entire Maya-speaking area, but also that texts were written in other Mayan languages of the Petén and Yucatán, especially Yucatec.

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   Which Mayan language has a common ancestor?

   • It is also the common ancestor of the Cholan branch of the Mayan language family. Contemporary descendants of classical Maya include Chʼol and Chʼortiʼ. Speakers of these languages can understand many Classic Mayan words.

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