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Lacandon Indian Language

Lacandón or Lacandon Maya (known to its own speakers simply as Maya) is a Mayan language spoken by about 200 people in Mexico. It has SVO word order.

˜Our Lacandon Language Materials –

Lacandon Maya Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Lacandon words.

˜Lacandon Language Resources –

Lengua Lacandón
     Information on the Lacandon language, including a linguistic map of Mexico. Page in Spanish.
Wikipedia: Lacandon:
     Encyclopedia entry about the Lacandon language.
Lacandon:
     Demographic information about Lacandon from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Lacandon Culture and History Links –

The Lacandon Maya:
     Article about Lacandon history and culture.
Lacandon People
     Encyclopedia articles on the Lacandon Indians.

˜Books for sale on the Lacandons –

The Last Lords of Palenque: The Lacandon Mayas of the Mexican Rain Forest:
     Book on the history, culture and lifestyle of the Lacandones.
Watching Lacandon Maya Lives:
    Biography chronicling three generations of a Lacandon family.
The Ancient Maya:
    Excellent historical overview of ancient Mayan civilization in general.
Native Books:
    Evolving list of books about Mayas and Native Americans in general.



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