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Yucatec Maya Language

Yucatec or Yucatan Maya (known to its own speakers simply as Maya) is a Mayan language of Mexico and Belize. 750,000 Mayan people speak dialects of this language fluently today. Yucatecan Maya word order is SVO.

˜Maya Language

Maya language samples and resources.

˜Maya Culture and History

Information and links about the Maya tribe past and present.

˜Maya Legends

Introduction to Maya mythology.

˜Maya Language Resources –

Our Online Maya Materials

Yucatec Maya Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Yucatec Maya language.

Maya Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Maya words.

Maya Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Maya language.

Maya Body Parts:
Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in Maya.

Maya Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in the Mayan language.

Maya Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Mayan language.

Maya Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Introduction to Yucatec Maya
Online Maya pronounciation guide, phrasebook and short dictionary.

A Grammar of the Yucatecan Mayan Language
Complete text on Maya grammar available online, also with a detailed bibliography.

Mayan Script:
Introduction to the Mayan writing system, with sample texts.

Human Rights: Yucateco Maya:
Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Yucatec Maya language.

Bible Verses in Mexican Languages: Maya de Yucatan:
Maya translation of several Biblical passages.

Maya Language
Some Yucatec Maya vocabulary.

Maya Indian Prayers:
Translations of the Lord's Prayer and other Christian prayers into the Maya language.

Mayan Placenames:
Chart of Mexican place names in the Tzotzil and Yucatec Maya languages.

Yucatan Maya

Maya Chan:
Demographic information about the Maya language from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Mayan Legends:
Collection of Maya Indian legends and folktales.

Maya Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Dictionary of the Maya Language
Comprehensive, academic Maya dictionary for sale.

Maya for Travelers and Students
Conversational phrasebook, also with interesting cultural information about the Yucatec Mayas.

Spoken Maya for Travelers and Students
Audio language learning course for sale.

Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs
Book on the pre-Columbian Maya writing system.

Native American Dictionaries:
Maya and other American Indian dictionaries and language materials for sale.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Yucatec Maya Language:
Encyclopedia articles on the Maya language.
Lengua Yucateco

Idioma Maya:
Information about the Maya language in Spanish.
Yucatec:
Yucatan Maya language links.

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