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Mopan Indian Language

Mopán or Mopan Maya (known to its own speakers simply as Maya) is a Mayan language spoken by about 8,000 people in Belize and Guatemala. It has VOS word order.

˜Our Mopan Language Materials –

Mopan Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in the Mopan language, with comparison to words in other Mayan languages.

Mopan Maya Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Mopan words.

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

Mopan Colors:
Worksheet showing color words in Mopan.

˜Mopan Language Resources –

Language Museum: Mopan Maya

Lord's Prayer in Maya Mopan:
Mopan translations of Biblical passages and Christian prayers.

Lengua Mopan
Information on the Mopan language, including a linguistic map of Guatemala. Page in Spanish.

Wikipedia: Mopan:
Brief encyclopedia entry on Mopan.

Mopan Maya:
Demographic information about Mopan from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Mopan Culture and History Links –

Mopan People
Encyclopedia articles on the Mopan Indians.

Mopan Maya
Article about Mopan culture and history.

˜Books for sale on the Mopans –

Relatively Speaking: Language, Thought, and Kinship among the Mopan Maya:
Book on Mopan language and culture for sale online.

Mopan: Culture and Ethnicity in a Changing Belizean Community:
Anthropology book on the Mopan Mayas of Belize.

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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