Mayan language

Examples

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• This commonly occurs with students who have emigrated from Central America and speak an indigenous Mayan language (see, for example, Zehr, 2002).

  Academic text (2008)

• Doctors noted how limiting linguistic barriers are (Spanish is spoken by the doctor, but many patients are most comfortable speaking a Mayan language) and how little time is available to attend to each patient.

  Academic text (2017)

• Now working on a dictionary of the Mayan language.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Audio-visual materials could be recorded in Spanish and in a Mayan language, with patients' exposure to the material being tailored accordingly.

  Academic text (2017)

• Finally, the accuracy of modern depictions of ancient Maya matters deeply and personally to those of us who care about the millions of people who speak a Mayan language and the societies that they call home in Mexico, Central America, and the United States.

  Academic text (2007)

• But new linguistic analysis of both Teenek and the Mayan language family suggests that the Teenek are latecomers, arriving as recently as a thousand years ago.

  Academic text (2010)

• Many families in Guatemala speak a Mayan language at home, preserving their cultural heritage.

• The festival celebrated the beauty and richness of the Mayan language, highlighting various dialects spoken by the indigenous people.

Synonyms

M

Mayan

vsMayan language

• Specialized

7.4

One of the related languages spoken by people in parts of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize

is more specific about being spoken primarily in southern Mexico Guatemala and Belize

M

Maya

vsMayan language

• Specialized

6.0

A group of related native languages that people speak in Mexico and Central America

is limited to languages mainly spoken in southern Mexico Guatemala and Belize

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology