maayatʼaan

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Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

Etymology

maaya (Maya) +‎ tʼaan (language)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /màːjatʼàːn/
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Noun

maayatʼaan

  1. Yucatec Maya language.
    • 2022 June 16, “Tu Petenil Yucatán kun yáax meyajtbil u noj molts’íibil yóok'lal bix u t'a'anal le maayat’aano'”, in Sasil Sánchez Chan, transl., La Jornada Maya, archived from the original on 2023-09-22:
      Tu petenil Yucatán kun yáax meyajtbil “Corpus Lingüístico Maya Peninsular”, ti’al u máan mola’antbil maayat’aan jach je’el bix u k’a’abéetkunsa’al t’aan tumen kaaj
      The Yucatan Peninsula will be the first where there will be a "Peninsular Mayan Linguistic Corpus", with the aim of preserving Yucatec Maya as it is spoken by the people.