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Yucatec Maya language

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Jorge et al. 01 Greetings in Yucatec Maya #maya #language #greetings

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American Shocks Jungle Village by Speaking Ancient Mayan Language

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WIKITONGUES: Hilario speaking Yucatecan

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Belizean Yucatec Maya woman speaking Maya

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Belize Preserving the Yucatec Maya language

Yucatec Maya, called Màaya t'àan by its speakers, is a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula and northern Belize. To native speakers, the proper name is Maya and it is known only as Maya. The qualifier "Yucatec" is a tag linguists use to distinguish it from other Mayan languages. Thus the use of the term Yucatec Maya to refer to the language is scientific jargon or nomenclature.
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