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Mayan

Dictionaries

Resource Description
Mayan Comparative Vocabulary A massive online database of entries on words from various languages. You can log in as a guest to use it. Make sure to see the information page if you have questions--there's stuff about the symbols, the entry format, and so on.
Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs A very nice list, and easy to get around.
Spanish-Mayan Dictionary Knowing Spanish is going to help for a lot of Mayan resources.
Swadesh List Lots of common words in Mayan languages.
Vocabulary Zinacantán Tzotzil With over 1000 entries, this can be a good choice.
Vocabulary Q'eqchi' Nearly 2000 entries in this one.
K'iche'-English Dictionary A very nice PDF file with lots of entries.
Mayan Mini-Dictionaries Click the dialect down the page, and there are links that follow to VERY brief wordlists.
A short Itza-Maya vocabulary In PDF format.
Mam-Spanish dictionary All on the same page, with quite a few entries.
English-Yucatec Dictionary A decent-sized wordlist.

Grammars

Resource Description
Mayan Grammar Wikipedia A decent overview, as always.
Tzeltal Grammar A grammar of the spoken language; it's a rich-text file, so you'll need a word processor, or something like that. The Spanish version is available in PDF.
Tzotzil Grammar This can get confusing quickly, with all the dialects!
A Grammar of the Yucatecan Mayan Language Nicely organized, so it's easy to follow.
A Maya Grammar An old book, from 1921, in PDF format.
A Grammar of the Cakchiquel Language of Guatemala Part of the proceedings of an organization, in PDF.
Basic Yucatec Maya Youtube videos.
Mayan Language for Beginners Not sure how helpful this will be if you really want to study it in-depth.

Charts & Aids

Resource Description
Mayan Syllabary Much more comprehensive than the one below, it seems.
Mayan Syllabary 2 Courtesy of Omniglot.

Texts

Resource Description
Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions Choose the dialect on the left, then choose the inscription (also on the left).
Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs A really nice PDF.
Introduction to Maya Writing Information about how the language is written.
Mayan Script A nice introduction to how it is written here as well.

Other Resources

Resource Description
Intro to Mayan Languages If you're new to them, start with Wikipedia and then go here. There are a ton of dialects, but this site covers many of them!
Mayan Civilization Information about a variety of topics.
Mayan Languages Bibliography If you have access to a university library, this is a great place to start.
Mayan Annotated Bibliography Very helpful as well, with notes about what's in each source.
Tzeltal Bibliography One of the branches of the Mayan language.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Lots of different things here, with images, cultural information, and beyond.
Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala The whole site is in Spanish.
Na'atik Institute A language-learning institute in Mexico.
Photographs of Mayan, Incan, and Aztec cultures That pretty much says it all.
Maya Time Font Time for Maya!
Another Mayan Font This one may be a bit cleaner.