Lexicity/Mayan
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Mayan
Dictionaries
Resource | Description |
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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 |
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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 |
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Mayan Syllabary | Much more comprehensive than the one below, it seems. |
Mayan Syllabary 2 | Courtesy of Omniglot. |
Texts
Resource | Description |
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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 |
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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. |