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= Mayan =

== Dictionaries ==
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! Resource
! Description
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://maya.hum.sdu.dk/index.html 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.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/dictionary/montgomery/index.html Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs]
| A very nice list, and easy to get around.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.mayas.uady.mx/diccionario/index.html Spanish-Mayan Dictionary]
| Knowing Spanish is going to help for a lot of Mayan resources.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Swadesh_lists_for_Mayan_languages Swadesh List]
| Lots of common words in Mayan languages.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://wold.clld.org/vocabulary/33 Vocabulary Zinacantán Tzotzil]
| With over 1000 entries, this can be a good choice.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://wold.clld.org/vocabulary/34 Vocabulary Q'eqchi']
| Nearly 2000 entries in this one.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/dictionary/christenson/quidic_complete.pdf K'iche'-English Dictionary]
| A very nice PDF file with lots of entries.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.native-languages.org/fammay.htm Mayan Mini-Dictionaries]
| Click the dialect down the page, and there are links that follow to VERY brief wordlists.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.famsi.org/spanish/mayawriting/dictionary/boot/itza_based-on_hofling1991.pdf A short Itza-Maya vocabulary]
| In PDF format.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.cscd.osaka-u.ac.jp/user/rosaldo/Mam_Esp_DICC_COM.html Mam-Spanish dictionary]
| All on the same page, with quite a few entries.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.mostlymaya.com/EnglishMayan.html English-Yucatec Dictionary]
| A decent-sized wordlist.
|-
|}

== Grammars ==
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! Resource
! Description
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_languages#Grammar Mayan Grammar Wikipedia]
| A decent overview, as always.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.tzeltal.org/cgi-bin/stuart/tzeltal/static_page.cgi?page=download 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.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://zapata.org/tzotzil/ Tzotzil Grammar]
| This can get confusing quickly, with all the dialects!
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.famsi.org/reports/96072/grammar/index.html A Grammar of the Yucatecan Mayan Language]
| Nicely organized, so it's easy to follow.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/https://archive.org/details/mayagrammar09tozzrich A Maya Grammar]
| An old book, from 1921, in PDF format.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/https://archive.org/details/rosettaproject_cak_morsyn-1 A Grammar of the Cakchiquel Language of Guatemala]
| Part of the proceedings of an organization, in PDF.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tum7UWov0rI Basic Yucatec Maya]
| Youtube videos.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/mayan-language-for-beginners.htm Mayan Language for Beginners]
| Not sure how helpful this will be if you really want to study it in-depth.
|-
|}

== Charts & Aids ==
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! Resource
! Description
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.famsi.org/mayawriting/dictionary/montgomery/syllabary_a.htm Mayan Syllabary]
| Much more comprehensive than the one below, it seems.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.omniglot.com/writing/mayan.htm Mayan Syllabary 2]
| Courtesy of Omniglot.
|-
|}

== Texts ==
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! Resource
! Description
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/cmhi/ Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions]
| Choose the dialect on the left, then choose the inscription (also on the left).
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.mesoweb.com/resources/handbook/WH2004.pdf Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs]
| A really nice PDF.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_writing.htm Introduction to Maya Writing]
| Information about how the language is written.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.ancientscripts.com/maya.html Mayan Script]
| A nice introduction to how it is written here as well.
|-
|}

== Other Resources ==
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! Resource
! Description
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.native-languages.org/fammay.htm 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!
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.crystalinks.com/mayan.html Mayan Civilization]
| Information about a variety of topics.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.utexas.edu/courses/stross/ant389_files/maylanbib.htm Mayan Languages Bibliography]
| If you have access to a university library, this is a great place to start.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://maya.hum.sdu.dk/mayabiblioauth.html Mayan Annotated Bibliography]
| Very helpful as well, with notes about what's in each source.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.tzeltal.org/download/bibl.shtml Tzeltal Bibliography]
| One of the branches of the Mayan language.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.famsi.org/ Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies]
| Lots of different things here, with images, cultural information, and beyond.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.almg.org.gt/ Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala]
| The whole site is in Spanish.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.naatikmexico.com/ Na'atik Institute]
| A language-learning institute in Mexico.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://mayaincaaztec.com/ Photographs of Mayan, Incan, and Aztec cultures]
| That pretty much says it all.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.masterstech-home.com/The_Library/Font_Samples/Font_Indices/Image_Pages/M/MayaTime.html Maya Time Font]
| Time for Maya!
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20221113182341/http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=mayan Another Mayan Font]
| This one may be a bit cleaner.
|-
|}

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