The Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project proudly announces the launch of the Universal Mayan, Q'eqchi', and K'iche' Keyboards for Android devices. These innovative tools, designed ...

A page of a historic Mayan manuscript, which depicts the Mayan calendar (Credit: Getty Images) Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories. Three ...

Evidence is assembled showing lexical interference in three Mayan languages (Ixhil, Q'eqchii', and Chicomuceltec) from other Mayan languages. Inferences are made concerning sociolinguistic contexts ...

Among the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who have come from Central America this year are children who speak little or no Spanish. Many are from Guatemala's indigenous communities, who ...

On a weekday morning, in an upscale area of Arlington, Va., the suburban silence is as thick as the foliage save for the hum of a leaf blower or an occasional car. In one of the homes, Sheba Velasco ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper examines the growth of folk zoological life-form categories (e.g., "fish," "bird," "snake") in the Mayan language family of ...

President Bush's Latin American tour has highlighted the complexity of the Mayan language, which can be difficult for many foreigners not used to the lack of vowels. Ah, E-X-M. Hmm. Okay, I think we ...

#StoriesThatInspire. Meet 10 activists who use digital media to strengthen and promote Mayan languages in Mexico. Read the inspiring story of one of the grantees selected for the 2024 Mayan Language ...

Bustamante’s film “Ixcanul” (which translates roughly to “volcano” in the Mayan language of Kaqchikel) presents something different. It is the story of two strong indigenous Mayan women, mother and ...