Yucatan MayaAlso known asYucatan,YesYucatan PeninsulaThe language of the Upper Maya, but also used inBelisNorth andGuatemalaHowever, the language can be traced back to the Yucatan dialect of the classical Mayan language 5,000 years ago. For local users, they only know that the language they use every day is called "Maya", and "Yucaton" is added by linguists to distinguish it from the "Mayan language family". . According to statistics, Yucatan Maya has 700,000 and 5,000 speakers in Mexico and Belize respectively.
Pronunciation guide
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List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
- Yucateka: Maaya t'aan /ma:ja t?a:n/
- Hello: biix a beel? /bi:S a be:l/
- Goodbye: Taak tu lakin! /ta:k tu lakin/
- Please: (Yucatka does not have this word)
- Thanks: Dyos bo'otik! /djos bo?otik/
- That: lelo' /lelo?/
- How much: bahúux /bahu:uS/
- Yes: he'le' /he?le?/ (Generally speaking, it depends on the question)
- Not: ma' /ma?/
- I don’t understand: Min na'atik /min na?atik/