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Say Hello in the Mayan Language

English: Hello (What do you say?) My name is

Mayan: Ba'ax ka wa'alik In k'aaba'(e)'

Pronunciation: BAH-ah shko-WAH ah-LEEK INK-ah-bye

Mayan Alphabet

Maya Alphabet and Pronunciation

Learning Mayan

Secret of the Maya Glyphs

Maya Syllable Glyph Table

Maya Writing and Hieroglyphics

Mayan Culture

Maya Civilization

Maya Culture, Geography, Writing and Politics

Maya History for Kids

Mayan Epigraphic Database

Maya Literature

The Maya Calendar

Mayan Ruins: Chichen Itza

Who Can You Talk To?

There are around 10,900 people who can speak Maya in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Now you can say hello to 10,900 people!*

*Source: Ethnologue: Maya (2005)

Say Hello to the World was created by Lorri Mon.

Updated on 10 Jun 2008

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