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Mayan languages
language family spoken in Mesoamerica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mayan languages ares a group of languages spoken in Central America and Mesoamerica.[1]
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Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million native Maya. Most of them are in Guatemala, Mexico or Belize. In 1996, Guatemala formally recognized 21 Mayan languages by name,[2] and Mexico recognises eight others.
The Mayan languages are some of the best documented and most studied in the Americas.[3] Modern Mayan languages come from Proto-Mayan, a language that was probably spoken at least 5000 years ago. It has been partly reconstructed.