Selection of common words and phrases in Yucatec Maya, this dictionary and phrasebook includes phonetic pronunciation and translation for each word or phrase in English and Spanish, the language of most non-Maya communication in Mexico and Central America. An introduction to grammar, a pronunciation guide, and cultural information make this the ideal language guide for the traveller.
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John Montgomery is an illustrator, epigrapher, writer, and PhD candidate in the field of Pre-Columbian Art at the University of New Mexico. He also teaches art history at the South-western Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque. A long and varied experience in Central America first inspired his interest in the ancient Maya. His glyphic illustrations based on a lifetime of involvement with Maya glyph decipherment. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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This is a good but very simple phrasebook of the modern Yucatec Maya language. It has 2500 common words and phrases with an emphasis on things a tourist might want to say. There is also a basic overview of Maya grammar. It's a good phrasebook at a great price, but if you are looking for something less superficial, I recommend Maya for Travelers and Students(ISBN#0292708122) which contains more cultural information and a better grammatical explanation (you can even buy accompanying audiotapes at ISBN#029276040X). There is also a truly comprehensive linguistic dictionary of Yucatec Maya at ISBN#0874805694, but it can be tough for non-linguists to use. Finally, readers interested in the ancient Mayan writing system (hieroglyphs) should try ISBN# 0781808626.
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a useful dictionary and phrase book...,
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If you want to learn Yucatec Mayan in a painless manner, this phrase book is the way to do it. When you bother to learn some of the real local language in the Yucatan area and among the Lacandon people, it can open doors for you.
Ka xi'ik tech utzil! (Que le vaya bien!)
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About time we got an English-Mayan/Mayan-English dictionary, especially with an explanation of some of the syntax thrown in. These dictionaries are terribly hard to find, and I only have half of one that's Mayan-Spanish only.
May the vocabulary expand.
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