mayan

Noun
  1. A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy (synset 109668014)
    "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"
    is a type of: amerindian, native american - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
    subtypes:
    • cakchiquel - a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala
    • kekchi - a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala
    • mam - a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
    • quiche - a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
    • yucatec, yucateco - a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
    belongs to: federation of tribes, tribe - a federation (as of American Indians)
    same as: maya
  2. A family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas (synset 106931991)
    is a type of: american indian, american-indian language, amerind, amerindian language, indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
    subtypes:
    • kekchi - a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi
    • mam - a Mayan language spoken by the Mam
    • yucatec, yucateco - a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec
    • quiche - the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche
    • cakchiquel - the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel
    same as: maya, mayan language

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