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In the Mexican states of Yucatán, northern Campeche and Quintana Roo, Maya remains many speakers' first language today, with approximately 800,000 - 1.2 million speakers. |
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A pioneering Czech academic explores how our native tongue influences the way ... - Radio Prague  Radio Prague--It has been found by John Lucy, a very famous cognitive linguist from the States, that, for example, Japanese and -Yucatec-, (which is a -Maya language- from ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:12:08 GMT+00:00 |
| Standard pronunciation |
Pronunciation of western Yucatán, northern Campeche and Central Quintana Roo |
Normal translation | Literal translation |
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| B'ix a bèel? | Bi'x a b'eh? | How are you? | How is your road? |
| Ma'alob', kux tèech? | Good, and you? | Not bad, as for you? | |
| B'ey xan tèen. | Same with me. | Thus also to me. | |
| Tu'ux ka b'in? | Where are you going? | ||
| Tim b'in xíimbal. | I am going for a walk. | ||
| B'ix a k'àab'a'? | What is your name? | How are you named? | |
| In k'àab'a'e' Jorge. | My name is Jorge. | My name, Jorge. | |
| Jach ki'imak in wóol in wilikech. | Pleased to meet you. | Very happy my heart to see you. | |
| Ba'ax ka wa'alik? | What's up? | What (are) you saying? What do you say? |
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| Mix b'a'al. | Mix b'a'ah. | Nothing. Don't mention it. |
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| B'ix a wilik? | How does it look? | How you see (it)? | |
| Jach ma'alob'. | Very good. | ||
| Ko'ox | Let's go (For two people - you and I) | ||
| Ko'one'ex | Let's go (For a group of people) | ||
| B'a'ax a k'áat? | What do you want? | ||
| (Tak) sáamal. | Aasta sáamah. | See you tomorrow. | Until tomorrow. |
| Jach Dyos b'o'otik. | Thank you. God bless you very much. |
Very much God pays (it). |
| Official language: English | ||
| Non-official languages: Kriol * Spanish * Garifuna * Q'eqchi' * Mopan * Yucatec Maya * Plautdietsch |
| Official language Spanish |Other National Languages Achi * Akatek * Awaketek * Chuj * Garifuna * Ch'orti * Itza' * Ixil * Jakaltek * K'iche' * Kaqchikel * Mam * Mopan * Poqomam * Poqomchi' * Q'anjob'al * Q'eqchi' * Sakapultek * Sipakapense * Tektitek * Toquegua * Tz'utujil * Uspantek * Xinca * Yucatec Maya | ||
| Other National Languages Achi * Akatek * Awaketek * Chuj * Garifuna * Ch'orti * Itza' * Ixil * Jakaltek * K'iche' * Kaqchikel * Mam * Mopan * Poqomam * Poqomchi' * Q'anjob'al * Q'eqchi' * Sakapultek * Sipakapense * Tektitek * Toquegua * Tz'utujil * Uspantek * Xinca * Yucatec Maya |