MAYAN LANGUAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mayan language mean? 

• MAYAN LANGUAGE (noun)
  The noun MAYAN LANGUAGE has 1 sense:

1. a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas

  Familiarity information: MAYAN LANGUAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAYAN LANGUAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Maya; Mayan; Mayan language

Hypernyms ("Mayan language" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Mayan language"):

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)