Códice Maya de México
The Oldest Book of the Americas
Exhibition Translations
The wall text in this exhibition is available below in written and audio form in the following Mayan languages: K’iche’, Mam, and Peninsular Maya (Yucatec). Our thanks to CIELO (Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo) for their assistance in making this translation possible.
K’iche’
Mayan language of Guatemala originating in the central highlands. It is one of the most widely spoken indigenous languages of Mesoamerica.
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Mam
Mayan language originating in several departments of Guatemala as well as in Chiapas, Mexico.
Peninsular Maya (Yucatec)
Mayan language originating in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.
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