The indigenous population of Yucatán, with 537,516 self-registered people, is one of the largest in the country, occupying fifth place nationally, but …
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Discrimination is the main cause of the decrease in the number of Mayan speakers
Discrimination against indigenous communities, and especially against Mayan speakers, appears to be the main factor that has influenced the reduction of this …
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Specialists propose that the Maya language should be taught in all schools across the Yucatán
In Yucatán, it was approved in 2019 to make the Maya language mandatory in elementary schools, but this remained only on paper. …
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Google’s Woolaroo will translate Maya and other indigenous languages
In order to help preserve and promote the different cultures and languages of the world, Google announced that it will launch the …
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“The loss of mother tongues in Campeche is a serious problem”, Anthropologist says
The state official recognized the problem in the new generations, there is a total lack of interest in learning the Maya language …
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Mérida City Council is working to preserve the Maya language and culture
During the formal act, the girl Rubí May Arjona, from the Mérida’s community of Tzacalá made a declamation in Maya language. (MERIDA, …
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Maya-speaking population decreases 10 percent in Yucatan in recent years
Of the 68 native languages spoken in our country, 10 are at the top, that is, they are among the most widely …
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Maya Language is recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Yucatan
Representatives of the State Congress send to the Plenary the draft opinion to declare the Maya Language as Intangible Cultural Heritage for …
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PAN representative asks to declare the Maya language as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Yucatan
Merida, Yucatan, (December 01, 2021).- “When a Yucatecan Maya leaves his community for any reason, he carries his language with him because …
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Hip Hop and Rap in Maya, a form of resistance of the mother tongue
Merida, Yucatan, (November 05, 2021).- James Assir Sarao Cauich thinks in Mayan first, then writes in Maya and, if necessary, translates it …