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"Maya" is an adjective which is often translated as "maya", and "Nahuatl" is a noun which is often translated as "el náhuatl". Learn more about the difference between "Maya" and "Nahuatl" below.
Maya(
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yuh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. maya
The only pre-Colombian writing system in the Americas was developed by the Maya civilization.El único sistema de escritura precolombina del continente americano fue desarrollado por la civilización Maya.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el maya (M), la maya (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Maya living in the Chamula region have an annual five-day celebration called Crazy February.Los mayas que viven en la región Chamula tienen una celebración anual de cinco días llamada Febrero loco.
3. (language)
a. el maya (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bernardo learned to speak Maya before going to do archaeological work in the Guatemalan highlands.Bernardo aprendió a hablar maya antes de ir a hacer trabajo arqueológico en el altiplano guatemalteco.
Nahuatl
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (language)
a. el náhuatl (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My grandparents spoke Nahuatl as their first language.Mis abuelos hablaron náhuatl como su primer idioma.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (ethnicity)
