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Language code: myn

Technical information about ISO 639 language code myn

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The table below provides technical details for the Mayan languages language, designated by the myn code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

myn

Name

Mayan languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Yucatec MayaK’iche’KaqchikelQ’eqchi’TzotzilTzeltalMamQ’anjob’alChujPopti’ (Jakaltek)Tojol-ab’alIxilAwakatekSakapultekSipakapenseAchi’Poqomchi’PoqomamUspantekAkatekCh’olChontal Maya (Tabasco)Ch’orti’Itza’MopanHuastecLacandon
Related languages
MixeZoqueTotonacHuaveTequistlatec
Key facts
Classic Mayan hieroglyphic writing has been largely decipheredMost Mayan languages are ergative–absolutive and encode agreement for both agent and patient on the verbContrastive glottalization occurs in both consonants and vowels, giving rise to ejective stops and creaky vowelsAn inclusive vs. exclusive first-person plural distinction is widespread across the familyComparative linguistic work suggests the Mayan protolanguage began splitting more than 4,000 years ago.
Sample phrase

Ba'ax ka wa'alik?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Mayan languages language, identified by the code myn, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.

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