The adjective 'Mayan' is sometimes used to refer to the indigenous peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America, their culture, language, and history. More formally, the use of "Mayan" is restricted to referring to an aspect of their languages; "Maya" is the adjectival form preferred when referring to non-linguistic aspects.
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★ Maya civilization - dealing with the historical pre-Columbian Maya civilization, culture, history and archaeology

★ Maya peoples - collective designation for the various indigenous peoples of the region, sharing cultural and linguistic heritage

★ Mayan languages - a language family of related languages traditionally spoken by the Maya peoples

★ Yucatec Maya language - a specific Mayan language, often referred to simply as 'Mayan'

★ Maya script - the writing system in use by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization

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★ Maayan - an Israeli poems and art magazine.

★ Mayan Records is also the name of a record company, which is an imprint of Sanctuary Records

★ Mayan (Iran) - a town near Tehran

★ Mamuni Mayan, Dravidian culture hero

★ Mayan stage A Cambrian Faunal stage that occurred during the end of the Middle Cambrian.

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