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ISO 639-3 · emyemy
Central American Indian languages family · extinct or historical language

Classic Maya

Classic Maya is an extinct or historical language of the Mayan branch (Central American Indian languages). Wikidata describes it as “oldest attested Mayan language family member”.

At a glance
ISO 639-3
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Glottocode
epig1241
Wikipedia
23 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
—countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
—UNESCO level

Facts

NameClassic Maya
Also calledClassic Maya language, Classical Maya
Written inMayan hieroglyphs
Kindextinct or historical language

Vitality

Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Classic Maya yet.

family tree

From Central American Indian languages to Classic Maya

The branches above Classic Maya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

where it is spoken

Distribution map

A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Map of the area where Classic Maya is spoken
Map: Kmusser · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons