Mayan most commonly refers to:
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Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
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Maya civilization
The Maya civilization () of the Mesoamerican people is known by its ancient temples and glyphs. Its Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. It is also noted for its art, a ...
, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
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Mayan languages
The Mayan languagesIn linguistics, it is conventional to use ''Mayan'' when referring to the languages, or an aspect of a language. In other academic fields, ''Maya'' is the preferred usage, serving as both a singular and plural noun, and as ...
, language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America
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Yucatec Maya language
Yucatec Maya (; referred to by its speakers simply as Maya or as , is one of the 32 Mayan languages of the Mayan language family. Yucatec Maya is spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula and northern Belize. There is also a significant diasporic com ...
, language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula and northern Belize
Mayan may also refer to:
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Mayan, Semnan
Mayan ( fa, مايان, also Romanized as Māyān) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, ...
, Iran
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Mayan stage, geological period that occurred during the end of the Middle Cambrian
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Mayan (band)
Mayan (stylized as MaYaN) is a Dutch symphonic death metal band founded by vocalist Mark Jansen, guitarist Frank Schiphorst, and keyboardist Jack Driessen. The band features many different vocalists (either full-time members or guests) in a mix ...
, a Dutch symphonic death-metal band
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Mayan (software)
Mayan (or Mayan EDMS) is a web-based free/libre document management system for managing documents within an organization.
All functionality is available in its free public version.
It has an active community of volunteers and third-party servic ...
See also
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List of Mayan languages
The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples. The Maya form an enormous group of approximately 7 million people who are descended from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of: M ...
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Maayan (disambiguation)
Maayan or Ma'ayan ( he, מעיין) can refer to:
Given name
*Maayan Amir (born 1978), artist and independent curator
*Maayan Davidovich (born 1988), Israeli Olympic windsurfer
*Maayan Furman-Shahaf (born 1986), Israeli high jumper and triple ju ...
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Mayan Renaissance
''Mayan Renaissance'' is a 2012 American documentary film by director Dawn Engle about the Maya peoples of Guatemala and Central America. It describes the ancient Maya civilization, the conquest by Spain during the 1520s, hundreds of years of op ...
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Mayan-e Olya, East Azerbaijan
Mayan-e Olya ( fa, مايان عليا, also Romanized as Māyān-e ‘Olyā and Maiané Olya; also known as Kichik Mayān, Māyān Bālā, Māyān-e Bālā, Māyan-e Colyā, Yukari Mayan, and Yūkhārī Māyān) is a village in Aji Chay Rural Dis ...
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Mayan-e Olya, Razavi Khorasan
Mayan-e Olya ( fa, مایان علیا, also Romanized as Māyān-e ‘Olyā) is a village in Torqabeh Rural District, Torqabeh District, Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Repub ...
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Mayan-e Sofla, East Azerbaijan
Mayan-e Sofla ( fa, مايان سفلی, also Romanized as Māyān-e Soflá; also known as Ashaghi Mayan, Buyuk Mayān, Eshāgī Māyān, Maiané Sofla, Māyān, Māyān-e Pā’īn, and Māyān Pa‘īn) is a village in Aji Chay Rural District, ...
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Mayan-e Sofla, Razavi Khorasan
Mayan-e Sofla ( fa, مايان سفلي, also Romanized as Māyān-e Soflá; also known as Māyān-e Pā’īn and Māyān) is a village in Torqabeh Rural District, Torqabeh District, Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
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Mayan-e Vosta
Mayan-e Vosta ( fa, مایان وسطی, also Romanized as Māyān-e Vosţá) is a village in Torqabeh Rural District, Torqabeh District, Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Repub ...
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Mayian, the preparation ceremony one day before a Punjabi wedding
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