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Re: NATLANG: Maya pronunciation guide

From:Chris Bates <chris.maths_student@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 14, 2005, 19:42
I think that the k' etc are ejectives. The vowels.... as far as I
remember maya has long and short i e a o (kindof similar to Spanish).
THe spelling system is fully of screwy Spanish ways of writing things
like [w] though... I think hu might sometimes be [w], x is [S], etc.
Basically, I don't know. :D

>I'm reading David Webster's _The Fall of the Ancient Maya_, and wondering how to >pronounce the various Mayan names occuring in it. Does anyone have a handy >pronunciation guide, or the willingness to summarize the essentials? > >(In case there's multiple orthographies around, they spell the name of the last >king of Copan as K'uhul Ajaw Yax Pasaj Chan Yoaat.) > > Andreas > > > >

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Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>