Yucatec Maya Resources
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SPOKEN YUCATEC MAYA |
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| By Robert W. Blair and Refugio Vermont Salas | |
| Book I, Lessons 1-6 and accompanying CDs | $75 |
| Book I, Lessons 7-12 and accompanying CDs | $75 |
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| JUN P'IIT MAAYA - A LITTLE BIT OF MAYA | Tape $20; CD $30 |
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This audio tape or CD and accompanying written text for beginners in the Yucatec Maya language provide strong suport in mastering the spoken language. The Mayan language practice materials include conversations, vocabulary, cultural information and songs. The tape offers an excellent learning opportunity for persons travelling to the Yucatán peninsula and northern Belize as well as those who are fascinated by the language and have decided to pursue it further. Produced by Bob Howren, Barbara MacLeod, Jerry Markatos, Sharon Mújica, R. Vermont Salas and Gretchen Whalen, Chapel Hill 1995. View samples of the booklet. |
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| SAASTAL: CHILDREN OF THE SACRED GRACE | VHS $45; DVD $60 |
| The 60-minute video, produced by the Consortium in Yucatec Maya is a great tool for use in anthropology, language and folklore classes as well as for those wishing to know and understand more about the Mayan people. Available in Yucatec Maya with subtitles in English or Spanish. New Release, 2004. | |
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| YUCATEC MAYA FLASHCARDS | $20 |
| A set of 100 colorful flashcards to assist in learning the Yucatec Maya language. Appropriate for children and adults like. Chapel Hill, 2002. Click here for more information. | |
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| YUCATAN ALTERNATIVE | $15 |
| The papers of cartographer John P. O'Neill of the Carnegie Institute project at Chichén Itza, 1932-1933. The family of John P. O'Neill has asked the Yucatec Maya Program of the UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American & Caribbean Studies to make these papers available to anyone wishing to read them. Click here for a description of the papers. |
FILM RESOURCES
Click here for a list of films on or about Mesoamerica that are available through the outreach office.
INTERNET RESOURCES
- Manuscript of Popul Wuj, the oldest surviving written version of Mayan Tzijs.
- Yucatan identity and Maya culture - Research, Yucatec Maya language courses, literature, exhibits, and more.
- Junp'iit Maya (a little bit of Maya) - a brief introduction to Yucatec Maya.
- Maya Civilization, Past and Present - overview of culture, language and a resource page with over 100 links to Mayan websites.
- Maya of Guatemala - index of Maya-related sites.
- Mayan Folktales - five folktales by Don Pedro Miguel Say, a famous Q'anjob'al storyteller from San Miguel Acátan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, who now lives in Los Angeles, California. Translated into English by Fernando Peñalosa.
- Rabbit in the Moon - Mayan culture, archaeology, calendars, architecture and language.
- Yaxuna Archaeology Project - description of the work at this Mayan site 20 kilometers south of Chichén Itza. With video clips, and maps.
