Langenesis

Mayan family

Proto-Mayan

c. 2,200 BCE – 1,000 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Mayan (c. 2,200 BCE – 1,000 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Mayan language family, with 10 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Mayan on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of the Mayan family. Kaufman places it around 2200 BCE in the Cuchumatanes highlands of Guatemala; glottochronological dates vary.

Descendants 9

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