The Maya used 3 basic signs to write down numbers. It’s a vigesimal (or base-20) system, so numbers from 1-19 are written down with bars and dots. In calendrical contexts, numbers above 20 were written down in vertical columns,...
How are words formed in Nahuatl? What international words come from this language? See and try it yourself with interactive exercises here below and at: http://pl.languagesindanger.eu/map-html/en/ex-americas-nahuatl.php
La lengua náhuatl pertenece a la familia yuto-nahua. Es la más hablada de las 68 lenguas originarias de México. Actualmente tiene más de 1.6 millones de hablantes nativos que usan 365 variantes (INALI). De ahí que se la denomine...
When it comes to spelling, Maya scribes enjoyed a lot of freedom: purely logographic, purely syllabic or most often – mixed, combining elegant logographs with phonetic clues. And they enjoyed varying spellings to contribute to the general artistic result....