On a weekday morning, in an upscale area of Arlington, Va., the suburban silence is as thick as the foliage save for the hum of a leaf blower or an occasional car. In one of the homes, Sheba Velasco ...

Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories. Three days had passed since Aroldo's father died. Aroldo was still mourning, and he couldn't even ...

More than 40% of the world’s languages are in danger of extinction and 28 of those are Mayan languages that are still spoken today, according to the Endangered Languages Project. Typically, older ...

A University of Virginia language professor will join a colleague from the UVa School of Data Sciences in an effort to preserve two languages edging closure to extinctions. The National Science ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee high school is one of the last places most people would expect an old Mayan language to be spoken. But at Fulton High School, some student-athletes speaks Akateko ...

"Recorded by a native speaker of Maya from Ticul, Yucatan, this thirty minute audiocassette is designed to be used with Maya for Travelers and Students: a guide to language and culture in Yucatan, a ...

#StoriesThatInspire. Meet 10 activists who use digital media to strengthen and promote Mayan languages in Mexico. Read the inspiring story of one of the grantees selected for the 2024 Mayan Language ...

As immigration to the U.S. shifts from Mexico to Central America, more Mayan speakers find themselves stuck without translators in the court system. Wanted: Speakers Of Mayan Languages, Many Of Them ...