Maya

Words with a similar base: Maya, Mayan, Mayan_language

'Maya'

[mayan.n.01] as in: a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy

---

Examples:
Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar

'Maya'

[maya.n.02] as in: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya