Explore Yucatec through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mayan or maya. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Yucatec meaning
A member of a Mayan people who inhabit the Yucatán peninsula.
Using Yucatec
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of a Mayan people who inhabit the Yucatán peninsula.
- Useful related words include: yucateco, mayan, maya, mayan language.
- In the example corpus, yucatec often appears in combinations such as: yucatec mayan.
Context around Yucatec
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yucatec
- In this selection, "yucatec" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mayan and mayas stand out and add context to how "yucatec" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include related to yucatec mayan and and the yucatec mayas knew. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yucatec" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yucatec
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Yucatec Mayas knew oracle priests or chilanes, literally 'mouthpieces' of the deity. (13 words)
Their language is closely related to Tzeltal and distantly related to Yucatec Mayan and Lacandon. (15 words)
The Ch’ol language belongs to the Maya family and is related to Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Lacandon, Tojolabal, and Yucatec Mayan. (20 words)
The Ch’ol language belongs to the Maya family and is related to Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Lacandon, Tojolabal, and Yucatec Mayan. (20 words)
Their language is closely related to Tzeltal and distantly related to Yucatec Mayan and Lacandon. (15 words)
The Yucatec Mayas knew oracle priests or chilanes, literally 'mouthpieces' of the deity. (13 words)
Example sentences (3)
The Ch’ol language belongs to the Maya family and is related to Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Lacandon, Tojolabal, and Yucatec Mayan.
Their language is closely related to Tzeltal and distantly related to Yucatec Mayan and Lacandon.
The Yucatec Mayas knew oracle priests or chilanes, literally 'mouthpieces' of the deity.
Common combinations with yucatec
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: