President Bush's Latin American tour has highlighted the complexity of the Mayan language, which can be difficult for many foreigners not used to the lack of vowels. Ah, E-X-M. Hmm. Okay, I think we ...

Barbara MacLeod speaks Maya—as in ancient Maya. How do you resurrect the sound of a language spoken long ago? Some dialects still spoken in Central America can offer clues, MacLeod believes. "We can ...

A page of a historic Mayan manuscript, which depicts the Mayan calendar (Credit: Getty Images) Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories. Three ...

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 ...

The day Vinicio Nicolas found out whether he would be allowed to stay in the United States, and hopefully far from the gang trying to recruit him in Guatemala, he brought along an interpreter. With ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – A group of Guatemalan musicians is on a mission to breathe life into a pre-Columbian language and heritage through a thoroughly modern genre: hip-hop. Calling themselves Balam ...

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 ...