[Fwd: Yucatan etymology]]

[Juan Jose]

I have the opportuniy to ask what's the source of the word "Yucatan" to a
son of a Mayan-speaker -by the way he is not a Mayan-speaker but understands
a lot of words!
"Yucatan" is a Mayan word.
"Uyu-tan" is the best transcription of the original expression where
"Yucatan" comes from he gave me.
He said that the meaning of "Uyu-tan" is "Look how they speak!", and the
history of the origin of this word is the same one Mr. Barkaloff refered.
Have a happy new year.
JJ.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Barkaloff" <robert at coatli.com>
To: <nahuat-l at mrs.umn.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Yucatan etymology]]


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Yucatan etymology]
From: "Bruce Slayman" <mayaglyphs at email.com>
Date: Thu, December 26, 2002 13:51
To: "Robert Barkaloff" <robert at coatli.com>

'Yu ku t'an'
'Hear his speech'

Is said to have been the reply when grijalva or some other early aryan
invader asked, in Spanish 'Como se llama este tierra'(no trills in Maya
speech)
'How is it called, this land'
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