Write Your Name in Mayan Glyphs

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Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________________

Writing Mayan Glyphs!


Use The Mayan Syllabic Grid and follow the steps below to write your own name. Note that
the sounds represented by the letters letters D, F, G, Q, R, and V are not found in the Mayan
language. If your name contains one of these sounds, choose a different glyph that is close to
the sound in your name. Use the pronunciation key below to help you choose.
Writing Your Name With Mayan Glyphs
1. On a sheet of paper, write out your name as it sounds in syllables.
Examples: Savita = sah ve tah Tyro = ti ro
2. Find the glyph that best matches each
syllable in The Mayan Syllabic Grid
(or another syllabary). Remember,
because the Mayan language does not sa yi te
match our own, you may need to Savita Tyro
choose a glyph that sounds similar
but is not an exact match.
Examples: Savita = sa yi ta Tyro = te wo
(There are no exact matches for the syllables
ve, ti, and ro.) ta wo

3. Write your name by drawing the glyphs in


TIP: If you are using a syllabary
sequence, according to the number of syllables
grid that shows more than one
and the order shown in the block diagrams
glyph for a letter/sound, choose
below. For two and three syllable names,
the glyph you like best.
choose the block with the spaces in which
your glyphs fit best.

1 1 2 1 1
2 4
1 2 or 1 or 2 3
2 2 3
3
3 4 5

P R O N U N C I AT I O N K E Y
A as in bAll U as in nOOn
E as in grEY X is pronounced as SH.
I as in bEE The symbol ‘ is
O as in sO pronounced as H.

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Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________________

The Mayan Syllabic! Grid


vowels b ch h

a
(aw)

e
(a)

i
(e)

o
(o)

u
(oo)

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Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________________

The Mayan Syllabic! Grid


j k l m

a
(aw)

e
(a)

i
(e)

o
(o)

u
(oo)

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Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________________

The Mayan Syllabic! Grid


n p s t

a
(aw)

e
(a)

i
(e)

o
(o)

u
(oo)

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Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________________

The Mayan Syllabic! Grid


ts w x (sh) y

a
(aw)

e
(a)

i
(e)

o
(o)

u
(oo)

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