Maya

noun (plural same or Mayas)

• 1a member of an American Indian people of Yucatán and adjacent areas.

• 2the Mayan language of the Maya.

adjective

• relating to the Maya or their language.

  The Maya civilization developed over an extensive area of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize from the 2nd millennium bc, reaching its peak circa ad 300-circa 900. Its remains include stone temples built on pyramids and ornamented with sculptures. The Mayas had a system of pictorial writing and an extremely accurate calendar system