Maya

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Maya may refer to:

Civilizations

• Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
  • Maya civilization, the historical civilization
    • Maya art, the art of the Maya civilization
    • Maya numerals, the numeral system used by the Maya civilization
    • Maya calendar, the system of calendars and almanacs used in the Maya civilization
    • Maya script, the writing system of the Maya civilization
    • Maya society, social constructs and practices of the Maya civilization
• Maya (Ethiopia), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia

Language

• Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya
  • List of Mayan languages
  • Yucatec Maya language, a Mayan language frequently referred to simply as Maya
  • Mayan Sign Language, a sign language used by deaf and hearing people of rural villages of eastern Mexico and Guatemala
• Pisabo language or Maya, found in the Amazon basin of Peru and Brazil
• Ma'ya language, an Austronesian language of West Papua

Religion and mythology

• Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America
  • Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization
• Maya (Buddhist mental factor)
• Maya (illusion), in Hinduism and Buddhism, the misperception of reality
• Maya (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha
• Maya, an alternate spelling of the Greek goddess Maia
• Mahamaya Tantra, "Great Maya tantra", a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra and meditational deity
• Mayasura, a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya

People

• Maya (given name), a name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)

Places

• Maya, Western Australia
• Al Maya, a town in Libya (alternative transliteration Maya)
• Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala
• Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
• Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize
• Maya River, a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
• Maya Subdistrict, of Guichi District, China
• Amaiur-Maya, a village in Baztan, Spain, and site of the 1813 Battle of Maya
• Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan
• La Maya (mountain), in the Alps
• Yogmaya Temple in New Delhi, India
• Maya Station, a railway station in Kobe, Japan
• Maya, Uganda, a town in Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda.

Military

• Japanese ship Maya, several Japanese ships
• Aero L-29 Delfín, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft (NATO reporting name Maya)

Arts and media

Other uses

• Maya (bird), a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines
• Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
• Battle of Maya, an 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces
• C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
• Washburn Maya Signature Series, a series of six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
• Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, a product design principle associated with Form follows function

See also

• Badimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as Parti-Maya
• Maia (disambiguation)
• Maja (disambiguation)
• Mayan (disambiguation)
• Mayer (disambiguation)
• Mya (disambiguation)