Mam

Other forms: Mams

Definitions of Mam
  1. noun
    a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
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    Maya, Mayan
    a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
  2. noun
    a Mayan language spoken by the Mam
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    Maya, Mayan, Mayan language
    a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya
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