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Mayan Glyph writing and how Ch’orti' can be written.

The Mayan language in its written form uses Logo glyphs and syllable glyphs. These Glyphs are the components of a syllable and whole word concepts. Glyphs are written in blocks formed by syllable forms combined to create a word or idea.

Syllable glyphs are the basic units of sound while logo glyphs are representative of whole words ideas or places. Glyphs are also transmutable and any one glyph can be written in multiple forms. This is where the Mayan artistic creativity is visible and expressed within their writing system. Glyphs are written in descending columns and read from left to write in a Z pattern. The combination of syllable glyphs also follows this pattern when combining to make a new word glyph.

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The mayan syllabary contains about 200-250 known syllable glyphs and approximately 500 logo glyphs. Some syllable glyphs are still unknown while the glyphs for syllables are unknown.