Lacandon
Speech parts
1. Lacandon - Noun
2. Lacandon - Proper noun
Meaning
Lacandon (plural Lacandons or Lacandon)
A member of a Maya people living in the jungles of the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the southern border with Guatemala.
Lacandon
The Mayan language of these people.
Examples
However, the government changed policies in the late 1980s with establishment of the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve as much of the Lacandon Jungle had been destroyed or severely damaged.
By 1988, this organization joined with other to form the ARIC-Union of Unions (ARIC-UU) and took over much of the Lacandon Jungle portion of the state.
Economic development in general raised the output of the state, especially in agriculture, but it had the effect of deforesting many areas, especially the Lacandon.
Lacanjá Chansayab is located in the interior of the Lacandon Jungle and a major Lacandon people community.
The Ch’ol language belongs to the Maya family and is related to Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Lacandon, Tojolabal, and Yucatec Mayan.
Their language is closely related to Tzeltal and distantly related to Yucatec Mayan and Lacandon.