Editing Yucatec Maya language (section)

==Use in modern media and popular culture==

Yucatec-language programming is carried by the [[National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples|CDI]]'s radio stations [[XEXPUJ-AM]] ([[Xpujil, Campeche]]), [[XENKA-AM]] ([[Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo]]) and [[XEPET-AM]] ([[Peto, Yucatán]]).

The 2006 film ''[[Apocalypto]]'', directed by [[Mel Gibson]], was filmed entirely in Yucatec Maya. The script was translated into Maya by [[Hilario Chi Canul]] of the Maya community of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, who also worked as a language coach on the production.

In the video game ''[[Civilization V: Gods & Kings]]'', Pacal, leader of the Maya, speaks in Yucatec Maya.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In August 2012, the Mozilla Translathon 2012 event brought over 20 Yucatec Mayan speakers together in a localization effort for the [[Google Endangered Languages Project]], the [[Mozilla]] browser, and the [[MediaWiki]] software used by [[Wikipedia]] and other [[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia]] projects.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Alexis Santos
| title = Google, Mozilla and Wikimedia projects get Maya language translations at one-day 'translathon'
| work = Engadget
| access-date = 2012-08-21
| date = 2013-08-13
| url = https://www.engadget.com/2012/08/13/google-mozilla-wikimedia-yucatec-maya-language-translations/
}}</ref>

''[[Baktun (telenovela)|Baktun]]'', the "first ever Mayan [[telenovela]],"  premiered in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Munoz
| first = Jonathan
| title = First ever Mayan telenovela premieres this summer
| work = Voxxi
| access-date = 2013-08-02
| date = 2013-07-09
| url = http://www.voxxi.com/first-ever-mayan-telenovela-premieres/
}}</ref><ref name=NYT80113>{{cite news|title=A Culture Clings to Its Reflection in a Cleaned-Up Soap Opera|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/world/americas/a-culture-clings-to-its-reflection-in-a-cleaned-up-soap-opera.html|access-date=August 2, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 1, 2013|first=Randal C.|last=Archibold}}</ref>

[[Jesús Pat Chablé]] is often credited with being one of the first Maya-language rappers and producers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayan MCs transform a lost culture into pop culture|url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/mayan-mcs-transform-a-lost-culture-into-pop-culture/|date=30 September 2014|access-date=1 October 2017|first=David|last=Agren}}</ref>

In the 2018 video game ''[[Shadow of the Tomb Raider]]'', the inhabitants of the game's Paititi region speak in Yucatec Maya (while immersion mode is on).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

The modern [[bible]] edition, the ''[[New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures]]'' was released<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/mexico/The-New-World-Translation-of-the-Holy-Scriptures-Released-in-Maya/|title=The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Released in Maya|date=November 1, 2019|website=Jw.org}}</ref> in the Maya language in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jw.org/en/whats-new/New-World-Translation-Released-in-Maya-Telugu-and-Tzotzil/|title=New World Translation Released in Maya, Telugu, and Tzotzil|date=October 28, 2019|website=jw.org}}</ref> It's distributed without charge, both [https://www.jw.org/yua/j%C3%B3o%CA%BCsa%CA%BCanilo%CA%BCob/biblia-maya/ printed and online editions].

On December 4, 2019, the Congress of [[Yucatán]] unanimously approved a measure requiring the teaching of the Maya language in schools in the state.<ref>{{citation|website=La Jornada|date=Dec 4, 2019|title=Congreso de Yucatán aprueba enseñanza obligatoria de lengua maya |language=es|trans-title=Congress of Yucatan approves obligatory instruction in the Maya language |url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/estados/2019/12/04/congreso-de-yucatan-aprueba-ensenanza-obligatoria-de-lengua-maya-1305.html#.Xehuqs29kTI.twitter}}</ref>

Yucatec Maya is spoken by the fictional underwater kingdom of [[Talokan (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Talokan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-11 |title=What Language Do The People From Talokan Speak In 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'? |url=https://www.hercampus.com/culture/black-panther-wakanda-forever-talokan-language-culture/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.hercampus.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and its [[Namor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|king Kukulkan]] in the 2022 film ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Jenna |date=2022-11-03 |title=Wakanda Forever Cast and Crew Interview |url=https://www.vitalthrills.com/wakanda-forever-cast/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=VitalThrills.com |language=en-US}}</ref>