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Mopan

noun
Mo·pan | \mōˈpän\
plural Mopan or Mopans

Definition of Mopan 

1a : an Indian people of northeastern Guatemala

b : a member of such people

2 : a Mayan language of the Mopan people closely related to or a dialect of Yucatec

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History and Etymology for Mopan

Spanish mopán of American Indian origin

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