Yucatec Translator

The Yucatec Translator converts Yucatec Maya text to Spanish or English with a focus on practical accuracy for non-professional translators. It uses a hybrid approach combining dictionary lookups, morphological segmentation to handle affixes, and simple syntax adjustments to improve coherence. The tool supports a translation memory to promote consistency across documents and sessions. Users can supply a glossary to reinforce preferred terms and terminology. It is suitable for educational content, community communications, and initial drafts for localization projects.
Conceptually, input text is tokenized, morphemes are analyzed, and mappings are selected from a bilingual dictionary; where rules apply, pronouns, verb aspect, and particle markers are adjusted to align with the target language grammar. The system then assembles a readable translation and attaches metadata such as confidence scores and term glosses for review. The emphasis is on transparency and auditable mappings rather than opaque neural outputs.
Benefits include rapid turnaround for classroom materials, community announcements, and prototype localization pipelines. The tool is especially valuable for projects that require glossary-driven consistency and a basic level of grammatical alignment between Yucatec Maya and the target language. It is not intended to replace professional translators for critical content.
Typical use cases include bilingual glossaries, short messages, and language-learning exercises, where fast, repeatable translations help accelerate pedagogy and community engagement.