[Aztlan] why "the maya"

[David and Fiona Gray]

I have recently  read John Montgomery's book on Maya  languages.I'm a bit confused as to where the term Maya came from. Is it a name  that has been assigned to them because it is not really known what they called them selves or is there some other explanation.



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