Linguistic analysis of reconstructed Proto-Mayan vocabulary suggests that the original Proto-Mayan homeland was in the western or northern Guatemalan Highlands, although the evidence is not conclusive.
Analisis linguistik terhadap hasil rekonstruksi kosa kata Proto-Maya menunjukkan bahwa tanah air penutur Proto-Maya terletak di wilayah dataran tinggi Guatemala barat atau utara, walaupun buktinya masih belum jelas.