 Toniná means house of stone in the Tzeltal language of the local Maya inhabitants , an alternate interpretation is the place where stone sculptures are raised to honour time . However , this is a modern name and the original name was either Po or Popo , appearing in Classic Maya texts in the title used for the kings of Toniná , k 'uhul po ' ajaw ( Divine Lord of Po ) . A Maya rebellion in Colonial times , in 1558 , featured a group called the po ' winikob ' ( People of Po ) . Early versions of the Toniná emblem glyph bore a doubled po glyph and the term Popo is also found in Colonial records . Since double sounds were often abbreviated in hieroglyphic texts , Popo may represent the original name of the city . 
 Toniná <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>means</mark></a> house of stone in the Tzeltal language of the local Maya inhabitants , an alternate interpretation is the place where stone sculptures are raised to honour time . However , this <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>a modern name and the original name was either Po or Popo , appearing in Classic Maya texts in the title used for the kings of Toniná , k 'uhul po ' ajaw ( Divine Lord of Po ) . A Maya rebellion in Colonial times , in 1558 , featured a group called the po ' winikob ' ( People of Po ) . Early versions of the Toniná emblem <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>glyph</mark></a> bore a doubled po glyph and the term Popo is also found in Colonial records . Since double sounds <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> often abbreviated in hieroglyphic texts , Popo may represent the original name of the city . 
Toniná mean house of stone in the Tzeltal language of the local Maya inhabitants , an alternate interpretation is da place where stone sculptures are raised to honour time . However , this a modern name and the original name was either Po or Popo , appearing in Classic Maya texts in the title used for the kings of Toniná , k 'uhul po ' ajaw ( Divine Lord of Po ) . A Maya rebellion in Colonial times , in 1558 , featured a group called the po ' winikob ' ( People of Po ) . Early versions of tdaToniná emblem glyphed bore a doubled po glyph and the term Popo is also found in Colonial records . Since double sounds was often abbreviated in hieroglyphic txt , Popo may represent the original name of the city .