The Maya writing system (often called hieroglyphs from a superficial resemblance to the Ancient Egyptian writing) was a combination of phonetic symbols and logograms. It is most often classified as a logographic or (more properly) a logosyllabic writing system, in which syllabic signs play a significant role. It is the only pre-Columbian writing system known to represent completely the spoken language of its community. In total, the script has more than one thousand different glyphs although a few are variations of the same sign or meaning and many appear only rarely or are confined to particular localities. At any one time, no more than about five hundred glyphs were in use, some two hundred of which (including variations) had a phonetic or syllabic interpretation. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the Mayan writing system the only known pre-Columbian one to completely represent this? ANS1 spoken language of its community QSN2 What writing system combined phonetic symbols and logograms? ANS2 Maya QSN3 What signs play a significant role in the Mayan's writing system? ANS3 syllabic QSN4 How many different glyphs in total does the Mayan writing system have? ANS4 more than one thousand QSN5 How many of the Mayan glyphs had phonetic or syllabic interpretations? ANS5 some two hundred