I don't know but I need too! Do you think they spoke Spanish?
Peru, South America
Maya Angelou was known to speak multiple languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, and West African Fanti.
Barrack Obama may speak at Maya Angelou's funeral or memorial service.
The Maya people speak various languages, with the most widely spoken being Yucatec Maya in Mexico, K'iche' and Kaqchikel in Guatemala, and Q'eqchi' in Belize. There are over 30 Mayan languages still spoken today across Mesoamerica, reflecting the linguistic diversity within the Maya culture.
Melinda from the book "Speak" and Maya Angelou both share the experience of sexual assault and the trauma associated with it. They both faced the challenge of finding their voice and courage to speak out and overcome the impact of the assault on their lives, which is a central theme in both of their stories.
She does . She had selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that causes a child to not speak due to physical trauma.
when she got raped by her mother's boyfriend and approximately did not speak for five years.
Mama's first important rule for Maya was to never talk to strangers. Mama's second important rule for Maya was to always trust her instincts and speak up if something felt wrong or uncomfortable.
Maya Angelou began to write her poetry as well as books because of the distraught childhood she had. The rape muted her, however when she began to speak she had a lot of wisdom.
She read a poem at Clinton's inauguration in 1993.
Laurie Halse Anderson includes Maya Angelou in her novel "Speak" to draw a parallel between the experiences of the protagonist, Melinda, and Maya Angelou's autobiographical work "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" where Angelou also deals with themes of trauma and silence around sexual assault. By referencing Maya Angelou, Anderson highlights the importance of finding one's voice and speaking up about difficult experiences.
In Mexico, approximately 1.65 million people still speak various Mayan languages as a first or second language. In Guatemala, 1.08 million people also speak one of the several dialects of Mayan languages.