Of all the languages of Central America, no one has been more studied than the Maya. It is the language of Yucatan, and there many foreigners both speak and read it. In Guatemala it is the parent tongue of the great majority of the tribes, including the Quichés, Cakchiquels, and Tzutohiles,—those long-time enemies. The reader may see by the table of words I borrow from Dr. Berendt the similarity of certain common words in sixteen of these dialects. COMPARISON OF CERTAIN WORDS IN THE MAYA DIALECTS. +-----------+------------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+ | |Man. |Woman. |Father. |Mother. |Water. | +-----------+------------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+ |Huasteca |iník |uxúm |pailóm pap |mim |ja | |Maya |xib, xiblál |ch’uplál |yum |na |jaá | |Chontal |vuiník |ixík |pap |naá |jaá | |Tzental |vuiník |antz |tat |nan |jaá | |Tzotzil |vuiník |antz |tot |me |joó | |Chañabal |vuiník |ixúk |tat |nan |ja | |Chol |vuiník |ixík |tiát |niá |jaá | |Quekchi |vuínk |ixk |yuvuá |na |ja | |Pokomchi |vinák |ixók |ajáu |tut |jotíc, jab| |Pokomam |vinák |ixk’ón |tat |nan, tut |ja | |Cakchiquel |achí, vinák |ixók |tatá |té, nan |ya | |Quiché |vinák |ixók |tat |nan, chuch |ja, jorón | |Uspanteca |vinák |ixók |aj |xchuch |ja | |Ixil |ná |ixó |bal |chuch |a | |Aguacateca |yáje, yaátz |xnan |ta |chu |a | |Mam |ca, íchang |ching, xuj|mán |chúy |a | +-----------+------------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+