History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.Means, Philip Ainsworth
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History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas: Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.
Means, Philip Ainsworth
Itza Indians; Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- History
San Jose. In the other villages of the Partido del
Centro, and in that of San Antonio, the Yucatec dialect
is spoken. In the Partido de la montana or of
Holmul is spoken the dialect of the East.
PETEN YUCATAN
juyu, a small basin for pounding corn. [Yucatan: huyub]
majaz, fiber....?
xemech, an earthenware pan for cooking maize. [Yucatan: xamach]
ma yaan, there is none. [Yucatan: minan]
uneec, a seed. [Yucatan: hinah]
chulul, the bow for shooting and the material of which it is made.
h[vo][vo]k, a large fish-hook.
coxti h[vo][vo]k, we are going to fish (?)
litz, a small fish-hook. [Yucatan: lutz, fish-hook]
cox ti man litz, we are going to buy a fish-hook
lutz, lazy (said of an animal)
hole, yesterday. [Yucatan: holhe]
meyah, to work. [Yucatan: manyah]
ten in [Ts]ah hunpel tomin ti a Juan, I give John a real. [Yucatan:
ten in [Ts]aic hunpel tomin ti Juan]
ten cin hanal, I eat. [Yucatan: hanal in cah]
chumac, wild-cat. [Yucatan: chamac]
[Ts]uet, a long sack of palm leaves or of broom-plant fiber. [Yucatan:
naza]
[Ts]it, very small tamales.
yaax apat, royal palm.
ichcil or ichnil, to bathe.
in th[va], my forehead. [Yucatan: in lec]
pichi, guava (?). [Yucatan: pachi]
chuh, calabash of water (this line is crossed out in the text)
nah, house; holnah, door; bah, mole (?). [Yucatan: na-holna-ba]
pah, chicken louse; leh, snare. [Yucatan: pa- te-]
tuh, stinking, obscene. [Yucatan: tu]
uh, the moon. [Yucatan: u]
coh, a tooth. [Yucatan: co]
cih, henequen. [Yucatan: qi]
beh, a road, a path. [Yucatan: be]
ya in tzem, I am in doubt (?). [Yucatan: ya in tzem]
tacte, a pine tree. [Yucatan: tahte]
(Several illegible words occur here)
nak xaan ....
[Ts]u or chichan [Ts]u, small unweaned child. [Yucatan: chuchul paal]
in nochil, my child (used by the Lacandones)
tanche, a beam. [Yucatan: tanche]
puluoc, a small dove.
(xamoch) pok, a wall. [Yucatan: pak]
ahmenche, a carpenter. [Yucatan: ahmentahche]
taman, a sheep, they also say tomo. [Yucatan: tanam]
top, any flower. [Yucatan: nicte, lol]
taz la top e, he is bringing a flower. [Yucatan: talez nicte]
cox ti meyaj, we are going to work. [Yucatan: cox ti menyah]
bax le lo? or bax la je lo? who is that?
max cutal? who is coming?
xen a thone a Juan, go and call John.
u tat ix Maria, the father of Mary.
baai, a bag made of netting; also called champa.
yampaj, (illegible).
ma t'in patal, I cannot.
ma in uojel, I do not know.
uai, arm (almost illegible).
bax u caa or bax u cuci, why or because.
bax tal? why?
cox ti pakach or cox ti pekech, we are going to make tortillas
(_tortillar_).
tux yankin? where is the sun? [Yucatan: tabx yax kin]
tux ca bin? where are you going? [Yucatan: tab a benel (t)]
jamach a katic? how much do you want? what do you ask?
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