_achij_, men, _viri_, not _homines_, which latter is _vinak_. _Xahila_, a plural form. The name maybe derived from _xahoh_, to dance in the sacred or ceremonial dances; or from _ahila_, to reckon or number. 3. _chinamit_, the sub-gens. On this see the Introduction. The our[TN-26] referred to include the Xahila, mentioned in the previous paragraph. These four, the Xahila, the Gekaquch, the Baqahol, and the Cibaki, formed the tribe; the remaining four, the Caveki, the Ah Queh, the Ah Pak, and the Ykomagi, were of the same lineage, but not in the confederacy. _Daqui_; the letter _d_ does not occur either in Cakchiquel or Nahuatl. The foreign aspect of some of these names seems to point to an ancient influence of some allophyllic tongue. 4. _He [c]a [c]oh_, etc. The writer here states that he gives the exact words of the ancient tradition. He probably wrote the text from some antique chant, which had been handed down from his ancestors. The quotation begins at the words _Cahi xpe_, and continues to near the close of the next paragraph, where the words _xecha can ri [t]a[t]avitz_, the above spoke Gagavitz, etc., mark its termination. This is one of the most obscure passages in the book. The original text is given by Brasseur among his _pièces justificatives_, in the appendix to the first volume of his _Hist. du Mexique_. A comparison with his translation will show that in several important constructions I differ from him. The mythological references to Tulan, [c]abouil, the Chay Abah, Xibilbay, etc., have been discussed in the Introduction. The passage corresponds to the first chapter of the third book of the Popol Vuh. _Tulan_, _Tullan_; these variations are in the original. 5. The particle _tan_, with which the paragraph opens, throws the narrative into the “historical present,” for the sake of greater vividness. The verb _[c,]ak_, as at present used, means to make bricks, etc., out of earth. _xtiho_; translated by Brasseur, “the trial was made;” but it is the imperfect passive of _tih_, which means “to give to another something to eat or drink.” _xaki_, plural of _xak_, generic word for leaf. _utiuh_, _koch_; besides these, two other animals are named in the Popol Vuh. _achak_ is the general word for excrement, either of men or brutes; also, refuse, waste products in general. _tiuh tiuh_ is the name of a small variety of hawk. “_El gavilan pequeño_.” Guzman, _Compendio de Nombres en Lengua Cakchiquel_. MS. _mani [c]a x[c]hao_, “and he talked not.” The connective _[c]a_, like _navipe_, and _pe_, all three of which may usually be translated by “and,” is not placed at the beginning of the clause. _[c]ha_ is to speak in the general sense; hence, _[c]habal_, a language. Synonyms of this are _tin cha_, I say; _tin tzihoh_, I speak words, I harangue; _tin biih_, I name, I express myself; and _quin ucheex_, I tell or say, especially used in repeating what others have said (Coto, _Vocabulario_). These words are of frequent use in the text.