_Cakix_; the bird so called, the _Ara macao_, of ornithologists, was one of the totemic signs of the Zotzil families of the Cakchiquels. The author here intimates that the name Cakchiquel is from _cakix_ and _chi_, month, forgetting that he has already derived it from _cak chee_ (Sec. 16). _Chita[t]ah_; “in the valley.” _[t]u[t]cumatz_; see notes on Sec. 38. _Ahcic ama[t]_; “the town on high,” built on some lofty eminence. _Akahal_; the derivation suggested is from _akah_, a honey-comb or wasp’s nest. _Çaker_. This is an important word in Xahila’s narrative. It is derived from _çak_, white; hence, _çaker_, to become white; also, to dawn, to become light; metaphorically, of persons to become enlightened or civilized. The active form, _çakericah_, means to inform, to acquaint with, to instruct. 21. _Nima [c]oxom, nima chah_, Brasseur translates, “great ravines, enormous oaks;” _chăh_ is oak, _chāh_, ashes; _[c]ox_, to strike fire, to clash stones together. _[c]hopiytzel_, “the bad place where the flesh is torn from the body,” referring probably to sharp stones and thorns. _Popo abah_, the Council Stone. _Molomu chee_, “wood gathered together or piled up.” It is noteworthy that this, which seems to be the name of a place, means in Cakchiquel the same as _Quauhtemallan_, Guatemala, in Nahuatl. Perhaps the Aztec allies of Alvarado merely translated the Cakchiquel name of the country. (See Introduction, p. 22, note.) _Xahun chi lol_; a difficult phrase, translated by Brasseur, “le dernier rejeton;” _lol_ is applied to a condition of desertion and silence, as that of an abandoned mill or village. On _halebal_, see Introduction, p. 46. On Zaki[c]oxol, and the conflict with him, see the Introduction, p. 42. 22. _Ru chahim_; Brasseur translates this phrase, “between the fire and the ashes,” taking _chahim_ from _chāh_, ashes. But I take it to be from the verb _chahih_, to guard, as later in the paragraph the question is asked: “_Nak rumal tachahih bey?_” “Why guardest thou the road?” _xcha [c]a ok xul_; “aprés qu’il eut parlé, il joua sur la flute.” Brasseur. The Abbé here mistook the preterit of _ul_ to arrive, for the noun _xul_, a flute. _ru [c]ux huyu_. The ambiguity of the word _huyu_, here, as often, offers difficulty in ascertaining the precise sense of the original. It means mountain or hill, woods or forest, or simply place or locality. While _[c]ux_, means literally “heart,” it also has the sense, “soul, spirit.” (Coto, _Vocabulario_, MS. s. v. _Corazon_.) Hence, the phrase may be translated “the Spirit of the Forest,” or “of the Mountain.” Brasseur prefers the latter, while I lean to the former. _roqueçam_, from the root _oc_, to enter; applied to garments “that which is entered,” or put on. Compare our slang expression, “to get into one’s clothes.” _xahpota_, see Introduction, p. 18.