The Maya Chronicles: Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1
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The Maya Chronicles: Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1
Maya language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; Maya language -- Texts; Mayas -- Antiquities; Mayas -- History
Ahuitzil, n. Mountaineers. p. 131.
Ak, n. Osiers, willow branches. "Ramo de miembre." Pio Perez. _Dicc._
Akab, n. Night, the night time.
Al, n. Son or daughter of a woman. _Yal_, her son.
Alah, v[TN-38] pres. _alic_, fut. _alab_. To speak, say, tell, order.
Alau, A numeral. p. 46.
Anahte.[TN-39] n. A book. p. 64.
Atan, n. Wife.
Auat, v. aor. _autah_, fut. _auté_. To shout, to sing. "Dar gritos."
B
Bahun, adv. How much.
Bak, n.
1. Meat, flesh; the private parts.
2. The number 400.
3. The turn of a rope around anything.
4. In composition, an intensive particle, or conveys the idea of
enveloping with cords.
Bal _or_ Baal, n. Thing, business, matter.
Balam, n. A tiger; a priest. p. 69.
Baalcah, n. The town and its inhabitants; the world. "El mundo con los
que en el viven." _Dicc. Motul._
Ban _or_ Banban, adv. Much, too much.
Batab, n. Chief, ruler. See p. 26.
Be _or_ Bel, n. A path, a road; a business; condition; history.
Beltah _or_ Beel _or_ Betah, v. aor. _tah_, fut. _té_. To do, to make.
Binel, v. irreg. aor. _bini_, fut. _binxic_. To go.
Bolon, Nine.
Botah, v. To pay.
Buc, n. Covering, clothing.
Buluc, Ten.
Buul, n. A broad bean.
C
Ca, adv. Then, when.
conj. And.
pron. We.
adj. Two.
Caan, n. The sky, the heavens.
Cab, n.
1. Land, earth. p. 106.
2. Honey; a hive.
Cacab, n. A town and the land belonging to it; a township, commune.
Cah, n. A town, village.
Cah, part. A suffix and sign of the present and imperfect tenses, p. 29.
Cahal, n. A town, village.
v. To reside, live in or at.
Cahtal, v. aor. _cahlahi_, f. _calac_. To live, dwell, reside.
Cal, n. Throat, neck; voice; in compos. an intensive particle.
Calab, A numeral. p. 45.
Cambezah, v. To teach, to instruct.
Can, n.
1. Conversation, talk.
2. The generic name for serpents.
3. The number four.
4. A gift or present.
Can, v. aor. _tah_, fut. _té_. To converse, to tell stories. aor. _ah_,
fut. é[TN-40]. To teach, to impart information; to give another a
contagious disease.
Can, part. in compos. Strongly, powerfully, as _cankax_, to tie very
firmly.
Canantah, v. To watch, to guard over.
Canlaahal, v. To learn about.
Caputzihil, n. Baptism (_ca_, twice, _zihil_, to be born; an ancient
word; see Landa, _Relacion_, p. 144).
Catac, conj. And; used to connect numerals. p. 49.
Caten, adv. The second time. _Tu caten_, for the second time. (From
_ca_, _two_.)
Catul, adv. Two. _Tu catulli_, both, the two.
Caua, conj. And, then.
Cax, n. A fowl, a hen.
Caxan, v. aor. _tah_, fut. _té_. To seek, to find, to hunt for.
Caxtun, adv. Then, be it so, thus.
Ceh, n. A deer.
Cen, v. irreg. aor. _cihi_, fut. _ciac_. To say, to tell.
Ci, Cici, part. These prefixes mean pleasant, agreeable; originally,
what is pleasant to taste.
Cibah, v. aor. _cibhi_, fut. _cibic_. To wish, to permit, to dare. _U
cibah ua a yum._ Did your father permit it?
Cicithan, n. (From _cici_, pleasant, _than_, words.) Words of love or
blessing.
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