MGL 1 Campbell. The Pipil Language of El Salvador

Mouton Grammar Library 1
Campbell
The Pipil Language
Mouton Grammar Library 1
Editors
Georg Bossong
Wallace Chafe
Lyle Campbell
The Pipil Language

of El Salvador
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The Pipil language of El Salvador.
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Dedication
To my Pipil teachers, helpers, and friends.
Acknowledgements
I owe a debt of gratitute to many for financial, intellectual, and moral support. I
thank the National Science Foundation and the State University of New York Research
Foundation for grants which supported my fieldwork and investigations in El Salvador. I
am also grateful to the Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas of the Universidad Nacio-
nal Autónoma de México for support which allowed me to complete some of the histori-
cal aspects of this study and to write it up.
I wish to thank María Esperanza Aguilar de Smith-Stark for much help with Salvado-
ran Spanish from the Pipil area. Claudia Parodi also assisted me with Spanish and in the
initial version of this manuscript (which was written in Spanish, but converted to English
for this publication). While Una Canger did not see the manuscript of this book before
publication, discussions with her helped me in many ways to improve both the content
and its organization.
Above all, I wish to extend my deep appreciation to my Pipil teachers and consul-
tants, who shared their language with me. I hope that this work will some day in some
way come to be of some benefit to them.
Abbreviations
adj., ADJ adjective

ABSOL absolutive
adv. adverb
applic., APPLIC applicative
(Q Cuisnahuat
Car. Carochi (form from Carochi)
CAUS causative
cf. confer, compare, cross-reference, see
CN Classical Nahuatl (Colonial Nahuatl)
COND conditional
conj. conjugation
DIMIN diminutive
dir., DIR directional
imp., IMP imperative
IMPERF imperfective
INCHOAAT inchoative
incorp. incorporation, incorporated
INT POSS intimate possession
i. v. intransitive verb
loc. locative
Mol. Molina (form from Molina)
n. noun
O object
obj. object
perf. perfect
pi., PL plural
PN Proto-Nahua (also called Proto-Aztecan)
poss., POSS possessive, possession
pres. present
perf., PERF perfect
pret., PRET preterite (simple past)
pron. pronoun, pronominal
redup. reduplication
r. v. reflexive verb
(SD) Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Sp. Spanish
S subject
subj. subject
t. v. transitive verb
unspec. obj. unspecified object
V verb
Table of Contents
Dedication V
Acknowledgements VII
Abbreviations VIII
Chapter 1
Introduction 1
1.0. Introduction 1
1.1. Social and geographical position 2
1.2. Classification 2
1.2.1. "What's in a name?": Nahua and Pipil 5
1.3. Ethnohistory 6
1.4. Pipil dialectology 13
Chapter 2
Phonology 24
2.0. Introduction 24
2.1. The phonetic value of the orthographic symbols 24
2.1.1. Phonetic variants (allophones) 26
2.2. Phonological processes (morphophonemic rules) 28
Chapter 3
Grammatical Categories and Morphology 39
3.1. Nouns 39
3.1.1. Absolutives 39
3.1.2. Possession 42
3.1.2.1. Plural possession 46
3.1.3. Other nominal suffixes 46
3.1.3.1. -pan 46
3.1.3.2. -tan 47
3.1.3.3. -k/-ku 47
3.1.3.4. -ta(:)l. 48
3.1.3.5. -ka 48
3.1.3.6. -ni 49
3.1.3.7. -s (-lis» -wis, -was) 49
3.1.3.8. -tsin 49
3.1.3.9. -pil 50
3.1.3.10. -JMpassive nominalization
, 50
3.1.4. •Plural' 51
3.2. Pronouns 53
3.2.1. Independent pronouns 53
3.2.2. Pronominal subject affixes 54
3.2.2.1. Pronominal copula 55
3.2.3. Pronominal object prefixes 55
3.2.4. Possessive pronominal prefixes 56
3.2.5. Indefinite pronouns 56
3.3. Articles and demonstratives 56
3.3.1. Articles 56
3.3.2. Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives 56
3.3.3. Demonstrative adverbs 57
3.4. Quantifiers 58
3.4.1. Numerals 58
3.5. Locatives 59
3.5.1. Independent prepositions 59
3.5.2. Relational nouns 59
3.5.3. Frozen locatives 60
3.6. Adjectives 61
3.6.1. -k, -ti-k 61
3.6.2. -nah 62
3.6.3. -a:wa-k/ -ak 62
3.6.4. -tuk 63
3.6.5. Other adjectives 63
3.6.6. Adjective plurals 64
3.7. Verbs 65
3.7.1. The order of verbal affixes 65
3.7.2. Tense and aspect 65
3.7.2.1. 'Present* 65
3.7.2.2. 'Preterite' (simplepast) 66
3.7.2.3. 'Perfect' 66
3.7.2.4. 'Conditional' 67
3.7.2.4.1. 'Perfect conditionals' 68
3.7.2.5. 'Future' 68
3.7.2.6. 'Desiderative' 69
3.7.2.7. 'Imperfect' 69
3.7.2.7.1. -tu-ya 'past perfect' 70
3.7.3. Verb classes 70
3.7.3.1. Class I ((C)VCV) verbs 70
3.7.3.2. Class II verbs ((QVCCV, (QVka, (C)VCu) 71
3.7.3.3. Class III (-ia,-ua) 72
3.7.3.4. Class IV (-CVh alternating with -CVh) 74
3.7.4. Pronominal affixes with verbs 74
3.7.4.1. 'Reflexive* (mu-) 75
3.7.4.2. ta- 'unspecified object' 77
3.7.4.2.1. Non-productive and special ta- forms 78
3.7.4.2.2. Reduplication of ta- 78
3.7.4.2.3. ta-with nouns derived from transitive verbs 79
3.7.4.2.4. Adjectives with ta- 79
3.7.4.3. te:- 'someone* 79
3.7.5. Reduplication in verbs 80
3.7.6. Other verb prefixes 81
3.7.6.1. (w)al- 'directional* 81
3.7.6.2. -el- 'mentation/inside* 82
3.7.6.3. -ah- 'buccal* 82
3.7.6.4. -ih- 'superficial* 83
3.7.7. Order of verb prefixes when (w)al- or -el- is present 83
3.7.8. Verb moods and voices 84
3.7.8.1. 'Imperative'/'Optative'/'Subjunctive' 84
3.7.8.2. 'Causatives' 85
3.7.8.3. 'Inchoatives' 86
3.7.8.3.1. 'Inchoatives'with-ua/-wi/-wa 86
3.7.8.3.2. 'Inchoatives' of "perception" or "sensation" (-ya) 88
3.7.8.3.3. ^_"to become" 89
3.7.8.4. 'Passives' (-1, -lu, -lw, and -ua) 89
3.7.8.5. 'Applicatives' 90
3.7.8.6. 'Diffusion' 91
3.7.8.7. 'Repetitives' of 'diffusion' verbs (-ka 'intransitives',
-tsa 'transitives' 92
3.7.9. Verb stems 93
3.7.9.1. Suppletion 93
3.7.9.2. Reduplication 95
3.7.10. Incorporation 95
3.7.10.1. Adjective incorporation 95
3.7.10.2. Instrumental noun incorporation 96
3.7.10.3. Object incorporation 97
Chapter 4
Syntax 101

4.1. Word order 101
4.1.1. Word order conclusions 109
4.1.2. Pronominal indirect objects 109
4.2. "to be" 110
4.2.1. Pronominal copula 110
4.2.2. 0-copula Ill
4.2.3. Locative nemi Ill
4.2.4. 'Existential* nemi Ill
4.2.5. Other "tobe" cases 112
4.2.5.1. Emphatic states 112
4.2.5.2. "To be" questions 112
4.2.5.3. Irregular "to be" forms 113
4.3. Non-distinct arguments 113
4.4. Questions 114
4.4.1. Yes-no questions 114
4.4.2. Wh-questions 114
4.5. Imperatives 115
4.5.1. Imperative and hortatory sentences 115
4.5.2. Negative imperatives 116
4.6. Possession 117
4.6.1. Pronominal possession 117
4.6.2. Nominal possession 117
4.6.3. pal periphrastic possession 118
4.6.4. piya "to have" 118
4.6.5. Possessive'relational noun' 119
4.7. Locatives (see 3.5) 120
4.8. Demonstratives (see 3.3) 120
4.9. Adjective in larger constructions 120
4.10. Comparatives 121
4.11. Coordination 121
4.11.1. Wan "and" 121
4.11.2. Pero, pe:ro 123
4.11.3. Ni, ni ke "(neither) nor"; mas bien "rather" 124
4.11.4. Sino "but (not)" 124
4.11.5. Ma "but" 125
4.11.6. Gapping 125
4.12. Complement clauses 125
4.12.1. ka(h) 125
4.12.2. Tay/ta: 127
4.12.3. 0 127
4.13. Cleft sentences 127
4.14. Relative clauses 128
4.14.1. Relativized subjects 129
4.14.2. Relativized objects 129
4.15. Adverbial clauses 130
4.15.1. Locative clauses 130
4.15.2. Time clauses 131
4.15.3. Manner clauses 132
4.15.4. Reason clauses 132
4.15.5. Purpose clauses (pal) 134
4.16. Conditional sentences 135
4.17. Auxiliaries 136
4.17.1. Nemi * progressive* 136
4.17.2. Yaw['periphrastic future' 137
4.17.3. Yawi "to go" auxiliary 138
4.17.4. weli "to be able, can" 139
4.17.5. pe:wa "to begin, start" 139
4.18. Complex verb phrases 140
4.18.1. Wi:ts + verb 141
4.18.2. Ki:sa + verb 141
4.18.3. -neki + verb 141
4.18.4. Other verb + verb forms (Equi-NP Delition) 142
4.19. -chiwa + Spanish infinitive 143
Chapter 5
Pipil-Spanish-English Dictionary 145
Chapter 6
Spanish-Pipil Dictionary 595
Chapter 7
Texts 866
Los Huracaneros (H) 867
The Hurricaners (English version) 871
El Arco (A) 873
The Arch (English version) 876
La Siguanaba (S) 878
The Siguanaba (English version) 883
El Sipitillo (Sip) 885
The Sipitillo (English version) 886
Historia de un Rey (R) 887
The Story of a King (English version) 892
El Nanahuatzin (N) 894
The Nanahuatzin (English version) 907
Appendix 1 Pipil and Other Varieties of Nahua 911
Appendix 2 Varieties of Nahua in Guatemala 936
Bibliography 943
Chapter 1
Introduction
()• Introduction
The native language of western El Salvador, the subject of this

book, is known in the linguistic literature as Pipil, although its
speakers call it na:wat in the language itself and Nahuate in
Spanish, Here it is called Pipil because this usage is so strongly
entrenched in the scientific literature that it could not easily be
changed. Nevertheless, it is to be hoped that Naswat (Nahuate) may
gain more general acceptance in honor of and in deference to its
speakers. This book, then, presents a description of this
language.
This chapter is concerned with the present and past geographical
distribution of Pipil, its history to the extent that it is known,
its genetic classification, and its dialects. The following three
chapters present a description of the language's structure: its
phonology (chapter 2), its lexical categories and morphology (chap-
ter 3 ) , and its syntax (chapter 4). Chapter 5 contains the Pipil-
Spanish-English dictionary representing the two main dialects,
Cuisnahuat (C) and Santo Domingo de Guzmán (SD), with occasional
forms from other dialects. Chapter 6 is the Spanish-Pipil
dictionary. Chapter 7 contains folkloric texts accompanied by a
morpheme-by-morpheme analysis and translation in Spanish and a more
flowing English narrative translation. Many of the examples cited
in other chapters are taken from these texts, which are coded with
a letter to identify the narrative involved and a number which
refers to the line within the text. The appendices contain addi-
tional historical information. Appendix 1 compares Pipil in detail
with other southern varieties of Nahua in order to determine
precisely its relationship to them. Appendix 2 solves the contro-
versial question concerning the Nahua of central Guatemala, which
have often been assumed to be Pipil but which turn out to be in
origin post-Conquest and from central Mexico.
The purpose of this book, then, is to present a basic reference
work on Pipil, a sort of "handbook" of the language.
The fieldwork, collection of data, and analysis upon which this
work is based were done during several stays in Pipil territory in
the years from 1970 to 1976. In the summer of 1970 and again in
1972 I collected information on Pipil dialects from all the loca-
tions where I could determine that there were still speakers (cf.
section 1.4), I worked in Santo Domingo de Guzmán during the
summers of 1973 and 1976, and for several months in 1974.
Cuisnahuat data were obtained during visits in the summer of 1975
and in a longer stay in 1976. The work was completed, it should be
pointed out, before the recent upsurge of violence and political
turmoil, and should therefore have no political consequences.
Nevertheless, given the sensitivities on all sides of the conflict
and the potential for misunderstanding, it seems wisest for the
sake of all who worked with me to present no more specific informa-
tion about speakers, but rather in its place to offer the deepest
hope for improved conditions and an end to violence.
1.1. Social and geographical position. Today Pipil is l i t t l e

used, spoken by only a few, elderly people in a small number of
towns mainly in the departments of Sonsonate and Ahuachapan of
eastern El Salvador: Comazagua, Concepción de Ataco, Cuisnahuat,
Chiltiupan, Izalco, Jicalapa, Juayua, Nahuilingo, Nahuizalco, Santa
Catarina Mazaguat, Santa Isabel Ishuatán, Santo Domingo de Guzmán,
Tacuba, and Teotepeque (see section 1.4. for details). The exact
number of speakers is unknown, since many are relectant to be
identified as speakers. This is due to distrust conditioned by
Pipil experience in recent history, not the least of which was the
so-called "matanza" or massacre of Indians in 1932 coupled with the
government decree that Indian languages could no longer legally be
spoken. Thus only very rough estimates of the number of speakers
are available. In most villages only two or three elderly indivi-
duals still speak the language. The greatest concentrations are in
Cuisnahuat (C) and Santo Domingo de Guzmán (SD). In any case, the
language is quite moribund, with no fully fluent younger speakers.
While census and other official reports sometimes place the number
as high as 2,000, my own guess is that it is much lower, perhaps as
low as 200.
Formerly, Pipil was spoken in a wide area including scattered
locations from Guatemala to Panama (cf. Stone 1949, Fowler 1981).
It is now extinct everywhere except for these few places in El
Salvador.
1.2. Classification. Pipil belongs to a branch of languages

that has been called variously Nahua, Aztec, Nahuatlan, Aztecan,
etc., which is i t s e l f a subgroup of the Uto-Aztecan family (often
called Yuto-Nahua in Latin American sources). For more details,
see Campbell and Langacker 1978, Canger 1980, Lastra de Suárez
1975, and Sullivan 1980. The least controversial classification of
Uto-Aztecan has eight branches or subgroups:
UTO-AZTECAN
I. Numic (Plateau Shoshone)
1. Mono (Monachi), Paviotso
2. Panamint, Shoshone
3. Kawaaisu, Ute
II. TUbatulabal (Kern River)
III. Takic (Southern California Soshone)
1. Serrano, +Kitanemuk, +Vanyume, +Alliklik
2. +Fernandeño, +Gabrieleño, +Nicoleño
3. Cahuilla, Luiseño, Cupeño, +Juaneño
IV. Hopi
V. Piman
1. Pima, Papago
2. Northern Tepehuan, Southern Tepehuan
VI. Taracahitic
1. Tarahumara
2. Cahita, Varihio (Guarihio)
3. Opata
VII. Cora-Huichol (Corachol)
1. Cora
2. Huichol
V I I I . Nahua (Aztecan, Nahuatlan)
1. +Pochutec
2. Pipil
3. Core Nahua (all other Nahua varieties)
Note: + = extinct.
Many proposals exist for higher-order, more inclusive groupings,
and there is now a near consensus that the family first split into
two branches, Northern Uto-Aztecan (which includes groups I-IV
here) and Southern Uto-Aztecan (groups V-VIII). More controversial
proposals have bunched Takic, Numic, and TUbatulabal in a proposed
Shoshonean group and have linked Piman and Taracahitic, and at
times Cora-Huichol and Nahua also, in a group called Sonoran.
Miller's (1984) recent classification is intermediate to these:
UTO-AZTECAN
1. Numic
a. Western Numic: Mono, Paviotso (or Nor-
thern Paiute) (Bannock)
b. Central Numic: Panamint, Shoshoni,
Comanche
c. Southern Numic: Kawaiisu, Ute
(Chemehuevi, Southern Paiute, Ute)
2. Tubatulabal
3. Takic
Serrano-Gabrielino
(1) Serran: Serrano, Kitanemuk
(2)Gabrielino (Gabrielino,
Fernandino)
Cupan
(1) Cupeño, Cahuilla
(2) Luiseño
4 . Hopi
5. Southern Uto-Aztecan
A. Sonoran
a. Tepiman: Upper Piman (Papago,
Pima, Nevóme), Lower Piman,
Northern Tepehuan, Southern
Tepehuan (Southern Tepehuan;
Tepecano)
b. Taracahitian
(1) Tar ahumar an: Tarahumara
(Eastern Tarahumara,
Western Tarahumara,
Southern Tarahumara),
Guarijio (Upland
Guarijio, Lowland
Guarajío)
(2) Opatan: Opata, Eudeve
(3) Cahita (Mayo, Yaqui)
c. Tubar
d. Corachol: Cora, Huichol
8 . Aztecan
a. General Aztec: P i p i l , Aztec
(ClassicalAztec,
Tetelcingo, Zacapoaxtla,
and others)
b. Pochutec
Names in parenthesis are dialects of the preceding
language. (Miller 1984:121.)
1.2.1. "What's in a name?": Nahua and Pipil. The name "Nahua"
is used here to refer to any variety, be it a dialect or indepen-
dent language, of the Nahua subgroup. This term is purposefully
nonspecific to avoid the confusion that other names used in the
literature have produced. It is important to explain some of these
terms in order to unravel some of this confusion.
North American linguists tend to speak of the "Aztec" language.
This, however, is unclear because the language is not a direct
reflection of Aztec culture, since it was spoken contemporaneously
also by non-Aztecs (e.g. the Tlaxcalans). Other names which have
been used in reference to varieties of Nahua are: Nahuatl, Nahuat,
Nahuate (Naguate), Mejicano (Mexicano), Mejicano Corrupto (Corrupt
Mexican), Pipil Nicarao, etc. Pochutec of Oaxaca (now extinct,
see Boas 1917) i s the most divergent language of the subgroup.
While the case is less clear, I believe that Central American Pipil
should also be considered a distinct language, but more similar to
other varieties than Pochutec is. All others are considered dia-
lects of a single language, called here "Core Nahua". (For more
details concerning Nahua dialectology, see Campbell and Langacker
1978, Canger 1978, 1980, 1983, Lastra de Suárez 1974; cf. also
appendices 1 and 2.)
Above a l l , i t is important to clarify the term " P i p i l " . For
some scholars "Pipil" signifies only the Pipil language of Central
America; this is its most common intended meaning in the scientific
literature and it is the usage proposed here as the only clear and
acceptable meaning for the term. Nevertheless, frequently "Pipil"
has been employed not only for Central American Pipil, but also for
refering to Nahua dialects of southern Veracruz, Tabasco, and
Chiapas (southern Mexican states); cf., for example, Fowler 1981,
1984, García de León 1976, Hasler 1958a, 1958b, 1961, 1976, Knab
1980, Law 1956, Navarrete 1975:279, Reyes Garcia 1958, Swadesh
1954-1955, etc. A detailed analysis (see appendix 1) of the
available data shows that at one level these three varieties,
Central American P i p i l , Chiapas Nahua, and dialects of southern
Veracruz and Tabasco, share certain traits which suggest a possible
closer historical connection among them (Canger 1980, Lastra de
Suárez 1974). On the other hand, Central American Pipil is in
several respects quite distinct from these and all other Nahua
varieties. At i s s u e , then, i s both the name and the
classification. The differences are sufficient to require a
distinct name in order to avoid confusion. However, the question
of classification is complicated by the need to interpret both the
shared similarities and the differences. Those who emphasize the
similarities classify Central American Pipil closer to these
varieties, but its differences suggest a classification which
reflects greater distance and divergence.
Among the more marked differences, it is worth pointing out the
following:
1) Pipil has -_t f plural f where others have -h (or

which corresponds to h in other dialects); cf. section
3.1.4.
2) In P i p i l -tu-k i s the 'perfect* or 'past
participle' (cf. section 3.7.2.3), while in others -tuk
/ -tok i s a p r o g r e s s i v e e n d i n g , sometimes used
adjectivally. For example, in Pipil wa:k-tuk means "dry"
( ' a d j e c t i v e ' ) or " i t has d r i e d " ('perfect'), but in
Pajapan, Veracruz corresponding wa:k-tok means "dry"
('adjective') but also " i t is drying" ('progressive').
3) Pipil has no absolutive suffix with nouns that end
in -1 and its occurrence with polysyllabic nouns ending
with other consonants is very limited. These other
varieties have the absolutive suffix in these contexts.
4) In Pipil the sequence kwaw generally did not become
ko as it did in several of these other varieties.
5) Pipil has a number of lexical and other sporadic
d i f f e r e n c e s , for example: nu:tsa "to speak"
(corresponding forms mean "to call" in others), nemi "to
be" ("to live" in others), atime-t "louse" (atemi-t or
atimi-t in others), etc. (cf. appendix 1 for more
details).
W h i l e these d i f f e r e n c e s are c l e a r l y s i g n i f i c a n t , their

historical weight is not clear in each case, since it is in
principle possible that these varieties changed after Pipil split
off (a possibility in 4, for example) or that Pipil innovated after
its separation (possible in 5). With such differences it is clear
that the term " P i p i l " should be used with c a u t i o n . It is
preferible to reserve its use solely for Central American Pipil in
order to avoid confusion. The complicated question of P i p i l ' s
classification within Nahua is taken up in detail in Appendix 1.
1.3. Ethnohistory. Having considered the position of P i p i l , I

now turn to i t s h i s t o r y . There a r e historical traditions
concerning the arrival of the Pipils to Central America. While
they provide important information, their interpretation is not
without complications. The accounts are registered in two main
sources, Torquemada ( 1 6 1 5 / 1 9 6 9 / ) and Oviedo ( 1 9 4 5 / 1 5 5 7 / ) , and in
several minor references, e.g. Ixtlilxochitl (1952/1600-1611/),
Clavijero ( 1 9 7 4 / c a . l 7 7 5 / ) , and Fuentes y Guzraán (1932-1933/1695/).
These have been interpreted by Stoll (1884/1958/), Lehraann (1920),
Thompson (1948), Chapman (1960), Jiménez Moreno (1959, 1966), León
Portilla (1972), Campbell (1978) and Fowler (1981, 1983). I begin
this survey by citing the primary accounts, which report the oral
traditions of the Nicarao. Torquemada tells it this was:
Según se platica, entre los naturales de esta Tierra,

maiormente los v i e j o s , d i c e n , que l o s I n d i o s de
Nicaragua, y los de Nicoya (que por otro Nombre, se dicen
Mangnes (Mangues) antiguamente tuvieron su Habitación en
el Despoblado de Xoconochco (Soconusco), que es en la
Governacion de Mexico. Los de Nicoya, decienden de los
Chololtecas. Moraran acia la Sierra, la Tierra adentro;
y los Nicaraguas, que son de la de Anahuac, Mexicanos,
habitaban acia la Costa del Mar del Sur. La vna, y la
otra era mui gran multitud de Gente; dicen que avra
siete, u ocho edades o vidas de Viejos, y estos que
vivian larga vida, hasta venir a ser mui Ancianos, que
vivian tanto, que de viejos los sacaban al Sol. En aquel
tiempo vino sobre ellos vn grande Exercito de Gente, se
decian, Olmecas. Estos dicen que vinieron de ácia
Mexico, y que antiguamente avian sido Capitales Enemigos
de aquellos, que estaban poblados, en el Despoblado, que
aora es entre Xoconochco (Soconusco), y Tequantepec
(Tehuantepec). Estos Olmecas, dieron Guerra, vencieron,
y sujetaron a los Naturales, y pusiéronles grandes
Tributos, ...
demandaron Consejo á sus Alfaquies, que les
dixesen, qué debian hacer, que yá no podian sufrir tan
Tiranos Tributos ... dixeron: Que se apericibiesen
para que todos en vn dia, lo mas secreto, que pudiesen,
levantasen sus Mugeres, y Niños, y sus Haciendas, y se
fuesen adelante, y dexasen aquella Tierra ... salieron
de aquella Tierra, que antes avian morado, con grande
contentamiento, y gusto.
Despues, que comentaron á caminar, á los veinte dias
se les murió vno de los dos Alfaquies Principales, que
diximos. Pasaron por la T i e r r a de Guauhtemallan
(Guatemala), y anduvieron cerca de cien Leguas adelante.
Allegaron á vna Provincia, que los Españoles llaman la
Cholulteca, ó Choroteca, y a l l i se les murió el otro
Alfaque. Antes que muriese, les dixo ... a los de
Nicoya, que iban en la delantera: Vosotros sois malos,
porque verná (vendrá) tiempo, que serviereis á vnos
Hombres Blancos Barbudos, ... y os tratarán mal, y
peor, que los Olmecas.
También dixo á los Olmecas: Vosotros i r é i s , y
poblareis cerca de la Mar, que es la de el Sur, ácia el
Occidente, que aora llaman el Golfo de San Lucar, y alli
se hace vn buen Puerto, cerca de vna I s l a , que la llaman
Chira, y fue poblada de Gente quasi desnuda, y son
Olleros, y sirvense de ellos, los de Nicoya ...
A los de Nicaragua dixo el A l f a q u i : Vosotros
poblareis cerca de vna Mar dulce, que tiene á vista, vna
Isla, en la qual ai dos Sierras altas redondas; y también
que de toda aquella Tierra se avia de enseñorear, y los
tratarian como a los de Nicoya.
Esta Generación vino por la Costa del Mar del Sur, y
pasaron por Tierra de Quauhtemallan (Guatemala), entre
los Naturales de aquella Tierra. Estos adonde veían
algún buen Asiento, para poblar, poblaban, y de esta
Generación, son los que en la Nación de Quauhtemallan,
llaman P i p i l e s , como son los Pueblos, que llaman los
Eâlcos (Izalco), que es la maior, y mejor Huerta, y mas
abundante, y rica de Cacao, y Algodon, que ai en toda la
Nueva-España, aunque entre dentro, toda la Governación de
Guauhtemallan. El Pueblo de Mictlan (Mitla), y el de
Yzcuintlan (Escuintla), y otros algunos, dexaron poblados
aquellos Indios, que pasaron adelante.
También se dice, que de esta Generación de Indios,
fueron algunos de ellos atravesando, y aportaron á la Mar
del Norte, y cerca del Desaguadero, está vn Pueblo de
ellos, y hablan en Lenga (sic) Mexicana, no tan corrupta,
como e s t o t r a de los P i p i l e s ... (Torquemada
1969/1615/.1:331-3).
Oviedo (1557/1945/), who published reports from Fray Francisco

de Bobadilla, together with his own observations, provided the
following:
No somos naturales de aquesta tierra, é há mucho tiempo

que nuestors predesessores vienieron (sic) á ella, é no
se nos acuerda que tanto há, porque no fué en nuestro
tiempo ... La tierra, de donde vinieron nuestros
progenitores, se di$e Ticomega é Maguatega, y es hácia
donde se pone el sol: viniéronse porque en aquella
tierra tenían amos, a quien Servian, é los trataban mal
... (Cited by Lehmann 1920:1004.)
Ixtlilxochitl ( 1 6 9 5 / 1 9 5 2 / ) also spoke of these migrations,
relating them to the destruction of the Toltec kingdom in 959 A.D.
and Xolotl's entrance:
... y los pocos tultecas que habían escapado de su

destrucción, los dejó vivir en los puestos y lugares en
donde estaban reformados y poblados cada uno con su
familia, que fué en Chapoltepec, Colhuacan, Tlatzalante-
pexoxoma, Totolapan, Quauhquecholan, y hasta las costas
del mar del Norte en Tozapan, Tochpan, Tziuhcoac y
Xicotepec, y lo mismo en Chololan, aunque algunos de
ellos no pasaron sino hasta la tierra de Nicaragua á
donde fueron á poblar, y á otras tierras remotas, en
donde no llegó con tanta fuerza la seca y calamidad
referida (Don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl 1952.2:36-7).
Interpretations of these accounts have been varied and at times

quite controversial. For example, Squier (1852) took the palm tree
in the Mexican representation of Aztlan, the legendary northern
homeland of the Aztecs, to mean that Nahua speakers must have
originated in the south, migrating from Nicaragua and El Salvador
to central Mexico (cf. Stoll 1958/1884/:7-8). Today all hold
Squier's view to be quite mistaken, agreeing that the Nahua
speakers come into Mesoamerica from the north, with subsequent
migrations to Central America from central Mexico.
Most interpretations attempt to analyze Torquemada and Oviedo.
According to Torquemada (just cited), the Nicarao left Soconusco
(the Pacific Coast of Chiapas) "seven or eight ages or lives of an
old man" before. This "age of an old man" has generally been
interpreted as the period called in Nahuatl huehuetiliztli, which
is two 52-year cycles of the Mesoamerican calendar, or 104 years.
Consequently, Jiménez Moreno (1966:67) and most other scholars have
taken this to mean that the Pipil migration to Central America took
place around 728 to 832 years before its telling in 1580, or
approximately 800 A.D. Lehmann (1920:1005), in contrast, held a
different opinion:
Es ist sehr Wahrscheinlich, dass Torquemada diesen

Bericht, der offenbar mehrere Wandersagen in eine ver-
schmilzt, von Fray Toribio Motolinia Ubernommen hat ...
BehHlt man das im Auge, so bezieht sich die Zeitangabe
fiber die Abwanderung der Nicarao aus Mexiko wohl nicht
auf d i e Z e i t Torquemada's, sondern auf d i e j e n i g e
Motolinia's (um 1526). Zieht man davon die "7 - 8
Greisenalter" (etwa = huehuetiliztli mexikanisch = 104
Jahre?) niedrig gerechnet zu 7 X 80 = 560 oder 640
Jahren ab, so komrat man auf etwa 966 oder 886 n. Chr.;
nimmt man an, dass Torqueraada von seiner Zeit (etwas um
1600) rllckwSrts gerechnet hat, so kommt man auf 1040 oder
960 n. Chr. Die Einwanderung der Nicarao wllrde also in
den Zeitraum von 886 - 1040 n. Chr. anzusetzen sein, d.h.
etwa in das 10. nachchristliche Jahrhundert. Da Abaer
die Nicarao-Sprache weniger altertUmlich ist ais das
Pipil von Salvador, so muss die Abwanderung der Izalcos
eine betrHchtliche Zeit früher erfolgt sein, mindestens
um 300 n. Chr. ... Die Nicarao jedoch direkt mit den
alten Pipil Salvadors auf eine Stufe zu stellen, wie es
Torquemada tut, ist sprachlich nicht gerechtfertigt
(Lehmann 1920:1005).
Lehmann, continuing his criticism of Torquemada, identified

Oviedo's Ticomega and Maguatega, from whence the Nicarao came, with
a Tecuman in Morelos and a Miahuatlan in Puebla, sites near
Cholula, saying:
... Nicarao-Vorfahren von dort etwa im oder seit dem

10. Jhdt. n. Chr. auswanderten. Wenn Torquemada den
Schauplatz der VttLkerwegung nicht nach Cholula und Umge-
bung verlegt, sondern nach Soconusco, so hHngt das offen-
bar damit zusammen, dass er die Wandersage der Nicarao
mit der schon früher erfolgten der P i p i l (Izalcos) und
Chiapaneken verschmilzt (Lehmann 1920:1006).
It is not clear why Lehmann insisted that the Nicarao are distinct
from and later in their arrival to Central America than the Pipils.
Indeed, Lehmann gives no indications concerning the sources or
contents of the other legends supposedly fused by Torquemada, and
he forgot that Torquemada spoke of their arrival in Soconusco from
Anahuac, identified with the Valley of Cholula (cf. Chapman 1960).
Thus, Torquemada was not in fact guilty, as Lehmann's claimed, of
placing the scene erroneously in Soconusco instead of near Cholula.
Nor did Lehmann present any substantial linguistic evidence to
support this view. In fact, his belief that P i p i l is older seems
rather to stem from a dependence on the erroneous classification of
Nahua dialects into the so-called tl- and 1^-dialects, coupled
with his conviction that the Jt-dialects, of which Pipil is a
representative, are older than tl-dialects:
Aus dieser EigentUmlichkeit darf man wohl den Schluss

Ziehen, dass die tl-losen Dialekte sich vom Toltekischen
ableiten, das ja eben ein vom Aztekischen (Mexikanischen)
"etwas" abweichendes Idiom, ein Nahuat, war. Mithin
mUssen die Nahuatl-Pipil Dialekte in ihrem Ursprung Slter
sein ais die schon altertUmlichen Hymnen Sahagun's, weil
das Toltekische dem Aztekischen spracahlich, kulturhisto-
risch und archMologisch vorhergeht. Da das Izalco von
Salvador nach meinen Aufnahmen vollere gram mat ische For-
men bewahrt ais das Mexikanisch-Aztekische, so folgt
d a r a u s , dass das e r s t e A l t a z t e k i s c h e der Hymnen
Sahagun's, Hlter ais das P i p i l Guatemalas (Lehmann
1920:990).
Lehmann's equation of ¿-dialects with the Toltecs and hence

Pipil (a ¿-dialect) migrations with the Toltec dispersion has been
important, not because it is necessarily accurate, but because it
has been influential. For example, Luckenbach and Levy (1980) and
Fowler (1981) present such nearly identical conclusions about mul-
tiple migrations (with Pipil and Nicarao separated), Toltec connec-
tions, proposed dates, and the importance of ¿-dialects (as opposed
particularly to tl-dialects), that it is difficult to believe their
conclusions were not strongly influenced by Lehmann's opinions.
Notwithstanding Lehmann's influence on later studies, his con-
clusions seem also conditioned by his possible reading of earlier
sources. For example, Ixtlilxochitl (cited above) claimed that the
Toltec diaspora resulted in migrations to Nicaragua — Nicarao (and
Pipil) being ¿-dialects. Clavijero could also be the source:
Sabemos que los Toltecas y los Cicimecas (Chichimecas),

los Cicimecas (sic) y los Acolhuis se comunicaban en
común entre si desde el principio, y se entendían recí-
procamente sin intérpretes. El encontrarse la lengua
mexicana difundida hasta Nicaragua no puede atribuirse a
otra cosa sino a la dispersion de los Toltecas, que la
hablaban, porque no se sabe que los Nahuatlacos hayan
entrado más allá de Chiapan (Clavaijero 2:153, cited by
Stoll 1958/1884/: 29-30).
In spite of Lehmann's influence, most modern investigators have

accepted Torquemada's account as accurate, and joining it with
Oviedo's, they have proposed a reasonable picture of Pipil ethno-
history. According to their reconstructions ( c f . particularly
Jiménez Moreno 1966:63-7), the Pipils left the area of Cholula,
Puebla (specifically Ticomega and Maguatega) in order to escape the
tyranny of the historical Olmecs. They came to southern Veracruz,
but shortly after were displaced again, arriving in Xolotlan (the
Soconusco Coast of Chiapas). Later, once again to escape the
historical Olmec opression, they left Soconusco, passing through
several places, leaving colonies in Guatemala, El Salvador,
Nicaragua, and even in Costa Rica and Panama. Their departure is
dated at around 800 A.D., based on the "7 o 8 edades de viejo" of
Torquemada's account.
As mentioned, in contrast to this view, Fowler (1981) has taken
a position in sympathy with Lehmann's. He sees "Pipil" migrations
in successive steps or waves from ca. 800 A.D. to ca. 1250 or 1300
A.D. from central Mexico to the southern Gulf region to various
areas of Central America. After an extensive review of ethno-
history, archaeology, and linguistics (including place names), he
concludes for El Salvador, "probably for at least five centuries
prior to (the Conquest), almost all of this (western and central)
portion of El Salvador west and south of the Lempa River was
occupied by the P i p i l " (Fowler 1981:498). He also believes in a
"total or partial control of this (Usulután coastal lowland) region
by the Nonualco P i p i l in the Late Postclassic as a strong
possibility" (Fowler 1981:507). He equates these Nonualco with a
later migration, connected with the Nicarao and assumed to be
posterior to the Pipil. In his conclusions, based in large part on
his glottochronological study (see appendix 1), he placed the
"first wave of Pipil-Nicarao migrations out of central Mexico into
the Veracruz coastal lowlands and via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to
Central America sometime around A.D. 700 to 900" (Fowler 1981:542).
lf
Later Nahuat separations between approximately A.D. 900 and 1350
were probably directly or indirectly related to the expansion
of the Toltec empire and its subsequent demise ... An important
Toltec-influenced P i p i l group, the Nonoalca, pushed into El
Salvador at this time, displacing many of the earlier P i p i l
inhabitants of the region. The movement of the Nicarao into
Nicaragua sometime after A.D. 1200 appears to be correlated with
these events" (Fowler 1981:543-5).
While this opinion merits careful consideration, the evidence
for multiple migrations (with the Nonoalco, connected with the
Nicarao, arriving later) is at present not convincing. The
greatest reservations are raised by the fact that it is based so
h e a v i l y on g l o t t o c h r o n o l o g y , w i t h no direct linguistic or
ethnohistorical evidence to support it. In general, not only are
the glottochronological dates contested, but also it is not clear
whether the ethnohistorical dates are to be interpreted as dealing
with the assumed original migration from the Cholula area or with
later movements out of Soconusco toward Central America. However,
if in the end we could establish an accurate correlation of these
dates with the conquest of Cholula by the historical Olmecs and the
departure of the Pipils from there at about 800 A.D., then perhaps
we would be in a better position to explain the nature of the
postulated relationship shared by Pipil, Isthmus (Gulf), and Sierra
de Puebla Nahua. Given the consensus that the Pipil left central
Mexico and migrated first to the southern Gulf region, it is to be
expected that the Pipil language would share some linguistic traits
with varieties from that area. The question remains, however,
about how the differences are to be understood and about how long
Pipil has been separated from whatever its nearest neighbors or
relatives may be (see appendix 1).
1.4. Pipil dialectology. Having considered Pipil's ethnohis-

tory and its position relative to other varieties of Nahua, I now
turn to an inspection of Pipil's own regional variation. My origi-
nal intent in studying Pipil dialects was to determine where the
language is still spoken and to obtain a general characterizataion
of local dialect variation. The goal was not to provide an exhaus-
tive account of minor regional differences. The dialect features
presented here, then, give a good idea of major differences among
local dialects, but it does not provide a comprehensive view of
variation within each location. These dialect traits are presented
in broad phonetic representation, not really phonemic, but
employing the Pipil practical alphabet to the extent that it is
possible (see section 2.1).
(1) In Chiltiupán ts tends to change to s., e.g. saput "Zapote"
(from tsaput; susukul "water jug (cántaro)" (from tsutsukul); etc.
(2) In Concepción de Ataco the vowels i. and ii have been lost
between stops and semivowels, e.g. kwat "snake" (from ku(:)wat),
kwa "to buy" (from kuwa), maltyá "to bathe" (from m-a(;)lti(y)a;
the x is inserted by rule, cf. 2.2). It should also be noticed
that the lost vowel would ordinarily bear stress when in penulti-
mate position and consequently stress i s shifted to the final
vowel.
(3) Originally the final and preconsonantal -1, of P i p i l (and
probably of Proto-Nahua as well) was devoiced (1), but today there
is considerable variation between voiced and voiceless pro-
nunciation in these position and even in other positions in certain
dialects. In Cuisnahuat the voiced and voiceless counterparts vary
rather freely in final position. Final -1 is always voiceless in
Jicalapa. In Teotepeque, the voiceless (i) has been generalized
to all positions; that i s , ¿ h a s changed totally to ¿ everywhere,
e.g. peíu "dog", tihian "chicken", tekuiut "owl", kumai "griddle",
chiitik "red", maltiya "to bathe", kai ,fhouse", etc.
In Jicalapa, not only is final -1 devoiced, but 1. in a l l
positions is palatalized, ] / , prepalatalized finally, - y í). Some
exampales are: pel?u "dog", tihlân "chicken", tekulût "owl",
chakalîn "shrimp", e l y u t "ear of corn", ulût "corncob", kuma y í
"griddle", taxka?^ " t o r t i l l a " , tunayl- "sun", lâmat "old woman",
kaî "house", etc,
(4) In Teotepeque x ( / $ / ) has changed to / V , a retroflexed
fricative, and now is in free variation with rr ( / ? / ) . I believe
the later change to rr. is due to Spanish influence. There i s
sociolinguistically conditioned variation in local Spanish between
¥ and where at least nearby in Guatemala the s variant i s
stigmatized. I believe that the negative value placed on this
variant in Spanish has contributed to the Teotepeque change to r, a
change in the direction of the prestige variant in Spanish, the
dominant language in this setting. Some examples are: Suchit /
ruchit "flower", suiet / ruiet "old man", teskan "tick 1*, sukut
"hogplum", aân "now".
(5) Teotepeque and Comasaguya have a before £ in monosyllabic
roots where others dialects have e., e.g. -may "hand", -kway
"skirt".
(6) Pipil Jk has several variants in the different dialects, but
in every case the underlying segment remains Jc. In Cuisnahuat Jk is
voiced and sometimes fricativized ¿ between two vowels when the
first is long or if both are a.'s. Occasionally it is voiced ini-
tially in certain words, particulary frequent with k(i)- 'third
person sg. pronominal' prefix. In Santo Domingo de Guzmán k is
voiced £ initially, intervocalically, and after n. In Tacuba,
it is voiced between vowels. In the other dialects lc is generally
maintained without change.
In all dialects, final ji is velar (g) and the stress falls on
the penultimate syllable except for certain Spanish loans,
occasionally the suffix -tsin (cf. section 3.1.3.8), and those
words in Ataco which lost penultimate o r u between stops and
semivowels (see above).
Vowel length is not represented in the l i s t of dialect forms
that follows due to lack of reliable information except for
Cuisnahuat and Santo Domingo de Guzmán, where it was investigated
systematically . It is to be supposed, however, that vowel length
in the other dialects, where it s t i l l exists, w i l l be nearly the
same as in these two dialects.
The following word lists exemplify the changes and variation in
the individual dialects. The abbreviations are:
At Ataco (Concepción de)
Tac Tacuba
Maz Santa Catarina Mazaguat
SD SAnto Domingo de Guzmán
Nah Nahuizalco
Iz Izalco
Teo Teotepeque
Jic Jicalapa
Com Comazagua
Chil Chiltiupan
C Cuisnahuat
It should be noted that the gaps in the l i s t s , i.e. missing words,

are because informants either did not know them or could not
remember when questioned. The plants and animals whose English
names are relatively unfamiliar are given with their Spanish names
as well. Many of these are described in the dictionary.
cat dog chicken opossum deer

At mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwasin masat
Tac mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwatsin masat
Maz mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwatsin masat
SD mistun pe:lu guyamet tihlan takwatsin masa:t
Nah mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwatsin masat
Iz mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwatsin masat
Teo mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwatsin masat
Jic mistun pelû kuyamet tihlân takwatsin masat
Com mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwatsin masat
Chil mistun pelu kuyamet tihlan takwa(t)sin masat
C mistun pe:lu kuyamet tihlan takwatsin masa:t
rabbit mouse bird egg owl

At tuchti kimichin tutut teksis(ti) tekulut
Tac tuchti kimichin teksisti
Maz kimichin tutut teksisti
SD tuchtsin gimichin tu:tut teksisti tegulut
Nah tuchti kimichin wilut teksis tekulut
Iz kimichin tutut teksisti
Teo kimichin tekulut
Jic kimichin teksis tekulût
Com tuchti kimichin wilut teksis
Chil kimichin wilut tekulut
C tuchti kimichin wi:lutsin teksisti tekulut
bat iguana snake crab
At kwat tekwisi
Tac kuke kwat teksisi
Maz kuke kuwat axalin
SD tsina:gan gu:ge gu:wat tekwisi
Nah kuke/gexpo kuwat tekwisi
Iz tsinakan kwat tekwisi
Teo kukexpai kuwat tikwisi
Jic tsinaka kukexpayl kuwat tikwisi/tekwkisi
Com kuwat tekwisi
Chil tekwisi
C tsina:gan kurgetspal ku:wat tekwisi
honey,
shrimp fish worm sweet(s) ant louse
At nekti
Tac chagalin michin kwilin nekti tsigat atimet
Maz chakalin michin tsikat
SD chagalin michin kwilin nekti tsi:gat atimet
Nah chakalin michin kwilin atimet
Iz michin kwilin tsikat
Teo chakalin michin kwilin nekti sikat
Jic chakalyin michin kwilin nekti
Com chakalin michin kwilin nekti
Chil chakalin michin kwilin
C chagalin michin kwilin nekti tsi:gat atimet
tree,
tick flea leaf flower wood ceiba
At texkan xuchit kwawit
Tac teskan tekpin -iswa-w xuchit kwawit
Maz tekpin iswat xuchit kwawit puchut
SD texkan tekpin iswat xu:chut kwawit pu:chut
Nah tekpin iswat xuchit kwawit
Iz texkan tekpin iswat xuchit kwawit
Teo teSkan iswat Suchit kwawit puchut
Jic texkan tekpin xuchit kwawit
Com tekpin xuchit kwawit
Chil tekpin xuchit kwawit
C texkan tekpin iswat xuschit kwawit pu:chut
cord,
hogplum grass thorn cacao vine
At
Tac xugut sagat witsti kagawat mekat
Maz xukut wichti mekat "tule"
SD xugut sagat witsti gagawat megat
Nah sakat witsti mekat
Iz xukut wichti
Teo áukut wisti mekat
Jic sakat witsti(n) kakawat mekat
Com xukut mekat
Chil mekat
C xukut sakat witsti kakawat mekat
manioc,
sweet
bean cane chili tomato potato squash avocado
At et chil tumat
Tac et uwat tumat kamu(h) ayu(h)
Maz et tumat kamu(h) awakat
SD e:t u:wat chi:l tumat gamuh ayuh a:wagat
Nah et chil tumat kamut ayut awakat
Iz et tumat kamu(h)
Teo et uwat tumat kamut ayut awakat
Jic et uwat chii tumat kamut ayut awakat
Com et uwat chil tumat kamut -ayu(h) awakat
Chil et chil tumat ayut awakat
C e:t u:wat chi:l tumat kamuh ayuh a:wakat
achiote,
guava bixa zapote plantain banana
Al-
AL
Tac chalugut tsaput "anona" pula inginya
Maz chalu(h) achiyut tsaput pula kiniya(h)
SD cha:lugut a:chi:yut tsaput pula giniyah
Nah achut tsaput pula giniya(h)
Iz achut tsaput pula
Teo chalukut achut saput pula kiniya(h)
Jic achut kiniya(h)
Com tsaput kiniya(h)
Chil saput
C chaslukut a:chiyut tsaput pula kiniyah
tobacco , coyol maize maize ear of
cigar palm (on cob) (shelled) corncob corn
At ulut elut
Tac iyat kuyul tawiyal ulut elut
Maz kuyul tawiyal elut
SD guyul sinti tawiyal ulut e:lut
Nah kuyul sinti ulut elut
Iz tawiyal
Teo kuyul sinti ulut elut
Jic iyat kuyul sinti ul?ut elût
Cora iyat sinti tawiyal ulut elut
Chil elut
C kuyul sinti tawiyal ulut e:lut
green tortilla metate pot,

corn milpa griddle (quern) lug to grind
At kumal metat kumit
Tac xilut rail kumal metat kumit
Maz mil kumal metat kumit •tisi
SD xi:lut mi:l gumal metat gu :mit --tisi
Nah xilut mil kumal metat kumit -tisi
Iz xilut kumal metat kumit -tisi
Teo milpa kumal metat -kun
Jic xiiy u t mil kuma^l metat kumit -tisi
Com mi:l -tisi
Chil -tisi
C xislut mi:l kuma:l metat ku :mit --tisi
lime to be
(cal) tortilla salt meat to eat hungry
At tamal istat nakat -kwa
Tac tenex tamal istat nagat -kwa
Maz tenex tamal istat nakat -kwa
SD tenex tamal istat nagat -kwa mayana
Nah tenex tamal istat nakat -kwa mayana
Iz istat nakat -kwa
Teo tamal istat nakat -kwa mayana
Jic taxka^l nakat -kwa mayana
Com tenex 11 ash" tamal istat nakat -kwa mayana
Chil taxkal istat nakat -kwa
C tenex tamal istat nakat -kwa maya:na
bitter sweet sour fire smoke ash(es)
At chichik tit
Tac chichik xuk tit pukti nexti
Maz chichik tit
SD chichik tsupe:lek xukuk tit pukti nextl
Nah chichik tsupelik xuguk tit
Iz chichik tit nexti
Teo chichik nektak tit neStan
Jic chichik tit
Com chichik tsupelik xukuk tit pukti tenex
Chil tit
C chichik tsupe:lek xuguk ti:t pukti nextl
bottle water gourd

gourd jug bowl
cold hot (tecomate) (cántaro) (guacal)
At tekumat
Tac sek- tegumat wahkal
Maz sesik tutunik tekumat chuchukul wahkal
SD sesek tutu:nik tegumat tsutsugul wahkal
Nah sesek tutunik tekumat tsutsukul wahkal
Iz sesek tutunik tekumat wahkal
Teo -sek- tutunik tekumat tsutsukul wahkal
Jic -sek- tekumat tsutsuku^l
Com sesek tekumat tsutsukul wahkal
Chil susukul wahkal
C sesek tutu:nik tekumat tsutsukul wahkal
basket sick cough eye ear hand

At -ix -mey
Tac chigiwit kuguya tatasi- -ix -nagas -mey
Maz chikiwit kukuya tatasis -ix nakas -mey
SD chigiwit guguya tatasi(s) -i:x -nagas -mey
Nah kukuya tatasis -ix nakas -mey
Iz chikiwit kukuya -ix nakat -mey
Teo chikiwat kukuya -ix nakas -may
Jic chikiwit kukuya tatasis -ix nakas -mey
Com chikiwit kukuya tatasi -ix nakas -may
Chil kukuya -ix nakas
C chigiwit kukuya tatasi -L:x nagas -mey
mouth leg tooth head leather belly
At -ten -tsuntegu
Tac -ten -kxi -tsuntegun kwetaxti -ihti
Maz -ten -kxi -tan -tsuntegun
SD -te:n (i)kxi -tan -tsuntegun kwetaxti -ihti
Nah -ten ikxi -tan -tsuntekun kwetax -ihti
Iz -ten -tan -tsuntekun
Teo -ten ikxi -tan yulu
Jic -ten -kxi -tan -tsuntekun -kwetax yulyu
Com -ten ikxi -tsuntekun -ihti
Chil -ten -ihti
C -te:n (i)kxi -tan -tsuntekun kwetaxti -ihti
finger-
nail hair blood to sleep to die
At kuchi miki
Tac istit tsunkal -is-yu guchi migi
Maz -istit esti kuchi miki
SD -istit -tsungal esti guchi migi
Nah -istit tsunkal etsti kuchi miki
Iz -istit tsunkal -es-yu miki
Teo kuchi miki
Jic istit -tsunkaî -es-yu kuchi miki
Com tsunkal kuchi miki
Chil miki
C itstit -tsunkal esti kuchi migi
red yellow green black white

At
Tac tultik istak
Maz xuxuwik istak
SD chi:ltik tultik xuxuwik ti:ltik istak
Nah chiltik tultik xuxuk- istak
Iz chiltik tultik istak
Teo chiltik istak
Jic chiltik kutiltik istik
Cora chiltik tiltik istak
Chil chiltik
C chi:itik tultik xuxuwik ti:ltik istak
woods»
there is, land, uncleared
road heavy there are earth stone ravine land
At uhti etek nemi tal tet ustut kohtan
Tac uhti etik tet
Maz uhti tal tet
SD uhti etek nemi ta:l tet ustu:t kohtan
Nah uhti etek nemi tal tet kohtan
Iz uhti nemi tal tet kuhtan
Teo -uh- nemi tet -ustu-
Jic uhti nemi ta?l tet ustut
Com uhti etik nemi tal tet ustut
Chil uhti nemi tet
C uhti etek nemi ta:l tet ustu:t kuhtan
mountain water to bathe to wash soap sun

At pitet at m-altyá -paga xapun tunal
Tac tepet at tunal
Maz at -paka tunal
SD tepe:t a:t m-a:lti(y)a -pa:ga xapun tu:nal
Nah tepet at m-altiya -paka tunal
Iz tepet at xapun tunal
Teo tepet at m-aitiya sapun tunai
Jic tepet at m-a^ltiya -paka xapun tuna^l
Com at m-altiya xapun tunal
Chil at
C tepe:t a:t m-a:lti(y)a -pa:ga xapun tu:nal
moon,
month wind father male man woman
At metsti ehekat -teku ukich tagat siwat
Tac metsti kwehegat tagat siwat
Maz metsti tata takat siwat
SD me:tsti ehegat -te:gu ugich ta:gat siwa:t
Nah me:tsti ahakat -teku ukich takat siwat
Iz metsti -teku tagat siwat
Teo mesti ehekat -teku ukich takat siwat
Jic metsti ehekat -teku takat siwat
Com -tata ukich takat siwat
Chil ehekat takat siwat
C me:tsti ehekat -te:gu ukich ta:gat siwa:t
old old boy to want to give to buy
man woman
At xulet piltsin -negi -maga -kwa
Tac pilchin
Maz piltsin
SD chu:let lamat piltsin -negi -maga -kuwa
Nah xulet lamat piltsin -neki -ma(ka) -kuwa
Iz xuret piltsin -neki
Teo Sulet piltsin -neki -raaka -kuwa
Jic xulêt íyamata -maka -kuwa
Com xulet lamachin piltsinn -neki -maka -kuwa
Chil xulet lamat
C xu:ré:t lamahtsin piltsin -neki -maga -kuwa
pants hat skirt sandal mat house big

At -sala xumpe kweyat -kak petat -chan wey
Tac xumpe -kwey kakti petat kal -wey
Maz -xumpe wey
SD -sala xumpe -kwey -gak petat gal we:y
Nah kweyat -kak petat kal wey
Iz -sala -kak -pet kal
Teo -sala Sumpe -kway -kak petat kal wey
Jic -saiya suwat -kwey kakti petat k a yi wey
Com -kway petat kal wey
Chil kal
C -sala xumpe -kwey -kak petat kal we: y
hard one three four five half

At takwák se yey nawi nawpwil tahku
Tac takwawak se yey nawi makwil
Maz se
Dom takwa:wak se: ye:y na:wi (makwil) tahku
Nah se yey nawi makwil tahku
Iz takwawak se yey nawi mapil
Teo se yey nawi makwil tahku
Jic se yey nawi makwil
Com se
Chil selin
C takwa:wak se: ye:y na:wi makwil tahku
night now yesterday tomorrow
At tayuwa yaluwa musta
Tac tayuwaya
Maz
SD tayuwa a(:)xa(:)n yaluwa mu:sta
Nah tayuwa axan yaluwa musta
Iz tayuwal yaluwan musta
Teo tayuwa a|an musta
Jic tayuwa axan yalûwa musta
Com axan musta
Chil musta
C tayuwa a:xa:n yaluwa mu:sta
Chapter 2
Phonology
2.0. Introduction
In this chapter the phonology of P i p i l is described. First,

the practical orthography used to represent Pipil sounds is
presented; second, phonetic variants (allophones) are explained;
and finally the phonological processes (morphophoneraic rules) are
given and discussed. By and large the underlying segments and
autonomous phonemes of Pipil coincide, save for the changes in
underlying forms that take place in the phonological processes.
The practical orthography, when such changes have occurred, corre-
sponds to the autonomous (traditional structuralist) phonemic
level.
2.1. The phonetic value of the orthographic symbols
The phonetic value of the practical alphabet employed for Pipil

is easily grasped from Chart I , the phonological inventory, while
the following comments will help specify the content of these
symbols. The sounds in parentheses are for the most part found
only in Spanish loanwords. The ch is / 6 / , a voiceless alveopalatal
affricate. The /kw/ i s a voiceless labialized (or labiovelar)
stop, like the cu of Spanish cuando "when" or the £u of English
quick. The letter jc is an alveopalatal fricative, / á / , like the sh
of English shoe. The symbol jk is employed for this sound in Pipil
because it is the letter used in Central American Spanish (mostly
found in loan words from Indian languages) to represent that sound
and it is the symbol recommended by the Instituto Indigenista
Nacional of Guatemala. Actually, before the seventeenth century
Spanish had an alveopalatal fricative, spelled with jc, but this
changed to a velar fricative, now written j . The use of x. to
represent this sound in Central American Indian languages was
entrenched before the Spanish sound change. The r_ and rj: are as
in Spanish, an alveolar flap (r^ in the International phonetic
Alphabet, jf in American phonetic systems) and an alveolar t r i l l
(IPA r ( : ) , American r), respectively. The h i s simply a phonetic
/ h / (voiceless glottal fricative), as in English house. Vowels
have essentially the same value as the corresponding vowels of
Spanish, although there is in addition a length contrast. The
vowels 11 and can vary freely in their phonetic realization among
u ( : ) , U(:) t and o(s), but u and u¿ are by far the most frequent and
common pronunciations. The £ varies in a very few cases with in
less careful speech, e.g. ne / ni 'definite article 1 , -nech- /
-nich- "me" ('first person singlular object pronoun'), etc.
Vowel length is an important contrast, but it is d i f f i c u l t to
determine in many cases. There are such minimal pairs as pa;ta "to
melt" / pata "to change"; ne; "there" / lie 'definite a r t i c l e ' ; the
roots me;ts- "moon" / mets- "thigh"; etc., but such pairs are not
frequent. The difficulty i s that, due to Pipil's moribund state,
many speakers no longer make the vowel-length contrast, or they do
it only in more formal contexts. Among my main consultants in
Cuisnahuat, one lacked the contrast altogether, another had it only
in formal contexts (for example when carefully comparing linguistic
forms, reciting word lists, etc.), and a third used it consistently
throughout his speech. In Santo Domingo de Guzraán my consultants
generally lacked the contrast in everyday speech, but were able to
produce the distinctions when queried about individual words.
Nevertheless, only two individuals there maintained the distinction
consistently in a way relatively easy to perceive.
In both dialects the length contrast is clear only in stressed
syllables, i.e. the penultimate, in most forms. Notwithstanding,
in many cases different syllables may be stressed in derivations
with varied prefixes or suffixes, e.g. /masa:-t/ (másat) "deer".
/masa:-tsin/ (masá:tsig) " l i t t l e deer"; / t e : l p u : c h / (té:lpuch)
"son", /te:lpu:ch-tsin/ (telpúichtsig) " l i t t l e son"; /tekuma-t/
(tekumat) "bottle gourd", /nu-tekun/ (nutékug) "my bottle gourd",
/tekuraa-tsin/ (tekuraátsig) " l i t t l e bottle gourd" ("tecomatillo");
etc. (These examples are cited from Cuisnahuat dialect).
In Cuisnahuat all word-initial vowels are phonetically long,
although those followed by a single consonant are longer than those
followed by two, e.g. / i : s a / ( i : s a ) "to wake up", /ulu-t/ (u:lut)
"corncob", /ista-t/ ( i # s t a t ) " s a l t " . Underlying vowel length can
be determined in such forms by finding the form with some prefix
which removes the vowel from word-initial position, e.g. /uh-ulu-t/
(uhulut) "corncobs", /nu-ulu/ (nu(w)úlu) "my corncob", /n-i:sa-k/
(ni:sak) " I woke up". Santo Domingo de Guzraán has undergone cer-
tain changes with respect to vowel length in trisyllabic words,
particularly verbs. With V to represent a syllable, forms with
V..tf:..V have changed to V:..tf..V in many cases.
In the final analysis, although I did all I could to determine
underlying vowel length accurately for each of the forms of the
dictionary, many cases remain in which vowel length i s simply
uncertain. The marking of length is much more secure in stressed
syllables and in frequently occurring words.
CHART I
Pipil Phonological Inventory
Labial Dental Alveo- Velar Labio- Glottal

palatal velar
Stops &
Affricates
Voiceless p t ts ch k kw
Voiced (b) (d) (g)
Fricatives (f) s x h
Liquids 1
(r) (rr)
Nasals m n
Semivowels w y
Front Central Posterior
High i i: u u:
Mid e e: (o) ( o : )
Low a a:
2.1.1. Phonetic variants (allophones). Some of the segments

presented in Chart 1 have non-distinctive contextual variants (al-
lophones), which are taken up now. For consistency and for ease of
reference, phonetic citations in this book will employ the practi-
cal orthographic symbols whenever these are applicable rather than
symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet or of the modified
American phonetic schemes. Thus, for example, a phonetic trans-
cription i:x "eye" contains the x which is an alveopalatal
fricative.
1) Basically b. <i, and occur only in words of Spanish origin
and have the same pronunciation as in Spanish. That i s , word-
initially and after a nasal or they are phonetic stops, but after
a vowel or other consonants they are fricatives, just as in the
drink", and griego (griego) "Greek".
2) The pronunciation of k varies depending on the dialect (cf.
section 1.4). In Cuisnahuat, it is pronounced £ or £ between two
ja's or between vowels where the first is long; in other contexts it
is normally Ic, except for i n i t i a l 1c of the 'third person sg.
pronominal1 prefix in many cases. In Santo Domingo de Guzmán it is
pronounced £ initially and intervocalically, while it is lc in other
contexts. Since the conditions for these allophones are relatively
complicated, occasionally in the dictionary and in one sample text
from each dialect (H and N) the phonetic transcription is
presented together with the regular (phonemic) form.
3) The ja is pronounced just as in local Spanish, as ri, save
word-finally and preconsonantally where it is pronounced as a velar
nasal (a). With some frequency this n is phonetically velar also
before t¿ s, ts, ch, and x¿ where it alternates with n. In certain
compounds of more recent formation, a final n of one lexical
component of the compound which precedes an i n i t i a l vowel of a
following element is often pronounced as a velar nasal, acting in
this case as though it were word-final. Such cases are presented
with a = representing the compound juncture, e.g. mu-tsun=ahwilia
"to wet one's head", phonetically mutsunahwiliya? (cf. tsun- 'head1
ahwilia "to wet").
4) Historically the non-nasal sonorants (v/, £ , 1, and t) had
a voiceless allophone word-finally and before voiceless consonants,
i.e. W, Y, Jt, and JR respectively. These variants are s t i l l found,
but now in alternation with their voiced counterparts. It should be
pointed out that historically the final not only became
voiceless in this position, but further changed to x* This is seen
in such P i p i l examples as ni-k-u;ya " I shell i t " (where the -a
'present transitive' keeps the £ from final position) compared to
ni-k-ux " I shelled i t " , with in final position converted to x.
Nevertheless, there are final jr's of more recent origin in the
language which become voiceless word-finally without turning into
e.g. nu-mey (numeY or númey) "my hand".
5) Words borrowed from Spanish that containJ[vary greatly in
their pronunciation. These loans tend to have h 9 but in actual
occurrences vary among JE ( l a b i o d e n t a l ) , £ ( b i l a b i a l ) ,
(labialized b i l a b i a l ) , hw, and h. These realizations depend
largely on the volition of the speaker and in part on the vowel
that follows (e.g. ji is much more common and £ much less frequent
with a following round vowel). Older and more assimilated loans
have h.
6) In all dialects of Pipil an automatic phonetic glottal stop
(?) occurrs after final vowels. Given that this glottal stop is
totally predictable, it is not represented formally in the spelling
of Pipil forms, e.g. xumpe (xumpe?) "hat", temu (temu?) "to des-
cend", pula (pula?) "plantain", pe;lu (pe;lu?) "dog", etc.
7) Stress falls on the penultimate syllable, e.g.
ni-m-a;ltia (niraaltíya 9 ) " I bathe", tsun-tekuma-t (tsuntekumat)
"head", nu-tsun-tekun (nutsuntékug) "my head", etc. Since accent
(stress) is predictable in this position, it is markded formally in
the spelling only in those few exceptions where it does not appear
in the penultimate syllable. These cases, however, are very rare.
8) After jl and before another vowel a £ i s automatically
inserted; similarly a phonetic w automatically appears between a ii
and a following vowel. Since these are predictable, they are not
represented in the spelling. There are, however underlying (basic)
¿ s and wfs in such environments which are formally represented in
the orthography. This difference, then, constitutes one case in
which the orthography does not coincide directly with the autono-
mous phonemic level. In this environment in fast speech the i. and u
may be reduced or even fully lost, giving such examples as:
ki-ahsi-k (giyahsik or gyahsik) "he/she found it", ki-a;n-ke-t
(giya:gget or gyasgget) "they picked it up", tu-a:pan (tuwa:pag or
twaipag) "our river (Tepechata River)", ni-mu-i:x-tu:ka
(nimuwixtu:ga7 or nimwixtuiga9) "I enter (I put myself in)",
i-uh-u;mi-yu (iyuhu:miyu?) "his/her/its bones", i-a:xi:x
( y a : x i ( : ) x ) "his/her/its urine", etc.
9) The w is basically a phonetic w, but its pronunciation i s
equivalent to that of local Spanish words (spelled with gu- or
hu- varying among w, w (semivowel with some velar friction),
gw (functionally a single segment, but phonetically a sequence of a
stronger velar fricative plus w), and jgw (w with a voiced velar
stop onset).
2.2.Phonological processes (morphophonemic rules)
In a d d i t i o n to the phonetic v a r i a n t s ( a l l o p h o n e s ) j u s t
considered, Pipil has the following phonological rules which
involve alternations among phonemes.
(1) Vowel loss rules. In Pipil a vowel may be lost in several
contexts, as follows.
(1.1) Vowel loss in verbs. Pipil has four classes of verbs (see
section 3.7.3.). In the f i r s t , which i s the largest class, the
final vowel of the root is lost with most suffixes, save the
'present1 (e.g. ni-k-chiwa "I do it", ni-k-chiw-ki "I did it",
ni-k-chiw-tuk " I have done i t " ) . For the most part verb classes
can be characterized by their phonological attributes, although
there is a reasonably large number of verbs which do not conform
completely, given their phonological form. Nevertheless, most
class I verbs are of the form (C)VCV, i.e. of two syllables with no
internal consonant cluster. This class loses its root-final vowel
in many contexts to be discussed presently. Class I I is also a
l a r g e c l a s s whose members are t y p i c a l l y characterized
phonologically by the forms (C)VCCV, (C)Vka, or (C)VCu; that i s ,
they have a consonant cluster before the final vowel or end in
-ka or -u. Class I I verbs typically do not lose their final vowel
in the vowel-loss rule. Still, there are a few (C)Vka forms which
do drop the -a, just as there are a few (C)VCV (class I ) verbs
which do not lose the last root vowel. Thus, we formulate the
following rule:
Rule la) Vowel loss in verbs: the final vowel

of verb roots is generally lost in final pos-
tion or before a suffix which begins with
voiceless consonant in (C)VCV forms, but not
in (C)VCCV, (C)Vka, or (C)VCu forms.
Some indications of how this rule works are the following.

a) The root-final vowel is maintained after a consonant cluster:
-ahsi-k "(he) arrived", -chihcha-k "(he) spat", -ixka-k "(he)
roasted (it)", uksi-k "cooked", etc.
b) The root-final vowel is maintained when the verbal root ends
in -ka: -chu:ka-k "(he) cried", -maka-k "(he) gave", -tu:ka-k
"(he) planted", -wika-k "(he) carried ( i t ) " , etc.
c) The final vowel of the verb root is preserved because it ends
in -u: panu-k " ( i t ) passed", -temu-k "(he) descended", -ehku-k,
etc.
d) The rule applies and here the final vowel is lost (the
'present 1 being compared with 'past 1 forms): a:na, -an-ki "(he)
grabbed ( i t ) " ; -chiya, -chix-ki "(she) looked", -kaki, -kak
"(she) heard (it)"; -nemi, nen-ki " ( i t ) was"; k i : s a , ki:s-ki
"(she) l e f t " ; etc.
(1.2) Vowel loss in nouns. A rule very similar to the vowel-
loss rule in verbs also applies to nouns, except that the final -u.
of nouns may also be dropped and the loss of a of noun roots ending
in -ka is variable with respect to loss. This is indeed a phono-
logically conditioned rule, though its application is most easily
perceived in certain grammatical contexts, for example in nominal
forms bearing a possessive prefix where the absolutive suffix is
not present so that the end of the noun root is bare (see section
3.1.1.), leaving root-final vowels in word-final position. Its
application is also noted in compound words (see section 4.7). The
rule, then is:
Rule lb) Vowel loss in nouns: a root-final vowel of a
noun (i., a., and sometimes u) is lost before voiceless
consonants of suffixes or in nominal compounds if the
loss would not result in a monosyllabic form, or in a
consonant cluster of two members word-finally, or in a
cluster of more than two consonants word-internally.
Some examples of this rule's application, in which nouns with

the absolutive suffix compared with other forms, are: atimi-t,
nu-atin "my louse"; chikiwi-t, nu-chikiw "my basket"; kakawa-t,
nu-kakaw "my cacao"; kaxi-t, nu-kax "my bowl"; kuyame-t, nu-kuyan
"my pig"; kwita-t, nu-kwit "my excrement"; peta-t, nu-pet "my
mat"; tekuma-t, nu-tekun "my bottle gourd"; ikx-u:miyu "shin" (from
ikxi- "foot" + u:mi-yu "bone"); ku:n-ti:l "soot" (from ku:mi-
"pot" + t i : l "soot (black))"; kuyan=iswa-t "cuyanigua (a wild
root like a sweet potato)" (from kuyame- "pig" + iswa-t " l e a f " ) ;
etc.
(1.3) Vowel loss in suffixes. This same rule applies to suf-
fixes, as well. For example, the absolutive suffix has two main
allomorphs, -ti with nouns that end in a consonant, and -Jt with
those which terminate in a vowel (see secation 3.1.1). With -ti as
the underlying (basic) form of this s u f f i x , the - ¿ i s lost if no
consonant clusters result. For example, underlying /a:ka-ti/
"reed" becomes a:ka-t (recall that the root-final -a. is not lost
when it is protected by the k (see above)), while in /es-ti/
"blood" the -1 of the absolutive -ti is maintained since that its
loss would otherwise result in a final consonant cluster and also
in a monosyllabic form. Some examples both with -C-ti and with -V-t
are: kak-ti "sandal", pah-ti "medicine", tix-ti "corn dough",
sin-ti "maize", me:ts-ti "moon"; a:waka-t "avocado", a:chiyu-t
"bixa (achiote)", a:-t "water", e:-t "bean", e:lu-t "roasting ear
(ear of corn)", ku:ska-t "necklace", kwawi-t "tree"; etc.
Similarly, the 'preterite (past tense)' suffix has two allo-
morphs, -ki after consonants and -}c after vowels. (It also has the
variant 0 in some cases, but that is not relevant to this rule (see
section 3.3.2.).) With /-ki/ as the underlying (basic) form, the
vowel-loss rule eliminates the -jl if no consonant clusters arise.
For example, compare -maka-k "(he) gave (it)", where the -a. of the
verb root is protected from loss by the k and where the final -i, of
the suffix is lost, with -chiw-ki "(he) did ( i t ) " , where the-root
final vowel was lost which created a consonant cluster which in
turn prevented the final vowel of the 'preterite' suffix from loss
(for more examples, see section 3.3.2.).
(1.4) Vowel loss in prefixes. Pipil generally keeps its prefix-
final vowels in contrast to Classical Nahuatl and most other Nahua
varieties which tend to lose a prefix vowel when it appears before
another vowel. Notwithstanding, in certain limited contexts Pipil
also loses this vowel. Unlike these other varieties of Nahua,
Pipil does not lose the vowel of possessive prefixes or of subject
pronominal prefixes on verbs, except before the verbal directional
morpheme (w)al- or before i. Some examples are:
n-i:xwi "I'm filling up/getting full" (from ni-i:xwi)

x-ihisiwi "hurry up!" (from xi-ihisiwi)
t-ihkiti "you weave" (from ti-ihkiti)
and:
x-al-ahsi "find i t ! " (cf. xi-ahsi "arrive!")

t-al-ahsi-k "you found i t " ( c f . ti-ahsi-k "you a r r i v e d " )
n-al-ahsi-k "I found it" (cf. ni-ahsi-k " I arrived")
t-al-ahsi-ke-t "we found i t " ( c f . ti-ahsi-ke-t "we arrived").
Note that the -al- alio mor ph of (w)al- appears after a consonant
(cf. section 3.7.6.1).
Vowel loss in the 'third person singular object' prefix ki-, on

the other hand, is more general, and quite similar to that of
Classical Nahuatl. Basically the i. is lost when it is preceded by
another vowel, that i s , when preceded by another prefix which
ends in a vowel, e.g. ni-k-chiwa " I do i t " (from ni-ki-chiwa).
The jL is alos lost when followed by another vowel, which generally
turns out to be the i n i t i a l vowel of verb roots, e.g., k-uni
"(she) drinks i t " (from ki-uni), k-i:xtu:ka "(he) inserts it"
(from ki-i:xtu:ka), k-uli:nia "(he) stirs i t " (from ki-uli:nia),
etc. Nevertheless, there are exceptions to this; the ¿ is not lost
before -ah or -el, derivational elements (see section 3.3.6) when
ki- is not preceded by another prefix, e.g. ki-ah-wa "(she) scolds
him", ki-el-kawa "(he) forgets i t " , ki-ah-ka:na "(he) fans i t " ,
ki-ah-kawa "(he) leaves it" (cf. ni-k-ah-kawa "I leave it").
Generally the vowel of the 'reflexive' prefix mu- is kept, with
a few exceptions. Some examples of these exceptions are:
m-ihtutia "to dance" (cf. k-ihtutia "to dance it")
m-ihkwani "to remove oneself" (cf. k-ihkwani "to
remove it")
m-i;naya "to hide (oneself)" (cf. k-i:naya "to
hide it"
m-itu;niya "to sweat"
m-a:ltia "to bathe (oneself)" (cf. k-a;ltia "to bathe
him/her")
m-a;wiltia "to play" (cf. k-a:wiltia "to play it")
These exceptional forms can be compared with the more general

cases, such as:
mu-i:xmu:tia "to be frightened" (cf. k-i:xmu:tia "to frighten

him/her it")
mu-i;xtu:ka "to insert, put in"
mu-i:xyu;lkwi "to revive, come to"
mu-uli:nia "to be stirred"
mu-ahkape:wia "to fan flies away from oneself"
mu-ahsuma "to comb oneself"
mu-e(t)s-tuk "to be seated"
mu-a:paka "to wash oneself"
mu-ihchiki "to scrub oneself"
mu-a;te:kia "to wet, sprinkle oneself"
mu-ikxichalua "to stumble, trip"
(See section 3.3.4.3.)
Finally, the morpheme -ta- "something" ('unspecified object')

loses its vowel (a) before another a, e.g. t-ahwilia "to wet
something" (from ta-ahwilia). In Santo Domingo de Guzmán this a
is lost frequently before other vowels, as well, e.g. t-uchpa:na
"to sweep", from ta-uchpa;na. compare Cuisnahuat ta-chpa:na),
t-iskalia "to raise, grow" (cf. Cuisnahuat ta-iskalia (see
section 3.3.4.4.)).
(2) Vowel prothesis. P i p i l , like other varieties of Nahua, has
some underlying forms which begin with two consonants, but such
roots show the i n i t i a l consonant cluster only when they are
preceded by a prefix ending in a vowel. Otherwise, when these
roots occur without a prefix, a prothetic i (often called epenthe-
tic in Nahua literature) always comes before the consonants. In
examples presented in this book, the epenthetic is presented in
parentheses, i.e. (¿), and such forms are found listed in the
dictionary under the letter i. Some examples which show both the
presence and absence of this epenthetic are:
(i)chteki "to steal" ta-chteki "to steal something,
to be stealing"
i)hkwilua "to write" ta-hkwilua "to be writing"
i)hpak "on it"
i)hseki "to toast" ta-hseki "to be toasting"
i)htsuma "to sew" ta-htsuma "to be sewing"
i)kxi "foot" nu-kxi "my foot", ta-ks-a "to kick"
i)xka"to roast" ta-xka-1 " t o r t i l l a , rigua"
(literally "something roasted").
Forms with epenthetic i. contrast with others which have underlying

jL, which does not disappear with prefixes, e.g. nu-ihti "my
stomach", (Cuisnahuat) ta-iskalia "to be creating (something)",
etc. The rule i s , then:
Rule 2) Vowel prothesis: an i is prothesized to forms

which begin with two consonants if these are not preceded
by a prefix which ends in a vowel.
(3) Devoicing of sonorants. As mentioned above, Pipil has a

rule which devoices non-nasal final and preconsonantal sonorants
i» i » anc * 1)9 which has both allophonic and morphophonemic
effects. Today this rule presents considerable variation in the
different dialects, but it is still in force (cf. section 1.4). By
this rule, final £ not only becomes voiceless, but changes to x as
w e l l , i f the £ is not of recent origin in the language. To this
extent, the rule has morphophonemic outcome, given that £ and x are
contrastive segments. The alternation of JL with jL, and w with W,
(and of £ with X the forms of recent origin) is a matter of
allophonic variants, the voiceless allophone found only in word-
final or pre-consonantal position. The following are some examples
of the alternation of £ with xi
chiya "to look" -chix-ki "looked"

piya "to have" -pix-ki "had"
tayi "to clear ground" -tax-ki "cleard ground"
u:ya "to shell (corn)" -u:x-ki "shelled"
(4) Loss of h. In Pipil h can appear f i n a l l y , before conso-

nants, and at the end of a reduplicated first syllable, but in
other contexts the *h of Proto-Nahua is lost. This has produced an
alternation between h and 0.. It explains the verbs of class I I I
which in the 'present 1 end in -ia (phonetically -iya and -ua
(phonetically -uwa), but in other tenses or aspects end in -ih and
~uh. Historically such verbs bore an Ji between the final two
vowels (*-iha and *-uha), which was lost when it came to be in
intervocalic position. A few examples which show the presence
versus absence of Ji in such verbs are:
sa:lua "to stick, glue" sa:luh-ke-t "they glued"

talua "to run" taluh-tuk "has run"
k-ilpia "(he) ties it" k-ilpih-tuk "has tied it"
ki-ta:lia "(he) puts i t " ki-ta:lih-ke-t "they put i t "
Although these verbs appear phonetically with x or w before a, this

X and w can be predicted from their intervocallic position. Such
verbs contrast with those that have x or w as part of their under-
lying form and therefore do not lose these sounds in other tenses
or aspects, e.g. ti:ltiya "to become black", ti:ltiya-k "it became
black"; itu:niya "to sweat", itu:nix-ki "(he) sweat (past)" (cf.
kuwa "to buy", puwa "to count"). P i p i l , then, has two rules which
describe these phenomena:
Rule 3) Ji-loss: an intervocalic h (particularly before

the last vowel) is lost. This does not apply to redupli-
cated first syllables.
Rule 4) Epenthesis of x a n d w.: between 1 and another

vowel x is inserted; between u. and another vowel a w is
inserted (i.e. i)/ becomes iyV, uV becomes uwV).
(5) Change of w to h. A syllable-final -w (either word-final or

preconsonantal) becomes h in Cuisnahuat generally. In Santo
Domingo de Guzmán w in the position remains v/ except when preceded
by a ii, where in this case it changes to h. Some examples, marked
(SD) for Santo Domingo de Guzmán and (C) for Cuisnahuat, are:
kuwa "to buy" -kuh-ki (SD, C) "bought"

puwa "to count" -puh-ki (SD, C) "counted"
suwa "to spread out" -suh-ki (SD, C) "spread"
me:wa "to weed" -me:h-tuk (C) "has weeded"
(me:w-tuk (SD))
pe:wa "to begin" pe:h-ki (C) "began"
(cf. pe:w-ki (SD))
se:wi "to go out, se:h-tuk (C) "has gone out"
to extinguished" (cf. se:w-tuk (SD))
ni-k-elkah (C) "I forgot it" (cf. ni-k-elkaw (SD)).
Nevertheless, this rule does not apply to a w in Cuisnahuat which

has come to be in final position due to the application of the
vowel loss rule in nouns, e.g. nu-chikiw "my basket" (from
chikiwi-t), nu-kakaw "my cacao" (from kakawa-t). The w of these
forms need not be considered a complication for the rule that
changes syllable-final w to h in Cuisnahuat if this w-to-Jh rule
(rule 5) is applied before the rule which deletes final vowels
(rule lb). The rule, then, i s :
Rule 5) w-to-Ji change: In Cuisnahuat syllable-final w of

underlying forms becomes h. This rule applies before
vowel loss (rule lb). In Santo Domingo de Guzmán a
syllable-final _w preceded by ii becomes h.
(6) Palatalization. Certain consonants are palatalized before

the 'causative1 suffix, -(i)(l)tia. In Pre-Proto-Nahua this suffix
bore an jl which conditioned the change of ¿ to x., and of ts to ch
(and of ¿ to ch in one form). However, this ¿ no longer exists in
the majority of causative cases, making this palatalization appear
to be a morphologically, rather than phonologically conditioned
rule, dependent upon the 'causative' suffix. The seeds of the
change are noted in such forms as (i)kxi "foot" with js palatalized
to x. before i; compare ta-ks-a "to kick", which contains the "foot"
root, but with non-palatalized j3 before the suffix -a.. Some
examples which show this palatalization are:
i : s a "to awake" i:xi-tia "to wake (someone)"

ki:sa "to leave" ki:x-tia "to take out
ahsi "to arrive, find" ahxi-tia "to place near"
ne:si "to appear" ne:x-tia "to show, discover"
uksi "to cook, ripen" ukxi-tia "to cause to ripen"
mati "to know" mach-tia "to learn"
The rule is:
Rule 6) Palatalization: a root-final j3 changes to x. and

ts to ch in verbs bearing a 'causative' suffix.
(7) Nasal assimilation. Nasals assimilate to the point of

articulation of following stops and affricates, and change to a
(velar nasal) word-finally and before most other consonants. Thus
before £ (and b) nasals become m; before k (and j>) they shift to
velars ( 9 ) ; and ri is found before t, ts, ch, (and d), but sometimes
the velar nasal (g) appears in this context before dentals and
alveolars. The velar nasal occurs before most other consonants and
word-finally. Since £ (velar nasal) is predictable in these
positions and is not contrastive with other nasals in any other
environment, it is traditionally treated as an allophone of / n / .
Thus, when an underlying /n/ appears in these contexts as a phone-
tic velar nasal (g) it is not signalled directly in the ortho-
graphy, but rather is simply written as n. However, when an under-
lying /m/ is converted to £ word-finally, it is a morphophoneraic
change and is represented in the basically autonomous phonemic
orthography as n9 to which the velar allophone is attributed in
these positions, An / m / may find itself in final position, and
hence phonetically i j , due to the prior application of the vowel-
loss rule. Some examples are:
atimi-t "louse" nu-atin (nuwatig) "my louse"

ku:mi-t "pot, jug" nu-ku:n "my pot"
tekuma-t "bottle gourd" nu-tekun "my bottle gourd"
mu-ahsuma "to comb mu-ahsun "(she) combed
oneself" herself"
ta-htsuma "to sew" ta-htsun-ki "sewed"
mima "to shoot min-tuk "has shot"
(with an arrow)"
nemi "to be" nen-ki "was"
te:mi "to fill" te:n-tuk " f u l l "
ku;n-tapa "potsherd" (from ku:mi- "pot" +
tapa:ni "to break").
Some examples of the assimilation of n to m before j) are:
mu-te:m-pa:ka "to wash one's mouth" (cf. te:n "mouth")

mu-tsum-pa:ka "to wash one's head" (cf. tsun "head")
tsim-bankuh-vu "hip" (cf. tsin- "buttock")
Some other examples of the velar nasal are:
anmu-chan "your (pi.) house" (agmuchag)

tsinnex "dirty ruraped" (tsignex)
tsin-kach-yu "posol" (tsiggachyu?)
tsin-kamak "buttock" (tsiggamak)
tsin-kuhku "back" (tsigguhku7)
tsun-kal "hair" (tsuggal)
te:n-na:miki "to worship" (tegnaraiki7)
te:n-nux "taciturn" (te:gnux)
te:n-a:yu "saliva, spit" (tega:yu 7 )
tsin-u:miyu "hip(bone)" (tsigumiyu 7 )
an-ehemet "you (pi.)" (ageheinet)
mu-tsun-ahwilia "to wet (mutsugahwiliya9)
one's head"
tsun-istak "grey hair" (tsugistak)
te:n-xi:pal "(animal's) lip" (tegxirpal)
te:n-tsahka "lid, stopper" (tentsahka7)
tsun-tekuma-t "skull, head" (tsuntekumat)
tsun-chalua "to pound, smash" (tsunchaluwa7)
It should be noticed that in compound words a final nasal of a

preceding construct is phonetically velar before an initial vowel
of a following element, e.g. as seen in the case of "saliva",
"hip", "grey hair", etc. listed here.
The rule is:
Rule 7) Nasal assimilation: a final nasal ( / m / or / n / )

becomes jj. phonetically (n in the orthography). Nasals
assimilate to the point of articulation of following
stops and affricates; the 11 before dentals and alveo-
palatals sometimes varies with (g).
(8) Delabialization. The labiovelar (/kw/) loses its labializa-

tion at the end of a syllable. Some examples are:
tsak-tuk "closed" (from tsakwa "to close")

ni-k-ihnek "I smelled it" (from ihnekwi "to smell")
The rule is:
Rule 8) Delabialization: /kw/ becomes /k/ finally and

before consonants.
(9) Jc to h before Jc, and Jc-loss. In careful speech, an under-

lying / k / of roots before another Jc is maintained as such, but in
normal speech this Jc becomes h. Some examples are:
sahsah-ke-t "they uprooted" (from sahsak-ke-t)

tsah-ka " l i d " (from tsakwa + -ka, where vowel
loss and delabialization have taken place prior to the application
of this rule)
However, the lc of the 'third person singular pronominal object'

prefix is lost before another Jc or before Jew, e.g. ni-k-kwa
(nikwa?) " I eat i t " , ni-k-kaki ( n i g a g i ? ) " ! hear i t " . The rule is:
Rule 9) Jk to h; ]c loss before jc: / k / of lexical roots
becomes ti before a consonant in normal speech; / k / of
'third person singular pronominal object' prefix is lost
before velar stops (k and kw).
(10) w-loss in -(w)al. The 'directional' prefix -(w)al on

verbs occurs with the present i f nothing precedes i t , but the w
is lost when preceded by another prefix, for example:
wal-naka-k "(he) remained", n-al-naka-k "I remained",

t-al-naka-k "you remained"
wal-temu "(he) descended", n-al-temu " I descended"
x-al-ahsi "find it!"
The rule is:
Rule 10) w-loss in the 'directional' prefix: is lost

from the 'directional' morpheme -(w)al when preceded by
another prefix.
(11) Variation. Cuisnahuat Pipil has occasional "free" varia-

tion in the 'imperative' morpheme xi- between x and ch. Also, at
times h is pronounced with more friction, approaching a velar
fricative nearly equivalent in phonetic value to the local pronun-
ciation of the Spanish voiceless velar fricative (orthographic j ) .
In both Cuisnahuat and Santo Domingo de Guzmán, the 'diminutive'
suffix -tsin varies irregularly at times with -chin, and it
sometimes attracts stress, even though it may be the final
syllable, rather than the penultimate as expected by the regular
stress rule.
Chapter 3
Grammatical Categories and Morphology
3.0. Introduction
In this chapter the grammatical categories, or parts of speech,

and their morphology are described. In some ways these aspects of
Pipil are prerequisites to an understanding of the syntactic con-
structions considered in the next chapter. Both this chapter and
the next in general follow Langacker's (1977) order of presenta-
tion.
3.1. Nouns. Pipil nouns are found as simple noun roots, as

compounds composed of two or more roots, or as derived forms from
other categories, e.g. from verbs by means of nominalizing suf-
fixes. This section is dedicated to a description of the morpho-
logy of nouns.
3.1.1. Absolutives. In Pipil a suffix called the 'absolutive 1

occurs with most noun roots when these appear without other af-
fixes. Thus, for example, the 'absolutive' occurs with otherwise
bare nouns, as in siwa:-t "woman", where -_t i s the 'absolutive'
s u f f i x , but not with the noun root when it occurs in composition
with another element, e.g. nu-siwa:w "my w i f e " , siwas-pil
"girl", siwa;-pah "ciguapate (a medicinal plant, literally 'woman-
medicine')"; ulu-t "corncob", nu-ulu "my corncob"; etc.
The absolutive has several allomorphs. These are:
(1) -tz with noun roots which end ina vowel, e.g.:
a:ka-t reed, cane malaka-t spindle

a:-t water masa:-t deer
a:ma-t amate tree maxta-t breechclout
atime-t louse meka-t vine, sting
a:waka-t avocado meta-t metate (quern)
chikiwi-t basket mu:yu-t fly
chi:la-t chilate naka-t meat
eheka-t wind pa:pa:lu-t butterfly
elu-t roasting ear peta-t mat
e:-t bean saka-t grass
ilwi-t fiesta suki-t clay
ista-t salt ta:ka-t man
iswa-t leaf teki-t work
kakawa-t cacao tekulu-t owl
ku:lu-t scorpion tekuma-t bottle gourd
ku:mi-t jug, pot te-t stone
kune:-t child tsi:ka-t ant
kuska-t necklace u:mi-t bone
ku:wa-t snake ustu-t cave, ravine
kwawi-t tree xu:chi-t flower
(2) -ti: occurs with noun roots which end in a consonant other
than 1. This allomorph occurs mostly with monosyllabic noun roots,
but some polysyllabic ones also take it, A few examples are:
es-ti blood sah-ti wax

ich-ti century plant, string sin-ti maize
kak-ti sandal tapak-ti the wash
kaltsun-ti beam (house pole) teksisti egg
ku:pa:n-ti measure of firewood tepus-ti metal
kus-ti necklace, bead tew-ti dust
kwa:ch-ti rag, cloth tix-ti dough
me:ts-ti moon tu:h-ti hawk
mix-ti cloud uh-ti road
mu:n-ti boyfriend, son-in-law kwetax-ti leather
nek-ti sweet(s), candy tuch-ti rabbit
nex-ti ash(es) kwix-ti hawk
pah-ti medicine
(3) -in: is a non-productive and somewhat rare allomorph which

occurs principally with terms for small animals and a few other
nouns, hence it is occasionally called the "varmint" class. This
allomorph, however, i s not lost when the noun occurs with a
prefix, e.g. nu-mich-in "my fish", but it is absent from compounds:
chapulin "grasshopper" chapul-ehtapal "chapulaltapa"

("grassphopper-wing tree")
kapulin "chokecherry" kapul-a:ma-t "capulamate" (tree)
tu:lin "cattails, reeds" tul-ti-k "yellow"
Some other examples of the -in variant are:

a:xa:l-in sand crab mich-in fish
a:xi:l-in small snail sayul-in gnat
chakal-in shrimp su:l-in quail
kimich-in mouse kwil-in worm
ma:pach-in raccoon tekp-in flea
ma:tal-in matalin (plant) wa:x-in guaje (tree)
xupil-in cricket
It should also be mentioned that there exists evidence of an

archaic variant of the -in allomorph in the form of -an after k-,
as in: tsina:kan "bat", texkan "tick".
(4) JÍ: is the allomorph which occurs a) with roots which end in
-JL, b) with many polysyllabic roots which end in a consonant,
including all that end in Ji, c) with Spanish loans, regardless of
whether they end in a consonant or a vowel, and d) with nouns
derived from verbs with the -ni 'agent1 suffix. Some examples are:
a) with -1 b) polysyllabic forms endi

chi:l chili pepper a: mux moss
ihyal fart a:na:wak breeze
atu:l atole a:yekuh bean sp.
a:xa:l sand ayuh squash sp.
kal house ayuwach squash seed
ku:ketspal iguana chan house
kumal griddle chan amaranth(?)
kuyul coyol palm kamuh sweet potato
kwa:tapal forehead ku:nakas mushroom
mekapal tumpline kutu:x agouti
mi:l milpa patach sea shell
pinu:l pinol xi:kuh wasp
pu:lul mud ukich male
tsukul bump, lump uhux ujuxte tree
tsa:wal spider web
tu:nal sun tachalis sight
taxkal rigua tsikuwas comb
tawiyal maize uchpa:nwas broom
tape:wil game (hunt)
tamal tortilla takwatsin opossum
ta:l land, earth
takwal food
tahsul garbage
sita:l star
wahkal gourd bowl
xahkal hut
xi:kal gourd bowl
c) Spanish loans d) forms in -ni
kawayu horse atsakwani azacuan bird
me:sah table ehkuni foreigner
mi:sah Mass mikini dead person
pa:guh pay, salary
pa:xah sash
pe:lu dog
pe:suh colon (money)
sala pants, trousers
With a few roots the absolutive suffix is not dropped when

possessive pronominal prefixes are present. These examples are:
-a:pan-ti irrigated field

-a:wa-t bud
-chankwita-t corn candy
-kal-tsun-ti beam, roof pole
-tuch-ti rabbit
—i(t)sti—t (finger)nail
These are all exceptional in not dropping the absolutive under

possession. In some cases it may be assumed that the old absolu-
tive has become frozen as part of the root, e.g. -a:panti; others
may be influenced by the fact that local Spanish has borrowed the
Pipil form with some indication of the absolutive in the borrowed
form, which in turn may have come to influence the native P i p i l
form to maintain a root more similar to the Spanish version, e.g.
-awa-t is in Spanish "aguate", -kal-tsun-ti is "calsonte".
There are also two exceptions with -ti after a root-final -Is
(SD) ahsi:l-ti "nit (louse egg)" (but (C) a h s i : l ) and
a:wil-ti "toy" (in both dialects). However, in the latter word,
the -ti is not dropped when it occurs with possessive pronominal
prefixes, and for that reason it is perhaps better to consider the
-ti to be frozen as part of the root itself.
3.1.2. Possession. Nouns take the 'possessive pronominal'

prefixes:
Cuisnahuat Santo Domingo de Guzmán

nu- nu- 'my'
mu- mu- 'your (singular)'
i- i- 'his', 'her', ' i t s '
tutu- 'our'
anmu- amu- 'your (plural)'
inin- 'their'
As, for example, in:
Cuisnahuat Santo Domingo de Guzraán

nu-chi:l nu-chi:l "mychili pepper"
mu-chi:l mu-chi:l "your chili pepper"
i-chi:1 i-chi:1 "his/her chili pepper"
tu-chi:l tu-chi:l "our chili pepper"
anmu-chi:1 amu-chi:l "your ( p i . ) chili pepper'
in-chi:l in-chi:l "their chili pepper"
When a noun bears one of these possessive prefixes» it does not

carry the absolutive suffix, as noted above, but in certain circum-
stances it takes a possessive suffix. That i s , noun roots which
end in -a, -e, or -i. generally take the suffix -w; those which have
root-final -ju or a consonant do not have i t . This i s illustrated
in the following examples; the hyphen (-) indicates that the noun
bears some prefix, in this case one of the possessive pronominal
prefixes which co-occur with the possessive suffix -w:
-a:ka-w reed
-a:ka-peta-w figured mat
-a:ma-w amate (fig tree sp.)
-a:-w water
-a:waka-w avocado
-chan-ta:ka-w person from one's own town
-chi:la-w chilate (a corn drink)
-chukula-w chocolate
-e:-w bean
-icha-w cotton
-ilwi-w fiesta (ceremomy)
-ista-w salt
-i:x-saka-w rice
-kili-w chipilin (plant)
-kune:-w child
-malaka-w spindle
-masa:-w deer
-maxta-w breechclout, loincloth
-meka-w string, cord, rope
-naka-w meat
-sa:wa-w pimple, boil
-siwa:-w wife, woman
-suki-w clay
-ta:ka-w husband, man
-teki-w work
-te:ntsi:ka-w chin
-te-w stone, rock
-ti:-w fire
-tuma-w tomato
-uhta-w cane sp.
-u:mi-w bone
-xu:chi-w flower
It is to be recalled that some noun roots lose their final vowel

when they take a possessive prefix. Possessed they no longer bear
the absolutive suffix, which, if present would keep the vowel from
occurring in final position. A few examples are:
-atin louse cf. atime-t

-chikiw basket cf. chikiwi-t
-kakaw cacao cf. kakawa-t
-kax bowl cf. kaxi-t
-ku:n jug, pot cf. ku:mi-t
-kuyan Pig cf. kuyame-t
-kwaw tree, wood cf. kwawi-t
-met metate (quern) cf. meta-t
-pet mat cf. peta-t
-tekun bottle gourd cf. tekuma-t
Some other examples which lack -w are the following with either
a final u or consonant:
-a:chiyu bixa (achiote)

-cha:luku guava
-e:lu roasting ear
-exu green beans, string beans
-ulu corncob
-xi:lu ear of green corn
-xu:chu (SD) flower
-xuku hogplum (jocote)
-a:xi:x urine
-ich string, fiber
-kak sandal
-karauh cassava, sweet potato
-nek sweet(s), candy
-pah medicine
-sah wax
-sin maize
-teksis egg
-tenex lime(stone)
-tix corn dough
-ta:1 land, earth
-tamal tortilla
-chi:1 chili pepper
-kal house
-ma:pipil fingers
-lala orange (Spanish loanword)
There is also another possessive s u f f i x , -yu, which means

'intimate (sometimes called 'inalienable') possession'. Forms with
this suffix are inherently more closely connected to, or "intimate"
with the possessor, often an inalienable part thereof. It is best
understood by seeing it in contrast with the -w possessive suffix
which suggests no particularly close association between the noun
and its possessor. Compare, then, for example, nu-naka-w "my meat"
(to eat, but not part of my body) with nu-naka-yu "my flesh" (i.e.
meat that is part of my body); i-u:mi-w "his bone" (for chewing,
not part of his body) with i-u:mi-yu "his bone" (in his body).
Some examples of 'intimate possession' with the -yu suffix are:
-a:-yu juice, liquid (from "water")

-bainah-yu pod, sheath, scabbard
-es-yu blood
-e:wa-yu skin
-ikx-u:mi-yu shin bone
-iswa-yu leaf
-i:x-kal(i)-yu eyebrow
-i:x-tsuhtsun-yu eyelash
-i:x-tsukul-yu knot
-kahah-yu coffin (from Spanish caja "box")
-kakax-yu animal skeleton
-kodoh-yu elbow
-ko:lah-yu tail
-kwe:n-yu blanket
-kwerdah-yu cord
-ma:mis-yu elbow
-mante:ka-yu lard, grease
-naka-yu flesh
-nelwa-yu root
-nex-yu ti-t fire's ash(es)
-paletah-yu hip
-plantiyah-yu sole of foot
-rayis-yu root
-se:bu-yu tallow, grease
-se:rah-yu wax
-sombrah-yu shadow (of someone)
-takon-yu heel
-te:ku-yu owner
-tripah-yu intestines
-tsin-bankuh-yu tailbone
-uhmi-yu feather
The forms showing intimate possession with -yu generally are body
parts, plant parts, parts of animals, or other things closely
associated with the possessor. It is worth noting that so-called
"inalienable" possession is a feature common to a l l Mesoamerican
Indian languages, as well as many others outside this linguistic
area. The label "inalienable" is generally employed in reference
to a class of nouns which typically do not occur without possessive
a f f i x e s . These nouns characteristically belong to the semantic
classes of body parts (hence the name "inalienable") and kinship
terms (intimately associated with the possessor, but not so
inalienable). Pipil, of course, conforms to this pattern.
3.I.2.I. Plural possession. Some plural forms take the suffix

-wan, the plural of -w, when they are possessed. A few cases are:
-manuh-wan brothers
-miyak-wan family
-mu:n-wan brothers-in-law
-pila-wan sons, boys
-pi:pi-wan elder sisters, aunts
-sih-siwa:-wan wives, women
-te:lpu:ch-wan sons
This suffix reflects 'intimate 1 (inalienable) possession, given

that it occurs only with kinship or closely related terms.
The plural of some possessed forms is expressed by reduplicating
the possessive pronominal prefix, e.g. nuh-nu-chi:l "my chili
peppers" (see section 3.1.4 for details).
For larger possessive constructions, see section 4.7 (cf. also,
section 3.2.4).
3.1.3. Other nominal suffixes.
3.I.3.I. -pan. The locative suffix -pan "on, upon, near"

(always in relation to the surface of something) is not productive,
but is found in the following forms:
a:-pan river (a:- "water")
-el-pan chest, breast (-el- 'inside', "stomach")
ikxi-pan on foot (ikxi "foot")
i-pan behind (i- 'his, her, its')
i:x-pan before, in front of (i:x- "eye")
i:x-te:m-pan in front of someone (cf. -te:mpan "beside")
mets-pan lap, bosom (mets- "leg")
ta-te:m-pan at the edge of, beside (cf. -te:m-pan "beside")
-te:m-pan at the edge of, beside (te:n "mouth)
ti:-pan behind (cf. ta- + i-pan "behind")
t(i)yu:-pan church (t(i)yu:(h)- "holy")
tsum-pan upon, on top of (tsun- "head")
-uh-pan road (uh- "road")
xu:-pan "winter" (rainy season) (xuxuwik "green" ( ? ) )
3.I.3.2. - t a t u The locative suffix -tan means approximately

" i n , among, under, near, next to". Historically it is closely
connected with -tani "under, beneath, below". It is also not
productive. Some examples are:
ka:ka:lu:-tan San Julián (cf. CN cacalo-tl "crow")

(place name)
koh-tan (SD) forest, woods (kwawi- "tree")
ku(:)h-tan (C) woods
raik-tan deep (miki "to die")
tuska-tan nook, cranny (cf. tuskak "throat")
tsapu-tan Ishuatán (tsapu- "zapote")
(place name)
a:-mis-tán Ojo de Gato (a:- "water", mis- "cat")
(place name)
-nakas-tan beside (-nakas "ear")
3.1.3.3. -k^ / -ku. There is another nonproductive locative

suffix, -]c after a vowel and -ku after a consonant, which basically
means "in". The examples are:
a:na:wa-k breeze (a:- "water" + na:wak "near")

-el-ixku stomach (el- 'inside 1 + i:xku "sign")
ihti-k in, inside (ihti- "belly")
i:x-ku boundary marker (i:x- "eye")
i:x-ta:wa-k meadow (i:x- "eye", 'face')
k-ahku(wi)-k up, to the north (ahku "above, on high")
-na:wa-k near
na:wisalku Nahuizalco (cf. na:wi- "four")
tu:nal-ku summer (dry season) (tu:nal "sun")
3.1.3.4. -ta(:)l. Pipil has a suffix which seems to be derived
from the root ta;l "land": its basic meaning seems to be "place of
many" of the things named by the noun root to which it is attached.
I t corresponds to the Spanish suffix -al, -ar (e.g. platanal
"plantain grove" (cf. plátano "plantain"), pinal "pine grove" (cf.
pino "pine"), f r i j o l a r "bean patch" (cf. f r i j o l "bean"), carrizal
"canebrake" (cf. carrizo "cane, reed"), cafetal "coffee orchard",
etc. It i s possible that the meaning and perhaps even the origin
of this suffix has been influence by this Spanish case, given that
other Nahua varieties are not known to have such an ending. Forms
with this suffix are:
a:ka-tal canebrake, place of reeds (a:ka- "reed")

a:ma-tal many amate trees/paper (a:ma- "amate")
(e:- "bean")
e:-tal bean patch, bean field
(saka- "grass")
saka-tal pasture (te- "stone")
te-tá:1, rocky place
tetal
tewti-tá:l dusty ground (tew-ti "dust")
uku-tal pine grove (uku- "pine",
cf. Sp. ocotal)
u:wa-tal canebrake, uncleared land (u:wa- "cane", Sp.
huatal)
wa:k-ta:l dry ground (wa(:)ki "dry")
3.I.3.5. -ka. Pipil has some nouns which are derived from
verbs or adjectives by means of the suffix -ka. In other varieties
of Nahua this s u f f i x , in addition to being a nominalizer, is re-
lated to the 'perfect 1 and the 'remote past'. Nevertheless, Pipil
has no 'remote past' and its 'perfect' forms do not include -ka.
Noun roots that take this suffix undergo vowel-loss (see section
2.2, rule 1). The following show it:
cha:mah-ka waist (cha:mawak "thick")

i:xpil-ka squatting (i:xpilua "to sqat")
mulin-ka sprout (mulu:ni "to puff up")
-pat-ka change (pata "to change")
pepetska silver fish (cf. pets-tik "smooth")
pu:pu:l-ka dregs (pu:su:l "posol")
tuhtuk-ka brooding hen (tu:ka "to bury" ( ? ) )
tumah-ka fat (n.) (tuma:wak "fat" (Adj.))
tsah-ka lid (tsakwa "to close")
yaman-ka lukewarm (yama:nik "bland")
Another very restricted suffix, which appears to be related to
this -ka, is the locative ending -kan. The few examples are:
ta-we:y-kan country(side) (cf. we:y "big")

ta-ne:s-kan dawn, clearing (cf. ne:si "to appear")
yeh-kan alone, to the right (ye:k "good" ( ? ) )
3.1.3.6. -ni. The 'agentive 1 suffix -ni derives nouns from

verbs with the meaning of "one who does the action of the verb".
Some examples are:
atsakwa-ni azacuan bird (a:- "water" + tsakwa "to cover";

literally "water-coverer")
ehku-ni ladino, (ehku- "to arrive")
foreigner
kuchi-ni sleepy-head (kuchi- "to sleep")
kukuya-ni sick person (kukuya- "to get sick")
ma:wiltiaya-ni playful person (m-a:wiltia "to play")
miki-ni dead person (miki- "to die")
tacha-ni lizard sp. (ta-chiya- "to look")
takwi:ka-ni singer (takwi:ka- "to sing")
tapahtiya-ni curer (ta-pah-tia "to cure")
tapa:ka-ni washer woman (ta-pa:ka- "to wash")
tatu:ka-ni planter, sower (ta-tu:ka- "to plant")
tatsa:wa-ni weaver (ta-tsa:wa- "to weave")
3.1.3.7. -s. (-lis, -wis, -was). The -s. suffix also derives
nouns from verbs, nouns which reflect the activity of the verb. It
is no longer productive, and Pipil has few examples:
tacha-li-s appearance (ta-chiya "to look")

yuyumuka-li-s foot fungus (yuyumuka "to itch")
kuku-li-s sickness (kuku-ya "toget sick")
a:xa:l-uwa-s whetstone (cf. a:xa:l "sand")
ku:-panu-wa-s bridge (ku:- 'wood'+ panu- "to pass")
kwahsiwi-s gumption
taxwi:-s pimple (ta- + ixwi "to f i l l " )
tepu:na-wa-s drum (cf. pu:ni "to burst" ?)
tsi:ku-wa-s comb (tsikwastia "to comb")
uchpa:n-wa-s broom ((u)chpa:na "to sweep")
3.I.3.8. -tsin. The suffix -tsin is productive and has a

'diminutive' or 'reverential' function. In some words this suffix
bears the stress even though it may not be the penultimate
syllable. Also, it is pronounced at times as -chin instead of the
expected -tsin. In plural forms it is reduplicated,
tsintsin in many of the dialects, but -tsitsin in Cuisnahuat. Some
examples are:
a:yu:-tsin turtle
cha:kwah-tsin storage hook
chapa-chin short(y) mistun-tsln kitten
chihchipi:n-tsin chichipince muluk-tsin feline sp.
ichtaka-tsin hidden mu:yu-tsin small gnat
iknu-tsin orphan na:na:wa-tsin El Chimpe
ihyu:mik-tsin "El Duende" na:n-tsin mother
i:xpupuyu:-tsin cutworm nek-tsin anteater
i:xkipi-tsin firefly pa:pa:lu-tsin butterfly
ka;mah-tsin cradle perikuh-chin parrekeet
kamanan-tsin dimples pil-tsin boy, son
ku:kulu-tsin dove sp. pipil-tsin little boy
kune:-tsin baby pi:piyah-tsin dragonfly
ku:pitsak-tsin skinny se:-chin unique
ku:talalah-tsin lizard sp. swa:beh-chin whisper
ku:ti-tsin fire takwatsin opossum
kwikwil-tsin motley tu-na:n-tsin Virgin Mary
kwitawululuh-tsin scarab tu-tah-tsin Jesus Christ
lamah-tsin old woman tsapa-tsin short(y)
liklik-tsin small hawk ustu-tsin bobcat
masa:-tsin little deer wi:lu-tsln small bird
ma:ta-tsin small net xu:lu-tsin baby
ma:-tsi-tsin crab's feet xu:re:-tsin old man
3.I.3.9. -pil« Pipil has another 'diminutive1 suffix, -pil,

which is not productive and occurs with few nouns. Its plural is
-pipil in Cuisnahuat and -pilpil in other locations. The examples
are:
iknu-pil orphan
-kwitapil tail (cf. kwita-t "excrement")
-nenepil tongue
siwa:-pil girl (cf. siwa:-t "woman")
3.1.3.10. -1^ 'passive nominalization'. Many nouns are derived

from passive verbs with the suffix -1 resulting in passive
nominalizations, for example ta-kwa-1 "food", from ta-kwa "to
eat" + -1 'passive nominalization'; or ta-xka-1 "rigua, tortilla",
from ta- 'something' + (i)xka "to roast", literally "something
roasted". Note that frequently nouns derived from verbs bear ta-
'unspecified object' (see section 3.3.4.4.). For more details on
passivization, see section 3.8.3.
3.1.4. 'Plural'. Pluralization of nouns in Pipil is somewhat
complicated not only by the fact that there are several different
ways to form the plural, but also because some nouns take a combi-
nation of plural markers. The most common elements in plural
formations are reduplication (see below) and the suffix -Jt
'plural', also found in plural verb forms. Core Nahua has changed
this -t, 'plural' to -h or thus Pipil is conservative in main-
taining this trait. The various plural markers are now taken up
individually.
(1) -ket is the most restricted plural marker, limited to a very

few human nouns:
lamat-ket,
lah-lamat-ket old women
sih-siwa:t-ket women
xuh-xu:ret-ket old men
ukich-ket males, men, husbands
(2) -me-t occurs with a larger, though s t i l l very limited

number of nouns; these are also, with few exceptions, 'human1
nouns:
ahsi:1-met nits
ah-alma-met souls
ah-alwa:si:1-met constables, policemen
ehkuni-raet ladinos
lah-lamah-tsi-tsin-met, little old women
lah-lamah-chi-chin-met
-ma:n-met brothers
nah-na:n-met mothers
peh-pe:lu-met dogs
pipil-met boys
tah-ta:ka-met men
tixkwi-met lazy persons
tsih-tsinnanats-met women with large buttocks
uh-ukich-met males, men
xuh-xu:lu-met babies
(3) -wan, as indicated above (31.2.1), is the plural of w

'possession' and is limited to a few kinship terms (which are in
character 'intimately' possessed).
(4) -tsi(n)tsin (see section 3.1.3.8.) ) i s the plural of the
suffix -tsin 'diminutive1 or 'reverential'.
(5) -pi(l)pil (see section 3.1.3.9.) is the plural of the other

'diminutive'suffix.
(6) (C)Vh- reduplication is the most frequent and productive

plural formation. In i t , the first consonant(s), if present, and
vowel are reduplicated with h added, e.g. (C Q )Vh-(C 0 )V..., as in
these examples:
ah-a:chah axes mah-ma:pacahin raccoon

ah-a:kapetat figured mats mah-raasa:t deer
ah-a:kat reeds, cane meh-mekapal tumplines
ah-ari:tas earrings meh-metat metate
ah-a:wakat avocados mih-michin fish
ah-ayuh squash sp. mih-mi:1 milpas
bweh-bweyes oxen muh-mu:lah mules
chah-chakalin shrimp pah-pa:leh priests
chan-chapulin grasshoppers pah-pa:pa:lut butterflies
chih-chi:chih breasts peh-petat mat
chih-chikiwit baskets puh-pu:chut cieba trees
chih-chi:1 chilis puh-pula plantains
eh-e:lut ears of corn rah-rayis roots
eh-é:t beans sah-sakat grass stalks
ih-ilwit fiestas sih-sinti ears of corn
ih-iswat leaves sih-si:tal stars
kah-ka:bra goats tah-takwatsin opossums
kah-kakawat cacaos tah-tamal tortillas
kah-kal houses teh-teha tiles
kah-ka:rgah loads teh-tekpin fleas
kih-kimichin mice teh-tekumat bottlegourds
koh-kohtan forests teh-tepe:t mountains
kuh-ku:ketspal iguanas tih-tiseras scissors
kuh-ku:mit jugs, pots tih-tihlan chickens
kuh-kusma vultures tyuh-tyu(:)pan churches
kuh-ku:wat snakes tuh-tukat spiders
kuh-kuyamet pigs tuh-turuh bulls, cows
kuh-kuyu:t coyotes tsih-tsi:kat ants
kwah-kwawit trees tsih-tsina:kan bats
kweh-kwetes rockets uh-uchpa:nwas brooms
kwih-kwilin worms uh-uhli rubber trees
lah-lala oranges uh-uhti roads
lih-likliktsin small hawks xah-xahkal shacks, huts
(7) Reduplicated possessive pronominal prefixes. At times pos-
sessed plural nouns show reduplication, not as expected on the
root, but of the possessive prefix. This is most common with
monosyllabic nouns, but is not limited to them. Some examples are:
nuh-nu-chi:l my chilis nuh-nu-ma:taxkal my palms

nuh-nu-kxi my feet nuh-nu-ku:ts my legs
muh-mu-kxi your feet ih-i-tan her teeth
nuh-nu-na:n my mothers or i-tah-tan
nuh-nu-mey my hands tuh-tu-kuraal our griddles
ih-i-mey his hands or tu-kuh-kumal
The more usual possessed plural nouns have reduplication on the

noun root, e.g.:
i-eh-ehtapal its wings

i-ih-i:x his eyes
i-nah-nakas her ears
i-kah-kamak his cheeks
It should be noted that adjectives and verbs may also be

reduplicated (see sections 3.6.6 and 3.7.5).
Other aspects of nouns and noun phrases are treated in the

following chapter. For example, for the incorporation of noun
objects into the verb, see section 4.13.3.
3.2. Pronouns
3.2.1. Independent pronouns. The full or independent pronouns

are optional, given that in any case subject and object pronominal
affixes are required with the verb. The independent pronouns are:
naha I
taha you (singular)
yaha he/she/it
tehemet we
amehemet (SD),
an-ehemet (C) you (plural)
yehemet they
In normal speech these may optionally appear in an abbreviated

form, if they bear no particular emphasis, e.g.:
na, nah I
ta, tah you (singular)
ya, yah he/she/it
te(:)met we
ame(:)t,
an=e(:)met you (plural)
ye(:)met they
In actual use, the abbreviated singular forms are much more

frequent that the plurals.
3.2.2. Pronominal subject affixes. Verbs take pronominal af-

fixes which either indicate the pronominal subject (if no indepen-
dent subject pronouns, nouns, or noun phrases occur) or mark a
cross-reference to independent subjects (see section 3.7.4). These
prefixes co-occur with the plural suffix -jt on the verb when the
subject is a plural person. The subject pronminal affixes, then,
are:
ni-
ti- you (singular)
0- he/she/it
ti- -t we
an- -t you (plural) (am- before vowels)
0- -t they
A few examples are:
ni-panu I pass, cross

ti-panu you pass
panu he passes
ti-panu-t we pass
an-panu-t you ( p i . ) pass (ampanut)
panu-t they pass
ni-ahsi-k I arrived
ti-kuch-ki you slept
se:wi-k it went out
ti-nemi-t we are
ti-nen-ke-t we were
an-weli-t you ( p i . ) can
an-ki:s-tiwi-t you ( p i . ) have
wets-ke-t they fell
tehku-ke-t they climbed
These prefixes lose the final vowel before the 'directional1 mor-
pheme (w)al-, i.e. appearing as ji- and t- (see sections 2.2 and
3.7.6.1).
3.2.2.I. Pronominal copula. There is an equational construction

in which a pronominal subject has a noun or adjective as complement
which is formed by merely affixing these pronominal subject mor-
phemes to the complement. Its form and function are best grasped
from the following examples:
ni-ta:kat I am a man
ti-ta:kat you are a man
taha ti-mayordomoh you are a steward (A-32)
an=ehemet an-nu-a:migitus you are my little friends (R-52)
ni-tuma:wak I am fat
ni-tsumpe:suh I am bald
taha tesu ti-lionah you are not Leonarda (S-12)
(The letter-number code refers to the texts of chapter 7, where

details are given.)
See also the verb morphology (section 3.7.4). For examples with
the 'directional' morpheme, cf. section 2.2.
3.2.3. Pronominal object prefixes. Transivitive verbs normally

bear also a prefix which references the object. These pronominal
object prefixes can cross reference an independent object pronoun,
noun, or noun phrase (usually with a third person prefix) or they
can signal the object directly if it is pronominal. These prefixes
are:
-nech- me
-mits- you (singular)
-k(i)- him/her/it
-tech- us
-mitsin- you (plural)
-(k)in- them
The prefix -(k)in "them" has the lc when not preceded by another
prefix or when a vowel precedes i t . The k(i)-, the most frequent,
loses the vowel when preceded or followed by another vowel, but Lt
kepts its before the elements -ah- and -el (see section 2.2).
These function most frequently as direct objects, but also serve to
indicate indirect objects. (For more details concerning their
form, function, and what happens when direct and indirect objects
co-occur, see section 4.1.7). Some examples are:
ni-k-ida-k I saw it
ni-k-neki I want it
ki-neki he wants it
ti-nech-ita-k you saw me
ni-mits-ita-k I saw you
ti-mitsin-ita-ke-t we saw you ( p i . )
tech-ita-ke-t they saw us
ni-kin-ita-k I saw them
There are other elements which can occupy the place of these object
prefixes, e.g. mu- 'reflexive 1 and ta- 'unspecified object'. When
the verb bears one of these other object-like affixes, the object
pronominal prefixes do not appear (cf. section 3.7.4.).
3 . 2 . 4 . Possessive pronominal prefixes, The p r e f i x e s of

pronominal possession are:
nu- my
mu- your (singular)
i- his/her/its
tu- our
anmu- your (plural)
in- their
For details, see noun morphology, section 3.1.2.
3.2.5. Indefinite pronouns. The indefinite pronouns are:
ahakah (SD) someone, somebody

kanah elsewhere, somewhere
(with negative "nowhere")
ka:kah someone
su a:kah no one, nobody
tesu katka nothing
su kanah nowhere, there is/are not
su datka (C) nothing
te: datka (SD) nothing
3.3. Articles and demonstratives
3.3.1. Articles. The P i p i l d e f i n i t e and i n d e f i n i t e a r t i c l e s

correspond roughly in meaning and function to those of Spanish,
although they act a bit more like demonstratives. That is, these
articles are slightly less obligatory than those of Spanish or
English, and when they are used, they have slightly more demonstra-
tive force. Thus ne taska-t might be translated equally well as
"the man" or "that man" on many occasions. These are:
ne the
se: a/an (a certain)
In normal speech lie is frequently pronounced nl and se; is ¿ e

without vowel length,
3.3.2, Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives. The following

function as demonstrative pronouns when they occur independently
(as in ini g a : l a : n "this (one) i s pretty") and as demonstrative
a d j e c t i v e s when then appear with nouns ( e . g . ini siwa:pil
ga;la;n(a) "this girl is pretty"). The forms are:
ini this (proximate, immediate)

uni that (distal, non-immediate)
ne:ne: (C) that (more emphatic, less frequent)
yahane (SD) that (distal, non-immediate)
yahini (SD) this (proximate, immediate)
yahuni (SD) that (distal, non-immediate)
It will be noted that Santo Domingo de Guzmán has some demonstra-

tives composed of others compounded with yaha 'third person singu-
lar pronoun': yahane appears to be from yaha + ne: "there"/'that';
yahini from yaha + ini; yahuni from yaha + uni.
3.3.3, Demonstrative adverbs. The demonstrative adverbs are of

location (L), time (T), purpose (P), and manner (M). They are:
kanah (L) elsewhere, somewhere
ikuni (L) (over) there (ik-uni)
ne: (L) there
ni:kan (L) here
nu:hme (L) everywhere
uni-san (L) right here, right there
a:n (T) now
a:xa:n (T) now, today
ikman (T) long ago, anciently (ik-man)
ikuka (T) then (ik-uk-a)
se:man (T) now (se:-man)
se:mpa (T,M) again (se:n-pa)
se-pa,
se-paya (T,M) again (se: pa(ya))
siyuhti (T,M) once
te: ke:raan (T) never
xa:n (T) later, after
ha-ika (P) therefore (-ik-a)
ya-ika (P)
ika (P) therefore (ik-a)
kieneh (M) thus, in this way
kiuni (M) thus, in this way
kenemeh (M) thus, in this way
sehse: ika (M) one-by-one (seh-se: ik-a)
(Cf. section 3 . 1 0 . )
3.4. Quantifiers
Quantifiers and numerals go before the nouns they modify. Pipil

quantifiers are:
achi little, few

achtu first
anka how much?
chupi a little
ke:ski how much?
miyak many, much
muchi all, whole, entire
Some other, associated forms are:
se:mpa once
se-pa, se-paya again
se maya se: only once
se:san only onscar
tiki barely, hardly, scarcely
3.4.1. Numerals. The numbers and some associated forms are:
se: one
se:n one, together
u:me two
ye:y three
na:wi four
ma:kwil five
chikwasin six
mahtakti ten
sehse: ika one-by-one
uhu:rae both (uh-ume)
yehye:y three each
se:mpuwal " f i v e " (a group of things)
tsunti
se: tsunti 20 handfuls (of corn), 100 ears of corn,
one sonte (a measure of corn)
6 tsunti a small Spanish bushel
12 tsunti a large Spanish bushel
se:san only one
For the other numbers, Spanish forms are used.
3.5. Locatives
Pipil locatives include independent prepositions and 'relational

nouns'.
3.5.1. Independent prepositions. The prepositions which occur

without additional morphology to indicate the location of the head-
noun of the prepositional phrase are:
ka in, at, to
katani below, under (ka-tani)
pak on, upon, over, on top of
pak kal on top of the house
pak me:sah on the table
pal for
tik in, into, inside
tispan behind, in back of (ta-ipan)
wan with (cf. -wan)
chan at (someone's house)
The following locative prepositions are in origin Spanish

loanwords:
de from, of (infrequently used)

axta until, to, up to
axta ni:kan to the present, to here
huntik near, next to (from Sp. junto + -ti-k 'adj.')
3.5.2. Relational nouns. Locatives called 'relational nouns' by

Mesoamerican linguists bear possessive pronominal prefixes on what
is in origin and s t i l l in form a noun root; that i s , these loca-
tives look like possessed nouns. This trait is found in nearly all
the Indian languages of Mesoamerica. The constructions are illu-
strated here in the paradigms for -wan "with" and (i)hpak "on":
nu-wan with me nu-hpak on me

mu-wan with you (sg.) mu-hpak on you (sg.
i-wan with him/her/it (y)-ihpak on him/her/it
tu-wan with us tu-hpak on us
anmu-wan with you ( p i . ) anmu-hpak on you ( p i . )
in-wan with them
Some 'relational nouns' are:
-ihtik inside (-ihti-k)

-i:xpan before, in front of (-i:x-pan)
-i:xtempan before someone (-i:x-te:n-pan)
kahku up
-nakastan beside (-nakas-tan)
-na:wak near, next to, beside
-pal of (possession)
nu-pal mine
mu-pal yours
i-pal his/hers/its
-se:l alone
nu-se:l me alone, I by myself
mu-se:1 you alone
i-se:l he alone, she by herself
-tahku between, among
-tan -kupa under, beneath, below
-tan under, below
-tech beside, near, next to
-tempan at the edge of (limited usage, te:n-pan)
A few locatives are composed of a free preposition and a relational

noun (with the appropriate possessive prefixes):
ka -ihtik inside (cf. ihtik)

ka -ipan behind
ka nu-ipan behind me
ka -chan at (someone's house)
ka nu-chan at my place, at my house
3.5.3. Frozen locatives. In a few cases some of these locatives

have been frozen in compounds with a meaning not obvious from the
sura of the parts:
ka-ik-ahku (to) heaven, sky
-kal-ihtik inside (kal- "house")
nu-kalihtik inside me
ka tatwi in the early morning
ka tayuwa at night, in the night
ka-ga:ri:tah to the coast
A few cases take the p r e f i x ta- ' u n s p e c i f i e d object 1 (cf.

3.7.4.2.2):
ta-tahku in between, in the middle of

ta-te:rapan at the edge, along
ta-teputstah behind
It should be noted that unlike Proto-Uto-Aztecan (Langacker

1977:92-3) Pipil has no productive postpositions. However, it has
reflexes of former postpostions both in the relational nouns (cf.
3.5.2) and in certain of the locative suffixes (cf. 3.1.3). That
i s , while many Uto-Aztecan languages have postposed locatives as
in, for example, Cora má-kíyé-hete "under that tree" (má- "that",
k±ye- "tree", -hete "under"), Pipil and Nahua generally employ the
typical Mesoaraerican pattern with relational nouns, e.g. i-tan ne
kwawi-t "under the tree" (i- "its", -tan "under", ne "the", kwawi-t
"tree"). The origin of -tan "under" as a postposition is s t i l l
seen in the nonproductive locative suffix -tan, e.g. tsapu-tan
"Ishuatan", a town name which meant literally "under the zapote
trees", now meaning "place of zapotes" (tsapu-t "zapote", -tan
'locative'). See section 3.1.3 for details of this and other
frozen locative suffixes.
3.6. Adjectives
Pipil has several types of adjectives. These are taken up

individually.
3.6.1. -1c, -ti-k 'basic adjective'. The most general class

takes the suffix -Jc after a root-final vowel and -ti-k after
consonants. Some examples are:
ahwiya-k delicious ahka-tik light

a:-sese-k insipid a:tul-tik pale
chichi-k bitter chi:l-tik red
ete-k heavy chiki-til small
ihya-k stinking ko:h-tik giant, huge
ista-k white ku:ti:l-tik black
kuku-k hot, spicy melak-tik straight
pipini-k grainy pets-tik smooth
puye-k salty ti:l-tik black
sasa:li-k sticky, gummy tsitsin-tik stiff
sele-k tender, bland tsukul-tik thick
tete-k tight, firm wahchul-tik light
tupu-k on all fours wits-tik thorny
tutu:ni-k hot xuluch-tik runny,
tsupe:le-k sweet watery
uksi-k ripe, cooked
xuku-k sour
xuxuwi-k green
yama:ni-k bland
yankwi-k new
yu:li-k soft, slow
3.6.2. —nah. Unlike the -(ti-)k class of adjectives

seraantically unmarked or neutral, the second class takes the suffix
-nah which means something like 'somewhat1, similar to English
"-ish", e.g. chichi:l-nah "reddish, somewhat red". The -nah adjec-
tives are derived from basic adjective stems or from nouns and
verbs. Some examples are:
chichi:1-nah reddish pilich-nah wrinkled

chipak-nah clear pili:x-nah feeble
ihich-nah pretty puk-nah dirty
i:xtetsi:l-nah rigid faced pusul-nah crummy
i:xtsuhtsukul-nah knotty, bumpy sehsen-nah thin
i:xuhxupil-nah wrinkled face tahtakal-nah knotty
kukuk-nah somewhat hot takwak-nah hardish
ku:pahsul-nah disheveled p ta:lmats-nah dirty
unkempt
ku:puk-nah dirty, brown tane:x-nah overcast
ku:s-nah dirty color tultik-nah yellowish
kwe:1-nah bent, curved tumak-nah plump
kwikwi:1-nah motley u:chul-nah narrow
mirai1-nah round, sturdy ulul-nah spherical
nex-nah dusty yakapatax-nah pugnosed
payax-nah sandy yawal-nah round
pelech-nah wounded, skinned
3.6.3. -a:wa-k / -a-k. The third class of adjectives is related

morphologically to the -wa- 'inchoative' verbs (cf. section
3.7.8.3.1.) These have a short variant, -a-k, which occurs in
compounds involving these a d j e c t i v e s and in c e r t a i n other
constructions. A few cases were already encountered from which
some of the -nah forms were derived, e.g. chipak-nah "somewhat
clear" (cf. chipa:wa-k "clear"). Others are:
ala:wa-k smooth, slick

cha:ma:wa-k thick
chipa:wa-k clear, clean
kama:wa-k tender, ripening
ku:pitsa:wa-k skinny, thin
kuya:wa-k wide
pitsa:wa-k skinny, thin
puxa:wa-k wrinkled
takwa:wa-k hard
tila:wa-k thick
tuma:wa-k fat
3.6.4. -tuk. The fourth class of adjectives is in fact derived

from verbs with the ' p e r f e c t ' s u f f i x -tuk which are used
adjectivally just as corresponding forms are in English, e.g. "the
hated task", "the desired outcome". Some examples are:
ahsi:lih-tuk having goosebumps

chihchi:lih-tuk reddening
chika:h-tuk ripe
ihka-tuk standing
i:xihka-tuk steep
ku:tinin-tuk stretched
ku:wak-tuk skinny, dried
kwikwi:lih-tuk checked, plaid, spotted
petsti-tuk naked, nude
sulu:n-tuk swollen
tachipah-tuk clear, somewhat clear
tawa:n-tuk drunk
te:n-tuk full
tsitsi:ka-tuk silent
utsti-tuk pregnant
wak-tuk dry, dried
yu:l-tuk alive
3.6.5. Other adjectives. There are also a few adjectives which

fit none of the above classes; most are borrowed from Spanish,
though a few are in origin basically some other lexical category
which have come to be employed as adjectives. These are:
chapachin ( n . , a d j . ) short
raiktan deep
netech thick, dense
pala old, rotten
tamanti cooked, done
tata hot
ye:k good
kutu short
alegre happy, fun

bi:dah delicious, good
choko, choka (n.,adj.) blindin one eye, one-eyed
desgrasiadoh ( n . , a d j . ) wretch, contemptible
estúpido stupid
ga:l&n, gala:na (n., adj.) pretty, hansome, beautiful
linguda ( n . , a d j . ) gossip, gossipy
rauruxu curly
puntudu pointed
3.6.6. Adjective plurals. Adjectives can also be pluralized;

they are reduplicated following the same pattern as the redupli-
cated nouns (cf. section 3.1.4.), repeating the first consonant(s),
i f any exist, and the f i r s t vowel with an .h added. The redupli-
cated adjective is often the only indication of 'plural 1 in noun
phrases, as i s , for example, ne chih-chi:l-tik tsapu-t "the red
zapotes". Some examples of reduplicated adjectives are:
chih-chichi-k bitter
chih-chi:1-tik red
eh-ete-k heavy
ih-istak white
kuh-kutu short
pah-pala old
yeh-ye:k good
For information on adjectives in larger constructions, cf. section

4.10. Adjectives are also involved in incorporation (cf. section
4.13.1). It should also be mentioned that several adjectives
appear with the ta- prefix of 'unspecified object'; for details see
section 3.7.4.2.4.
3.7. Verbs
Verbs are the most complex category of Pipil because their

morphology is the most extensive and because they fall into dis-
tinct classes defined in part phonologically by changes in their
roots when different tenses and aspects are involved. For that
reason, these tenses and aspects are described first, and then the
verb classes which depend on them are presented.
3.7.1. The order of verbal affixes. Verbal affixes follow the

formula:
Intransitive Verb:
pron. subject(+directional)+root+tense/aspect(+number)
Transitive Verb:
pron. subject(+directional)+pron.object+root+tense/asp.(+number)
These affixes are described in detail below.

3.7.2. Tense and aspect.
3.7.2.1. Present. The tense traditionally called 'present' in

Pipil covers momentaneous (e.g. " I eat (now)"), habitual ("I
(always, characteristically) eat"), and frequently present progres-
sive ("I'm eating") senses. It bears no special affixes, although
the root-final vowel is maintained. Transitive verbs very fre-
quently have an -a. which signals transitivity, and some transitive
verbs are distinguished from corresponding intransitives solely by
the presence of this -«a. The following examples of third person
singular transitive and intransitive forms illustrate this:
Intransitive Transitive
ahke:wi comes apart ahke:wa takes apart
ihtakawi breaks down ihtakua takes apart, ruins
kupe:wi breaks kupe:wa breaks
kupi:ni comes out kupi:na tears out
kuyuni a hole opens kuyuna makes a hole
kwe:chiwi is insect-eaten kwe:chua grinds finely
kwe:liwi bends, curves kwe:lua bends
mulu:ni dust flies mulu:nia blows dust
pahti heals, cures pahtia cures
pa: ti melts ( i . v . ) pa: ta melts ( t . v . )
puchini frays, ravels puchina plucks
puliwi gets lost pulua loses
pusu:ni foams pusu:nia puffs up
se:wi goes out se:wia extinguishes
su:tumi comes unsewed su:tuma unsews, unties
tami ends tamia finishes
tapa:ni bursts tapa:na explodes
panu passes nu-teki-panua sustains oneself
(literally reflexive-work-pass)
te:mi fills te:ma fills
tepe:wi abounds tepe:wa piles up
wile:wi breaks down wile:wa undoes, destroys
xi:pe:wigets skinned, xi:pe:wa peels, skins
(Cf. section 3.7.8.3.1 for the relation between verbs in Vwi and
ua.)
3.7.2.2. 'Preterite 1 (simple past). The form of the preterite

suffix varies depending upon the verb class (see below). In the
singular (i.e., with singular subjects) Class I verbs take -ki or
verbs of this class lose their root-final vowel in the preterite
(cf. 2.23). With Class I I verbs it is -]c; these verbs keep their
final vowel. In Classes I I I and IV, the preterite is 0. In all
classes, with plural person subjects the suffix is -ke-t (-jt
'plural'). Some examples are:
Class I I
ahsi to arrive ahsi-k ahsi-ke-t
(he) arrived they arrived
chu:ka to cry chu:ka-k chu:ka-ke-t
Class I
chiwa to do, make chiw-ki chiw-ke-t
ki:sa to leave ki:s-ki ki:s-ke-t
kuchi to sleep kuch-ki kuch-ke-t
na:miki to find na:mik na:mik-ke-
Class I I I
sa:lua to stick, glue sa:luh sa:luh-ke-t
machtia to teach machtih machtih-ke-t
Class IV
kwa to eat kwah kwah-ke-t
kwi to grab, to tak kwih kwih-ke-t
3.7.2.3. 'Perfect'. The verb classes which lose their stem-

final vowel in the preterite also lose it in the perfect, though
for some, vowel-loss is optional in the 'preterite' but obligatory
in the 'perfect'. The basic form of the 'perfect' is made up of
-tu- 'past participle* plus -lc (probably in origin the 'preterite')
in the singular and -tiwi-t in the plural. The -tu- suffix also
occurs in other combinations» e.g.-tu-ya(-t) (cf. section 3.7.6.1)
and -tu-skiya(-t) (cf. section 3.7.2.4.1). The meaning of -tu-k/-
tivi-t i s 'perfect', both 'present perfect' and 'past perfect',
e.g. ni-k-chiv-tuk " I have done i t " , " I had done i t " . It refers to
past action with present relevance. That is, the 'perfect' refers
to an event in the past which has relation to the present
situation* Its use in the texts of chapter 7 give the best
indication of its meaning and function. Some examples of its form
are:
Class I
chiwa to do, -chiw-tuk -chiw-tiwi-t
make (he) has done they have done
ki:sa to leave ki:s-tuk ki:s-tiwi-t
kuchi to sleep kuch-tuk kuch-tiwi-t
na:miki to find -na:mik-tuk -na:mik-tiwi-t
Class I I
ahsi to arrive ahsi-tuk ahsi-tiwi-t
chu:ka to cry chu:ka-tuk chu:ka-tiwi-t
Class I I I
sa:lua to glue sa:luh-tuk sa:luh-tiwi-t
machtia to teach -machtih-tuk -machtih-tiwi-t
Class IV
kwa to eat -kwah-tuk -kwah-tiwi-t
kwi to take -kwih-tuk -kwih-tiwi-t
(The 'past participle' -tu- combines also with other a f f i x e s ,

e.g. the 'conditional' and the 'imperfect'; cf. the next section,
3.7.2.4.1 and section 3.7.6.1.)
3.7.2.4. 'Conditional'. The conditional suffix i s -skiya

'singular' and -skiya-t 'plural'. It is normally attached to the
verb root, which is the same as the 'present' stem — that is, the
stem-final vowel is present. However, the verbs of Class I I I which
end in -ia and -ua in the 'present', -ih and -uh in the 'preterite'
and 'perfect' attach the suffix to the root without the root-final
vowel and also without the h, e.g. pulua "to lose", ni-k-pulu-skiya
'I would lose i t " (cf. ni-k-pulua " I lose i t " , ni-k-puluh " I lost
i t " , ni-k-puluh-tuk " I have lost i t " ) . This suffix i s called
'conditional' in the literature; it has the approximate meaning of
"would" in English. However, speakers at times tend to translate
these forms with the equivalent of "want" or "would like to". This
'desiderative' connotation may ultimately be due to Spanish
influence, since it is often translated into Spanish with the
s u b j u n c t i v e and Spanish s u b j u n c t i v e s can have both the
'conditional 1 and the 'desiderative' senses. The 'conditional'
paradigm of panu "to pass" is:
ni-panu-skiya I would pass

ti-panu-skiya you (sg.) would pass
panu-skiya he/she/it would pass
ti-panu-skiya-t we would pass
am-panu-skiya-t (/an-/) you ( p i . ) would pass
panu-skiya-t they would pass
3.7.2.4.1. 'perfect conditionals'. There is also a quite

infrequent 'perfect conditional' composed of -tu- 'past participle'
(cf. -tu-k, -tiwi-t) plus -skiya(-t) 'conditional, with the meaning
"would have", e.g.:
ahsi-tu-skiya she would have arrived

ni-k-taxtah-tu-skiya I would have paid it
yah-tu-skiya he would have gone
yah-tu-skiya-t they would have gone
ni-nemi-skiya ni:kan I would like to be here
ke:n ki-chiwa-skiya How could it be done?
ni-kwa-skiya I would like to eat
ni-k-tu:ka-skiya I would plant it
ni-(k-)kuwa-skiya I would buy it
(For conditionals in larger constructions, cf. 4.19.)
3.7.2.5. 'Future'. The future suffixes today in spoken Pipil are

very rare. Usually future meanings are given in periphrastic
constructions, e.g. ni-yu ni-k-chiwa, literally "I'm going to do
i t " . In this, Pipil is very similar to local Spanish, where the
periphrastic forms, e.g. lo voy a hacer (cf. ni-yu ni-k-chiwa) "I'm
going to do it" are the most typical, with future forms such as lo
M l i (cf. ni-k-chiwa-s) " I will do i t " rare and stilted. The
Pipil future suffixes are -s^ 'singular' and -s-ke-t 'plural'; they
are similar to the 'conditional' in that normally they are attached
to the verb root ('present' stem) with the final vowel present,
though Class I I I verbs lack the root-final vowel and the h of other
tenses and aspects, e.g. pulu-ske-t "they will lose it" (cf. puluh-
ke-t "they lost i t " ) . The panu "to pass" 'future' paradigm i s :
ni-panu-s I will pass
ti-panu-s you (sg.) will pass
panu-s (he/she/it)will pass
ti-panu-ske-t we will pass
am-panu-ske-t (/an-/) you ( p i . ) will pass
panu-ske-t they will pass
In Cuisnahuat these rare futures are most often found with the
adverbs xa:n "later, afterwards" and mu:sta "tomorrow", as in:
xa:n ni-k-kwa-s later I will eat it

xa:n ti-k-kwa-s later you will eat it
xa:n ki-kwa-s later he/she/it will eat it
xa:n ti-k-kwa-ske-t later we will eat it
xa:n an-ki-kwa-ske-t later you ( p i . ) will eat it
xa:n ki-kwa-ske-t later they will eat it
rau:sta ti-k-kwa-s nakatamal tomorrow you will eat tamales

yaha mu:sta ki-kwa-s nakatamal tomorrow he will eat tamales
mu:sta ti-ya-s tomorrow you will go
mu:sta ya-s tomorrow he will go
3.7.2.6. 'Desiderative'. Pipil has a 'desiderative' composed

of 'future 1 -s plus neki, historically from the verb root "to
want". It has the form: pronouns+verb+s+neki(+plural). The con-
struction means "to want to do the action expressed by the verb".
Some examples are:
naha ni-k-kwa-s-neki I want to eat it

taha ti-k-kwa-s-neki you (sg.) want to eat it
yaha ki-kwa-s-neki he/she wants to eat it
teheraet ti-k-kwa-s-neki-t we want to eat it
an-eheraet an-ki-kwa-s-neki-t you ( p i . ) want to eat it
yehemet ki-kwa-s-neki-t they want to eat it
3.7.2.7. 'Imperfect'. The suffix -ya 'imperfect 1 indicates

continuous past actions, best translated into English as "used to
do" or "was doing" the action of the verb. It is equivalent to the
Spanish 'imperfect past' which ends in -ia or -aba, e.g. comía
"(she) was eating", caminaba "(he) used to walk". It is employed
rather seldom in present-day Pipil. Some examples are:
ni-tawi:kilia-ya I owed (him money for some time)
ki-na:maka-ya he used to sell/was selling it
3.7.2.7.1. -tu-ya 'past i m p e r f e c t ' . The s u f f i x -tu-ya i s

exceedingly rare in today's usage. It is composed of the 'past
participle' -tu- (cf. -tu-k, -tiwi-t, section 3.7.2.3) plus the
'imperfect' -ya. It essentially means an action which continued in
the past but is now ended, e.g.:
ni-k-itskih-tu-ya I had been grabbing it

ni-k-chiw-tu-ya I had been doing it
ti-k-chiw-tu-ya we used to be doing it
It should be noted that the 'imperfect' is distinct from the clitic

-a/-ya "already, now", and should not be confused with it (cf.
section 3.8.1).
With this information about tenses and aspects we can now turn
to a description of the verb classes. Once the verb classes are
clear, we can return to a characterization of the rest of the verb
morphology, including additional details about tense and aspect.
3.7.3. Verb classes
It is almost possible to define the verb classes totally by

reference to their phonological form (cf. section 2.2), but this is
complicated by some exceptions and by certain verbs whose form
varies. Therefore, verb classes are defined here, and the dic-
tionary entries (chapter 5) indicate them by presenting verb tenses
and aspects which show their phonological form in each case. This
is important information, since the phonological shape is fre-
quently not predictable. It will be noticed, that the description
of Pipil verb classes is roughly equivalent to that presented for
Classical Nahuatl by Andrews (1975).
3.7.3.1. Class I ((C)VCV) verbs. Class I verbs typically lose

their root-final vowel in the 'preterite' and 'perfect'. Some lose
the vowel only in the 'perfect' and not in the 'preterite' (cf. the
vowel-loss rules, section 2.2). Class I verbs are characteristi-
cally of the shape (C)VCV, but do not include the (C)Vka or (C)VCu
forms of Class I I . Loss of the root-final vowel in these verbs
creates no consonant clusters of more than two members. The
'preterite' with this class is normally -ki or (Í, except in the
case of certain intransitive verbs which keep the root vowel in the
'preterite 1 but lose it in the 'perfect'. Class I is by far the
largest class. Examples of it are:
ah-suma to comb pi:tsa to blow a whistle

a:-kal-aki to sink piya to have
a:na to grab puwa to count
chihchimi to touch sahsaka to cart
chiwa to do, make se:wi togo out, extinguish
chiya to look, wait su:ma to fight
ichteki to steal su:turna to unsew
ihiya to hate suwa to spread out
ihnekwi to smell tahkali to throw out
ihseki to toast tahpiya to watch
ihtsuma to sew tahtani to ask
kahka:wa to leave tami to end
kaki to hear tamima to drop
kal-aki to enter ta:sa to bump
ketsa to lift, raise tatasi to cough
ki:sa to leave tatsiwi to feel lazy
kuwa to buy ta:wa:na to get drunk
kuchi to sleep tayi to clear ground
ku:na:ki to get stuck teki to cut
kwahkwawi to get firewood tekiti to work
kwepa to l i f t , raise te:ma to fill
mahmawi to fear te:mi to fill
mana to cook tisi to grind
me:wa to weed tiyu:taki to become evening
miki to die tahtuma to untie
mi: ma to throw, shoot tsakwa to close
na:miki to meet tsa:wa to weave
nehnemi to walk tsuma to sew
neki to want tsutu:na to play music
nemi to be uchpa:na to sweep
nu:tsa to speak u:ya to shell (corn)
pala:ni to rot wa:ki to dry
pata:ni to fly wetsi to fall
pe:peta to check, search wiwita to pull out
pe:wa to begin xa:wa to clear land
pi:ki to arrange, xi:ma to scrape
to assemble xi:ni to scatter
xi:xa to urinate
3.7.3.2. Class I I verbs ((C)VCCV, (C)Vka, (C)VCu. The next

largest group is Class I I . These verbs do not lose their root-
final vowel in the 'preterite' or the 'perfect'. The majority are
characterized by the phonological shapes: (C)VCCV, (C)Vka, and
(C)VCu — the shapes that resist vowel-loss either because other-
wise unpermissible consonant clusters would arise, or because -ka
and -ii are not subject to the rule (cf. section 2.2). Neverthe-
less, there are some verbs of this class which have none of these
phonological patterns, but fail to undergo vowel loss. The form of
the 'preterite 1 of Class I I verbs is -jc in the singular ( a l l
classes have -ke-t in the plural). Some examples are:
ahsi arrive patska to milk, twist

ahwa to scold pixka to pick, harvest
a:ti to drink pixki for kernels to peel
chihcha to spit takwi:ka to sing
chu:ka to cry tamu:ta to throw
ehku to arrive tasuhta to love
ina to tell tata to burn
i:sa to awaken tehku to climb
isu:ta to vomit te:ka to put on the ground
ixka to roast temu to descend
kikinaka to complain tu:ka to bury, plant
raaka to give tsahtsi to shout
mu:ta to throw at uksi to cook
naka to stay uni to drink
(also Class I)
namaka to sell weli to be able to
ne:si to appear wetska to laugh
pa:ka to wash wi:ka to take
pata to change xu:ta to wound
pa: ti to melt
3.7.3.3. Class I I I (-ia, -ua). The verbs of Class I I I end in

-ia or -ua in the 'present'; in the 'preterite' and 'perfect' their
roots end in -ih and -uh; and in the 'conditional' and 'future'
forms their roots end in plain -1 and -u. Phonetically in the
'present' these are (-iya) and (-uwa) and are not phonetically
distinct from verbs with underlying /-iya/ (and /-uwa/). They
are morphophonemically distinct, however, given that these latter
are either -iya-k or -ix(-k) in the 'preterite'. Historically it
is probable that Pre-Proto-Ñahua had an intervocalic h which was
lost in Class I I I verbs (i.e. -iha, -uha) in their present stems.
This accounts for why h is present in the 'preterite' and 'perfect'
forms of this class; the h was not intervocalic here and hence was
not lost. We might further postulate that this historical h was
lost in the 'conditionals' and 'futures' of this class because it
would have otherwise created a consonant cluster of more than two
members (e.g. -itf-skiya, -uK-s-ke-t) or two consonants at the end
of a word (e.g. -itf-s 'singular future'). Also, historically the
verbs with a short vowel before w plus a (i.e. -Vwa) changed ulti-
mate to -ua (cf. Canger 1980). This change is evident in Pipil
reflexes as in the pairs of verbs where the transitive has -ua and
the corresponding intransitive has -Vwi, e.g.:
ihtakawi to break down ihtakua to take apart, ruin

kwe:chiwi for corn to be kwe:chua to grind finely
insect-eaten
kwe:liwi to curve, bend kwe:lua to bend (something)
Thus it seems that historical -Vwa became -uha and later the h
was lost intervocalically, giving -ua, but preserved finally and
before a single consonant. This is a reflex of the Pre-Proto-Nahua
change of syllable-final w to h (cf. Campbell and Langacker 1978).
Some examples of this class are:
ahnekua to smell ilpia to tie

cha(:)lua to hit, beat ilwia to say
chichinua to singe iskalia to raise, rear
chihchikilua to be ticklish istawia to salt
chu:lua to flee istiwia to pinch
ehekua to exert effort i:xitia to wake
e:kua to withstand kalaktia to insert
ihkwilua to write ku:nti:lwia to make sooty
ihtakua to take apart ku:pa:wia to swing
kakasussa to be vexed machtia to teach
kamachulua to yawn maraalia to (en)tangle
kapa:xua to loosen mu:tia to frighten
kech-tanua to carry on shoulder pahtia to cure
kehtsi:lua to stand on tiptoes patilia to exchange
kimilua to wrap pe:wia to catch, hunt
ku:sua to string pukwia to smoke
kuyülua to shrink selia to withstand
kwe:chua to scrape tahtachia to have fun
kweh-kwe:lua to bend tahtawelia to complain
kwikwilua to paint ta:ku:lia to give, present to
ma:t:lua to smooth takwaltia to sustain, support
mimilua to roll ta:lia to put, place
mumuxua to crumb tatia to burn
na:palua to embrace tepe:wilia to heap on
nekwilua to lean tetilia to tighten
pachua to hold down tili:nia to stretch
pahsulua for hair to be mussed ti:lwia to get sooty
pa:xa:lua to have fun tuhtunwia to knock
pe:lua to open tsahtsalia to call someone
pilua to hang tsuyunia to fry
pitsakua to make thin uli:nia to stir
pi:xua to lay (eggs) untuwia to stoke (fire)
putsua to pile up wihwila:nia to hang
sa:lua to stick, glue xa:ma:nia to toast tortilla
ta:wilua to illuminate
tsapalua to lower
tsehtselua to shake
tsihkwilua to walk by feeling
ululua to roll
wawasua to scrape
xakwalua to scrub
xihxikua to deceive
yawalua to roll
3.7.3.4. Class IV verbs (-CV alternating with -CVh). Class IV

has very few members. It is characterized by monosyllabic verb
roots (and verbs derived from monosyllabic roots) which end in a
vowel in most instances» i . e . in the ' p r e s e n t 1 , ' f u t u r e ' ,
'conditional' and 'imperative', but terminate with h in the
'preterite' and 'perfect' forms. The members are:
kwa to eat
kwi to take, grab
tan-kwa to bite
chah-chan-kwa to chew
-al-kwi to bring
ta-kwi to borrow
yu:l-kwi to revive
In e f f e c t , there are only two roots involved, and these might

equally well be considered exceptions of some sort. However, since
corresponding forms have been labelled "Class IV" by others (cf.
Andrews 1975), the tradition is simply followed here. This prac-
tice is not too misleading, however, since these two roots occur
with a very high frequency.
Having defined the verb classes, we may now return to the rest
of the verb morphology.
3.7.4. Pronominal affixes with verbs. As seen above, verbs

bear prefixes which indicate pronominal subjects and objects and
which also cross-reference full or independent pronoun, noun, and
noun-phrase subjects. These were presented in section, 3.2). Here
we turn to the other pronominal affixes that occur with verbs.
3.7.4.1. 'Reflexive 1 (mu-). By the notion "reflexive" one does
not usually understand a pronominal form, but the 'reflexive'
morphemes in Nahua have typically been treated as pronominal
because in central Mexican dialects they pattern with other prono-
minal prefixes and vary according to person. The 'reflexive'
morpheme of Pipil is mu- with all persons. Its phonological shape
is normally mu in all contexts, including before vowels, where it
is phonetically (muw-) alternating freely with (mw-) i s faster
speech. However, there are a few prevocalic cases where it is
simply m- (see 2.2). Some of these appear to have the m- fused as
part of the root and it is no longer recognized as the historical
reflexive that lies behind it. Nevertheless, in these cases there
exist other derivations which show the root without the otherwise
frozen reflexive. (See below; cf. section 2.2.) Example of
preconsonantal and prevocalic 'reflexive' paradigms are:
ni-mu-ta:lia I sit (literally " I place myself")
ti-mu-ta:lia you (sg.) sit
mu-ta:lia he/she/it sits
ti-mu-ta:lia-t we sit
an-mu-ta:lia-t you ( p i . ) sit
mu-ta:lia-t they sit
ni-mu-a:paka I wash myself

ti-mu-a:paka you (sg.) wash yourself
mu-a:paka he/she/it washes him-/her-/itself
ti-mu-a:paka-t we wash ourselves
an-mu-a:paka-t you ( p i . ) wash yourselves
mu-a:paka-t they wash themselves
Some additional examples of reflexive verbs are:
mu-a:pachua to throw oneself in the water

mu-chayuntia to swing
mu-i:xmimilua to roll
mu-i:xmu:tia to be frightened, afraid
mu-i:xpa:ka to wash one's face
mu-kxi-pa:ka to wash one's feet
mu-machtia to learn (i.e. to teach oneself)
mu-na:miktia to get married
mu-ne:xtia to show oneself
mu-sewi to rest
mu-tahkwiltia to braid (one's hair)
mu-ta:lua to run
mu-tapatia to dress, change clothes
mu-ta:sa to bump into
mu-ta:wa:ntia to get drunk
mu-techtia to be sad, become sad
mu-te:ka to lie down
mu-tu:nalwia to sun oneself
mu-tsinta:lia to squat
mu-wawana to scratch oneself
A few examples of the prevocalic m- allomorph, together with

related non-reflexive forms, are:
m-a:ltia to bathe (oneself) k-altia to bathe

m-a:wiltia to play k-a:wiltia to paly it
m-ihtutia to dance k-ihtutia to dance it
m-i:naya to hide (oneself) k-i:naya to hide it
m-ihkwani to remove (self) k-ihkwani to remove it
m-isu:tia to vomit
m-itu:ni(ya) to sweat
A few verbs which are reflexive in form have developed specialized

senses:
mu-chiwa to grow (from chiwa "tomake")

mu-neki to need (from neki "to want")
There is one suppletive form with mu-, derived from a verb but used
as an adjective: mu-e(t)s-tuk "seated, sitting".
With respect to the order of verbal prefixes, subject pronomi-
nals precede mu-, but the object pronominal prefixes and the
reflexive are mutually exclusive, both occupying the "object"
position. I n the few cases of verbs which bear both thé
'reflexive 1 and either the (w)al- 'directional' or -el- 'mentation/
inside' (see below) prefixes, the 'reflexive' follows these, e.g.:
(w)al-mu-ne:lwia to hurry
el-mu-yawa to be nauseated
(Cf. 2.2 and 3.7.6.1.)
In the dictionary (chapter 5) reflexive verbs are not listed

independently (under mu- , but rather are found under the verb root
with the abbreviation r.v. to indicate that the root occurs with
the reflexive morpheme.
3.7.4.2. ta- 'unspecified object 1 . In addition to the object
pronominal prefixes already presented, Pipil has another which is
employed to show that the (non-human) object of a transitive verb
is not specified. Verbs with this prefix, ta-, are translated with
an object "something" or "to be doing" whatever the action of the
verb i s , without specifying what the object of the action i s ; cf.
ni-ta-hkwilua " I am writing" or " I write (something)" /
ni-k-ihkwilua "I write it". For example, ta- forms are much used
for answering the question, "what are you doing?"; the answer might
be, for example, ni-ta-istawia "I'm salting". That i s , the
'unspecified object' ta- is natural in contexts where the action of
the verb is in focus and the object is of little relevance, as seen
in these forms:
ni-ta-u:ya I am shelling (corn)

(cf. ni-k-u:ya " I shell i t " )
ni-ta-ilpia I am tying
(cf. ni-k-ilpia " I tie i t " )
ni-ta-ku:tamima I throw something
(cf. ki-ku:tamima "he throws i t " )
Some instances of verbs with ta- are:
ta-chalua to hit, beat

ta-chichina to smoke
ta-chihcha to spit
ta-chiya to look
ta-chteki to steal (cf. k-ichteki "to steal i t " )
ta-hkwilua to write (cf. k-ihkwilua "to write i t " )
ta-hseki to toast (cf. k-ihseki "to toast i t " )
ta-htsuraa to sew (cf. k--ihtsuma "to sew i t " )
ta-ihxihxi:ma to scrape
ta-ilpia to tie
ta-iskalia to raise, grow
ta-istawia to salt
ta-(i)xi:ka to drip
ta-ixka to roast
ta-ki:xtia to take out
ta-kwa to eat
ta-mana to cook
ta-rae: wa to weed
ta-mali:na to twist
ta-patilia to exchange
ta-patka:wia to replant
ta-paya:na to grind corn (first pass)
ta-pixka to pick, harvest
ta-su:ma to fight, hit
ta-wiya to shell (corn)
3.7.4.2.1. Non-productive and special ta- forms. In a few

verbs the ta- prefix is no longer optional, but has become a frozen
part of the verb root. Normally, verbs with ta- as the unspecified
object do not permit the simultaneous occurrence of k(i)-, the
'third person singular pronominal object' prefix. However, the
verbs with frozen ta- do take the k(i)- object marker. In other
cases the optional ta- prefix is added, but either with specialized
semantic senses or irregular phonological outcomes. Some
instances of both kinds are:
tah-a:na to pick up (cf. a:na "to pick up")

ta-chpa:na (C) to sweep (cf. uchpa:na "to sweep";
(t-uchpa:na (SD); normally only initial before two conso-
nants is lost with ta-)
takwi:ka to sing (cf. ni-k-takwi:ka " I sing i t " )
tahkwiltia to braid (cf. ni-k-tahkwiltia "I braid it; cf.
(i)hkwilua "to write")
tahpiya to watch, care for (cf. piya "to have")
tah-ta-chiya to gawk, have fun (cf. chiya "to look")
tah-ta-ketsa to chat (cf. ketsa "to l i f t " )
take:ntia to cover (cf. -kwe:n-yu "blanket", take:n
"blanket")
takimiltia to load (cf. kimil "load")
taksa to kick (cf. ( i ) k x ( i ) "foot" + -a transitive
present')
takwi to borrow (cf. kwi "to take")
ta-mati to imagine, guess (cf. mati "to know")
tane:si to dawn (cf. ne:si "to appear, be seen")
tatwi, tatwa to dawn (cf. ijta "to see", historically
*(i)twa)
3.7.4.2.2. Reduplication of ta-. The ta- prefix is reduplicated

with iterative verbs or with plural objects, e.g.:
tah-ta-chiya to look a lot, to have fun

tah-ta-ketsa to chat (cf. ta-ketsa "to talk")
tah-ta-mu:ta to throw (things)
(Cf. 3.7.5 for details about verb reduplication.)

3.7.4.2.3. ta- with nouns derived from transitive verbs. Often
the nouns derived from transitive verbs also contain the ta-
prefix, as in these examples:
tachalis sight (ta-chiya-li-s; chiya "to look")

tachani mirón lizard (ta-chiya-ni; chiya "to look")
tachihchal spit (ta-chihcha-1; chihcha "to spit")
tahkwil braid (ta-ihkwil . . . )
tahtu:li "principal" (he who starts fiestas)
take:n blanket (cf. ta-ke:n-tia "to cover,
-kwe:n-yu "blanket")
taketsal house pole (ta-ketsa-1; ketsa "to stand")
takutun piece (ta-kutu:na "to cut")
takwal food (ta-kwa-1; kwa "to eat")
takwatsin opossum (ta-kwa-tsin ( ? ) ; kwa "to eat")
tanamakani venders (ta-namaka-ni; namaka "to s e l l " )
tane:skan dawn . (ta-ne:si . . . "to appear")
tapahsul nest (cf. mu-pahsulua "hair to be mussed")
tapahtiyani curer (ta-pah-tia-ni; pahtia "to cure")
tamanti cooked (ta-mana; mana "to cook")
tapakti the wash (ta-pa:ka; pa:ka "to wash")
mu-tapatia to dress (cf. pata "to change")
tape:wil game, hunt (ta-pe:wi-l; pe:wia "to hunt")
tapi:k corn-dough (cf. pi:ki "to put together")
tamale
tatu:kal planting (ta-tu:ka-l; tu:ka "to plant")
tatsa:wani weaver (ta-tsa:wa-ni; tsa:wa "to weave")
tawiyal maize (ta-wiya-1; wiya/u:ya "to shell")
(kernels)
taxkal rigua, (ta-ixka-1; ixka "to roast")
tortilla
3.7.4.2.4. Adjectives with ta-. A few adjectives and forms

derived from adjectives also bear the ta- prefix, although it is
not always clear how, if at all, these are derived from transitive
verbs. Some examples are:
ta-kwa:wak hard
ta-sesek cold, morning frost (cf. sesek "cold")
ta-chipak-tuk clear (cf. chipa:wak "clear")
ta-ku:mi darkness (cf. ta-ku:miya "to get dark,
from ku:mi-t "jug, pot")
3.7.4.3. te:- 'someone'. The prefix te:- which functions in

other Nahua varieties as a marker of an 'unspecified human object'
(usually translated "someone") occurs also in P i p i l , but it is no
longer productive. It is frozen in the following:
te:chan (SD) town (cf. -chan "house")

tehchiya to wait (cf. chiya "to look, spy")
te:paktia to make (someone) laugh; cf. paktia "to make laugh"
te:pal another's, foreign;cf. nu-pal"mine", i-pal " h i s "
te:kwani Teotepeque (place name, from te:- 'someone1 + kwa
"to eat" + -ni 'agent'; CN te:kwa:ni "jaguar")
tiahwa to scold (cf. ahwa "to bark")
ti:pan back, behind (cf. -ipan "behind")
tekwalutsa to let someone else eat it (cf. kwa
"to eat", -lu 'passive')
3.7.5. Reduplication in verbs. There are two types of redupli-

cation that verbs participate in. Both reduplicate the i n i t i a l
consonant(s) and the first vowel of t;he root, or only the vowel if
no consonant occurs. In both cases the vowel is short. They
differ in that one has only this form ( i . e . (C)V-) while the other
takes an additional h (i.e. (C)Vh-). The later is quite productive
and many examples of i t are presented in the dictionary (chapter
5). The former ((C)V-) is not productive, but many examples of it
exist, typically with -ka or -tsa verbs (see below). It means that
plural objects or a repetition of the action are involved. Some
examples are:
(C)Vh-
ah-ahwa to
chah-chakwa:ni to
chah-chalua to
ih-ilwia to
kuh-ku:ti:ya to
kwah-kwawi to
mih-miki to
neh-nemi to
neh-ne:lwia to
pah-pachua to
pah-pa:ki to
puh-pu:pu:wa to
sah-saka to
tah-taketsa to
tah-tamu:ta to
tah-ta:sa to
tah-tatsi:ni to
teh-te-mima to
tuh-tuma to
tsah-tsaya:na to be tearing (tsaya:na "to tear, sp
tshi-tsikwi:ni to jump (tsikwi:ni "to jump, leap")
uh-u:lini (SD) to stir, move (u:lini "to move")
xah-xakwalua to scrub (xakwalua "to scrub")
xuh-xulewa to scrub (xulewa "to scrub")
(C)V-
kekelutsa to move, stir
kikinaka to complain
kukuchi to nod off, be falling asleep (kuchi
"to sleep")
kwakwalaka to boil (kwala:ni "to get angry")
mimilaka to burn
mimilua to roll
mumulutsa to smoke (mulu:ni "for dust to fly")
papataka to flap (pata:ni "to fly")
pupuchwia to smoke
tutu:nia to heat
tsitsinaka to illuminate
tsitsinua to break/cut into pieces
tsutsu:na to play (musical instrument)
wawa:na to scrape
wiwita to tear out
yuyurauka to itch
3.7.6. Other verb prefixes.
3.7.6.1. (w)al- 'directional'. The directional prefix (w)al-

raeans "hither", i.e. motion toward the speaker or toward where the
action of the verb takes place. It is derived historically from
wa:lah "to come" ('preterite' form). The allomorph wal- appears
only if no other prefix precedes it; otherwise, the -al- allomorph
occurs. Also, this is the only prefix before which all the subject
pronominal prefixes lose their final vowel, if they have one, e.g.:
n-al-ki:xtia I remove it
t-al-ki:xtia you (sg.) remove it
k-al-ki:xtia he/she/it removes it
t-al-ki:xtia-t we remove it
an-al-ki:xtia-t you ( p i . ) remove it
k-al-ki:xtia-t they remove it
Some verbs with this prefix, compared to their counterparts without
i t , are:
(w)al-ahsi to find ahsi to arrive

(w)al-a:na to bring a:na to pick up
(w)al-ehku to arrive here ehku to arrive
(w)al-(w)i:ka to bring wi:ka to take
(w)al-i:sa to wake up i:sa to wake up
(w)al-i:xtu:na to delay i:xtu:na to be late
(w)al-ki:sa to leave (from ki:sa to leave
without)
(w)al-kwi to bring kwi to grab
(w)al-naka to stay (there) naka to stay
(w)al-na:miki to believe na:miki to meet
(w)al-mu-ne:lwia to hurry mu-ne:lwia to hurry
(w)al-ne:si to appear ne:si to show up
(w)al-nu:tsa to call nu:tsa to speak
(w)al-ta:kati to be born
(w)al-temu to descend temu to descend
(w)al-tsin-ki:sa to leave ki:sa to leave
in hiding
(w)al-wi:ka to bring wi:ka to take
(w)al-xi:ni to scatter xi:ni to sprinkle
3.7.6.2. -el- 'mentation/inside 1 . The prefix -el- is not pro-

ductive and few examples of it exist, but it appears to mean appro-
ximately "perception by the senses", that is, mental or emotional
acts, or "inside". It appears with verb roots, but also with other
categories as well:
el-ka:wa to forget (ka:wa "to leave, abandon")

el-mu-yawa to be nauseated (yawa "to turn" (?))
el-na:miki to remember (na:miki "to encounter")
-el-ixku stomach
el-kuhku breast
-el-pan chest, breast
-el-pets animal breast
-el-tapach liver
3.7.6.3. -ah- 'buccal'. Pipil has forms which suggest another

non-productive verbal prefix now frozen as part of the root, which
probably meant acts done with the mouth, although today this
meaning is far from clear. It also occurs with some non-verbal
forms. The examples are:
ahkamacha:lua to yawn (cf. ka:machalua (SD) "to yawn")

ahka:na to blow, fan
ahketsawetsi to fall mouth upward ( i . e . , on one's back;
cf. wetsi "to fall")
ahkwe:chiwi to sneeze (cf. kwe:chiwi "to be insect-eaten")
ahnekua ( t . v . ) to smell (cf. ihnekwi "to smell" ( i . v . ) )
ahpu:tsa to belch, burp (cf. pu:tsua "to accumulate")
ahwa to bark, scold (cf. wawa- "to bark";
cf. CN wawaloa "to bark")
ahwa-t chaff (that which is blown on to rid it
from rice, beans, grain, etc.)
ahwiya-k delicious
3.7.6.4. -ih- 'superperficial'. There is evidence of yet

another non-productive, frozen, and rare verb prefix, -ih-, which
seems to have something to do with the surface of objects. It also
is not limited to verbs. The examples are:
ihchiki to scrub
ihiya to hate
ihkwilua to write (cf. kwikwil- "colored")
ihnekwi to smell (cf. ahnekua (SD) "to smell")
ihtsilika to tremble, shiver (cf. tsilirni "to ring")
ihtsuma to sew (cf. tsuraa (SD) "to sew")
ihxihxi:ma to scrape (with machete; cf. xi:ma "to cut
hair")
ihiyu smell, breath
ihka-tuk (Adj.) be standing
ihpak on top of
3.7.7. Order of verb prefixes when (w)al- or -el- is present.

When one of these prefixes and either an object pronominal or
reflexive prefix co-occur in a transitive verb form, the order is:
-el- -obj. pron.")
Í + ( + root + tense/aspect(+pl.)
This order is seen-al- -reflexive
in examples )
such as:
1) n^-al2-mu3-ne:lwia4 " I hurry"

directional2 reflexive3 root4
2) nij-ei2-mu3-yawa4 " I am nauseated"

'inside'2 reflexive3 root4
3) n1-al2-in3-nu:tsa4 tf I( f m going to) call them"
11 directional2 them3 root4
4) k2-al2-ini-nu:ts3-ki4 "(he) called them"

them^ directional2 root3 preterite4
3.7.8.Verb moods and voices
In Pipil there are a number of suffixes which signal "voice"

(changes in the relationship between a verb and its arguments
(subject and objects)) and "mood" (the attitude of the speaker
toward the action of the verb). This section treats these
morphemes.
3.7.8.1. 'Imperative'/'optative'/'subjunctive'. The second per-

son 'imperative 1 morpheme is xi-/x-, the x- allomorph before
vowels, xi- preceding consonants. Its sense is 'imperative' or
'subjunctive/optative'. There are also 'imperative' forms for the
other persons (save first singular) composed of the exhortative
particle ma:, which functions largely like the que with Spanish
subjunctives when these are employed imperatively or exhortatively.
Plural forms take the suffix -kan, whose underlying form is
actually /-kam-/, but the m appears only when the c l i t i c -(y)a
"already" (emphasis) is attached to it. Since this combination is
rather rare, it is most often seen in the autonomous phonemic form
-kan. Since the combination of ti- and -kan are sufficient to mark
first person plural imperatives, the ma: is optional in this case.
The verb root normally appears in the 'present'-stem form (with
final vowel), but Class I I I verbs (-ia. ua) lack both the vowel and
the h that they have in other contexts (e.g. xi-nech-ilwi " t e l l
me!"; cf. ti-nech-ilwia "you tell me", ti-nech-ilwih "you told
me"). The imperative forms are best apprehended by considering the
following paradigm:
xi-k-kwa eat it! (you s g . )

ma: ki-kwa let him/her eat!
(ma:) ti-k-kwa-kan let's eat it!
xi-k-kwa-kan eat it! (you p i . )
ma: ki-kwa-kan let them eat it!
A few examples are:
xi-tehch(iy)a-kam-a wait now! (you p i . )

xi-tehchiya wait! (you sg.)
xi-ku:chi-kam-a sleep now! (you p i . )
raa: ti-k-i:na-kan let's say ( i t ) !
ma: xi-k-raikti kill it! (you sg.)
xi-k-ilwi tell him! (you sg.)
ma: yawi let him go!
xi-k-chiwa do it! (you sg.)
x-i:sa-kan wake up! (you p i . )
xi-nech-wi:ka-kan take me! (you p i . )
xi-k-itski-kan grab it! (you p i . )
raa: ki-panulti let him pass it!
xi-kalaki come in! (you sg.)
xi-nech-kaki listen to me! (you sg.)
x-a:kan go! (you p i . )
For negative imperative constructions and imperatives in larger

syntactic patterns, cf. section 4.5.
3.7.8.2. 'Causatives'. 'Causative' verbs for the most part have

the suffix -tia, sometimes -ltia, which makes them members of Class
I I I verbs. This suffix creates a transitive verb when it is
attached to an intransitive root; it derives causative verbs when
added to transitive stems. It also derives transitive verbs from
nouns. Historically the 'causative' had an jl which caused palata-
lization of a preceding ¿ to jc and Jts to ch, e.g. ki:x-tia "to take
out" (cf. ki:sa "to leave"). This i. no longer appears except when
it changes the root-final vowel of some forms, e.g. i : x i t i a "to
wake (someone) up" (cf. i : s a "to wake up"). (See rule 6, section
2.2.) A few examples will help show the form and meaning:
ahxitia to place near (ahsi "to arrive")

a:kalaktia to immerse (a:kalaki "to sink")
m-a:ltia to bathe (a:-t "water"+tia)
m-a:wiltia to play (cf. a:wil-ti "toy")
chakaltia to stoke
chayuntia to swing
chu:ktia, to cause to cry (chu:ka "to cry")
chu:kaltia
ihisiwitia to hurry (ihisiwi "to hurry")
ilwitia to show (ilwia "to say")
kwe:ntia to cover (cf. -kwe:n-yu "blanket")
machtia to teach, learn (mati "to know)
miktia to kill (miki "to die")
nawatia to advise (cf. na:wa-t "Pipil")
ne:xtia to discover (ne:si "to show up")
pahtia to cure (cf.pah-ti "medicine")
panultia to pass (something)(panu "to pass")
petstia to undress (cf. pets-tik "nude")
tahkwiltia to braid (cf. tahkwil "braid")
takimiltia to load ( c f . kimil "load")
tantia to sharpen (cf. -tan "tooth")
mu-ta:wa:ntia to get drunk (ta:wa:na "to get drunk")
tehkultia to raise (tehku "to climb")
temultia to lower (temu "to descend")
tu:keytia to name (cf. turkey "name")
tuktia to send
tsikwastia to comb (cf. tsikuwas "comb")
u:lintia to stir (something)(uli:ni "to stir")
weyatia to grow (cf. we:y "big")
yu:ltia to fill (-yu:l "heart")
3.7.8.3. 'Inchoatives 1 . Pipil has three kinds of inchoatives,

to which we now turn.
3.7.8.3.1. 'Inchoatives' with -ua/-wi/-wa. The 'inchoative'

suffixes are related to the causatives in that, while the intransi-
tive forms have 'inchoative' meaning ("to become what is signified
in the root"), the transitives have a causative meaning, e.g.
kwesliwi (i.v.) "to curve" (cf. kwe:l- "curved, bent"); ku:sua
(t.v.) "to bead, insert" (cf. ku:s- "bead"). Many of these are
inchoatives of 'size' or 'shape' (inchoatives of 'sensations' are
considered later). The transitive counterpart, -ua, has sometimes
been called a 'passive', but its function is more accurately des-
cribed as 'impersonal', a means of employing a transitive verb
without specifying its subject, translated into English as, for
example, "they sell apples", "apples are sold", "one sells apples".
Some examples are:
ahkw:chiwi to sneeze
a:raesa w i to drown
apsulwia to heat water (apsul "hot water")
ihtakawi to break down
istawia to salt (ista-t "salt")
ku:nti:lwia to make sooty (ku:nti:l "soot")
kwe:liwi to curve(kwe:l-nah "curved, bent")
kwe:chiwi to be insect-eaten (kwe:ch-tik "ground fine")
ne:lwia to hurry
pachiwia to watch
patkarwia to replant (patka "change")
pukwia to smoke (puk-ti "smoke")
puliwi to get lost
tatsiwi to be lazy
tepe:wi to abound (tepe2-t "mountain")
teputswia to lay (eggs)(teputs- "shoulder, back")
ti: lwia to get sooty ( t i : l "soot")
turnalwia to sun (tu:nal "sun")
untuwia to stoke
wilewi to break down
ye:kawi to end
kaxa:wa to reduce
mela(:)wa to straighten
pata:wa to extend
peta:wa to open (one's shirt)
sama:wa to abaound
suta:wa to tire
ta:ke:wa to accommodate
teperwa to pile
tsine:wa to chop, cut down
wile:wa to destroy
xule:wa to scrub
ahkamacha:lua to yawn
ahnekua to smell
cha(:)lua to hit
chichinua to singe
chihchikilua to tickle
chu:lua to flee
ihkwilua to write
ihtakua to take apart
kakasua to bother
kapa:xua to loosen
kehtsi:lua to stand on tiptoes
kimilua to wrap
ku:sua to bead, insert
kwe:chua to grind finely
kwehkwe:lua to bend
kwikwilua to paint different colores
ma:ti:lua to smooth
mimilua to roll
raurauxua to break into pieces, to c:
na:palua to embrace
ne:lua to stir
pachua to hold down
pa:xa:lua to walk, have fun
pe:lua to open
pilua to hang
pitsakua to make thinner
pi:xua to lay (eggs)
putsua to pile up
sa:lua to stick, glue
mu-talua to run
tapu(w)a to open
ta:wilua to illuminate
tsapalua to lower
tsehtselua to shake
tshikwilua to walk by feeling
tsitsinua to break into pieces
tsukulua to crouch
ululua to roll
wawasua to scrape
xakwalua to scrub
xihxikua to cheat, deceive
yawalua to roll
In this context, it should be mentioned that the -a:wa-k class

of inchoative adjectives is derived from these verbs. Examples
are:
ala:wak smooth, slick

cha:ma:wak thick
chipa:wak clear, clean
kama:wak tender, not dry
kuya:wak wide
pata:wak wide
puxa:wak wrinkled
takwa:wak hard
tila:wak thick
tuma:wak fat
(See section 3.6.3.)
3.7.8.3.2. 'Inchoatives 1 of "perception" or "sensation" (-ya).

Another kind of inchoative verb bears the suffix -ya, which derives
intransitive inchoatives from adjective roots which typically mean
something having to do with "sensations" or "perceptions". Some
examples are:
chichi:ltiya to redden (chi:l-tik "red")

chichiya to become bitter (chichi-k "bitter")
chika:waya to ripen (chika:h-tuk "ripe")
chi:ltiya to redden (chi:l-tik "red")
ihya:ya to stink (ihya-k "stinking")
istaya to become white (ista-k "white")
itu:niya to sweat (tutu:ni-k "hot")
(kuh)ku:tiya to tire
kukuya to get sick, become ill
ku:ti:ltiya to blacken (ku:ti:l-tik "black")
pata:waya to become wide (pata:wa-k "wide")
seseya to get cold (sesek "cold")
sutawaya to tire (cf. suta:wa "to get tired")
taku:miya to get dark (ta-ku:mi "dark")
takwa:waya to harden (takwa:wa-k "hard")
ti:ltiya to blacken (ti:l-tik "black")
turna:waya to get fat (tuma:wa-k "fat")
tutu:niya to get hot (tutu:ni-k "hot")
tsitsi:kaya to be(come) silent
tsupe:liya to become sweet (tsupe:le-k "sweet")
yama:niya to become bland (yama:ni-k "bland")
ye:ktiya to improve, get fixed (ye:k "good")
3.7.8.3.3. -ti "to become". The final kind of inchoative takes

the suffix -ti which is not productive, but which derives inchoa-
tive verbs from some noun roots. The examples are:
ta:ka-ti to grow up (ta:ka-t "man")

kukua-wits-ti to prick (kuku(a) "pain" + wits- "thorn")
teki-ti to work (teki-t "work")
For a detailed discussion of inchoative verbs in Nahua generally,

cf. Canger 1980.
3.7.8.4. 'Passives 1 (-1., -lu, -lw-, and -ua). Although these

passive suffixes are no longer productive, Pipil has many passive
verbs of this kind derived from actives. The most common type has
-lu. From this comes the -1 suffix which derives nouns from pas-
sive verbs (e.g. ta-kwa-1 "food", ta- 'something' + kwa "to eat" +
-1. 'passive norainalization'; literally "something that is eaten";
cf. section 3.1.3.10). The -ua class of passive verbs is smaller.
With this s u f f i x , preceding s^ and Jts are palatalized to x. and ch
respectively (cf. section 2.2). Verbs derived from others with
these suffixes have meanings that are either passive or intransi-
tive reflexive. Some examples are:
ahkamacha:lua to yawn (cf. kamachal "jaw")

(i)hkwilua to write
i:xpanua to place before (cf. i:xpan "before")
i:xtapachua to turn over (cf. tapach "shell")
kimilua to wrap (cf. kimil "bundle")
kwah-kwalu to be exhausted (cf. kwa "to eat")
kwalu to be insect-infested (cf. kwa "to eat")
kwalu me:ts-ti for the moon to eclipse (cf. kwalu)
pahsulua for hair to be mussed (cf. pahsul "nest")
pitsakua to make thinner (cf. pitsa(:wa)k "thin"
pixua to lay eggs (cf. piya "to have" ( ? ) )
sa:lua to stick, glue (cf. sasa:lik "sticky")
ta:wilua to light 9cf. ta:wil "light")
taxkalua to make tortillas (cf. taxkal "rigua")
tsapalua to get down (cf. tsapa-tsin "short")
tsitsinua to break into pieces (cf. tsin "base"?)
mu-tsukulua to squat (cf. tsukul "lump")
ululua to roll (cf. ulul-nah "round")
3.7.8.5. 'Applicatives' (-lia (and - i l t i a ) ) . In Nahua studies,

'applicative 1 i s the traditional name for the suffix which indi-
cates that the verb permits three arguments, subject, direct ob-
ject, and indirect object, with the meaning "someone (subject) does
(verb) something (direct object) for or against someone (indirect
object, 'applicative' suffix). The basic form of the 'applicative'
suffix is -lia, but like the passive, this, too, historically
contained an jl which sometimes causes the root vowel to change to 1
and palatalizes / s / and / t s / to / x / and / c h / , respectively. Some
examples are:
kuwilia to buy for (kuwa "to buy")

kwepilia to return something to someone (kwepa
"to return")
pahpa:kilia to laugh at (pa:ki "to laugh")
tapatilia to change something for someone (pati
"to change")
petstilia to undress someone (mu-petstia "to undress")
takwi:kalia to sing for (takwi:ka "to sing")
mu-tate:muwilia to look for something for someone
te:mua "to look for")
tepe:wilia to pile on for (tepe:wa "to pile")
tetilia to tie tight on (tete-k "tight")
tsahtsalia to shout to9 to call someone something
(tsahtsi "to shout")
wi:kilia to owe someone something (wi:ka "to take")
A variant form of the 'applicative 1 , -ltia, occurs with a few

verbs; -lwia in one case:
takwiltia to loan someone something (takwi "to borrow")

tane:wiltia to lend (tane:wi "to borrow")
takwi:kalwia to sing something for someone (takwi:ka
"to sing")
3.7.8.6. 'Diffusion' verbs (-ni/-na/-nia). The verbs with the

suffixes -ni (intransitive) and -nia/-na (transitive) have a common
semantic trait, although it is d i f f i c u l t to specify that feature
clearly. Many of these verbs refer to sounds, others to breaking
or tearing, and s t i l l others to the extension or diffusion of
something. Perhaps it is not wholly felicitous to call these all
'diffusion' verbs, but if we stretch the notion of diffusion i s
stretched to include sounds (which, of course, do diffuse), and if
then breaking and tearing are further placed among the verbs of
sound (given that sound i s produced in such actions), perhaps we
can speak of 'diffusion' verbs without misinterpretation. Examples
of these are:
ahka:na to blow, fan pusu:ni to foam

chahchakwa:ni to mash sulu:ni to swell
chichina to smoke takipi:ni to lightening
chipi:ni to drip tapa:ni ( i . v . ) to explode
ihkwani, to remove tapa:na ( t . v . ) to explode
kahkani to blow tatsi:ni to sprinkle
kawa:ni to shine ta:wa:na ( t . v . ) to get drunk
kaxa:ni ( i . v . ) to loosen tikwi(:)ni to thunder
kaxa:nia ( t . v . ) to loosen tila:na to pull
ke:luna to break tili:nia to stretch
ku:mu:ni ( i . v . ) to swarm tsala:ni to thunder
ku:mu:nia ( t . v . ) to excite tsaya:na to split
kupi:ni to come off tsikwi:ni to jump
kupi:na to tear off tsilini to ring
kutu:na to cut tsupina to sting, stick
kuwa:na to shrink tsutsu:na to play music
kuyuna ( t . v . ) to make hole tsuyu:ni to fry
kuyuni ( i . v . ) for a hole to uchpa:na to sweep
form
kwala:ni to get angry uli:ni (i.v.) to stir, move
pala:ni to rot uli:nia ( t . v . ) to stir, move
pata:ni to fly
paya:na to grind corn wawa:na to scrape
(first pass)
pehpena to pick up
(peh)petu:ni to slip, slide
pipina to suck
pitsinia to tighten
puchi:na to unsew
3.7.8.7. 'Repetitives' of 'diffusion 1 verbs (-ka 'intransi-

tive 1 , -tsa 'transitive'). Related to the 'diffusion' verbs
(ending in -ni, -na, -nia) are the 'repetitive' verbs. These end in
-ka when intransitive, in -tsa for transitives. Some examples with
comparisons are:
tsili:ni ihtsilika ihtsilitsa

"to ring" "to tremble" "to shake, ring"
ke:luna keke:lutsa
"to break" "to stir, shake"
kwala:ni kwakwalaka kwakwalatsa
"to get angry" "to boil" "to boil"
mimilaka
"to burn"
mulu:ni mumulutsa
"for dust to fly" "to smoke
pata:ni papataka
"to fly" "to flap"
pupuluka
"to stutter"
puputuka
"to smell good"
pusu:ni pupusuka
"to foam" "to foam"
xi:ni ta-xi:ka
"to sprinkle" "to drip"
tsitsinaka
"to sparkle"
yuyumaka
"to itch"
(Compare also wa:ki (i.v.) "to dry" and wa:tsa (t.v.) "to dry".)
In the next c h a p t e r , longer verbal c o n s t r u c t i o n s are
considered, including complex aspect forms, incorporated objects,
auxiliaries, irregular forms, and some additional derivations.
3.7.9. Verb stems. In this section peculiarities of verb stems

and their formation are considered (cf. Langacker 1977:126-33).
3.7.9.1. Suppletion. The following are the irregular or sup-

pletive verbs presented with their more essential paradigmatic
forms:
1) to go
ni-yaw I go, I'm going
ni(:)-yu I go, I'm going
n-yaw-a I'm going now (ya me voy)
ti-yaw you go, you are going
ti(:)-yu you go, you are going
t-yaw-a you are going now (ya te vas)
yawi he/she/it goes, is going
ti-yawi-t we go, are going
an-yawi-t you ( p i . ) go, are going
yawi-t they go, are going
n(i)-ya(:)h-ki I went
t(i)-ya(:)h-ki you went
ya(:)h-ki he/she/it went
t(i)-ya(:)h-ke-t we went
an-ya(:)h-ke-t you ( p i . ) went
ya(:)h-ke-t they went
n
(i)-ya(:)h-tuk I have gone
t(i)-ya(:)h-tuk you have gone
ya(:)h-tuk - he/she/it has gone
ti-ya(:)h-tiwit we have gone
an-ya(:)h-tiwit you ( p i . ) have gone
ya(:)h-tiwit they have gone
n(i)-ya:-s I will go
t(i)-ya:-s you will go
ya:-s he/she/it will go
t(i)-ya:-ske-t we will go
an-ya:-ske-t you ( p i . ) will go
ya:-ske-t they will go
x-aw-a go now, go away now!

x-u go, go away!
x-awi-t(-a) go (now), go away (now) ( p i . )
2) to come
ni-wi:ts I come, am coming
ti-wi:ts you come, are coming
wi:ts he/she/it comes, is coming
ti-wi:ts-et we come, we are coming
an-wi:ts-et you ( p i . ) come, are coming
wi:ts-et they come, are coming
ni-wa:lah I came
ti-wa:lah you came
wa:lah he/she/it came
ti-wa:la:h-ke-t we came
an-wa:la:h-ke-t you ( p i . ) have come
wa:la:h-ke-t they came
ni-wa:la:h-tuk I have come

ti-wa:la:h-tuk you have come
wa:la:h-tuk he/she/it has come
ti-wa:la:h-tiwit we have come
an-wa:la:h-tiwit you ( p i . ) have come
wa:la:h-tiwit they have come
xiwi come!
xiwi-kan come (you p i . ) !
3) to see (C)
ni-k-ida I see it
ti-k-ida you see it
k-ita he/she/it sees (gita?)
ti-k-ida-t we see it
k-ita-t they see it
ni-k-ida-k I saw it
k-ita-k he/she/it saw it (gitak)
ni-k-its-tuk I have seen it

ti-k-its-tiwit we have seen it
k-its-tuk he/she/it has seen it
Some verb forms are suppletive since they occur in only one
tense, lacking the other forms that other verbs have:
se:n-kak to be together
mu-ets-tuk to be sitting
ihka-tuk to be standing
It is probable that these forms actually function like predicate

adjectives after 0-copula. Nevertheless, they seem to be verbs in
that they bear verbal morphology (mu- 'reflexive', -tuk 'perfect'),
while lacking other forms of a verbal paradigm,
3.7.9.2. Reduplication. Stem reduplication of the form CQVh-

with stems beginning in C Q V ( : ) is found in Nouns (3.1.4), Verbs
(3.7.5), and Adjectives (3.6.6). These indicate 'plural' in each
case; with verbs i t s i g n a l s p l u r a l o b j e c t s or repeated
('iterative') action. The 'diffusion' verbs are reduplicated
without the Ji (see 3.7.8.7 for details). In some special cases
certain prefixes are also reduplicated (cf. possessive pronominal
prefixes (3.1.2.1) and ta- (3.7.4.2.2)).
3.7.10. Incorporation. The verb can incorporate certain cate-

gories to form new single-word bases. These include object nouns,
instrumental nouns, and adjectives. (The 'directional' -(w)al
i s , in effect, also incorporated, though it is taken here to be
primarily a verbal category to begin with; its origin from wa:lah
"came" bears no relationship to its current status in the grammar;
cf. 3.7.6.1.) None of these kinds of incorporation is really
productive any more. Each will be described and illustrated.
3.7.10.1. Adjective incorporation. Adjective incorporation is

quite rare, but there are a few cases:
1) mu-yehye:k-chiwa for the clothes to turn out all right

(ye:k- "good", chiwa "to make")
2) -kek-chiwa, to fix (ye:k "good", chiwa "to make")
-yek-chiwa
3) -kwe:l-pachua to fold (kwesl- "bent", pachua "to hold
down")
4) sek-kalaki to get cold (sek- "cold", kalaki "to
enter")
5) se:m-pu:tsua to pile together (se:n- 'together, one 1 ,
pustsua "to pile")
6) se:n-takwa to eat together (se:n- 'together, one',
takwa "to eat")
7) se:n-ta:lia to meet, unite (se:n- 'together, one',
ta:lia "to put, sit")
8) se:n-talua to water, scatter (se:n- 'together,
one', talua "to run")
9) se:n-temu to come down together (se:n- 'together,
one', temu "to descend")
10) se:n-tepe:wa to pile up (se:n- 'together, one'
tepe:wa "to pile")
11) ta-pitsak-xini to sprinkle, shower (pits(a:w)ak
"thin", xini "to scatter")
3,7.10.2, Instrumental noun incorporation. Pipil has so-called

"instrumental prefixes", but much less extensively than some other
Uto-Aztecan languages. The instrumental prefix is basically an
incorporated noun, usually a body-part term, which semantically
signals the instrument by which the action of the verb is realized.
These have been called instrumental prefixes because in some lan-
guages the incorporated elements appear in a changed, abbreviated
form somewhat different from the full nouns from which they are
derived, (Pipil also has such changed forms, but with incorporated
objects, rather than these instrumental forms (see below).) The
few examples appear to be frozen; they are:
1) tan-kwa to bite (tan- "tooth", kwa "to eat")

2) mu-tankwa-ketsa to kneel (tankwa ( ' k n e e ' ) , ketsa
"to stand")
3) ikxi-ahsi to reach, catch up with (ikxi
"foot", ahsi to "arrive, find")
4) kwa:ch-ki:xtia to strain, sift (kwa:ch- "cloth",
ki:xtia "to take out")
5) te-tsikwini to cross the river on rocks (te-
"rock", tsikwini "to jump")
6) mu-tu:nal-tatia to sun (tu:nal "sun", tatia "to burn")
3,7.10.3. Object incorporation. Like other Uto-Aztecan and many
native American languages, Nahua varieties can incorporate an ob-
ject noun directly into the verb. Such incorporated objects have a
generic or non-specific sense. English does not really have this
kind of incorporation, but examples such as jto proofread (read
proof), to babysit (sit babies), to deerhunt(?) (hunt deer), and to
barhop (hop bars) give a good idea of the construction. In Pipil
it is no longer productive and most of the forms are frozen; for
that reason, some examples were included in the section on verb
compounds (cf. 4.6.2). The most common are the cases with a body-
part term incorporated. Cases in which the incorporated element
occurs in a special form different from its independent nominal
counterpart are signaled by single quotes ( f . . . ' ) which otherwise
are employed to mark grammatical elements as opposed to lexical
material (marked with double quotes ("...")).
Some examples with regular incorporated nouns are:
a:raa-ita to read (a:ma- "book", ita "tosee")

ich-ma:lini (SD) to twist string (ich "string", ma:lini
"to twist")
i:x-kukul-ita to give the "evil eye" ( i : x "eye",
-kukul- ita "to see")
kalaki to enter (kal "house", (aki) "enter")
for a crab to to make a cave (kal
mu-kal-tapa:na
"house", tapa:na "to break open")
to enclose (kal "house", tsakwa
mu-kal-tsakwa
"to close")
to split firewood (ku:- f wood f ,
ku:-tapa:na
tapa:na "to break open")
to cut branches (mahtsal "branch",
mahmahtsal-kutu:na
kutu:na "to cut")
to swat flies (mu:yu- " f l y " , pe:wia
mu:mu:yu-pe:wia
"to hunt")
for corn to be soaked through with ash
nex-kalaki
(nex "ash", kalaki "to enter")
to cook nixtamal (nex "ash", ketsa
nex-ketsa
"to raise")
ta:ka-mati to obey (ta:ka- "man", mati "to know")
ta:l-i:xkupi:ni for land to slide ( t a : l "land", i:x-
'face 1 , kupi:ni "to come off,
to cave in")
ta:l-pachua to bury (ta:l "ground, earth", pachua
"to hold down")
ta:l-uli:ni for the earth to quake (ta:l "earth",
uli:ni "to move, stir")
tehte-mima to stone (te- "stone", mima "to throw")
teki-maka to employ, give work to (teki "work",
maka "to give")
teki-panua to sustain oneself (teki "work",
panu "to pass")
ti-maka to light (fire) (ti- " f i r e " , maka "to
give")
mu-yakatsul-ki:xtia to blow one's nose (yakatsul "mucus",
ki:xtia "to get out").
Some examples with incorporated body-part objects are:
mu-ihti-a:paka to wash one's belly (ihti- "belly",

a:paka "to wash")
ihti-sulu:ni for one's stomach to swell (ihti
"belly", sulu:ni "to swell")
mu-kxi-pa:ka to wash one's feet ((i)kxi "foot",
pa:ka "to wash")
mu-ikxi-chalua to stumble ((i)kxi "foot", chalua "to hit")
i:x-kehketsa to think, remember ( i : x " e y e " , ' f a c e ' ,
ketsa "to raise, stand")
i:x-ketsa to lift ( i : x " e y e " , ' f a c e ' , ketsa "to raise")
i:x-kwepa to turn over ( i : x 'face', kwepa "to return")
i:x-mati to know (someone), recognize ( i : x
' f a c e ' , mati "to know")
i:x-ma:ti:lua to finish, plaster ( i : x 'face',
ma:ti:lua "to smooth, finish")
i:x-mimilua to revolve ( i : x ' f a c e ' , mimilua "to roll")
mu-i:x-mu:tia to be frightened ( i : x ' f a c e ' , mu:tia
"to frighten")
i:x-pahpa:ki to be happy, smile ( i : x 'face',
pa:ki "to be happy")
i:x-pa:ka, to wash (dishes)
mu-i:x-pa:ka to wash one's face ( i : x 'face', pa:ka
"to wash")
i:x-pehpena to choose ( i : x ' f a c e ' , pehpena "to pick up")
i:x-pe:lua to open wider ( i : x 'face', pe:lua "to open")
i:x-pilua to bend, squat ( i : x 'face', pilua "to hang")
i:x-pitsa to blow ( i : x ' f a c e ' , pitsa "to blow
(whistle)")
i:x-pulua to lose, get lost ( i : x 'face', pulua
"to lose")
i:x-pupuchwia to smoke (something) ( i : x 'face',
pupuchwia "to smoke")
i:x-pu:pu:wa to clean one's face ( i : x 'face 1 , pu:pu:wa
"to clean")
i:x-puya:wi to get dizzy, faint ( i : x 'face 1 )
i:x-tapachua to turn upside-down ( i : x ' f a c e ' ,
tapach "shell")
i:x-te:miki to dream ( i : x "eye", 'face', te:miki
"to dream")
i:x-tu:ka to insert ( i : x "eye", ' f a c e ' , tu:ka "to bury")
i:x-tsaya:na to break up ( i : x 'face', tsaya:na "to split")
i:x-wa:ki to dry up ( i : x 'face', wa:ki "to dry")
i:x-yu:l-kwi to revive ( i : x ' f a c e ' , yu:l-kwi "to revive")
kech-kupi:na to tear off the head (kech "neck",
kupi:na "to tear out, off")
kech-kutu:aa to decapitate, cut off the head (kech
"neck", kutu:na "to cut")
ku:-naka to stick, get stuck (ku:- 'head', naka
"to stay")
mu-ku:-pachua to put something on top of, to hold down
(ku:- 'head', pachua "to hold down")
ku:-sama:wa to have gooseflesh (ku:- 'head',
sama:wa "to abound")
ku:-suwa to bead, insert (ku:- 'head', suwa
"to stretch out")
kwa:-tapa:na to split open the forehead (kwa:-
'forehead', tapa:na "to burst")
kwa:-tsaya:na to split the forehead (kwa:- 'head',
tsaya:na "to split")
raahma:-kutu:na to cut branches, hands (ma:- 'hand',
kutu:na "to cut")
mahma:-tu:ka to walk by feeling (ma:- 'hand', tu:ka
"to bury, plant")
ma:-pa:ka to wash one's hands (ma:- 'hand', pa:ka
"to wash")
ma:-pe:lua to open one's hands, pinchers (ma:-
'hand', pe:lua "to open")
ma:-tu:ka to touch, feel (ma:- 'hand', tu:ka "to
bury, plant")
mu-te:m-pa:ka to wash one's mouth (te:n "mouth",
pa:ka "to wash")
mu-te:m-pe:lua to yawn, open one's mouth (te:n "mouth",
pe:lua "to open")
te:n-chichina to kiss (te:n "mouth", chichina "to suck")
ta-te:n-na:miki to kiss (te:n "mouth", na:miki "to
meet, encounter")
mu-tsin-a:paka to wash one's buttocks/anus (tsin
"buttocks, anus", a:paka "to wash")
tsin-ketsa to stand on end, to copulate with (tsin
"base, butt" ketsa "to stand")
tsin-ku:ti:ya to tire of sitting (tsin "buttocks",
ku:ti:ya "to tire")
tsin-kutu:na to cut something with a base (tsin
"base, buttocks", kutu:na "to cut")
tsin-na:maka to be a prostitute (tsin "buttocks,
anus", narmaka "to sell")
mu-tsin-ta:lia to crouch, walk crouching (tsin
"buttocks", ta:lia "to place, sit")
tsin-temultia to come back down, to reverse (tsin "base 9
buttocks", temultia "to lower")
mu-tsin-tu:ka to squat (tsin "buttocks", tu:ka "to
bury, plant")
mu-tsum-pa:ka to wash one's head (tsun 'head', pa:ka
"to wash")
tsum-pe:peta to get the fleas out (tsun 'head',
pe:peta "to check, search")
tsum-pilua to squat, put one's head down (tsun
'head', pilua "to hang")
mu-tsun-ahwilia to wet one's head (tsun 'head', ahwilia
"to wet, dampen")
tsun-chalua to mash (tsun 'head', chalua "to hit")
tsun-tapa:na to break open one's head (tsun 'head',
tapa:na "to burst")
tsun-teki to injure, wound (with a machete) (tsun
'head', teki "to cut")
tsun-tisi to grind (coffee, rice) (tsun 'head',
tisi "to grind")
mu-tsun-yul-i:xkwepa to do a somersault (tsun 'head',
yu(:)l "heart", i:x-kwepa "to
turn around")
mu-yaka-pitsa to blow one's nose (yaka- 'nose',
pitsa "to blow")
(Cf. also section 4.6.2.)
Chapter 4
Syntax
4.0. Introduction
This description of Pipil syntax is not intended as an examina-

tion of the minor syntactic details nor of the profoundly compli-
cated formal questions that so fascinate many modern grammarians.
Its goal i s , rather, to provide basic information concerning the
structure of sentences and the function of certain syntactic cate-
gories, and compounds. The topics considered and their order of
presentation follow Langacker (1977), except that more morphologi-
cal topics were covered in the last chapter. Many of the examples
are taken from the texts of chapter 7; these are marked with a
letter and number code, the letter to indicate the text and the
number for the line within it (for details, see chapter 7).
4.1. Word order
In traditional parlance it would be said that Pipil word order

is "relatively free"; in the case of Pipil this means that it is
pragmatically determined, depending on focus and on topic-comment
arrangements. First the order of sentential elements in simple
declarative sentences will be described, then these orders will be
illustrated with examples. It is to be kept in mind that the verb
bears pronominal affixes which cross-reference subjects and ob-
jects, and when these are pronominal, the sentence may lack any
other indication of these arguments, relying solely on the subject
and object pronominal prefixes to signal these roles. The most
natural, least marked order for intransitive sentences is:
Verb-Subject (VS)
Example sentences with Intransitive Verb and its subject are
1) ya:h-ki ka-dentroh ne ta:ka-tsin. (N-23)

go-PRET in-inside the man-DIMIN.
"The little man went inside,"
2) mu-tamu:ta ne tsuntekuma-t. (N-33)

REFLEX-throw the skull.
"The skull throws itself."
3) miki-k ne masa:-t. (N-37)

die-PRET the deer.
"The deer died."
4) al fin de tanto wa:ki-k ne raasa:-t. (N-43)

In the end dry-PRET the deer.
"In the end the deer dried up."
5) ya:h-ki ne tengerecheh. (N-127)

go-PRET the lizard.
"The lizard went."
6) mu-kwep-ki ne tengerechul. (N-129)

REFLEX-return-PRET the lizard.
"The lizard returned."
7) ni:kan naka-k ne tehitah. (N-131)

here stay-PRET the small tile.
"The small tile stayed here."
8) ne: tami-k ne tan-tepus-lama. (N-140)

There terrainate-PRET the tooth-iron-old woman.
"The Iron-toothed-old-woman ended there."
9) yawi-t-a wi:ts-et ne nu-pila:-wan-tsi-tsin. (R-21)

go-PL-already come-PL the my-son-PL POSS-PL DIMIN.
"My little sons are going to come now."
10) mu-chih-ki alegrár ne piltsin-tsín. (R-26)

REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice the boy-DIMIN.
"The little boy rejoiced."
The most common neutral order for transitive sentences is:
Verb-Object-Subject (VOS)
VOS order is taken as basic because it occurs with the greatest
frequency in texts and conversation, and it is the only order for
transitive sentences which i s neutral with respect to focus and
emphasis (see below). This is a relatively rare order in the
world's languages and deviates from the VSO basic order of
Classical Nahuatl and most other extant Nahua dialects. Since
neighboring Xincan and Mayan languages have VOS basic order, one
wonders whether Pipil has been influenced by these in any way (cf.
Campbell 1978).
A few examples of transitive verbs with both subject and object
are:
1) ki-ta:lih ne i-chaketah ne ta:ka-tsin. (N-23)

it-place the his-jacket the raan-DIMIN.
"The little man put down his jacket."
2) mitsin-maka-tuk ne konse:hoh ne chimpe. (N-121)

you pl.-give-PERF the advice the youngest son,
"The youngest son has given you ( p i . ) the advice,
3) kin-maka-k pwestoh ne prinsipeh ne se:yuk

pih-pi:pil-met, (R-56)
them-give-PRET office the prince the other PL-boy-PL.
"The prince gave the other boys (a) position."
4) ki-chih-ke-t ne ti:-t ne pipil-tsi-tsin. (C)

it-make-PRET-PL the fire-ABSOL the boy-PL-DIMIN.
"The boys made the fire".
5) ki-miktih ne wa:kax ne ta:ka-t. (C)

it-kill the cow the man-ABSOL.
"The man killed the cow."
The orders:
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
Verb-Subject-Object (VSO)
also occur, but with less frequency. The order SVO is used speci-
fically to place greater emphasis on the subject. The VSO order is
rare except when the object is "heavy", i.e. when it contains a
relative clause or a coordinate noun phrase. In this way Pipil
conforms to the word-order universal that has been postulated for
VOS languages that a "heavy" object is not permitted and is usually
shifted to the end, giving VSO with heavy objects as a very common
corollary order in basically VOS languages (cf, Campbell and Mithun
1981).
The following are examples of other orders of transitive verb
sentences which have both an overt sujbect and object. The first
two illustrate VSO with "heavy" objects. The third and fourth are
cases of VSO with the object bearing emphasis. The final two are
SVO sentences in which the subject is emphasized.
1) VSO: te: ki-kwah pe:lu ne uh-u:mi-t nike ne plumah.

(H-14) ("heavy" object = coordinate noun phrase)
no it-ate dog the PL-bone-ABSOL nor the feather(s).
"(The) dog didn't eat the bones nor the feathers."
2) VSO: ki-ahsi-k ne alkalteh ne mache ka ki-puluh-tuk

hwan. (C) ("heavy" object = relative clause)
it-find-PRET the mayor the machete that it-lose-PERF Juan.
"The mayor found the machete that Juan had lost."
3) VSO: k-al-wi:ka i-na:n uk na:wi pan ombrón. (A-17)

(object emphasis)
him-DIR-take his-mother other four bread big.
"His mother brings him another four large breads."
4) VSO: k-al-i:ka-t ne ye:y pipil-tsi-tsin se:

in-mih-michin-tsi-tsín. (R-23) (object emphasis)
it-DIR-bring-PL the three boy-PL-DIMIN a
their-PL-f ish-PL-DIMIN.
"The three little boys brought some little fish."
5) SVO: ne i-siwa:-w ki-miktih ne chumpipi. (H-12) (subject

emphasis)
the his-wife-POSS it-killed the turkey.
"His wife killed the turkey."
Intransitive sentences, on the other hand, rarely deviate from

the basic Verb-Subject (VS) order. The combination Verb-Object
(VO) is found often in transitive sentences in which the subject is
pronominal and hence signaled by a verb prefix. Similarly, the
order Verb-Subject (VS) also occurs in transitive sentences when
the object is pronominal and marked with prefixes on the verb.
A few examples of verb-initial transitive sentences which lack
independent subjects or objects, these being signaled by pronominal
prefixes, are:
1) VO: ki-chiw-ki ne komidah. (H-12)

it-made-PRET the food.
"She made the food."
2) V0: kiya ne: ki-wi:ka-ke-t ne siwa:pil. (H-29)
thus there her-take-PRET-PL the girl.
"Thus they took the girl there."
3) V0: k-i:xtia tik i-ma:ta-w grandes plastas. (A-19)

it-remove in his-net-POSS big cowpies.
"He gets large cowpies out from his net-bag."
4) V0: ah, nin n-al-wi:ka se: siwa:-t. (S-15)

Oh, here I-DIR-take a woraan-ABSOL.
"Oh, here I bring a woman."
5) V0: ki-maka-t se: konse:hoh. (N-7)

him-give-PL an advice.
"They gave him advice."
6) V0: ki-nu:tsa ne i-xu:leh-yu. (N-12)

him-speak the her-old man-INT POSS.
"She speaks to her husband."
7) V0: ya:h-ki ki-tahtani se:yuk konse:hoh. (N-17)

go-PRET it-ask another advice.
"He went to ask for more advice."
8) V0: ni-k-maka-k c h i : l . (N-29)

I-her-give-PRET chili.
" I gave her chili."
9) V0: ki-neki-t ki-kwa-t ne naka-t. (N-40)

it-want-PL it-eat-PL the meaat-ABSOL.
"They want to eat the meat."
10) V0: ki-pix-ki se: i-ta:kil. (N-52)

it-have-PRET one his-fruit.
"He had one (of) his fruit(s)."
11) V0: ki-kwa-t ne takwal. (N-80)

it-eat-PL the food.
"They eat the food."
12) VS: kieneh nech-chiw-tuk kontár nu-tatanóy. (H-32)

thus me-do-PERF tell my-grandfather.
"Thus my grandfather has told me."
13) VS: ya:h-ki k-ita ne laraah-tsin. (N-61)
go-PRET it-see the old woraan-DIMIN.
"The little old woman went to see i t . "
14) VS: ki-a:n-ki ne i-na:n. (R-43)

it-pick up-PRET the his-mother.
"His mother picked it up."
The orders OV and SV also occur, but only to emphasize the

object or the subject, respectively. The following are some
examples:
1) OV: mas bién i-kwit turuh ni-k-kwah. (A-21)

More well its-excrement cow I-it-ate.
"Rather is was cow's excrement that I ate."
2) OV: ne nu-sapatus n-yu ni-k-tamu:ta. (R-41)

theray-shoesI-go I-it-throw.
"I'm going to throw away my shoes."
3) OV: ne sipiti:yuh ni-k-i:xmati nu:san. (Sip-1)

the Sipitillo I-it-know also.
" I know the Sipitillo too."
4) SV: nu-tatanóy nech-chiw-ki kontár. (S-2)

my-grandfather me-do-PRET tell.
"My grandfather told rae."
5) SV: nu-lama raitsin-chiwa nerai hodér. (N-85)

my-grandmother you pi.-do is screw.
"My grandmother is screwing you ( p i . ) . "
6) SV: kunih ne ta:ka-t ya:h-ki k-ilwitia. (H-23)

then theraan-ABSOLgo-PRET it-show.
"Then the man went to show i t . "
7) SV: re:y ki-tasuhta. (R-2)

king him-love.
"(The) king loves him."
When the subject is a f u l l , independent pronoun, it always
precedes the verb, i.e. Subject(=pron.)-Verb(-Object). Examples of
sentences with independent pronominal subjects, which precede the
verb, are:
1) na ni-k-elna:miki. (H-l)
I I-it-remember.
" I remember i t . "
2) kunih yaha ki-chiw-ki se: trampah. (H-7)

then he it-make-PRET a trap.
"Then he made a trap."
3) pero yehemet te: ina-ke-t la verdad. (H-17)

but they not tell-PRET-PL the truth.
"But they didn't tell the truth."
4) kunih yemet ki-a:n-ke-t ne we:suh. (H-25)

then they it-pick up-PRET-PL the bone.
"Then they picked up the bones."
5) yaha ki-neki ki-kaki cuentos. (A-2)

he it-want it-hear stories.
"He wants to hear stories."
6) nah ni-k-ta:lia tik nu-ma:ta-w. (A-14)

I I-it-place in mu-net-POSS.
" I put it in my net-bag."
7) ya nech-ilwih. (S-3)
he me-told.
"He told me."
8) naha tesu ni-ki:s-tuk. (S-34)

I not i-leave-PERF.
" I have not l e f t . "
9) na ni-k-neki-ya ni-yaw. (S-36)

I I-it-want-already I-go.
" I want to go now."
10) yaha ki-tahtan se: konse:hoh. (N-7)

he it-asked an advice.
"He asked for advice."
11) naha tesu ni-k-mati. (N-25)
I not I-it-know.
" I don't know."
In Pipil copular sentences (which typically have 0-copula), the

order is: Subject-Complement, where the subject may be a noun or
an independent pronoun and the complement may be a noun or
adjective. The subject obligatorily precedes the complement. Some
examples are:
1) mu-manuh mas bibo. (A-33)

your-brother more smart.
"Your brother ( i s ) smarter."
2) yaha albolário. (A-33)

he wizard.
"He (is a) wizard."
3) ini nu-kuhkul. (S-42)

this ray-bogeyman.
"This ( i s ) my bogeyman."
4) ke:raan yaha joven ki-kak-tuk. (S-52)

when he young it-hear-PERF.
"When he (was) young (he) had heard i t . "
5) ne i-siwa:-w bruhah. (N-24)

the his-wife-POSS witch.
"His wife (was a) witch."
6) ini ne i-naka-yu tu-kuhkul. (N-118)

this the its-raeat-INT POSS our-bogeyman.
"This ( i s ) the flesh of our bogeyman."
7) ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin kukuya. (R-14)

the your-son-DIMIN sick.
"Your little son ( i s ) sick."
8) naha ne re:y. (R-51)

I the king.
" I (am) the king."
The order of modifiers is clear. Adjectives precede the nouns

they modify: Adjective-Noun (Adj.-N). The few instances of N-Adj.
almost all involve adjectives borrowed from Spanish — the Spanish
order is N-Adj. Adverbs are freer, but they nearly always precede
intransitive and follow transitive verbs:
Adverb-Intransitive Verb (Adv.-i.v.)

Transitive Verb-Adverb (t.v.-Adv.)
For examples of these orders, which are very common, see the texts
of chapter 7.
4.1.1. Word order conclusions. To summarize and complete the

picture, Pipil has the word orders:
(1)i.v.-S (basic)
(2)t.v.-O-S (basic)
(3) V-S-0 (with "heavy" objects;object emphasis)
(4)S—V—0 (subject emphasis)
(5)t.v.-S (variant of (2), with object pronominal prefix)
(6)V-0 (variant of ( 2 ) , with subject pronominal prefix)
(7)Pron.S-V(-O) (basic when subject is an independent
pronoun)
(8) S-0-Complement (basic; subject may be a noun or
independent pronoun, complement may be noun or
adjective)
(9) Noun Phrase (NP): (Dem)(Adj.)N (Dem = demonstrative)
(for examples, cf. chapter 7, texts)
(10) Verb Phrase (VP): (Adv.) i . v . / t . v . (Adv)(0).
(Cf. chapter 7, texts, for examples.)
4.1.2. Pronominal indirect objects. As indicated in section

3.2.3, pronominal object prefixes function most often to indicate
direct objects, but signal indirect objects as well. In either
case, the verb may bear only one object prefix. In the case of
indirect pronominal objects, there i s often an independent noun
phrase direct object or clear contextual clues as to the pronoun's
role with respect to the verb. It may be that the indirect object
function of these pronominal affixes has been influenced by
Spanish, which like English has the same pronominal forms for both
indirect and direct objects in many cases, e.g. me peg6 "he hit
me", me di6 el libro "he gave me the book". In cases where both
the direct and indirect object are pronominal, it is usually the
indirect object that is marked on the verb, with the direct object
signaled as a full independent pronoun (cf. 3.5.2). One possible
interpretation of this is that animate cases are given priority,
since usually the indirect objects are animate. Some examples of
pronominal prefixes as markers of indirect objects are:
1) nech-ahkaw-ilih-ke-t turain.
me-leave-APPLIC-PRET-PL money.
"They left me (the) money."
2) ni-yu ni-mitsin-maka se: pwestoh. (R-54)

I—go I-you pi.-give a position.
" I am going to give you ( p i . ) a position."
3) nech-ilwia.
me-tell.
"(She) tells me."
4) kin-maka-k pwestoh ne prinsipeh ne se:yuk

pih-pi:pil-met. (R-56)
them-give-PRET position the prince the other PL-boy-PL.
"The prince gave (to them) the other boys (a) position.
5) ne i-ixwiyu-wan te:-ya su kin-maka ne takwal. (N-83)

the her-grandchild-POSS PL no-now no them-give the food.
"She no longer gives her grandchildren the food."
6) ki-raaka-ke-t ti:-t ne kal. (N-139)

it-give-PRET-PL fire-ABSOL the house.
"They set the house on f i r e . "
7) naha propyo ne chu:le-t nech-chiw-tuk kontár. (A-29)

I self the old man-ABSOL me-do-PERF tell.
"(To) me myself the old man has told me ( i t ) . " = "The old
man has told (it to) me myself."
4.2. "To be"
While nemi is the basic verb "to be", Pipil has a variety of
constructions which express the notions of "to be". Some of these
have already been considered, others are presented here.
4.2.1. Pronominal copula. Equational constructions in which the

subject is a pronoun were considered in section 3.2.2.1. They are
formed by prefixing a subject pronoun normally found on verbs to
the complement, e.g. ni-ta:ka-t "I am a man".
(Cf. section 3.2.2.1 for examples and details.)
4.2.2. ¿-copula. The equational copular construction has no
verb; the subject typically is a noun phrase, noun, or occasionally
an independent pronoun, while the complement is a noun phrase,
noun, adjective, or independent pronoun. Some examples were
already seen (see 4.1.5.). A few others are:
(1) ne sipiti:yuh chikitik-chin, ma: tumak ne i-xumpe.

(Sip-2)
the sipitillo small-DIMIN but large the his-hat.
"The Sipitillo (is) little, but his hat (is) very big."
(2) ne tsuntekuma-t chikitik, pero tumak i-tsuntekun. (SD)

the skull-ABSOL small but big his-head.
sma
"The "Skull" ü » but his head (is) very large.
4.2.3. Locational nemi. For "to be somewhere, in some place",

the verb nemi is used with locatives, as for example:
1) ki-mat-ki ka:n nemi ne i-siwa:pil-tsin. (N-48)

it-know-PRET where is the her-girl-DIMIN.
"(She) knew where her little girl was."
2) pero ni:kan nemi ne nu-chi:chiwal. (N-50)

but here is the my gourd.
"But here is my gourd."
3) ne: nemi ne xu:re-tsin. (R-10)

there is the old man-DIMIN.
"There is the little old man."
4) ni:kan nemi-t ne i-amigitus. (R-44)

here is-PL the his-little friends.
"Here are his little friends."
5) ni-k-mati ka:n nemi nu-te:ku, ka:n neminu-na:n. (A-4)

I-it-know where is ray-father, where is ray-mother.
" I know where my father i s , where my mother i s . "
6) i-na:n wan i-te:ku ne: tik arkuh nerai-t. (A-2)

his-raother and his-father there in arch is-PL.
"His mother and his father are there in (the) arch."
4.2.4. 'Existential' nemi. The verb nemi is also used to

express "there is", "there are", "exists". It functions very much
like Spanish hay, "there is/are", including sometimes its singular
form with plural nouns. Some examples are:
1) nemi raiyak tah-ta:ka-met tik te:chan. (SD)

is many PL-man-PL in town.
"There are many men in town."
2) tesu nemi miyak tah-ta:ka-met tik te:chan. (SD)

no is many PL-man-PL in town.
"There are not many men in town."
3) siyuhti nemi-k se: ta:ka-t intelihenteh. (H-6)

once is-PERT one man-ABSOL intelligent.
"Once there was an intelligent man."
4) pan nemi we:y. (A-13)

bread is lots.
"There is a lot of bread."
5) ki-mati ka nemi tsuntekuma-t, wan nemi siwa:nawal.

(S-53)
it-know that is skull-ABSOL, and is llorona.
"(He) knows that (the) "Skull" exists, and (that the)
siguanaba exists".
4.2.5. Other "to be" cases.
4.2.5.I. Emphatic states. Nemi can be used in contexts which

normally take ¿-copula in order to show more emphasis on the resul-
tant state, e.g.:
1) ke:n nemi i-se:l-tsin ne i-te:lpu:ch-tsin ... (R-2)

since is him-alone-DIMIN the her-son-DIMIN . . .
"Since her little son is a l l alone ... "
2) n-yu ni-nemi deskalsoh ke:n-a nemi-t ne nu-amigitus.

(R-42)
" I am going to be barefoot just like ray l i t t l e friends
are".
4.2.5.2. "To be" questions. Some "to be" questions are:
ka(h) taha Who are you?

ka uni Who is it?
ka:n nemi Where is it?
ke:n ti-nerai How are you?
(For more details and for other questions, see section 4.4.)
4.2.5.3. Irregular "to be" forms. Some irregular forms which

function as adjectives with the sense of "to be" are:
se:n-kak to be together (cf. se:(n) "one, together")

mu-ets-tuk (C), to be seated
mu-es-tuk (SD)
ihka-tuk to be standing
A construction with ¿ is also found in the cleft sentences (cf.

4.16); other nemi constructions include its auxiliary function in
' p r o g r e s s i v e s 1 (see 4 . 2 0 . 1 ) . ( C f . a l s o the -ti 'inchoative'
s u f f i x , 3.7.8.3.3.)
4.3. Non-distinct arguments
The concept of non-distinctness refers to transitive sentences

in which the subject and direct object are either coreferential or
one of these arguments (subject or direct object) is not specified.
The kinds of 'non-distinct' arguments are passives, reflexives,
impersonals, and unspecified direct-object markers (cf. Langacker
1977:46-8). Many of these forms were already considered in the
morphology (chapter 3); for 'reflexives 1 (-mu-) cf. 3.7.4.1, for
the 'unspecified object' markers, see 3.7.4.2. (both te:- human and
ta- nonhuman); passive verb morphology (-lu-, -ua) was treated in
3.7.8.4.
There is also an impersonal construction formed of 'third
personal plural' verbs (i.e. with the suffix -t) where the subject
is not otherwise specified, meaning, e.g. " f i s h are eaten in
Japan", that is equivalent to English "they" in "they eat fish in
Japan". For example:
1) nech-tawilih-ke-t ne pe:lu.
me-give-PRET-PL the dog.
"They gave me the dog." = " I was given the dog."
2) de mala swerte ki-mu:tia-t.

of bad luck him frighten-PL.
"Unfortunately they frightened him." = "Unfortunately, he
was frightened."
3) yaha ki-tahtan se: konse:hoh wan ki-maka-ke-t.
he it-asked an advice and it-give-PRET-PL.
ff
He asked for advice and they gave it (to him)," = "He
asked for advice and was given it,"
4) k-ilwih-ke-t ma: ki-ma:walti c h i : l .

him-tell-PRET-PL that her-smear chili.
'They told him to annoint her (with) chili." = "He was told
to smear chili on her."
5) nech-ilwih-ke-t ka nu-siwa:-w bru:hah. (N-25)

me-tell-PRET-PL that my-wife-POSS witch.
'*They told me that my wife (was a) witch." = "I was told my
wife is a witch."
4.4. Questions
4.4.1. Yes-no questions. Yes-no questions are basically as in

Spanish, with rising intonation, but with no particular word-order
changes. A few examples are:
1) ta tesu ti-sekmiki?
what no you-feel cold?
"Don't you feel cold?"
2) ti-k-piya we:y pan? (A-12)

you-it-have lots bread?
"Do you have a lot of bread?"
3) uni ti-nemi? (S-22)

that you-is?
" I s that you?"
4 . 4 . 2 . Wh-questions. Wh-questions employ the following

interrogative words:
anka how much

anka ke:ski how much does it cost?
ka: (C) who
kah (SD) who
ka: uni (C) who is it?
kahuni (SD) who is it?
kadiya which
ka:nka where (to)
ka:n where
ke:man when
ke:n how
ke:nka why
ke:ski how much
ke:ski i-patiw what does it cost? (i-patiw " i t s price")
ta: (C) what
tay (SD) what
tayika why
A few typical examples of these are:
ka
ka i-chan where, to whose house?
ka ke:ski how much does it cost?
kah-taha (SD) who are you?
ka: taha (C) who are you?
kah wa:lah (SD) who came?
ka: wa:lah (C) who came?
ka:n nemi where is it?
ka:nka ti-yu where are you going?
ke:man ti-wa:lah when did you come?
ke:n ti-chih-ki (C) how did you do it?
ke:n ti-chiw-ki (SD) how did you do it?
ke:n ti-nemi how are you?
ke:nka ti-yah-tuk why did you go? (Why have you gone?)
kadiya we:l which (one) is it?
kadiya we:l ti-k-a:n-ki which one did you take?
ka:n ti-yaw where are you going?
k e : ^ ti2-k-mat-kÍ3 n e ^ naka-t 5 , lama6? (N-116)
How^ (did) you2 know(=find)3 the^ meat5, grandmother^?
4,5. Imperatives
In the morphology it was seen that the second person imperative

prefix was x(i)-. other persons taking the exhortative particle
ma
v« with -kan (underlying -kam-) for plural persons (section
3.7.8,1). Here examples of imperatives in sentential contexts and
the negative imperative construction are considered.
4.5.1. Imperative and hortatory sentences. Some examples of

sentences which i l l u s t r a t e the various imperative forms and the
hortatory/subjunctive ma¿ are:
1) xi-k-ilwi ma: yawi. (SD)
IMP-him-tell that go.
"Tell him to go."
2) xi-k-ilwi (ka) te: ma: yawi. (SD)

IMP-him-tell (that) no that go.
"Tell him not to go." (Literally, " t e l l him that he not
go".)
3) tesu ni-k-neki ma: xi-k-mikti. (SD)

no I-it-want that IMP-it-kill.
" I don't want you to k i l l i t . " • " I want that you not k i l l
it." (Notice the 'second person imperative' x j L ~ u s e ( * here
just as a Spanish subjunctive after a verb of "desire".)
4) inmediatamente ki-chih-ki ordinár i-siwa:-w ma: ki-mikti

ne chumpipi pal ki-kwa-t. (H-ll)
immediataely her-do-PRET order his-wife-POSS that it-kill
the turkey for it-eat-PL.
"Immediately (he) ordered his wife to k i l l the turkey so
they (could) eat i t . "
5) k-ilwih-ke-t ma: ki-ma:walti c h i : l . (N-8)

him-tell-PRET-PL that her-smear chili.
"They told him that (he should) smear her (with) c h i l i . " «
"They told him to smear her with c h i l i . "
6) a:xa:n xi-k-itski-kan tu-lama, ma: ki-panu-lti ne

i-a:xi:x. (N-137)
now IMP-her-grab-PL IMP our-grandmother, that it-pass the
her-urine.
"Now grab our grandmother; let (her) pass her urine."
7) ki-xi:pe:h-ke-t wan ki-maka-ke-t ne in-laraa ma: ki-mana.

it-skin-PRET-PL and it-give-PRET-PL the their-grandmother
that it-cook.
"They skinned it and gave it to their grandmother to cook."
4.5.2. Negative imperatives. Second person negative imperatives

are formed with te: "no" (C) or ma:/maka (SD), plus the x(i)-
imperative prefix (and -kan in the plural); this should not be
confused with the ma: 'hortatory' particle which occurs with other
persons in imperative constructions (cf. section 3.7.8.1). Some
examples are:
1) ma: x-u (SD)
te: xi-yu (C) don't go!
2) te: xi-k-kwa-kan (C) don't eat it (you pi,)!
3) te: xi-k-elka:wa (C) don't forget it!
4) ma: xi-nech-mikti (S) don't kill me!

maka xi—nech—mikti (S) don't kill me!
5) maka xi-k-mikti (S) don't kill it!
6) te: xi-kwa-kan nu-xu:leh-yu. (N-42)

Don't eat (you p i . ) my husband!
4,6, Possession
Pipil has several constructions which express different kinds of

possession.
4.6.1. Pronominal possession. Pronoun possesion is signaled by

prefixes, as seen in sections 3.1.2 and 3.2.4, e.g. nu-pe:lu "my
dog", mu-pe:lu "your dog", etc.
4.6.2. Nominal possession. When the possessor is an indepen-

dent noun (and not just a pronoun), the possession construction has
the form: possessive pronominal prefix-Noun^ (Demonstrative)
Noun2f e.g. "his-dog the man" for "the man's dog". Some examples
are:
1) i-ih-i:x ne siwa:pil
her-PL-eye the girl
"the girl's eyes"
2) ne i-uh-u:mi-yu ne chumpipi
the its-PL-bone-INT POSS the turkey
"the bones of the turkey"
3) i-chan ne ta:ka-t "The man's house"
4) i-kwit turuh "cow's excrement"
5) i-ihikxi tihlan "chicken's feet"

6) i-na:n ne bruihah (N-46)
"the witch's mother"
7) ne i-i:xyu ne tekumat (N-61)

"the bottle gourd's seed(s)"
8) se: i-tapahsul ne wi:lutsin raareño

"a nest of the mareño bird"
Of course 9 the second noun can also be possessed and appear with
possessive pronominal prefixes, as i n , for example, "my father's
house", as illustrated in:
9) i-kal nu-te:ku
his-house my-father
"my father's house"
10) ne i-da:muh nu-lama (N-90)

the her-old man my-gr and mother
"my grandmother's lover"
11) ne i-naka-yu tu-kuhkul, ne i-da:muh ne in-lama. (N-105)

the his-meat-INT POSS our-bogeyman, the her lover the
their-grandmother.
"Our bogeyman's flesh, their grandmother's lover".
4.6.3. Pal periphrastic possessive. A periphrastic possessive

construction with pal also exists, probably created on analogy with
Spanish de., e.g.:
1) plastas pal turuh (A-22)

plasters of cow
"cowpies"
2) ne ihyak naka-t pal ne masa:-t (N-40)

the stinking meat-ABSOL of the deer
3) i-ih-ikxi ke:n pal henteh (S-39)

her-PL-foot like of people
"her feet (were) like people's"
4.6.4. Piya "to have". Unlike many other Mesoamerican Indian

languages, Pipil has a verb of possession corresponding to English
"to have". It is illustrated in these sentences:
1) ni-k-piya se: nu-finkita (N-30)
I-it-have a my-small farm,
" I have a small farm,"
2) ya ki-piya se: i-enaraorado (N-81)

She it-have a her-lover.
"She has a lover."
3) ki-piya se: i-te:lpu:ch-tsin. (R-l)

it-have a his-son-DIMIN.
"He has a small son."
4) ki-piya ne i-kal-tsin.
it-have the her-house-DIMIN.
"(She) has her little house."
5) ni-k-pix-(s)kiya tumin, ni-k-kuwa-skiya turuh.

I-it-have-COND money, I-it-buy-COND cow.
" I f I had money. I would buy cow(s)."
6) su datka ni-k-piya.
no nothing I-it-have.
" I don't have anything."
4.6.5. Possessive 'relational noun'. When a possessive pronoun

functions as an independent noun phrase, like "mine", "yours",
etc., it has the structure of a 'relational noun' with the root
-pal plus a possessive pronominal prefix. A paradigm of these
forms is:
nu-pal mine
mu-pal yours (sg.)
i-pal his/hers/its
tu-pal ours
anmu-pal (C) yours ( p i . )
amu-pal (SD)
im-pal theirs
te:-pal someone else's, foreign
Some sample sentences with the possessive relational noun are:
1) ini tu-pal "That's ours."

2) ini ha ni-k-neki-skiya ma: nu-pal (R-25)
that what I-i-want-COND that mine
"That's what I would like to be mine" ("That's what I wish
were mine").
4.7. Locatives (see 3.5).
4.8. Demonstratives (see 3.3).
4.9. Adjectives in larger constructions
As seen in section 3.6, the morphological markers of adjec-

tives are -(a:w)ak, -(ti)k, and -nah, though some have no direct
morphological indications. Syntactically, adjectives normally
precede the noun they modify (Adj-N). There are a few rare
instances of postposed adjectives (N-Adj), mainly when the
adjective in question i s a Spanish loan. Adverbs precede the
adjectives they modify (Adv-Adj), including negatives (Neg-Adj).
There are also predicate adjectives (Pred. Adj) which appear as the
complement of copular constructions (with ¿-copula). Some examples
of adjectives in these constructions are:
1) siyuhti nemi-k se: ta:ka-t intelihenteh.(N-5) (n.-adj.)

once is-PRET a man-ABSOL intelligent.
"Once there was an intelligent man."
2) se: bwen punyuh (H-25) (adj.-n.)

a good (=big) bunch
3) se: siwa:pil hermosa (H—29) (n.—adj.)

a girl pretty
"a pretty girl"
4) ne chih-chi:l-tik tsapu-t (N-30) (adj.-n.)

the PL-red-ADJ zapote-ABSOL
the red zapotes
5) ne ihyak naka-t (N-40) (adj.-n.)

the stinking meat
6) kabál uksi-tuk ne wahkal (N-54) (pred. adj)

just ripen-PERF the gourd
"Just then the gourd (was) ripe"
7) ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin kukuya (R-14) (pred. adj)
the your-son-DIMIN sick
"Your little son (is) sick."
8) n-yu ni-nemi deskalsoh. (R-42) (pred. adj)

I—go I-be barefoot
" I am going to be barefoot."
4.10. Comparatives. The comparative construction in Pipil has

been borrowed in toto from Spanish, employing the loanword mas,
e.g.:
1) mas ka-tayuwa
more in-late
"later"
2) mu-manuh mas bibo. (A-33)

your-brother more smart.
"Your brother (is) smarter."
4.11. Coordination. Among the kinds of complex sentences of

Pipil, it is not always easy to distinguish coordinate from subor-
dinate structures. The description of complex sentences begins
with those which take the conjunctions which might be considered
coordinate:
wan and
pero, pe:roh but
ni, ni ke neither nor, nor
sino but
y and
mas bien rather
0 or
ma(n) but
ma(:) that
0 and
i examples of each follow.
4.11.1. Wan "and":
1) ne ta:ka-t k-itskih ne michin wan ki-kwah.

the man-ABSOL it-caught the fish and it-ate.
"The man caught the fish and ate i t . "
2) entonses ne i-siwa:-w ki-miktih ne chumpipi, ki-chiw-ki
desplumár, wan ki-chiw-ki ne komidah, wan ki-kwah-ke-t. (H-12)
then the his-wife-POSS it-killed the turkey, it-do-PRET pluck,
and it-do-PRET the food, and it-eat-PRET-PL.
"Then his wife killed the turkey, (she) plucked i t , and (she)
made the food, and they ate it."
3) a los tres dias ka panu-tuk ne urakán wan ki-kwah-tiwi-t ne

chumpipi wa:lah-ke-t u:me ta:ka-met wan se: siwa:-t ki-te:mua-t.
(H-15)
upon the three days that pass-PERF the hurricane and it-eat-PERF-
PL the turkey came-PRET-PL two man-PL and one woman-ABSOL it-look
for-PL.
fl
Three days after the hurricane had passed and they had eaten the
turkey two men and a woman came looking for it."
4) kunih ki-kwih i-kalabo:s wan i-ma:ta-w, yaw i ka ne: ka arkuh.

(A-6)
then it-grabbed his-machete and his-net-POSS, go to there to
arch.
"Then (he) grabbed his machete and his net-bag, (and) (he) goes
there to (the) arch."
5) ki-chiwa hwersah wan k-ilwia xi-nech-sutsuma. (S-35)

it-do force and him-say IMP-me-untie.
"(She) exerts force and says, "untie me".
6) mu-chih-ki ne kwawi-t wan ki-pix-ki se: i-ta:kil, se: wahkal.

(N-52)
REFLEX-do-PRET the tree-ABSOL and it-have-PRET a its-fruit, a
gourd.
"The tree grew and ( i t ) had a fruit, a gourd."
7) ki-tek wan ki-wi:ka-k ka i-chan. (N-56)

it-cut and it-take-PRET to her-house.
"(She) cut it and took it to her house."
8) ki-xi:pe:h-ke-t wan ki-maka-ke-t ne in-lama ma: ki-mana.

it-skin-PRET-PL and it-give-PRET-PL the their-grandmother that
it-cook.
"They skinned it and they gave it (to) their grandmother (so)
that (she would) cook it."
9) k-ilpih-ke-t ne ah-a:rgoyah wan ki-maka-ke-t ti:-t ne kal.
(N-139)
it-tie-PRET-PL the PL-ring and it-give-PRET-PL fire-ABSOL the
house.
"They tied the rings and gave setthe house on fire.
10) k-al-i:ka-t ne ye:y pipil-tsi-tsín se: in-mih-michin-tsi-tsin

wan ne se:yuk k-al-i:ka se: i-tapahsul ne wi:lu-tsin mareño.
(R-23)
it-DIR-take-PL the three boy-PL-DIMIN a their-PL-fish-PL-DIMIN
wan the other it-DIR-take a its-nest the bird mareño.
"The three l i t t l e boys brought some l i t t l e fish and the other
brings a small mareño bird's nest."
4.11.2. Pero, pe:roh "but":
1) ni-mits-maka-skiya se: mu-tamal,pero tesu ni-k-piya. (SD)

I-you pi.-give-would a your-tortilla, but no I-it-have.
" I would give you a tortilla, but I don't have any."
2) ni-k-kwa-skiya pero tesu ni-mayana. (SD)

I-it-eat-COND but no I hunger.
I would eat it but I am not hungry."
3) a:n te: weli ni-ta-kwa pero mu:sta ni-yawi ni-ta-kwa we:y.

(SD)
today no can I-something-eat but tomorrow I-go I-something-eat
lots.
"Today I can not eat, but tomorrow I am going to eat a lot.
4) Pero tay yehemet mu-chiw-ke-t afihár ka ne i-uh-u:mi-yu ne

chumpipi, ne plumas te: ki-kwa pe:lu. (H-13)
but what they REFLEX-do-PRET-PL notice that the its-PL-bone-INT
POSS the turkey, the feathers no it-eat dog.
"But what they noticed (was) that (the) dog did not eat the
turkey's bones, (nor) the feathers."
5) ki-chih-ki luchár pero tesu weli-k, pe:h-ki chu:ka, pe:h-ki

chu:ka.(N-ll)
it-do-PRET fight but no can-PRET, begin-PRET to cry, begin-PRET
to cry.
"(She) fought but (she) couldn't; (she) began to cry, (she) began
to cry."
6) naha tesu ni-k-mati, pero nech-ilwih-ke-t ka nu-siwa:-w
bru:hah, ma: ni-k-ta:lih kwidadoh. (N-25)
I no I-it-know, but me-say-PRET-PL that my-wife-POSS witch, that
I-it-place care.
"I don't know, but they told me that my wife (is a) witch, that I
(should) be careful."
7) ah, ne nu-siwa:pil-tsin, ti-mik-tuk pero ni:kan nemi ne

nu-chi:chiwal. (N-50)
oh, the my-girl-DIMIN, you-die-PERF but here is the ray-gourd.
"Oh, my little girl, you have died, but here is my gourd."
4.11.3. Ni, ni ke "(neither) nor", mas bién "rather":
1) entonses naka-k pensatibo muchi ne hwamilya tayika te: ki-kwah

pe:lu ne uh-u:mi-t ni ke ne plumah. (H-14)
the stay-PRET thoughtful all the family because no it-ate dog the
PL-bone-ABSOL nor the feather.
"Then the whole family remained thinking because (the) dog did
not eat the bones nor the feathers."
2) entonses ne tesu tamal ne tay ni-k-kwah-tuk, ni ke pan, mas

bién i-kwit turuh ni-k-kwah. (A-21)
then the no tortilla the what I-it-eat-PERF, neither bread,
rather its-excrement cow I-it-ate.
"Then it ( i s ) not tortilla(s) that which I have eaten, nor (was
it) bread, rather (it was) cow's excrement (that) I ate."
4.11.4. Sino "but (not)":
1) Pero yehemet te: ina-ke-t la verdad sino ahsi-ke-t a:n

k-il wih—ke—t si por casualidad k—its—tuk se: siwa:pil panuh ka
ne: serka i-kal. (H-17)
but they no tell-PRET-PL the truth but arrived-PRET-PL today it-
say-PRET-PL if by chance it-see-PERF a girl pass in there near
his-house.
"But they didn't tell the truth, but (rather) they arrived now
(and) they asked if by chance (he) had seen a girl pass by there
near his house."
2) tesu ha masa:-t sino ne i-da:muh ne in-lama. (N-107)

no that deer rather the her-lover the their-grandmother.
"That ( i s ) not (a) deer, but (rather) ( i t is) their grandmother's
lover."
4.11.5. Maj_ "but":
1) ne sipiti:yuh chikitik-chin ma: tumakne i-xumpe. (Sip-2)
the sipitillo smallDIMIN but large the his-hat.
"The Sipitillo ( i s ) very l i t t l e , but his hat (is) huge.
4.11.6. Gapping. In Pipil coordinate constructions, a verb may

be eliminated through gapping when it is identical to the verb of
the first constituent coordinated:
1) ka ne:pa ki-te:mua-t se: in-michin-tsin wan ne se:yuk ne

i-tapahsul ne wih-wi:lu-tsin.(R-34)
to there it-look for-PL a their-fish-DIMIN and the other the its-
nest the PL-bird-DIMIN.
"There they look for some l i t t l e fish and the other (for) the
little bird's nest."
2) taha ti-yu ti-naka de ministro, taha se:yuk ministro, wan taha

se:yuk ministro. (R-55)
you you-go you-remain of minister, you other minister, and you
other minister.
"You are going to (a) minister, you another minister, and you
another minister."
4.12. Complement clauses. The sentential complements of Pipil

function largely as their counterparts in Spanish. They are intro-
duced by ka(h) (SD), ka (C) or tay (SD), ta: (C), and occasionally,
0 . It is quite possible that the introduction of tay/ta: (which
means "what" elsewhere) as a complement marker is of recent origin
due to the influence of Spanish que. Examples follow.
4 . 1 2 . 1 . Ka(h):
1) a:n ni-yaw ni-k-chih kontár ka nin nemi se: chu:le-t ke yaha

própio yaha nech-ilwih-tuk ka i-na:n wan i-te:ku ne: tik arkuh
nemi-t. (A-3)
today I-go I-it-did tell that here is an old man-ABSOL that he
himself he me-tell-PERF that his-mother and his-father there in
arch is-PL.
"Today I (am) going to tell that here there is an old man who he
himself, he has told me that his mother and his father are there
in (the) arch."
2) yahika nu-tatanoy nech-chiw-ki akonsehár kah te: ma: ni-nehnemi
tayuwa purkéh ta-mu:tia-t. (S-5)
Therefore my-grandfather me-do-PRET advise that no that I-walk
night because something-frighten-PL.
'Therefore my grandfather advised me not to walk at night because
they frighten."
3) ya klaroh k-ita-k kah wi:ts ne siwa:-t. (S-7)

he clear it-see-PRET that come the woman-ABSOL.
"He saw clearly that the woman (was) come(ing)."
4) pwes, ti-yawi-t ti-k-ita-t ka nah ni-kalaki nu-chan. (S-18)

well, we-go-PL we-it-see-PL that I I-enter my-house.
"Well, let's go see that I (will) enter my house."
5) tesu ki-mati katka ka ne i-siwa:-w se: bru:hah. (N-2)

no it-know BEFORE that the his-wife-POSS a witch.
"(He) didn't know before that his wife (was) a witch."
6) k-ilwia ne pa:leh ka ne i-siwa:-w bru:hah.(N-24)

him-tell the priest that the his-wife-POSS witch.
"The priest says that his wife (is a) witch.
7) ha, ni-k-mati ka mitsin-maka-tuk ne konse:hoh ne chimpe. (N-121)

ha, I-it-know that you pl.-give-PERF the advice the youngest son.
"Ha, I know that the "youngest son" has given you (pi.) that
advice."
8) ne reynah bi:dah ki-mati ka ki-chih-ke-t atender. (R-12)

the queen delicious it-know that him-do-PRET-PL attend.
"The queen feels good that they attend him."
9) ni-k-elna:miki ka an-ehemet an-nu-a:migitus.(R-52)

I-it-remember that you pi. you pl.-my-little friends.
" I remembered that you (pi.) (are) my l i t t l e friends.
10) Bários tesu k-i:xmat-ke-t raa: ka ki-chih kombenir ki:sa.

(Sip-7)
many no it-recognize-PRET-PL that that it-do pay to leave.
"Many did not realize that (it) does not pay to go out."
4.12.2. Tay/ta:;
1) na ni-k-elna:miki tay nech-ilwih nu-no:yah wan nu-tatanoy. (H-l)

I I-it-remember what me-told my-grand mother and my-grandfather.
" I remember what my grandmother and my grandfather told me.
2) wan mu-chiw-ki proponér ke era demás tay wi:ts-et ki-chiwa-t

tik tu-chan. (H-6)
and REFLEX-do-PRET propose that was too much what come-PL it-do-PL
in our-town.
"And it was proposed that it was too much that which they came to
do in our town."
3) k-ita ta: ki-chiwa nemi ne i-siwa:-w. (N-13)

it-see what it-do is the his-wife-POSS.
"(He) sees what his wife is doing."
4) kenemeh nemi ne: nana:watsin, ya k-ita ta: ki-chiwa ne in-lama.

(N-84)
since is there Nanahuatzin, he it-see what it-do the their
grandmother.
"Since the Nanahuatzin is there, he sees what their grandmother
does."
5) ta: ki-kwa ne ta:ka-t k-i:xtilia. (N-15)

what it-eat the man-ABSOL it-take away.
"What(ever) the man eats, (she) takes it away from him."
6) ta: ki-neki ki-kwa muchi k-i:xtilia. (N-15)

what it-want it-eat all it-take away.
"What(ever)(he)wants to eat (she) takes it allawayfrom him."
4.12.3. 0:
1) nu-amiguh i-gustuh jí na ni-k-chiwa kontár kwentos. (S-l)

my-friend his-pleasure 0 I I-it-do tell stories.
"My friend's pleasure (is that) I tell him stories."
4.13. Cleft sentences. Pipil cleft sentences are similar to the

complement structures of 4.13. in that they take tay/ta: ("what",
"that which"), with jí where English would place some form of the
verb "to be" (recall that Pipil has 0-copula) in sentences with
verbs, and with ha in clauses without verbs: ka(h) occurs as well
when the object of the verb is a sentential complement. A few
exampls are:
1) pero tay yehemet mu-chiw-ke-t afihár ¿ ka ne
i-uh-usmi-yu te: ki-kwah pe:lu. (H-13)
But what they REFLEX-do-PRET-PL notice (was) that the
its-PL-bone-INT POSS no it-ate dog.
"But what they noticed was that (the) dog did not eat its
bones."
2) yaha tay ki-chiw-ki kontestár ¿ kah siwa:pil tesu
k-its-tuk. (H-18)
he what it-do-PRET answer £ that girl no her-see-PERF.
"He, what (he) answered was that (he) had not seen (any) girl."
3) lo que si ya ki-ahsi-k en kampuh libreh jí se: chumpipi.

(H-19)
it which yes he it-find-PRET in field free ¿ a turkey.
"What he did find on open ground was a turkey."
4) ini ha ni-k-neki-skiya ma: nu-pal. (R-25)

that what I-it-want-COND that my-POSS.
"That ( i s ) what I would like to be mine."
5) ini ha-ne ki-chiwa falta ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin. (R-45)

that what-the it-do lack the your-son-DIMIN.
"That (is) what your little son lacks."
6) ha yaha JÍ i-na:n, ne bru:hah tantepuslamat. (N-46)

that she her-mother, the witch iron-toothed-old-woman.
" I t is she (who i s ) her mother, the witch "Iron-toothed-old-
woraan"."
7) ne i-da:muh nu-lama yaha ha ki-kwa ne takwal. (N-90)

the her-lover my-grandraother he who it-eat the food.
"My grandmother's lover, it is he who ate the food."
8) ha yaha ki-miktih-ke-t. (N-108)

who he it-kill-PRET-PL.
"It is he that they killed."
4.14. Relative clauses. Relative clauses in Pipil are similar

in function to those of Spanish and are normally introduced by ne
'relative pronoun', ke (a borrowing of the Spanish relative marker
que), and at times ka(h) "who, what". In what follows examples are
presented in which the relativized noun phrase (signaled by the
relative marker) functions first as the logical subject of the
relative clause, followed by examples as the logical object.
4 . 1 4 . 1 . Relativized subjects.
1) ni-k-miktih ne mistun ka ki-kwah ne tu:tu-t.

I-it-killed the cat that it-ate the bird.
" I killed the cat which ate the bird."
2) naha ni-k-ita-k ne siwa:-t ne ki-pa:k ne kwah-kwa:ch-ti.

I I-her-see-PRET the woman-ABSOL that it-washed the
PL-clothes.
" I saw the woman who washed the clothes."
3) kunih ahsi-ke-t i-chan ne ta:ka-t kah ki-kutarain-ki.

then arrive-PRET-PL his-house the man-ABSOL who
it-throw-PRET.
,f
Then they arrived (at) the house of the man who threw it down."
4) kunih ne ta:ka-t ke ki-kutamin k-its-ki ne chumpipi

k-wiska ka i-chan. (H-10)
then the man-ABSOL that it-throw it-grab-PRET the turkey it-take
to his-house.
'Then the man who threw it down grabbed the turkey (and) took it
to his house."
4 . 1 4 . 2 . Relativized objects.
1) Naha ni-k-kuh-ki ne ka:wayu ne ti-k-ida-k ya:luwa.

I I-it-buy-PRET the horse that you-it-see-PRET yesterday.
" I bought the horse which you saw yesterday."
2) ni-k-namaka-k ne uchpa:nwas ke k-al-wi:ka-ke-t.

I-it-sell-PRET the broom that it-DIR-take-PRET-PL.
" I sold the broom that they brought."
3) ki:sa se: animál ke yehemet k-ilwia-t "tsun-tekuma-t".

(S-4)
leave an animal that they it-say-PL "skull".
"An animal appears which they call (the) 'Skull 1 . 11
4) ni-k-i:xtu:ka ne gato tik ne ka:hó:n ke ki-chiw-ki

nu-manu.
I-it-insert the cat in the box that it-make-PRET my-brother.
" I stuck the cat in the box which my brother made."
It should be noted that certain kinds of relative clauses do not
exist in P i p i l that are possible in English, such as those of the
form, for example, "this is the girl whose father I know" and "this
is the man for whom I work". Relativization of possessors such as
English "the man's house who ... " are also not found in P i p i l ,
since the construction is of the form "his-house the man who", more
similar to English "the house of the man who" (see example 3 of
4.14.1).
4.15. Adverbial clauses
Other subordinate clauses have an adverbial function, signaling

location, time, manner, reason, or purpose. They are introduced by
adverbial forms of the same meaning. Each is considered in turn.
4 . 1 5 . 1 . Locative clauses.
1) ka:n. xi-nech-ilwiti sikyera ka:n nemi ne plumas, ka;n naka-k

ne i-uh-u:mi-yu, pal ni-yaw ni-k-ita ka:n nemi. (H-22)
IMP-me-show at least where is the feathers, where remain-PRET the
its-PL-bone-INT POSS, so I-go I-it-see where is.
"Show me at least where the feathers are, where its bones stayed,
so that I (can) go see where (they) are."
2) ka:n. por el ultimo ni-k-mati ka:n nemi nu-te:ku, ka:n nemi

nu-na:n. (A-4)
by the last I-it-know where is ray-father, where is ray-mother.
"Finally I know where my father is, where my mother is."
3) ka:n. ka;n ne raik-tuk wal-ta:kat-ki se: tekuma-t. (N-44)

where this die-PERF DIR-grow-PRET a bottlegourd-ABSOL.
"Where she had died a bottlegourd grew."
4) ka:n. n-yu ni-mitsin-ilwitia ka:n panu ne. (N-91)

I-go I-you pi.-show where passed this.
" I am going to show you (pi.) where it happened."
5) ka:n. ki-mat-ki ka:n nemi ne i-siwa:pil-tsin. (N-48)

"(She) knew where her little girl was."
6) kasn. ne: ka:n ni-k-ita-k ne siwanaba ni-k-i:xtih ne
nu-si:nchuh wan ni-k-ilpih. (SD)
there where I-her-see-PRET the llorona I-it-removed the
my-belt and I-her-tied.
"There where I saw the sihuanaba I took off my belt and I tied
her up."
4.15.2. Time clauses.
1) ke:man. yahika ke:man yaha mayana ina i-se:l por el ultimo

ni-k-mati ka:n nemi nu-te:ku, ka:n nemi nu-na:n. (A-4)
therefore when he hungers say his-self by the last I-it-know
where is my-father, where is my-mother.
therefore when he is hungry, (he) says (to) himself, 'finally I
know where my father is, where my mother is."
2) a:n ka. yehemet ki-piya-t debér nech-maka-t a:n ka

ni-mayana. (A-5)
they it-have-PL must me-give-PL now that I-hunger.
'They have to give me (something) now that I am hungry."
3) ke:man, tay orah. Al fin ke:man yaha ki-neki miki ka mayana

wan te: ki-piya, k-i:xtia se: espehuh tay orah takipi:ni. (A-36)
at last when he it-want to die that hungers and no it-have, it-
remove a mirror what hour lightening.
" I n the end when he wanted to die because (he) was hungry and
d i d n ' t have ( a n y t h i n g ) , ( h e ) got out a mirror w h i l e i t i s
lightning.
4) ke:man. ke:man yaha yawi katka derechoh ne kayeh, yah

ki:s-ki i-L:xpan siwa:na:wal. (S-6)
when he go BEFORE straight the street leave-PRET his-before
Siguanaba.
"When he was going straight (down) the street, he came out in
front of (the) Sihaunaba."
5) ke:man. ke:man ne siwa:na:wal ki-chiw-ki sentir

ki-raaka-tuk dos bweltas wan k-ilpih. (S-16)
when the Sihuanaba it-do-PRET feel her-give-PERF two turns and
her-tied.
"When the Sihuanaba felt i t , (he) had given her two turns (=he
had wrapped his belt around her twice) and (he) tied her up."
6) asta, yaha mu-talu asta ahsi-k te:n a:-t. (S-50)
she REFLEX-ran until arrive-PRET edge river-ABSOL.
"She ran until (she) arrived at the edge of (the) river."
7) ke:man. na ne siyuhti ke:man ni-ya:h-ki ni-m-al:tia

nech-mu:tih se: tsun-tekuma-t. (SD)
I the once when I-go-PRET I-REFLEX-bathe me-scared a skull.
" I , once when I went to bathe, a "skull" scared me."
8) tay o:rah. a veces ni-k-ka:ki tay o:rah m-a:ltia

tah-tayuwa. (SD).
at times I-it-hear what hour REFLEX-bathe PL-night.
"Sometimes I hear her when (she) bathes at night."
4.15.3. Manner clauses.
1) ke:n-aken. ah, ni-pa:xa:lua ke:n-aken taha ti-ki:s-tuk

ti-pa:xa:lua. (S-10)
oh, I-walk just-as you you-leave-PERF you-walk.
"Oh, I'm taking a walk just as you have come out to take a
walk."
2) ke:n. yu k-ita nu-lama ke:n yu panu. (N-132)

go it-see my-grandmother how go pass.
"My grandmother is going see how (=what) is going to happen."
3) ke:n. ke:n nemi i-se:l-tsin, ne i-te:lpu:ch-tsin, re:y

ki-tasuhta. (R-2)
as is his-alone-DIMIN, the his-son-DIMIN, king him-love.
"Since (he) is a l l alone (=the only one), his l i t t l e son, (the)
king loves him.".
4) kenemeh. pero, kenemeh tesu ra-a:wiltia ka afwera

mu-chih-ki entristesér. (R-4)
but, since no REFLEX-play to outside REFLEX-do-PRET sadden.
"But, since (he) doesn't play outsid, (he) got sad."
4.15.4. Reason clauses.
1) tayika. entonses naka-k pensatibo muchi ne hwamilya tay ika

te: ki-kwah pe:lu ne uh-u:mi-t. (H-14)
then stay-PRET thoughtful all the family because no it-ate
dog the PL-bone-ABSOL.
"Then the whole family remained pensive because (the) dog didn't
eat the bones."
2) porké. kunih ahsi-ke-t i-chan ne ta:ka-t kah
ki-kutamin-ki porké yehemet poco mas o. menos ki-matia-t-a katka kah
ki-kutamin. (H-16)
then arrive-PRET-PL his-house the man-ABSOL who it
throw-PRET because they somewhat more or less it-know-PL-already
BEFORE who it threw.
'Then they arrived (at) the man house who threw it down because
they more or less knew already before who threw it down."
3) porké. kieneh k-wiska-ke-t ne siwa:pil porké ne ta:ka-t en el

momento que k-ita-k ke ki-chiw-ke-t la prweba k-ita-k perfectamente
ka se: siwa:pil hermosa ki:s-ki tik ne we:sus wan ne plumah2.
(H-29)
thus her-take-PRET-PL the girl because the man-ABSOL in the
moment that it-see-PRET that it-doPRET-PL the proof it-see-PRET
perfectly that a girl beautiful leave-PRET the bones and the
feather.
"Thus they took the g i r l , because the man in the moment that
(he) saw that they made the test saw perfectly that a beautiful
girl came from the bones and the feathers.
4) porké. pero kunih mu-chiw-ke-t hregár porké

ki-miktih-ke-t se: siwa:pil wan ki-kwah-ke-t. (H-31)
but thus REFLEX-doPRET-PL screw because her-kill-PRET-PL a girl
andhe r-eat-PRET-PL.
"But then they were screwed up, because they killed a girl and
they ate her."
5) porké. ni-yaw ni-k-tahtani tay ni-kwa porké yehemet

ki-piya-t debér nech-maka-t a:n ka ni-mayana. (A-5)
I—go I-it-ask what I-eat because they it-have must
me-give-PL now that I-hunger.
" I am going to asked for something to eat because they have
(the) obligation to give me (something) now that I am hungry."
6) porké. kunih xi-k-kwa sikyera pan porké tamal te: kanah.

(A-ll)
then IMP-it-eat at least bread because tortilla no is.
f
*Then eat at least bread because there are no tortillas."
7) tayika. pero kerraan ni-yaw ni-rau-kwepa ni-yaw, ni-yaw ni-k-
ahwa nu-na:n tayika yaha nech-maka-tuk. (A-23)
but when I-go I-REFLEX-return I-go, I-go I-her-scold my-mother
because she rae-give-PERF.
!l
But when I return, I'm going to go scold my mother because (of
what) she has given me."
8) porké. pero ni-k-chiw-ki hregár, porké ni-k-ilpih.

(S-43)
but I-her-do-PRET screw, because I-her-tied.
"But I screwed her up because I tied her up."
4.15.5. Purpose clauses (pal).
1) inmediatamente ki-chiw-ki ordinár i-siwa:-w ma: ki-mikti ne

chumpipi pal ki-kwa-t. (H-ll)
immediately her-do-PRET order his-wife-POSS it-kill the turkey
so it-eat-PL.
"Immediately (he) ordered his wife that (she) kill the turkey
in order that they (could) eat it (=for them to eat it).
2) yahika a:n ni-k-chiwa kontár nu-amiguh pal k-wi:ka como

recuerdo ini kwentuh. (H-33)
therefore today I-him-do tell my-friend so it-take as remem-
brance this story.
"Therefore today I tell my friend so that (he can) take this
story as (a) remembrance.
3) xi-k-kwa sikyera pan pal panu rau-maya. (A-ll)

IMP-it-eat at least bread to pass your-hunger.
"Eat at least (some) bread (in order) to get over your
hunger."
4) kunih x-al-kwi uk se:yuk tortah, nah ni-k-ta:lia tik

nu-ma:ta-w pal ni-k-kwa mu:sta. (A-14)
then IMP-DIR-grab other another bun, I I-it-place in ray-net so
I-it-eat tomorrow. "Then bring another bun (and) I (will) put
it in my netbag for me to eat tomorrow."
5) ni-yaw ni-k-nu:tsa nu-te:ku pal ni-k-kwa. (A-28)

I-go I-hira-speak my-father so I-it-eat.
"I'mgoingto speak (to) my father inorderto eat."
6) yahika mu-kets-tuk peyna bien tayuwa ki-tatia ti-t pal panu
i-sesek. (S-20)
therefore REFLEX-arise-PERF early very night it-burn fire-ABSOL
so pass her-cold.
"Therefore (she) had gotten up early, late at night, to light
(a) f i r e in order to get over the cold."
7) ni-mu-kets-ki ni-k-tatia ti-t pal ni-mu-tutu:nia. (S-32)

I-REFLEX-arise-PRET I-it-burn fire-ABSOL so I-REFLEX-heat.
"I got up to light (the) fire in order to warm myself."
8) yahika a:n nu-amiguh ni(-k)-chih kontár pal ki-mati ka nemi

tsun-tekuma-t wan nemi siwa:na:wal. (S-53)
therefore today my-friend I-it-did tell so it-know that is
"skull" and is Sihuanaba.
"For that reason today I told my friend so that (he would)
know that there is (a) 'Skull 1 and there is (a) Sihuanaba."
9) yu yawi anmu-wan pal mu-chiwa dibertír. (R-29)

go go your pi.-with so REFLEX-do have fun.
"(He) i s going to go with you (pi.) (in order) to have a good
time."
4.16. Conditional sentences. In section 3.7.2.4 it was seen

that the conditional morpheme of verbs is -skiya. In this section
conditional sentences are described. These usually contain a verb
with the -skiya suffix in the apodosis, while the conditional
clause is most frequently introduced by (a)su "if". Some examples
are:
1) asu ahsi yaha n-u: ni-k-taxta:wia.

if arrive he I-go I-him-pay.
" I f he arrives I , am going to pay him."
2) yaha ahsi-tu-skiya, ni-k-taxta:wih-tu-skiya.

he arrive-PERF-COND, I-him-pay-PERF-COND.
"Had he come, I'd have paid him."
3) ni-k-pix-(s)kiya tumin, ni-k-kuwa-skiya turuh.

I-it-have-COND money, I-it-buy-COND cow.
"Had I money, I'd buy cows."
4) Nah su te: ni-tekiti, te: ni-ta-kwa.

I if no I-work, no I-something-eat.
" I , if I don't work, I don't eat."
5) ni-mits-maka-skiya se: mu-tamal pero tesu ni-k-piya.
I-you-give-COND a your-tortilla but no I-it-have.
" I would give you a tortilla but I don't have (any)."
6) ni-k-kwa-skiya pero tesu ni-maya:na.

I-it-eat-COND but no I-hunger.
" I would eat it but I'm not hungry."
7) ti-yu-t ti-yawi-t a ber su ti-mu-chiwa alegrár chupi.

(R-7)
we-go-PL we-go-PL to see if you-REFLEX-do cheer some.
"Let's go to see if you (will) cheer up a little."
8) muchi ne doktores panu-tiwi-t a ber a:su ki-pahtia-t.

(R-16)
all the doctors pass-PERF-PL to see if him-cure-PL.
"All the doctors have come by to see if they (could) cure
him."
4.17. Auxiliaries. Pipil has two principal auxiliary verbs,

nemi "to be", used in 'progressive' constructions, and yawi "to
go", used in the periphrastic 'future' constructions. Two other
verbs have a function intermediate between auxiliaries and main
verbs, weli "to be able, can" and pe:wa "to begin", while yawi
(particularly in non-'present' tenses) also participates in a non-
'future' auxiliary construction. These latter three are considered
auxiliaries, not only because of their function, but because of
their form. That i s , these typically do not bear the pronominal
prefixes which the main verbs bear, while in other constructions of
verb + verb both verbs bear these prefixes. These are described in
this section.
4.17.1. Nemi 'progressive'. In the progressive, nemi more often

follows the main verb, but it can also precede it with no change in
function. Some examples are:
1) k-ita ta: ki-chiwa nemi ne i-siwa:-w. (N-13)

"(He) sees what his wife is doing."
2) nu-lama mitsin-chiwa nemi hodér. (N-85)

my-grandmother you pi.-do is screw.
"My grandmother is screwing you (pi.)."
3) panu-k k-ita-k ka ki-tantia nemi ne i-tan. (N-128)
pass-PRET it-see-PRET that it-sharpen is the her-teeth.
"(He) passed by to see that (she) i s sharpening her teeth."
4) tawiya nemi.
shell is.
(She) i s shelling (corn).
5) ti-k-chiya-t ti-nemi-t ne a:-t pal ti-ta-tu:ka-t.

we-it-wait-PL we-are-PL the water-ABSOL we-something-plant-PL.
"We are waiting for the rain so that we (can) plant."
6) pero kene ni-nemi, ni-nemi ni-k-chiwa luchár. (SD)

but since I-am, I-am I-it-do fight.
"But since I am (there), I am fighting."
4.17.2. Yawi 'periphrastic future'. The paraphrastic future

with yawi "to go" is quite equivalent to that of English as in "I'm
going to sell tomatoes". It i s , then, also the same as its coun-
terpart in Spanish based on the verb jlr "to go", which quite
probably has influenced this Pipil construction both in form and in
its high frequency of occurrence. (It should be recalled that yawi
has several shapes, (y)u(;) in faster speech, particularly when
used as an auxiliary, yaw as an intermediate form between full yawi
and very abbreviated ( y ) u ( : ) . and ya(;)h in preterite and perfect
forms; for details see 4.12.) Some examples are:
1) Na ni-yawi ni-mu-kwepa ni-k-ilpia. (S-48)

I I-go I-REFLEX-return I-her-tie.
"I f m going to tie her up again."
2) n-yu ni-mitsin-ilwitia. (N-88)

I-go K-you pi.-show.
" I am going to show you ( p i . ) . "
3 ) n-yu rji-k-mana. (N-105)

I-go I-it-cook.
" I am going to cook i t . "
4) n-yu n-al-in-nu:tsa. (R-49)

I-go I-DIR-them-speak.
" I am going to call them."
5) n-yu ni-mitsin-maka se: pwestoh. (R-54)
I-go I-you pi.-give a position.
" I am going to give you ( p i . ) a position."
6) ne tsun-tekuma-t yawi-ya raiki ka i-se:l-tsin tik ne kebrada.

(N-43)
the "skull" go-IMPERF die in her-alone-DIMIN in the canyon.
'The 'Skull1 was going to die now all alone in the ravine."
7) uk yu w i : t s ne: tu-kuhkul. (N-98).

now go come there our-bogeyman.
"Now our bogeyman is going to come there."
8) ti-yawi-t ti-k-ita-t.
we-go-PL we-it-see-PL.
"We are going see (=Let's see)."
9) t-yu-t ti-yawi-t se: apwestah. (N-134)

we-go-PL we-go-PL a bet.
"We are going to go (=make) a bet." = "Let's make a bet."
10) ti-yu-t ti-yawi-t ti-pa:xa:lua-t ne:pa ka ku:htan.

(R-6)
we-go-PL we-go-PL we-walk-PL there in woods.
"We are going to go take a walk there in (the) woods."
11) n-u: ni-k-chiw. (N-61)

I-go I-i-do.
" I am going to do i t . "
12) yawi-t-a wi:ts-et ne nu-pila:-wan-tsi-tsin. (R-21)

go-PL-already come-PL the my-boy-PL POSS-PL-DIMIN.
"My little boys are going to come now."
4.17.3. Yawi "to go" auxiliary. Yawi also has an auxiliary

function much akin to the "go" of English as i n , e.g., "go buy me
an apple", "John goes swimming frequently". Unlike the yawi of the
periphrastic future, this yawi does not bear the pronominal
prefixes, which are marked only on the main verb. In the present
tense it is not always easy to distinguish this auxiliary from the
periphrastic future, but in other tenses it is clearer, as in:
1) ya:h-ki ki-tantia ne i-tan. (N-124)

go-PRET it-sharpen the her-tooth.
"(She) went to sharpen her teeth."
2) ya:h-ki ki-tahtani se:yuk konse:hoh. (N-17)
go-PRET it-ask another advice,
"(He) went to ask for more advice."
3) ya:h-ki ni-m-a:ltia.
go-PRET I-REFLEX-bathe•
" I went to take a bathe."
4.17.4. Weli "to be able, can". Weli lacks pronominal prefixes

and precedes the main verb which bears the pronoun markers* That
is, "I can walk" is literally "can I-walk". Some examples are:
1) weli ni-nehnemi wehka.

can I-walk far.
" I can walk far."
2) a:n te: weli ni-k-kwa pero mu:sta ni-yawi ni-ta-kwa we:y.

today no can I-it-eat but tomorrow I-go I-something eat lots.
"Today I cannot eat but tomorrow I'm going to eat a lot."
3) te: weli-k ni-k-namaka ne uchpa:nwas ne k-al-wi:ka-ke-t.

no can-PRET I-it-sell the broom that it-DIR-take-PRET-PL.
" I could not sell the broom which they brought."
4) tik ne trampah weli-k ki-kutamima se:siwa:pil. (H-8)

in the trap can-PRET it-throw a girl.
"In the trap (he) was able to to trap a girl."
5) ka:n ka:xani-k kunih weli-k sutumi-k, ki:sa mu-talua. (S-38)

where loosen-PRET then can-PRET untie-PRET leave REFLEX run.
"Where ( i t ) came loose then (she) could get untied (and she)
took off running."
6) te:-ya su weli-k mu-sa:lua. (N-10)

not-now no can—PRET REFLEX-stick.
"(She) could no longer stick herself on."
4.17.5. Pe:wa "to begin, start". The verb peswa occurrs very
often in an auxiliary-like construction preceding the main verb but
without pronominal prefixes (which are born by the main verb). It
is equivalent in effect to English sentences with "to start", e.g.
"they started running". Some sample instances are:
1) pe:h-ki kin-mu:tia. (N-31)
begin-PRET them-scare.
"It started scaring them," = "It began to frighten them,"
2) pe:h-ke-t temu-t ne kuh-kusma-ket. (N-39)

beginPRET-PL descend-PL PL-vulture.
"The vultures began to come down."
3) pe:h-ki k-ilwia tik máhikah. (N-67)

begin-PRET it-say in magic.
"(She) began to say (it) in magic."
4) pe:h-ki ne in-lama ki-wih-wila:nih ne ah-a:makitas.

(N-69)
begin-PRET the their-grandmother it-PL-hung the PL-little
hammocks.
"Their grandmother began to hang the little hammocks."
5) pe:h-ki k-al-nu:tsa ne i-enamorado pal se:n-ta-kwa-t.

(N-82)
begin-PRET it-DIR-speak the her-lover so
together-something-eat-PL.
"(She) began to call her lover so that they (could) eat
together."
6) pe:h-ki ne tantepuslama ki-kwa ne naka-t. (N-113)

begin-PRET the iron-toothed-old-woman it-eat the meat-ABSOL.
"The 'Iron-toothed-old-woman1 started eating the meat."
4.18. Complex verb phrases. Pipil has other constructions in

which two (or more) verbs occur together within the same (surface-
structure) verb phrase in constructions which would correspond to
infinitival forms in English or Spanish (i.e. sentences which have
undergone Equivalent Noun-Phrase Deletion, see below). Within this
more general class of juxtaposed verb forms, three verbs (wists "to
come", ki:sa "to leave", and -neki "to want") have a function
intermediate between full, main verbs and auxiliaries. They are
best apprehended from examples.
4.18.1. Wists + verb.
1) yahika ne urakaneros en realidad wi:ts-et de chiltiupan,
wi:ts-et k-wi:ka-t e:lu-t pal ki-kwa. (H-20)
t h e r e f o r e the h u r r i c a n e r s in r e a l i t y come-PL from
Chiltiupan, come-PL it-take-PL roasting ears for it-eat.
'Therefore the Hurricaner in reality came from Chiltiupan,
they came to carry off ears of corn for eating."
2) wal-temu wists. (N-65)

DIR-descend.
" I t comes descending." = "It's coming down."
3) wan mu-chiw-ki proponér ke era demás tay wi:ts-et

ki-chiwa-t nisn tik tu-chan. (H-6)
and REFLEX-do-PRET propose that was too much what come-PL
it-do-PL here in our-town.
"And it was proposed that it was too much which they come
to do here in our town."
4.18.2. Ki;sa + verb.

1) ne i-siwa:-w ki:sa pa:xa:lua. (N-5)
the his-wife-POSS leave to walk.
"His wife goes out to take a walk."
2) ka:n ka:xani-k kunih weli-k sutumi-k, ki:sa mu-talua. (S-38)

where loosen-PRET then can-PRET untie-PRET, leave
REFLEX-run.
"Where ( i t ) loosened then (she) could get untied (and she)
took off running."
3) ah, ni-ki:s-tuk ni-pa:xa:lua nu:san ke:n-ake:n taha

ti-ki:s-tuk ti-pa:xa:lua. (S-27)
oh, I-leave-PERF I-walk alone just-as you you-leave-PERF
you-walk.
"Oh, I have gone out to take a walk alone just like you
have gone out to take a walk."
4.18.3. -neki + verb.

1) ni-k-neki ni-k-kuwa se: tihlan.
I-it-want I-it-buy a chicken.
" I want to buy a chicken."
2) yaha ki-neki ki-kaki kwentos tay tik nu-te:chan
ki-chiw-ki susedér. (A-2).
he it-want it-hear stories what in ray-town it-do-PRET happen.
"He wants to hear stories that took place in my town."
3) ni-k-neki ni-ta-kwa. (A-7)

I-it-want I-something-eat.
" I want to eat."
4) se-pa ne tsun-tekuma-t tesu ki-neki naka te:n tyupan. (N-20)

one-time a "skull"-ABSOL no it-want stay edge church.
"Again the 'skull' does not want to stay in front of (the)
church."
5) tesu ki-neki ku:temu. (N-21)

no it-want descend.
"(She) doesn't want to come down."
6) ki-neki-t ki-kwa-t ne naka-t. (N-40)

it-want-PL it-eat-PL the raeat-ABSOL.
"They want to eat the meat."
7) ki-neki ki-miktia katka. (N-121)

it-want it-kill BEFORE.
"(She) was wanting to kill him."
4 . 1 8 . 4 . Other verb + verb forms ( E q u i v a l e n t Noun-Phrase

Deletion). Other surface verb phrases occur which have two or more
verbs, corresponding to infinitives in many other languages. In
Pipil, they occur juxtaposed, but each bears the subject pronominal
prefixes. Thus, literally "I went by to see it" is "I-passed I-it-
saw." Some examples are:
1) mu-kwep-ki k-ita tik i-karah. (S-44)

REFLEX-turnPRET it-see in her-face.
"(He) turned around to see her in her face."
2) panu-k k-ita-k ka ki-tantia nemi ne i-tan. (N-128)

pass-PRET it-see-PRET it-sharpen is the her-tooth.
"(He)went by to see that (she) was sharpening her teeth."
3) na ni-yaw ni-mu-kwepa ni-k-ilpia. (S-48)

I I—go I-REFLEX-turn I-it-tie.
" I am going to tie her up again."
4.19. -chiva + Spanish infinitive. Often so-called minority
languages, spoken in the social or political setting where some
other language dominates them in power or prestige (usually in
situations involving extensive bilingualism) contain constructions
for employing directly unassimilated forms from the dominant
language. Very often this involves the native verb "to do" plus an
infinitive from the dominant language, as is the case of Pali forms
used in Burmese, Arabic loans in Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, and of
Chinese borrowings into Japanese, among others. In some of these
languages it is a former contact situation of dominance which has
left its reflexes, although the domination no longer exists.
Spanish verbs are employed in this way in various Mayan languages
and other Indian languages of Mesoamerica. Pipil utilizes -chiwa
"to do" plus unassimilated Spanish i n f i n i t i v e s , which provides
Pipil, in effect, with the richness of Spanish concepts not easily
expressed in Pipil, and allows speakers access to the prestige of
Spanish even in cases where Pipil has perfectly equivalent verbs.
It is also used frequently when the P i p i l form is not readily
remembered. Since the Spanish infinitive also functions as a norai-
nalization, structurally it is not so strange to see it with -chiwa
"to do", where it could be thought of as something like, e.g.
ni-k-chiwa luchár " I do fighting", i.e. " I fight". In this con-
struction, the tenses, aspects, pronominal subjects and objects,
reflexives, etc. are born by -chiwa and the Spanish infinitive does
not vary. While these infinitives are not properly speaking part
of P i p i l , they are presented in the examples and in the texts in
the Pipil practical orthography and not in Spanish spelling. Some
examples taken from the texts are the following; for the full
sentential contexts see these texts:
1) mu-chiw-ki proponér (H-6)

it was proposed (cf. Sp. se propuso)
2) ki-chiw-ki desplumár (H-12)

(she) plucked it (cf. Sp. lo desplumó)
3) mu-chiw-ke-t afihár (H-13)

they noticed (cf. Sp. se fijó)
4) ki-chiw-ki kontestár (H-18)

(he) answered ( i t ) ( c f . Sp. lo contestó)
5) mu-chiw-ke-t elebár wan mu-chiw-ke-t desaparesér (U-26)

REFLEX-do-PRET-PL rise and REFLEX-do-PRET-PL disappear.
'They rose and disappeared." (cf. Sp. elevarse, desaparecerse.)
6) mu-chiw-ke-t hregár (S-l)
they were screwed (cf. Sp. se fregaron)
7) nech-chiw-tuk kontár nu-tatanoy (U-32)

me-do-PERF tell my-grandfather
"my grandfather has told me"
8) ni-chiw-ki sentir kalór (S-13)

I felt hot (cf. Sp. sentí calor)
9) ki-chiw-ki hwaltár (S-46)

he lacks (cf. Sp. le hace falta, le falta)
10) yah mu-chiw-ki arrepentir. (S-47)

he REFLEX-do-PRET repent.
"He regretted ( i t ) . " (Cf. Sp. él se arrepentió.)
11) ni-nerai ni-k-chiwa luchár. (N-31)

I-am I-it-do fight.
" I am fighting."
Chapter 5
Pipil-Spanish-English Dictionary
5.0. Introduction
This dictionary covers the two Pipil dialects which today have
the greatest number of speakers, Cuisnahuat (abbreviated (C)) and
Santo Domingo de Guzraán (signaled by (SD)). Entries are preceded
by either (C) or (SD) to identify the dialect. When both dialects
contain a form, the Cuisnahuat version is listed first (i.e., in
alphabetical order), followed by the Santo Domingo de Guzmán form.
Material common to the two dialects i s presented only in the
Cuisnahuat entry and not repeated for the Santo Domingo de Guzmán
version. Nevertheless, when there are differences, these are
given. Also, occasionally forms from other dialects are listed,
identified by the name of the dialect before the entry.
Pipil words are given with both a Spanish and an English gloss.
The Spanish glosses are given primarily in the local Spanish of
this part of El Salvador. When this differs greatly from standard
Spanish or the variants understood in Guatemala and Mexico, a more
general Spanish translation is also given, if it is known. In some
instances, mainly in the case of names for of wild plants and
animals, local Spanish usage is all that is known. In such cases,
a brief description is given. In a few cases the meaning is not
secure; these are marked with a question mark in parenthesis, i.e.
(?)• In cases where the English name of plants or animals is not
known, it is simply listed with the abbreviation sp. standing for
"species", e.g. "chichipince", bush sp. Sometimes various names or
distinct pronunciations of a single name for the same thing exist
in the local Spanish. In such cases, the multiple names and pro-
nunciations are listed in the glosses, with first priority given to
the names used by my consultants.
The entries also contain morphological information which is not
predictable or is otherwise irregular. In unclear cases, the
syntactic category of the word is signaled by abbreviations (see
list at the beginning of this book) such as t.v. 'transitive verb',
-i*v. 'intransitive verb', 'noun', con.j., 'conjunction', etc. In
particular, nouns are listed with their plurals (pi.) and possessed
forms (poss.), since these are not predictable. Adjectives are
also often given with their plural forms. Similarly, verb entries
are listed in the present stems (pres.), but their preterite
(pret.) and perfect (perf.) forms are also cited, since these, in
effect, indicate to which verb class the entry belongs. Since
these verb forms are not always predictable from knowledge of their
verb class, the actual cases provide additional information beyond
class membership. Other morphemes named in the entries, together
with their abbreviations, are ta- 'unspecified object', causative
(caus.), applicative (applic.), object incorporation (incorp.),
etc. In particular it is important to keep in mind that reflexive
verb forms (abbreviated r . v . ) are l i s t e d in the d i c t i o n a r y
according to the root, and not by the prefix mu- which they bear.
Thus, a verb root with both active and reflexive forms has only one
entry, but with forms signaled t.v. ('transitive verb') and r.v.
('reflexive verb'). Verbs which only appear as reflexives are
given with the mu- prefix, but listed alphabetically according to
the root.
Forms with a hyphen (-) contain a morpheme boundary. Thus, a
hyphen appears between the elements of certain compound words.
Entries with the hyphen at the beginning obligatorily bear some
other morpheme, a prefix. For example, intimately (so-called
'inalienably') possessed nouns do not occur without a possessive
pronominal prefix; the presence of a hyphen shows this. Also, the
absolutive suffix of nouns is separated with a hyphen for greater
clarity. Morphemes which have a special shape in compounds or when
incorporated are cited with their glosses in single quotes, e.g.
ku:- 'head'. When forms occur which are known only from compounds
but do not appear as such elsewhere, they are given with the gloss
in parentheses, e.g. tankwa- ('knee'). Non-lexical, grammatical
morphemes are also cited in single quotes, while other glosses are
found with no special marking or in double quotes ("•••").
The alphabetical order followed strictly in the dictionary is:
a, a : , b, ch, d, e, e : , f , g, h, i , i : , k, kw, 1,
m, n, o, o : , p, r, (rr), s, t, u, us, w, x, y.
This order frequently does not permit derivationally related forms

to be listed in adjacent entries. However, this is no problem,
since related forms contain cross-references which indicate the
derived forms and where to look for them.
In addition, certain entries contain important supplementary
information. Verbs are often presented with actual examples to
show their various forms in use. Frequently, entries are given
with their phonetic value in parentheses, employing the Pipil
orthography to the extent that it is possible. This phonetic
information will prove useful not only for irregular pronunciations
( w h i c h are f e w ) , but in d i s t i n g u i s h i n g the differences in
pronunciation between Cuisnahuat and Santo Domingo de Guzmán. This
additional phonetic information may be thought of as being in
keeping with the pronunciation guides of, for example, English and
German lexicographic practice.
Finally, entries are presented with something akin to etymologi-
cal notes. Thus, hispanisms (Spanish loans) are indicated by the
abbreviation Sp., while corresponding or related forms from Classi-
cal Nahuatl are signaled by CN. The CN forms are from various
sources. Preference was given to Carochi (signaled with the abbre-
viation Car, after the word), given that Carochi marked vowel
length and glottal stop more directly and reliably than other
colonial authors. The Carochi material is taken from the diction-
ary compiled by Adrian et al. (1976) from Carochi's works. A few
forms are cited from Una Canger (1980), indicated by UC. When
these sources do not have the form or have something different,
words are cited from Siméon (1977), abbreviated Sim., a very exten-
sive dictionary. When Simeón proves unclear or incomplete, Molina
(1571 (shown as Mol.)) is cited. When a direct equivalent in CN is
not found, forms which are possibly related are cited with cf. All
such forms are cited in the orthography of the source. Proto-Nahua
reconstructions (abbreviated PN) are cited when found in Campbell
and Langacker 1978.
A
(SD) abladora (n.) chismosa

a gossip, gossipy woman
Sp, habladora
(SD) abogado(h) abogado

lawyer
Sp. abogado
(SD) a:chah hacha

axe
aha:chah (pi.)
Sp. hacha
cf. (C) ha:chah
(C) a:cha:kal caraaroncillo (a:cha:gai)

a small shrimp sp.
-a:cha:kal (poss.)
aha:cha:kal ( p i . )
cf. a:-t "water", chaka:l-in "shrimp"
(C) achi poco, pequeño

small, little, few
ahachi (pi.) pocos (few)
achih-chin pequeño (little)
cf. atsi, atsih-tsin (variant used by some)
cf. ahatsi:ka por pocos (almost)
CN achi (Sim.) poco
(SD) achitah hachita, piedra de rayo, centella, obsidiana

obsidian, piece of worked obsidian
cf. also senteyah
Sp. hachita
(S) a:chiwal(-)ti chigualero, chijualera (olla de aguapara

hacer tortillas)
bowl of water for making tortillas
cf. a:-t "water", chiwa "to make", -1 'passive nominaliza-
tion'
CN cf. ( ? ) achiua (Mol.) "hacer cacao"
(C) aschiyu-t achiote, bija
bixa, annotto (a food-coloring condiment)
-a:chiyu (poss.)
aha:chiyut (pi.)
CN achi(y)otl (Sim.) " b i j a "
(SD) a:chi:yu-t
-a:chi:yu (poss.)
(C) achka cerca

near
achka-tsin cerquita ((very) near by)
CN cf. achka (Sim.) a menudo, frecuentemente
(C) achtu primero

first
ahachtu ( p i . )
CN achto (Mol.)
(SD) achtu primero, mayor, adelante (achtu?)
first, main, major, ahead, before
(SD) adobe(h) adobe

adobe
Sp. adobe
(SD) adorár, -chiwa (t.v.) adorar

to adore, to worship
Sp. adorar
(SD) ágila águila

eagle
Sp. águila
(C) ahahwa (t.v.) ladrar, latir, regañar

to bark, to yelp, to scold, to growl
ahahwa (pres.) ki-ahahwa "(he) is scolding him"
(g(i)yahahwa 7 )
ahahwa-k (pret.)
ahahwa-tuk (perf.)
cf. ahwa "to bark, scold"
CN a 7 wa (Car.)
(SD) ahahwa
(C) ahahwetska (i.v.) carca jarse, carcajearse
to laugh loudly, to cackle, to burst out laughing
ahahwetska (pres.) ni-ahahwetska "I'm laughing loudly"
ahahwetska-k (pret.)
ahahwetska-tuk (perf.)
cf. ah- 'buccal', wetska "to laugh, to smile"
CN ueuetzca (Mol.) "dar carcajadas"
(SD) ahakah alguien, alguno (ahagah)

someone, sombody
CN aka 9 (Car.) "alguno"
cf. (C) ka:kah "someone, somebody"
(C) ahatsi:ka por pocos (ahatsi:ga 9 )

almost, but for a few
cf. achi, atsi " l i t t l e "
(C) ahkamachaslua (i.v.) bostezar

to yawn
ahkamacha:lua (pres.) ni-ahkamacha:lua " I yawn"
ahkamacha:luh (pret.)
ahkamacha:luh-tuk (perf.)
xi-ahkamacha:lu "yawn!"
cf. ah- 'buccal'
cf. (SD) ka:machalua "to yawn"
(C) ahkamalaka-t remolino (de aire)

whirlwind
ahahkamalakat (pi.)
cf. ahka:na "to blow", malaka-t "spindle"
(C) ahka: na (t.v.) soplar, ventilar (soplar polvillo y basura del

maíz, del frijol, del arroz, etc.)
to blow, to fan, to clean (e.g. corn, beans, rice, etc.)
ahka:na (pres.)
ahka:n-ki (pret.)
ahka:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ah- 'buccal'
CN aacana (Sim.) aventar, limpiar con cuidado
(SD) ahka:na
(C) ahkapah acapate, alcapate (acapacle; verdura para comida,
hoja para sopa)
"acapate", plant sp. (a vegetable for food, its leaves are
put in soup, plant about a meter high, dark green and
grey)
ahahkapah (pi.)
cf. pah-ti "medicine"
(SD) ahkapah
(C) ahkapatárl acapatal, (lugar de) acapates

acapate plants, place of acapates
cf. ahkapah "acapate plant", -ta(:)l 'place of'
(C) ahkapata:ni (i.v.) volar en la brisa, aletear

to flap (in the breeze)
cf. ahka:na "to blow", pata:ni "to fly"
(C) mu-ahkape:wia (r.v.) mosquearse, soplar moscas, darse brisa,

soplarse
to fan oneself, to fan or swat flies
cf. ahka:na "to blow, ventilate", mu-pe:wia "to swat flies"
CN tla-peuilia (Sim.) "mosquearse"
(C) ahkatik liviano, bofito, no pesado

light, lightweight
cf. ahka:na "to blow", -tik 'adj.'
CN (?) acocqui (Mol.)
(SD) ahkawa (t.v.) encaminar

to guide, to direct, to show the way
ahkawa (pres.)
ahkaw(-ki) (pret.)
ahkaw-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ah- 'buccal', kawa "to leave"
CN kahkatwa (Car.); PN *ka:wa "to leave"
cf. (C) kahka: wa
(C) ahkawetska (i.v.) burlarse de, reirse con burla

to mock, to laugh at, to make fun of
ahkawetska (pres.)
ahkawetska-k (pret.)
ahkawetska-tuk (perf.)
cf. ahka:na "to blow", wetska "to laugh"
(SD) ahkawilia dejar algo a alguien, dejárselo
to leave someone something
cf. kawa "to leave, to abandon", -ilia 'applic.'; cf. ahkawa
"to show the way"
(C) ahketswetsi (i.v.) caerse boca arriba

to fall face up
ahketswetsi (pres.)
ahketswets-ki (pret.)
ahketswets-tuk (perf.)
cf. ah- 'buccal 1 , ketsa "to stand" ( ? ) , wetsi "to f a l l "
CN cf. aquetztoc (Sim.) "estar recostado de espaldas"
(C) ahke:wa (t.v.) alzar, guardar

to put up, to pick up, to put away, to store
ahke:wa (pres.)
ahke:w-ki (pret.) (ahke:w-gi?)
ahke:w-tuk (perf.)
(SD) ahke:wa (t.v.) arrancar, despegar
to pull out, to undo, to take apart
cf. ahke:wi ( i . v . ) "to come apart, undone"
(SD) ahke:wi (i.v.) arrancarse, despegarse

to come out, undone, apart, off
ahke:wi (pres.)
ahke:w-ki (pret.)
ahke:w-tuk (perf.)
cf. ahke:wa (t.v.) "to pull out, to take apart"
(C) ahku arriba

up, above, over, on high
ne:pa nemi ahku "it's up there"
CN a?ko (Car.) "en lo alto"
(SD) ahku arriba
up, above, over
Cf. ikahku "arriba" (igahku?)
(SD) ahkukia (t.v.) levantar

to raise, elevate
ahkukia (pres.) ni-k-ahkukia "I lift it" (nigahkugiya?)
ahkukih (pret.), ahkukih-ke-t (pret. pi.)
ahkukih-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-ahkuki "lift it!"
CN cf. acocui (Mol.) "levantarse"
cf. ahku "up, above"
(C) ahkutapech tabanco, tapanco
loft, attic
ahahkutapecth ( p i . )
cf. ahku "up", tapech "frame11
(SD) ahkutapech
(SD) ahkuwi Barrio del Calvario

Calvary Barrio (quarter)
(also called bárriu calvario)
cf. ahku "above"
(C) ahkweschiwi (i.v.) estornudar

to sneeze
ahkwe:chiwi (pres.) ni-ahkwe:chiwi " I sneeze"
ahkwe:chiwi-k (pret.)
ahkwe:chih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ah- 'buccal 1 , kwe:chiwi "to be insect-eaten (finely
ground) ( ? ) "
(SD) ahkwechiwi
ahkwechiw-tuk (perf.)
x-ahkwechiwi "sneeze!"
(SD) ahnekua (t.v.) oler

to smell (something)
ahnekua (pres.) ni-k-ahnekua "I smell it" (nigahneguwa?)
ahneku (pret.)
ahneku-tuk (perf.)
cf. ah- 'buccal', ( ? ) nek-ti "sweet(s)"
CN tlanecui (Mol.) "recibiendo olor"
cf. (C) ihnekwi "to smell"
(SD) ahonholin ajonjolin, ajonjoli

sesame
Sp. ajonjoli(n)
(C) ahpu:tsa (i.v.) eructar

to burp, to belch
ahpu:tsa (pres.) ni-ahpu:tsa "I burp"
ahpu:ts-ki (pret.)
ahpu:ts-tuk (perf.)
c f . ah- 'buccal', (?) pu:tsua "to pile up"
(SD) ahpu:tsa (i.v., t.v.)
(C) ahsi ( i . v . , t.v.) llegar (acá), hallar, encontrar, alcanzar,
caber
to arrive (here), to find, to encouter; to reach, to catch up
with, to fit
ahsi (pres.) ni-ahsi-k " I arrived", ni-k-ahsi-k "I found it,
I caught up with him"
ahsi-k (pret.)
ahsi-tuk (perf.)
CN a ? si (Car.) "llegar, alcanzar; PN *ahsi
(SD) ahsi ( i . v . , t.v.)
(C) ahsi:l liendre (huevo de piojo)

nit, louse egg
ahsi:lmet, ahahsi:l (pi.)
cf. (?) perhaps from ahsi "to f i n d " , -1 'passive nominaliza-
tion' ("something found")
CN acilin (Sim.)
cf. (SD) a h s i l t i
(C) ahsislihtuk (adj.) (estar) erizo, erizado

having gooseflesh, goosebumps, goosehide
cf. -tuk 'perf./adj.'
cf. (SD) ahsilki:sa "to have goosebumps"
(SD) ahsilki:sa (i.v.) erizarse, tener escalofrío

to have gooseflesh, goosebumps, chills
ahsilki:sa (pres.)
ahsilki:s-ki (pret.)
ahsilki:s-tuk (perf.)
cf. ahsil-ti " n i t " , ki:sa "to come out"
(SD) ahsil-ti liendre

nit, louse egg
-ahsil (poss.)
ahahsilti (pi.)
CN acilin (Sim.)
cf. (C) ahsi:l
(C) mu-ahsuma (r.v.) peinarse (?)

to comb oneself (?)
mu-ahsuma (pres.)
mu-ahsun (pret.)
mu-ahsun-tuk (perf.)
(SD) a:hu ajo
garlic
tu-ashu "our garlic", frequent form
Sp. ajo
cf. (C) a:hus
(C) a:hus ajo

garlic
Sp. ajos
cf. (SD) a:hu
(C) ahwa (t.v.) regañar, l a t i r , ladrar

to scold, to bark at, to yelp at
ahwa (pres.) ki-ahwa "he scolds him", ni-k-ahwa " I scold him"
ahwa-k (pret.)
ahwa-tuk (perf.)
cf. ti-ahwa (i.v.) "to scold, to yelp"
CN a?wa (Car.) "regañar, reñir"
(SD) ahwa
ni-mits-ahwa "I'm chastizing you"
(C) ahwa-t ajuate, afate, ajtate (polvillo muy fino o basura del
maicillo, del arroz, etc. que se sopla para sacarlo)
chaff or dust of sorghum, rice, etc., which is blown or
fanned to get rid of it
i-ahwa-yu (poss.)
(SD) ahwa-t
(C) ahwech rocío, sereno

dew
CN auechtli, awachtli (Sim.)
(C) ahwi (i.v.) mojarse

to get wet
ahwi (pres.)
ahwi-k (pret.)
ahwi-tuk (perf.)
cf. ahwilia (t.v.) "to wet, to dampen", t-ahwislia "to wet
something"
(SD) ahwi
(C) ahwilia (also ahwi:lia) (t.v.) mojar, regar
to wet, to dampen, to water, to throw water on
ahwilia (pres.) xi-k-ahwi:li "wet it!"
ahwilih (pret.)
ahwiiih-tuk (perf.)
cf. t-ahwilia "to wet something, mu-ahwilia (r.v.) "to get
(oneself) wet"
cf. ahwi "to wet, -lia f applic. f
CN a ? wilia (Car.) "regar"
(C) ahwiyak sabroso

delicious
ahahwiyak (pi.)
CN ahwiyak (Car.) "cosa suave, olorosa, y gustosa"
(SD) ahwiyak
(C) ahxitia (t.v.) arrimar, acercar

to place near, to put beside
ahxitia (pres.)
ahxitih (pret.) ni-k-ahxitih "I moved it near"
ahxitih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ahsi "to arrive, find", -tia 'caus.'
CN a 9 x i : t i a (Car.)
(SD) ahxitia (t.v.) ajustar
to complete, to fit
(SD) aihadah, eihadah ahijada

goddaughter
Sp. ahijada
(SD) aihaduh, eihaduh ahijado

godson
Sp. ahijado
(C) a:istak pálido

pale
cf. a:-t "water", istak "white"
(SD) a:istak
(SD) a : i : x t i a (t.v.) sacar del agua, sacar del río
to take out of the water, out of the river
a : i : x t i a (pres.)
a : i : x t i h (pret.) ki-a:-i:xtih "she took it out of the water"
( g i y a ( y ) i : x t i h ) , ni-k-a:-i:xtih " I got it out of the
water" (ni»a(y)i:xtih)
a:i:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. a : k i : x t i a (i.v.) "to have diarrhea"
cf. a:-t "water", ( k ) i : x t i a "to take out, to get out"
CN aquixtia (Sim.) "enjuagar, lavar ropa, pasarla por el
agua"
cf. (C) a : k i : x t i a
(C) a:kalaki (i.v.) entrar en el agua, hundirse

to go into the water, to sink
arkalaki (pres.)
a:kalak (pret.)
a:kalak-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:kalaktia (t.v.) "to put something in water, to sink
something"
cf. a:-t "water", kalaki "to enter"
(SD) a:kalaki
(C) a:kalaktla (t.v.) hundir

to submerge, to immerse
a:kalaktia (pres.)
a:kalaktih (pret.) ni-aikalaktih " I put it in water, I sank
it"
a:kalaktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. arkalaki (i.v.) "to go into the water", -tia 'caus. 1
(SD) a:kalaktia
(C) a:kapeta-t acapetate (petate con cuadros, afigurados)

mat with figures, pictures woven in
-a:kapeta-w (poss.)
aharkapetat (pi.)
cf. a:ka-t "reed", peta-t "mat"
CN acapetlatl (Sim.) "estera de junco, petate"
(SD) a:kapeta-t
(C) a:ka-t carrizo, vara
reed, thin cane(s)
a:ka-w (poss.) nu-a:ka-w "my reed" (nu(w)a:gaW)
ahaskat (pi.)
CN a(:)katl (Car.); PN *a:ka-
(SD) a:ka-t carrizo, garlito, garlo
reed, cane, fish trap, small fish trap
(C) a:katal carrizos, lugar de carrizos, carrizal

reeds, place of reeds, canebreak
cf. a:ka-t "reed", -ta(:)l 'place of'
(C) a : k i : x t i a (t.v.) sacar del agua

to take out of the water
a : k i : x t i a (pres.)
a : k i : x t i h (pret.) ni-k-a:ki:xtih "I took it out of the
water" (gina:gi:xtih)
a:ki:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. a : k i : x t i a (i.v.) "to have diarrhea"
cf. a:-t "water", kirxtia "to take out, get out"
CN aquixtia (Sim.) "enjuagar, pasarla por el agua, lavar
ropa"
cf. (SD) a : i : x t i a
(C) a:ki:xtia (i.v.) cursear, cursiar, tener diarrea

to have diarrhea
a : k i : x t i a (*pres.) ni-a:ki:xtia "I have diarrhea"
(n(i)ya:gi:xtiya ? )
a : k i : x t i h (pret.)
a:ki:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. a : k i : x t i a (t.v.) "to take out of the water"
(SD) a : k i : x t i a (i.v.)
(C) a:ku:wa-t anguilla, anguila

eel
aha:ku:wat (pi.)
cf. a:-t "water", ku:wa-t "snake"
CN acoatl (Sim.)
(SD) a:ku:xi pepeto, pepetillo, cujin, una paternita

tree sp., has large pod with edible seeds, grows near the
river, like a "paterna" tree
a:-t "water", ku:xi "paterna tree"
cf. (C) a:ku:xine
(C) a:ku:xine pepeto
tree sp,, with large pod with edible seeds, grows near the
river, like a "paterna" tree
cf, a:-t "water", ku:xine "paterna tree"
cf, (SD) a:ku:xi
(C, SD) -al-, (w)al- prefijo 'direccional' de verbos, "hacia

acá"
'directional 1 verb prefix, "hither"
cf. wa:lah "to come" (pret.)
CN -wal-
(C) -al-ahsi (t.v.) "to find"; see (w)al-ahsi

(SD) -al-ahsi (t.v.) "to reach"; see (w)al-ahsi
(C) alak-michin ilama (pescado liso)

fish sp., similar to an eel, smooth
cf. al(a:w)ak "smooth", michin "fish"
cf. lamah-michin, synonym used by some
(C) alak-xuku-t jobo

hogplum sp.
cf. al(a:w)ak "smooth", xuku-t "jocote" (hogplum)
(C) a:la:má:l, a:la:má:r la mar

ocean, sea
Sp. a la mar
(SD) a:la:má:l
ka:la:má:l to the sea
(SD) alambre(h) alambre

wire
(SD) a-la-pwerkah ia la puerca! (¡híjole!)
sun-of-a-gun
Sp. a la puerca
(C) -al-a:na (t.v.) "to bring, to fetch"; see (w)al-a:na

(SD) -al-a:na
(C) ala:wak liso, ligoso

slick, smooth, slimy
cf. also ta:la:wak "smooth"
CN alauac (Sim.) " l i s o , resbaloso", alaua (Sim.) "resbalar"
(SD) ala:wak
(SD) albanyíl albañil
mason, builder
Sp. albañil
(SD) alegre(h) alegre

happy, fun
nemi alegre(h) "(the fiesta) is fun"
Sp. alegre
(C) -al-ehku (i.v.) "to arrive (here)"; see (w)al-ehku

(SD) -al-ehku
(C)-al-i:ka (t.v.) "to bring"; see (w)al-i:ka

cf. (w)al-wi:ka
(C) -al-i:sa (i.v.) "to v/ake up"; see (w)al-i:sa

(SD) -al-i:sa (i.v., t.v.) to wake up, to remember
(C) alistár, mu-chiwa (r.v.) prepararse

to prepare, to get ready
Sp. alistar(se)
(SD) -al-i:xtia (t.v.) "to take out, to get out"; see (w)al-isxtia
(C) -al-ixtu:na "to be late, to delay"; see

(w)al-ixtu:na
(C) alkalabú:s calabozo, cárcel

jail
Sp. al calabozo
(C) -al-ki:sa (i.v.) "to leave (from outside)"; see (w)al-ki:sa

(SD) -al-ki:sa
(C) -al-ki:xtia (t.v.) "to take out"; see (w)al-ki:xtia
(C) -al-kwi (t.v.) "to bring (here)"; see (w)al-kwi

(SD) -al-kwi (t.v.) "to take, to grab"
(C) a:lmah alma, ánima
soul
Sp. alma
(SD) a(:)lmah alma, muerto, ánima
soul, corpse
-almah (poss.)
ahálmamet (pi.) "ánimas" (souls)
(SD) almendres almendra (palo de, árbol de)

almond tree
Sp. almendras
(SD) almun arroba

a 25-pound measure of corn, beans, rice, etc.
na:wi almun four arrobas (un quintal)
Sp. almud
(C) -al-naka (i.v.) "to stay, to remain"; see (w)al-naka
(SD) -al-na:miki (t.v.) "to believe"; see (w)al-narmiki
(C) -al-mu-ne:lwia (r.v.) "to hurry"; see

(w)al-mu-ne:lwia
(C) -al-ne:si (i.v.) "to appear, to show up"; see

(w)al-ne:si
(C) -al-nu:tsa (t.v.) "to call, to go c a l l " ; see

(w)al-nu:tsa
(C) -al-ta:kati "to be born, to begin to grow"; see

(w)al-ta:kati
(C) altál, altár altar

altar
Sp. altar
(SD) altár
(C) -al-temu (i.v.) "to descend, to get down"; see (w)al-temu

(C) -a:ltia (t.v. f r.v.) bañar, bañarse
to bathe
-a:ltia (pres.) ni-m-a:ltia "I'm bathing (myself)",
ni-k-axltia "I'm bathing him/her/it"
-a:ltih (pret.) ni-m-a:ltih-a ' 1 already bathed"
-a:ltih-tuk (perf.) ni-m-a:ltih-tuk " I have taken a bath"
cf. a:-t "water", -tia 'caus. 1
CN altia (Car.)
(SD) -a:ltia
(C) -al-tsinki:sa ( i . v . ) "to leave in hiding"; see

(w)al-tsinki:sa
(SD) -al-tsinkissa (i.v.) "to approach, to draw near"
(C) alwa:si:l alguacil (policía auxiliar)

(auxiliary) policeman
ahalwa:si:lmet (pi.)
Sp. alguacil
(SD) alwa:sil
(C) -al-wi:ka (t.v.) "to bring"; see (w)al-wiska

(SD) -al-wi:ka
(C) al-xi:ni "to scatter, to f a l l (e.g. f r u i t , seeds)"; see

(w)al-xi:ni
(C) a:ma-ita (t.v., incorp.) leer

to read
a:ma-ita (pres.) ni-a:ma-ita ni-nemi " I am reading"
a:ma-ita-k (pret.), also a:ma-its-ki, used by some
a:ma-its-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:ma-t "paper, book", ita "to see"
(C) asmakah hamaca

hammock
-armakah (poss.)
ahacmakah (pi.)
Sp. hamaca
(SD) a:maka(h) (a:maka(h))
(C) a:¡na-t amate, papel, libro
fig tree sp., paper, book
-a:ma-w (poss.) nu-a:ma-w "my paper, my book"
cf. a:ma-tal "(many) amates, many papers"
CN a:matl (Car.) "papel, libro"; PN *a:ma-
(SD) a:ma-t
aha:mat (pi.)
(C) a:matal muchos amates, muchos papeles

many "amate" trees, many papers
cf. a:ma-t "amate tree, paper, -ta(:)l 'place of'
(C) armatskal jáiba

large crab
aha:matskal (pi.)
a:matskal-tsin ('diminutive')
cf. (?) a:-t "water", kal "house"
CN amatzcalli (Sim.) "concha, mejillón"
(SD) amehemet ustedes

you (pi.)
CN amehuan(tin)
cf. (C) an=ehemet
(C) a:mesawi ahogarse

to drown
a:mesawi (pres.) ni-a:mesawi "I'm drowning"
a:mesawi-k (pret.)
a:mesah-tuh (perf.)
cf. (?) as-t "water"
(C) a:miki (i.v.) tener sed

to be thirsty
a:miki (pres.) ni-a:miki "I'm thirsty" (nia:migi?)
a:miki-k (pret.)
a:mik-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:-t "water", miki "to die"
CN amiqui (Sim.)
(SD) armiki
(C) a:mi:guh amigo, compañero

friend, companion
-a:mi:guh (poss.)
Sp. amigo
(SD) a(:)mi(:)guh
(C) a:mistan "Agua de gato", Amistán (un ojo de agua, presa)
Amistán (place name, place with a spring of water)
cf. a:-t "water", mis ('cat'), -tan f place of1
CN cf. amiztli (Sim.) "león marino"
(SD) ampo(:)yah ampolla

blister
Sp. ampolla
(SD) a:mu(h) patrón, amo

boss, master
Sp. amo
(C) a:muku cacarico (camaroncito)

small shrimp sp., hunched up in form
a:-t "water"
cf. (SD) mu:ku "cacarico"
(C) a:mux lana, musgo

water moss
cf. a:-t "water"
CN cf. amoxtli (Sim.) "planta abundante en el lago de Méxi
(SD) a:mux
(SD) a:n ahora, hoy, entonces

now, today, now then
(C) a:na (t.v.) agarrar, recoger

to grab, to pick up
a:na (pres.)
a:n-ki (pret.) ni-k-a:n-ki " I grabbed it" (niga:ggi 7 )
a:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C, SD) tah-a:na "to grab something"
CN ana (Mol.) "tomar, prender"
(SD) a:na recoger, guardar, alzar (la mesa)
to pick up, to put away, to clear (the table)
(C) a:na:wak brisa

breeze
cf. a:-t "water", -na:wak "near"
CN cf. anauac (Sim.) "cerca del agua, del mar"
(C) an=ehemet ustedes (agehemet)
you (pi.)
CN amehuan(tin)
cf. (SD) amehemet
(SD) anhel ángel

angel
Sp. ángel
(SD) animál animal

Sp. animal
(SD) anisiyu(h) palo de anís

a plant that smells like anise
Sp. anisillo
(C) a:ni:yuh anillo

ring
Sp. anillo
(C) anka quizás

perhaps, maybe
(SD) anka así
thus, in this way
(C) anka-kiya quizás así

perhaps so, maybe in this way
cf. anka "perhaps", kiya "thus"
(SD) anka-kiya quizás sí, ahora si (ágga-kiya9)
perhaps yes; that's it/now it's ready
(SD) anka ke:ski cuánto vale?

how much does it cost?
(C) arpachua (t.v., r.v.) mojar, hundir, sumergir

to put in water, to wet, to sink, to submerge, to immerse
a:pachua (pres.) ni-k~a:pachua " I put it in the water",
ni-mu-a:pachua "I jump in the water"
a:pachuh (pret.)
a:pachuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:-t "water", pachua "to flatten, to hold down"
CN apachoa (Sim.) "empapar, mojar, regar"
(SD) a:pachua (t.v., r.v.)
(SD) mu-a:paka (r.v.) lavarse
to wash oneself
mu-a:paka (pres.)
mu-a:paka-k (pret.)
mu-a:pak-tuk (perf.) ni-mu-a:pak-tuk "I have washed (myself)"
cf. a:-t "water", pa:ka "to wash"
(C) a:pan río

river
ni-yu ka a:pan "I'm going to the river"
cf. a:-t "water", -pan 'in, place of'
(C) a:panti apante, regadío

irrigated field
-a:panti (poss.) nu-a:panti "my apante field"
cf. as-t "water", -pan 'in, place of', -ti frozen 'absolu-
tive'
CN cf. apantli (Sim.) acequia, canal
(SD) a:pawiyani chonta, sinsontle

mocking bird
(SD) apenas apenas

scarcely, barely
Sp. apenas
(SD) a:petasul un gusano pelado del río, un insecto acuático con

cien pies
a water insect with one hundred legs
aha:petasul (pi.)
cf. a:-t "water", peta-t "mat", -sul ('pejorative' (?))
(C) a:pitsa (i.v.) cursiar, cursear, tener currencia, tener

diarrea
to have diarrhea
a:pitsa (pres.) ni-a:pitsa "I have diarrhea"
a:pits-ki (pret.)
a:pits-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:-t "water", pitsa "to blow"
CN apitza (Sim.) "tener diarrea"; PN *a:-pi:tsa
(SD) a:pitsa tener diarrea, cagar, defecar
to have diarrhea, to defecate
(SD) a:pitsal curso, diarrea
diarrhea
cf. aspitsa "to have diarrhea", -1 'passive norainalization1
CN apitzalli (Sim.) "diarrea"
(C) apsul agua caliente, agua herviendo

hot water, boiling water
cf. (?) a:-t "water"
cf. (SD) a:t tutu:n "hot water"
(C) apsulwia (t.v.) echar agua caliente

to put water on to boil ( ? ) , to heat water (?)
apsulwia (pres.)
apsulwih (pret.)
apsulwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. apsul "hot water"
(C) a:puhpu puspo, pálido, descolorido (solamente de personas)

pale, colorless (of people)
aha:puhpu (pi.)
(SD) aspuhpu
(SD) aradoh arado

plow
Sp. arado
(SD) arador arador

plowman
Sp. arador
(SD) arina(h) harina

flour
Sp. harina
(C) aristas arete

earring
-aristas (poss.)
aharistas (pi.)
Sp. arito
cf. (SD) aritu
(SD) aritu arete

earring
Sp. arito
cf. (C) aristas
(SD) arranka-sebu "arranca-sebo" (una avispota)
large wasp sp., literally "tears-out-tallow"
Sp. arranca sebo
(SD) arriadora arriera (hormiga), garriador (zompopo)

driver ant
Sp. arreadora
(C) arrós arróz

rice
Sp. arróz
(S) arrosero arrocero (tordito)

bird sp. (rice-eating thrush ?)
Sp. arrocero
(SD) asadón azadón

large hoe sp.
Sp. azadón
(C) a:sesek sin sabor, simple (de comidas), insípido

insipid , tasteless
aha:sesek (pi.)
cf. a:-t "water", sesek "cold"
CN acecec (Sim.) "desagradable, que tiene mal sabor"
(SD) asesinu(h) asesino

killer, murderer, assassin
Sp. asesino
(SD) askaw quebracho bianco

quebracho tree (very hard wood, thick trunk, literally
"break-axe" tree)
(SD) asperar -chiwa; esperar, -chiwa esperar

to wait, to expect
Sp. esperar
(SD) asta asta, palo

pole, staff
Sp. asta
(C) asta hasta
until
Sp. hasta
cf. also axta
(SD) asta
(C) a(:)su si
i f , whether
c f . su " i f "
(C) a:su:hkal azúcar

sugar
Sp. azúcar
(SD) asusena azucena

white lily
Sp. azucena
(C) a:-t agua, río, lluvia, pozo

water, river, rain, well, pool
-a:-w (poss.) i-a:-w ffher water" (iyaw:W)
i-a:-yu (intimate poss.) i-a:-yu kuku "coconut juice"
CN a : t l (Car.); PN *a:-
(SD) a:-t
nu-a: "my water"
c f . a:t tutu:n "hot water"
(C) aitahtsumpan "Punta de Agua" (lugar donde nace un río)

"Point of the River" (place name, where a river comes out of
the ground)
c f . a:-t "water", ah- (?) 'buccal 1 , -tsumpan "point, top"
(SD) a:teki (i.v.) regar

to wet, to sprinkle, to irrigate
a:teki (pres.)
a:tek (pret.) a:teki-k-a "he already irrigated"
a:tek-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:-t "water", teki (?) "work"
c f . (C) a : t e ( : ) k i a (t.v.) "to wet, to irrigate"
(C) a : t e ( : ) k i a (t.v., r.v.) regar, mojar, mojarse
to wet, sprinkle, irrigate
a:te(s)kia (pres.) ni-mu-a:te:kia " I put water on myself"
(nim(u)wa:te:giya ? ), ni-k-a:te:kia "I'm sprinkling i t "
(niga:te:giya 9 )
a : t e ( : ) k i h (pret.)
a:te(:)kih-tuk (perf.)
CN atequia (Sim.) "mojar a alguien, echarse agua encima,
regar, mojar"
cf. (SD) a:teki (i.v.) "to wet, to irrigate"
(C) a:tepe:wa (t.v.) mojar, echarle bastante agua

to water plentifully, to put on lots of water
a:tepe:wa (pres.)
a : t e p e : h ( p r e t . ) ni-k-a:tepe:h-a " I already watered it
profusely"
astepe:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:-t "water", tepe:wa "to pile on"
(SD) a:tepe:wa
a:tepe:w (pret.), also a:tepe:w-ki
ni-k-a: tepe :w-ki "I wet it down"
(niga:tepe:wgi 7 )
a:tepe:w-tuk (perf.)
(C) a : t i (i.v.) beber

to drink
a:ti (pres.) ni-a:ti "I'm drinking"
a:ti-k (pret.) ni-a:ti-k " I drank"
a:ti-tuk (perf.)
xi-a:ti "drink!"
cf. a:-t "water"
CN cf. a t i ( a ) (Sim.) "echarse en agua, fundirse"
(SD) a : t i
(C) atime-t piojo

louse
-atin (poss.) mu-atin "your louse"
ahatimet (pi.)
CN atemitl (Sim.); PN *at9mV-
(SD) atime-t
(C) atimputs, atin-puts piojoso (atimputs), (atinputs)

lousy
cf. atime-t "louse", putsua "to pile up"
(SD) a:tuki (t.v.) ahogarse
to drown
a:tuki (pres.) ni-a:tuki "I'm drowning"
a:tuki-k (pret,)
a:tuki-tuk (perf.)
c f . a:-t "water"
CN atoctia (Sim.)
(C) atu:l atol, atole

atole (a corn drink)
-atu:l (poss.)
CN a : t o : l l i (Car.); PN *ato:l-
(C) a:tultik pálido, descolorido (de gente)

pale (of people)
aha:tultik (pi.)
cf. a:-t "water", tul-tik "yellow"
CN cf. atoltic (Sim.) "maduro, tierno, blando"
(SD) a:t tutu:n agua caliente

hot water
cf. a:-t "water", tutu:ni-k "hot"
c f . (C) apsul "hot water"
(SD) atsakwani azacuán, patillos del mar, patitos de verano,

palomitas del mar
bird sp. (aquatic?, seen only in summer, fly in large flocks,
size of a small hawk)
ahatsakwani (pi.)
c f . a:-t "water", tsakwa "to cover, to close", -ni 'agent',
literally "water coverer, water closer"
CN cf. atzaquani (Sim.) " é l que detiene el agua, impide que
se escape"
(C) atsi, achi poco, pequeño

small, little, few
(some say atsi, but achi is more common)
c f . achi
(SD) awahe aguacero

thunderstorm, strong rain
SP. (?) agua(cero)
(C) a:waka-t aguacate
avocado
-a:waka-w (poss.)
aha:wakat (pi.)
CN auacatl (Sim.); PN *a:waka-
(SD) a: waka-t
(SD) a:wa(-)t aguate, bellota

bud (?), banana flower, sorghum flower, (?) acorn
-a:wat (poss.) nu-a:wat "my 'aguate 1 (bud)"
aharwat (pi.)
CN cf. a:watl (Car.) "encina, carrasca"
(SD) a:wia (t.v.) lavar por primera vez (como ropa nueva)
to wash for the first time (e.g. new clothes)
a:wia (pres.)
a:wih(-ki) (pret.)
a:wih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) a:-t "water"
(C) a:wil-ti juguete

toy
-a:wil (poss.) nu-a:wil "mi juguete"
aha:wilti (pi.)
a:wil-tsitsin "juguetillos" (small toys) (-tsin 'diminutive')
cf. a:wiltia "to play"
(SD) a:wil-ti
(C) a : w i l t i a (t.v., r.v.) jugar

to play
a : w i l t i a (pres.) ni-m-a:ltia " I play", ni-k-a:ltia "I'm
playing it"
a : w i l t i h (pret.)
a:wiltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. a:wil-ti "toy"
CN auiltia (Sim.) "divertirse, pasar alegremente el tiempo"
(SD) a:wiltia
(C) a : x a : l arena
sand
cf. a:-t "water", xa:l ('sand')
CN axalli (Sim.)
(SD) a:xa:l
(SD) a:xa:l-in ajalin (clase de cangrejo)
sand crab
c f , (?) a : x a : l "sand", -in 'absolutive 1
cf. (C) a:xa:ltekwisih
(C) a:xa:l-tekwisih ajalin (clase de cangrejo)

aha:xa:ltekwisih (pi.)
cf. a:xa:l "sand", tekwisih "crab"
c f . (SD) a : x a : l i n
(C) a:xa:luwas piedra de afilar

whetstone
-a:xa:luwas (poss.)
aha:xa:luwas (pi.)
cf. a : x a : l "sand"
CN cf. axalli (Sim.) "especie de arena usada en la talla de
piedras preciosas"
(SD) a:xa:luwas
(C) a:xa:n ahora, hoy

now, today
a:xa:n-san "right now, this very day"
CN a:xka:n (Car.)
(SD) a ( : ) x a ( : ) n
c f . a:n "now, today"
(SD) a:xi:l-in caracolito de mar, conchita

a small sea snail, small shell
c f . (?) a:-t "water"
(SD) a:xi:wi-t xigllit (xihuit) del río (un monte del río)
a river plant with long, white flowers
c f . a:-t "water"
NC cf. xiuitl (Sim.) "hierba, hoja"
(C) a:xl:x orina, meados

urine
-a:xi:x (poss.)
c f . a:-t "water", xi:xa "to urinate"
CN axixtli (Sim.)
c f . (SD) xi:x-ti
(C) -a:xi:x-tekun vejiga
bladder
-a:xi:x-tekun (poss.)
cf. a:xi:x "urine11, tekuma-t "bottle gourd"
CN axixtecomatl (Sim.)
(C) axkanel iscanal

tree sp., has many thorns, long branches
cf. (SD) ixkanal
(C) axta hasta

until, to
axta ni:kan "up to here"
Sp. hasta
cf. asta
(C) a:yekuh ayeco, chilipuca, frijol de castilla

bean sp., round with one white spot, with long pods, smells
of dirt when it is cooking
CN ayecotle (Sim.) "frijoles muy grandes como habas"
(C) ayuh ayote (una clase de calabaza grande)

squash sp., pumpkin
-ayuh (poss.)
ahayuh (pl.)
CN ayo?tli (Car.) "calabaza"; PN *ayoh-
(SD) ayuh
(C) ayuhwach alguaxte, semilla de ayote (calabaza)

pumpkin seed, squash seed
cf. ayuh "pumpkin"
CN ayouachtli, ayoachtli (Sim.) "semilla de calabaza"; cf. PN
*a:ch- "seed"
(SD) ayuhwach
(SD) ayunár, -chiwa ayunar

to fast
Sp. ayunar
(SD) -ayura aparejo

packsaddle
Sp. (?) ayuda
(C) ayutal ayotal, muchos ayotes
pumpkins, pumpkin patch
cf. ayuh "pumpkin", -ta(:)l 'place of'
(SD) a:yu:-tsin tortuga del monte

small land turtle
cf. -tsin 'diminutive'
CN ayotl (Sim.) "tortuga"; PN a:yo:-
B
(C) bainah vaina
pod, sheath, scabbard
-bainah-yu (poss.) i-bainah-yu "its pod (of plant)"
Sp. vaina
(SD) bakunár, -chiwa vacunar

to vaccinate
Sp. vacunar
(SD) balde(h) balde, cubeta

bucket, pail
Sp. balde
(SD) balor valor

value, worth; bravery, valor
(SD) bambu(h) bambú

bamboo
Sp. bambú
(SD) banketa banqueta

stool
Sp. banqueta
(SD) bankuh banco

bench
Sp. banco
(SD) barabatón bambú

bamboo sp.
Sp. vara-batón
(SD) barkuh barco
trough, boat
Sp. barco
(SD) bárriu barrio

barrio, ward, quarter
bárriu rosario "Barrio del Rosario" (also called katani"
below")
bárriu calvario "Barrio del Calvario" (also called
ahkuwi "above")
(SD) basta lbasta!

that's enough!, stop it!
Sp. basta
(SD) bautisár, -chiwa bautizar

to baptize
Sp. bautizar
(SD) bayeh valle

valley
Sp. valle
(C) -bechi vecino

neighbor
-bechi (poss.) nu-bechi "my neighbor"
cf. also -besirnuh "neighbor"
Sp. (?) vecino
(SD) belár9 -chiwa velar

to watch, to guard (to stay awake)
Sp. velar
(SD) bendedór vendedor

merchant, seller, vender
Sp. vendedor
(SD) bendedora vendedora

merchant woman, woman seller
Sp. vendedora
(C) bendesír, -chiwa bendecir
to bless
Sp. bendecir
(SD) bendesir, -chiwa
(SD) benenu(h) veneno

poison
Sp. veneno
(SD) -bentanah -yak narices

nostrils
i-bentanah nu-yak "my nostril(s)"
cf. Sp. ventana "window", -yak fn<
(C) berdorlake verdolaga

purslane (edible plant)
Sp. verdolaga
cf. (SD) berdulaga(h)
(SD) berdulaga(h) verdolaga

Sp.verdolaga
cf. (C) berdo:lake
(SD) bersoh verso, canción

verse, song
Sp. verso
(C) -besi:nuh vecino

neighbor
cf. also -bechi "neighbor"
Sp. vecino
(SD) besisnuh
(SD) basu(h) vaso

(drinking) glass
Sp. vaso
(SD) bestir, (mu)-chiwa vestir(se)

to dress (oneself)
Sp. vestir(se)
(C) bi :dah sabroso, rico, gusto

delicious, good
Sp. vida
(SD) bidah la vida
life
Sp. vida
(C) bién favor

favor
xi-k-chiwa ne bién "please", "do me a favor!"
Sp. bien
(SD) bie:pta, yepta antier, anteayer

day before yesterday, three days ago
cf. wi:pta "day after tomorrow"
CN yeouiptla (Mol.), yeueyupan (Sim.)
cf. (C) ya:wepta
(SD) bigoteh bigote

moustache
Sp. bigote
(SD) bígriyu(h) vidrio

glass
Sp. vidrio (vigrio, local pronunciation)
(SD) bigruh botella, vidrio

bottle, glass
Sp. vidrio (vigrio, local pronunciation)
(SD) bilubyo, dilubyo diluvio

flood
Sp. diluvio
(SD) birwelah viruela

(small)pox
Sp. viruela
(SD) bisitante visitante

visitor
Sp. visitante
(SD) bisiu(h) vicio

bad habit, vice
Sp. vicio
(C) bluísah blusa
blouse
Sp. blusa
(SD) bobo, michin bobo pescado bobo

fish sp., "dumb" fish
Sp. bobo "stupid"; cf. michin " f i s h "
(SD) bodah boda

wedding
Sp. boda
(SD) bolida vuelo

flight
Sp. (?) volado
(SD) bolkán, bulkán volcán

volcano, mountain
Sp. volcán
(SD) bordár, -chiwa bordar

to embroider
Sp. bordar
(SD) -bordón, bordón bordón

walking cane, staff
nu-bordón "my cane"
Sp. bordón
(SD) borbunár, -chiwa burbujear

to bubble
Sp. (?) borbollonear
(SD) bo:ta(h) bota

boot
Sp. bota
(SD) botaka botadora, butaca

armchair
Sp. butaca
(C) boteyah, boteah botella
bottle
Sp. botella
(SD) boteya(h) botella, bote
bottle, (tin)can
(SD) botón botón

button
Sp. botón
(SD) brabu(h) arisco, bravo

surly, angry
Sp. bravo
(SD) brisa(h) brisa

breeze
Sp. brisa
tik brisah "in the open air" ("al aire libre")
wi:ts brisah duro "there's a strong wind"
(C) bruhah bruja

witch, sorceress
Sp. bruja
(SD) bruha(h) bruja, mágica
witch, magic
(SD) bruhu(h) huracán, brujo

strong wind, witch, sorcerer
Sp. brujo
(C) -buchi manzana (de Adán)

Adam's apple
nu-buchi "my Adam's apple"
Sp. buche "craw, gullet"
(SD) -buchi, -buche tragadera, buche
craw, gullet, throat
i-buchi "its craw"
(SD) bulkán, bolkán volcán

volcano, mountain
Sp. volcán
(SD) burgár, -chiwa burgar, bramear, bramar

to bellow, to roar, to howl
Sp. burgar
(SD) burruh burro (marco de madera que se pone debajo de la
piedra de moler)
wooden frame put under the quern (metate) for support
Sp. burro
(SD) burru(h), burra(h) burro, burra

burro, donkey
Sp. burro, burra
(SD) bwelto(h), welto(h) vuelto, cambio

change (money)
(SD) bwenas diyas buenos dias

good morning
Sp. buenos dias
(SD) bwenas tardes buenas tardes

good afternoon
(SD) bwey buey

ox
Sp. buey
CH
(C) chacha la chacha (pájaro)

bird sp. (a bird which sings a lot)
chahchacha (pi.)
(SD) chachalaka (i.v.) sonar feo (tener mal sonido)

to sound bad
chachalaka (pres.)
chachalaka-k (pret.)
chachalaka-tuk (perf.) (?)
CN cf. chachachalaca (Sim.) "gritar, hablar en voz alta"
(SD) chachapal tunca parida, marrana con su cria

sow with piglets
(C) chachawa-t chachaguate, guate, endosado, chacho (guineo o
mango endosado, que sale dos en uno, gemelo)
doubled or t w i n , of f r u i t where two are j o i n e d in
one
CN cf. (?) chachauatl (Sim.) " l i r ó n " ; (Mol.) "animal como
rata"
(SD) chachawa-t
(SD) chahchakwa:ni (t.v., redup.(?)) machucar, picar

to mash, to cut up
chahchakwa:ni (pres.) ni-k-chahchakwa:ni "I mash it"
chahchakwa:n, chahchakwa:n-ki (pret.)
chahchakwa:n-tuk (perf.)
(C) chahchalua (t.v., redup.) dar golpes, estar golpeando

to beat
CN chachaloa (Sim.) "endurecer algo"
cf. chalua "to hit, to beat"
(SD) chahchalua
(SD) chahchankwa (t.v., redup.) masticar

to chew
chahchankwa (pres.) ni-k-chahchankwa "Ifm chewing it"
chahchankwah (pret.)
chahchankwah-tuk (perf.)
cf. -kwa "to eat"
cf. (C) chunkwahkwa "to chew"
(C) chahchi:l-kwawi-t guacoco

tree sp., a small tree with round, red fruit which birds eat
cf. chi:l- 'red', kwawi-t "tree"
(C) chakal-in camarón

shrimp
chahchakalin (pi.)
CN chacalin (Mol.) "camarón grande"
(SD) chakal-in
(SD) chakaltia (t.v.) alegrar el fuego, apurar el fuego, encender-

lo más (atizar)
to stoke, to build up the fire
chakaltia (pres.)
chakaltih (pret.)
chakaltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) chakal-in "shrimp", -tia 'caus. 1
(C) chakanaltituk (adj.) brasas regadas
coals spread out so fire will burn better or will light
(C) cha:kwahtsin alzadero (lugar donde guardan cosas), gancho

(alzadero)
place where things are stored, storage hook
chahcha:kwahtsin (pi.)
cf. -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) chakwate chacuate (saltamonte, chapulin)

grasshopper sp. (eats bean plants)
Sp. chacuate (a Spanish loan originally borrowed from Pipil
into Spanish and then borrowed anew into Pipil from
Spanish); cf. -kwa "to eat"
(C) chalchulu-t guayabillo

small guava sp.
cf. (?) cha:luku-t "guava"
(C) chalua (t.v.) golpear, pegar

to hit, to beat
chalua (pres.)
chaluh (pret.)
chaluh-tuk (perf.) ni-k-chaluh-tuk "I've hit him"
cf. ta-chalua "to be hitting (something)"
CN cf. chaloa (Sim.) "regañar a un inocente delante del
culpable"
(SD) chalua
(C) cha:luku-t guayaba

guava
-charluku (poss.)
chahcha:lukut (pi.)
cf. perhaps related to uku-t "pine" (?); cf. chalchulu-t
"small guava sp." (guayabillo)
(SD) cha:luku-t
(SD) -cha:mahka cintura, gruesura

waist
nu-cha:mahka "my waist"
cf. cha:ma:wak "thick"
CN cf. chamactik, chamauac (Sim.) "grosero, grande"
(SD) chamarru tortuga del mar
sea turtle
Sp, chamarro (?)
(SD) cha:ma:wak grueso

thick
CN chamauac (Mol.) "grueso, grande"
(C) champe:ris, champeris gttLsamper, huisamper (bejuco como el

gUisquil (chayóte))
a vine, like chayóte with round seed that are eaten
Sp. (?)
(C) champinurl champinol, pinol con dulce

a sweet pinole, powdered, in a small tub
CN cf. chianpinolli (Sim.) "especie de bebida"
cf. chan "chía (amaranth ?)", pinusl "pinole"
(C) chan chan, chía (semillas muy chiquitas para fresco)

amaranth (?), very small seeds used for a drink
CN chia, chian, chiyan (Sim.) "chía"; chi(y)am- in compounds,
e.g. chiam-atl (Sim.) "aceite de chia"
(C) -chan casa, hogar

house, home
-chan (poss.) nu-chan "my house"
chan "at (someone's house)" ((a) donde; a la casa de)
CN chaintli (Car.); PN *cha:n-
(SD) -chan
(C) -chan, tu-chan pueblo

town, village
tu-chan "the town" (literally "our house(s)")
nu-chan "my town"
cf. (SD) te:-chan "town"
(SD) chankwita(-)t chancaca, dulce de maíz

a sweet powder made of an ear of corn called "joco" which has
very small white kernels, powdered and eaten with sugar
and cinnamon; some call it "tiste"
-chankwitat (poss.)
cf. chan "chan, chía" (amaranth ?), kwita-t "excrement"
CN cf. chiancaca (Sim.) "mazapan de la tierra"
(SD) -chanta:ka-w amigo, persona del mismo pueblo, coterráneo
friends, persons from the same town
nu-chanta:ka-w tfmy friend, my co-resident of the town"
cf. (te:-)chan "town", taika-t "man"
(C) chapachin bajito

short
chahchapachin (pi.)
-tsin 'diminutive 1
cf. (C) tsapatsin
(C) cha:pah cera, chapa (juego de cera)

wax, a game played with wax
(also, for example, ni-m-a:wiltia sah-ti " I play chapa" is
said; cf. sah-ti "wax")
Sp. chapa
(SD) chaparroh chaparro (bajo; una bebida fuerte de maiz)

short; a strong corn drink
Sp. chaparro
(SD) chapín Guatemala, guatemalteco

Guatemala, Guatemalan
chapines (pi.)
Sp. chapín "Guatemala" (from chapín "sandal" (?))
(C) chapul-ehtapal chapulaltapa, chapulejtapa (árbol, medicinal)

tree sp., medicinal, literally "grasshopper-wing tree"
cf. chapul-in "grasshopper", -ehtapal "wing"
(C) chapul-in chapulín

grasshopper sp., locust
chahchapulin (pi.)
CN chapolin (Sim.) "saltamontes"
(SD) chapul-in
(SD) charkuh chagüite, chahuite, charco

puddle
Sp. charco
(SD) chawiti, chawite chagüite, chahuite, charco

wet ground with water and fine mud; puddles, swampy ground
Sp. chagüite, originally P i p i l , borrowed into Spanish and
later reborrowed back into Pipil
(C) -chaw-i-w "segundo cuñado" (así se llama el segundo marido de
una mujer que vuelve a casarse después de la muerte de su
primer marido)
"second brother-in-law" (said of the second husband i f a
woman remarries after the death of her first husband)
nu-chaw-pi-w "mi segundo cuñado" ("my second brother-in-law")
(C) chaya:wa extender, tender, regar

to spread out, to extend, to scatter
chaya:wa (pres.) ni-k-chaya:h-a " I already extended i t , I
already scattered it"
chaya:h (pret.)
chaya:h-tuk (perf.)
CNchaya:wa (Car.) "esparcir, derramar"; chayaua (Sim.)
"esparcir, sembrar"
(SD) chaya:wa
chaya:w, chaya:w-ki (pret.)
chaya:w-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-chaya:wa "to be spreading (something)"
(SD) cha:yuh chayo (planta como el güisquil (chayóte), pero más

peludo, más espinudo, más feo)
a chayote-like plant, but thornier and uglier
CN chayotli (Sim.) "chayóte"
(SD) chayuntia (t.v., r.v.) mecer, columpiar

to swing, to rock
chayuntia (pres.) ni-k-chayuntia "I'm swinging it",
mu-chayuntia "it's swinging"
chayuntih (pret.)
chayuntih-tuk (perf.)
(C) che:cheke cheje (pájaro como el pájaro carpintero)

bird sp., like a woodpecker
chehchekemet, chehche:cheke (pl.)
cf. (SD) chehe
(SD) chehe cheje (pájaro como el pájaro carpintero) (chehe?)

bird sp., like a woodpecker
Sp. cheje
cf. (C) che:cheke
(SD) chibos chivos, dados
dice
Sp. chivos (cf. chivear "to play dice")
(C) chi:chi (t.v.) mamar

to nurse, to suck
chi:chi (pres.) ki-chi:chi "she sucks it" (gichischi?)
chi:chi-k (pret.)
chi:chi-tuk (perf.)
CN chichi (Sim.)
(SD) c h i : c h i : (t.v., i.v.)
chi:chi:-k (pres.) ni-chi:chi: ffIfm nursing",
ni-k-chi:chi: "I'm sucking it"
chi:chi:-k (pret.)
chi:chi:-tuk (perf.)
(C) -chi:chih chichi, seno, teta

breast, teat
i-chi:chih "its teat, her breast"
i-chi:chih wa:kax "cow's teat"
i-chihchi:chih (pi.)
cf. (SD) -chichi:wal
(C) chichik amargo

bitter
chihchichik (pi.)
CN chichic (Sim.)
(SD) chichik amargo, fuerte (de chile)
bitter, strong (sharp, of chili pepper)
(C) -chichiska hiel

bile, gall
i-chichi:ka "his bile" (ichichirga?)
cf. chichik "bitter"
CN chichicatl (Sim.)
(SD) -chichika
nu-chichika "my bile, gall"
(SD) chichikakaw mirasol, girasol

sunflower
cf. (?) chichik " b i t t e r " , a:ka-t "reed, cane"
(C) chichiktiya (i.v.) amargarse
to become bitter, to grow bitter, to get bitter
chichiktiya (pres.)
chichiktiya-k (pret.)
chichiktiya-tuk (pret.)
cf. chichik "bitter", -ya 'inchoative1
CN cf. chichilia (Sim.)
(SD) chichi:lnah coloradoso, color achiotado, rojizo

reddish
cf. chi:l- 'red', -nah 'adj.'
(C) chirchisltia (t.v., redup.) rojear, hacer rojo

to redden, to make red
chi:chi:ltia (pres.)
c h i : c h i : l t i h (pret.)
chischisltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. chi:l-tik "red"
CN chichiltia (Sim.) "enrojecerse, volverse rojo"
cf. (SD) chihchi:ltia
(C) c h i : c h i : l t i y a ( i . v . , redup.) enrojecerse, acoloradearse,

ponerse colorado
to redden, to turn red
chi:chi:ltiya (pres.)
c h i : c h i : l t i h (pret.)
chi:chi:ltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. chi:l-tik "rojo", -ya 'inchoative1
CN chichiltia (Sim.) "enrojecerse, volverse rojo"
(C) chichina (t.v.) chupar, fumar

to suck, to smoke
chichina (pres.)
chichin (pret.) ni-k-chichin-ki-ya " I already smoked it"
chichin-tuk
CN chichina (SD) "chupar"
(SD) chichina
chichin-ki (pret.)
cf. ta-chichina "to be smoking (something)"
(C) chichinaka (i.v.(?)) arder (p. ej. quemadura)
to burn, to smart
chichinaka (pres.)
chichinaka-k (pret.) (?)
chichinaka-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. chichinua "to singe"
CN chichinaca (Sim.) "sufrir, sentir dolor, pena, picar
(llaga)"; chichinaca (Car.) "tener dolor"
(C) chichinua (t.v.) chamuscar, quemar

to singe, to burn
chichinua (pres.)
chichinuh (pret.) nech-chichinuh "it burned me"
chichinuh-tuk (perf.)
CNchichinoa (Sim.) "quemar"; chichinoa (UC) "chamuscar,
quemar"
(SD) chichinua
(C) chirchiwah, chi:chiwal morro, guacal, calabaza (de árbol)

gourd
cf. chi:chih (?) "breast, teat"
CN cf. chichiwalli (Mol.) "teta"
(SD) chichiwah chichiguas (planta para adorno)

plant sp., used for decoration, large leaves, with orange,
bitter, breast-shaped fruit
chihchichiwah (pi.)
CN cf. chichiualli (Mol.) "teta"
(C) chi:chi:wal mujer que da de mamar a un niño ajeno, mujer que

da cría a otro, ama de leche (nodriza)
wet nurse
chihchischirwal (pi.)
cf. chirchi "to nurse"
CN cf. chichiualli (Sim.) "seno, mama"; (Mol.) "teta"
(SD) -chichi:wal chichi, seno, teta

breast, teat
nu-chichi:wal "my breast(s)
CN chichiualli (Mol.) "teta:
cf. (C) -chi:chi
(SD) chichiswal pacha, biberón
baby bottle
-chichi:wal (poss.)
cf. -chichi:wal "breast"
(C) chi:chiwal, chi:chiwah morro, guacal

gourd
cf. chi:chi (?) "breast"
CN cf. (?) chichiualli (mol.) "teta"
(C) chichiya (i.v.) amargarse

to become bitter
chichiya (pres.)
chichiya-k (pret.)
chichiya-tuk (perf.)
cf. chichi-k "bitter", -ya 'inchoative1
CN chichiya (UC) "acedarse", chichia (Sim.) "hacer que una
cosa se vuelva amarga, agria"
(SD) chichiya
(C) chihcha (t.v.) escupir

to spit
chihcha (pres.)
chihcha-k (pret.)
chihcha-tuk (perf.) ni-k-chihcha-tuk " I have spit it"
cf. ta-chihcha "to spit (something), to be spitting"
(SD) chihcha
(SD) chihchal saliva

saliva, spittle
-chihchal (poss.)
cf. chihcha "to spit", -1 'passive norainalization'
CN cf. chichitl (Mol.); PN *chihchV-
c f . ( C ) tachichal
(C) chihchikilua (t.v.) hacer cosquillas

to tickle
chihchikilua (pres.)
chihchikiluh (pret.)
c h i h c h i k i l u h - t u k ( p e r f . ) ni-k-chihchikiluh-tuk " I have
tickled her"
CN cf. chichiqui (SD) "rascar, frotar"
(SD) chihchikilua
(SD) chihchislihtuk (adj.) acoloradeando, empezando a madurar
beginning to ripen, reddened
cf. chisl- f red\ -tuk f perf. f
(SD) chihchi:l-meka-t barbasco (para matar pescados)

fish poison
cf. chi:l- f red f , meka-t "vine"
(SD) chihchirltia (t.v., redup.) acoloradear, hacer rojo

to color red, to redden
chihchirltia (pres.)
chihchijltih (pret.)
chihchi:ltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. chi:l-tik "red"
cf. (C) c h i : c h i : l t i a
(SD) chihchi:ltiya ( i . v . , redup.) enrojecerse, acoloradearse

to redden, turn red
chihchiiltiya (pres.)
chihchi:ltiya-k (pret.)
chihchi:ltiya-tuk (perf.)
cf. chi:l-tik "red", chi:ltiya "to redden"
CN chi:chi:ltiya (UC) "pararse bermejo"
cf. (C) c h i : c h i : l t i y a
(SD) chihchimi (t.v.) tentar, tocar

to touch, to feel
chihchimi (pres.)
chihchin(-ki) (pret.) ni-k-chihchin-ki " I touched it"
chihchin-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-chihchimi "to be touching, feeling (something)"
(SD) chihchipi:ntsin chichipince, tomatillo (arbusto)

bush sp., with red-orange flowers, small tree-like bush
cf. (C) xihxipimtsin
(SD) chihlár, -chiwa chiflar, silvar

to whistle
Sp. chiflar
(C) chikahtuk (adj.) sazón

ripe, mature
cf. chika:waya "to ripen (sazonarse)", -tuk 'perf. 1
CN chicauac, chicactic (Sim.) "firme, fuerte, viejo, sólido"
(C) chika:waya sazonarse
to ripen to mature
chika:waya (pres.)
chika:waya-k (pret.)
chika:waya-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. chika:wa (Car.) "toman fuerzas", chicaua (Sim.)
"envejecer, adquirir fuerza"
(SD) chikirín chiquirín, camarón de mar

cicada (?), sea shrimp (?)
Sp. chiquirín
(SD) chikitik pequeño, chiquito (chigitik)

small, little
cf. perhaps Sp. chiquito, -tik f adj. f
(C) chikiwi-t canasta

basket
-chikiw (poss.) nu-chikiw "my basket"
chihchikiwit (pi.)
CN chikiwitl (Car.)
(SD) chikiwi-t
(SD) chikle chicle

gum, chicle
Sp. chicle
(C) chikutsapu-t chicozapote

sapodilla, chicozapote (a tropical fruit, its tree)
cf. tsapu-t "zapote"
CN chictzapotl (Sim.); cf. chico- (Sim.) "mal, irregular"
(C) chikwasi:n seis

six
CN chiquace (Sim.), chiquace(m)- (Car.); PN *chikwase:m-
(SD) chikwasin
cf. (Nahuizalco) chikwasen
(Izalco) xukwasin
(Jicalapa) chikwasin
(C) chi:l chile
chili, chilipepper
-chi:l (poss.)
chihchisl (pi.)
nuhnu-chi:l "my chilis" (pi. poss.)
CN c h i ( : ) l l i (Car.); PN *chi:l-
(SD) c h i : l
(C) chi:lalahka salsa (picante)

hot sauce
cf. c h i : l "chile, (?) al(a:w)ak "smooth"
(C) chil-a:ma-t chilamate (árbol, pariente del amate)

tree sp., related to amate (fig sp.) tree, big, much milky
sap
chihchila:mat (pi.)
cf. chi:l "chili", a:ma-t "amate" tree
(C) chi:la-t chilate (bebida de mais tostada)

a toasted-corn drink
-chi:la-w (poss.)
cf. c h i : l " c h i l i " , a:-t "water"
(SD chi:la-t
(C) chil-ayuh chilayote, conserva de ayote, dulce de ayote

(calabaza)
pumpkin candy, cooked in honey
cf. c h i : l " c h i l e " , ayuh "ayote"
(C) chisl-etsa-t chilasate (avispa, amarilla, pica fuerte)

wasp sp., yellow, sting hurts intensely
chihchi:letsat (pi.)
cf. c h i : l " c h i l i " , f red f , etsa-t "wasp"
cf. (SD) etsat
(C) chirlmul chilmol, chirmol (una salsa)

a kind of sauce made of chili, tomato, parsley, etc.
cf. c h i : l " c h i l i "
CN chilmolli (Sim.) "salso o guiso de pimiento"
(SD) chijlmosl
(SD) chi:lta cordoncillo (arbusto o vara con nudos como el bambú)

a bush or cane with sections like bamboo, which has many
small branches like strings
cf. (?) c h i : l " c h i l i " , f red f
(C) chisltata (i.v.) arder (parte del cuerpo)
to burn, to smart
chisltata (pres.)
chi:ltata-k (pret.)
chisltata-tuk (perf.)
cf. chisl "chili 1 1 , tata "to burn"
(SD) chisltata (i.v.)
(SD) chisltata (n.) ardor

ardor, smarting, burning
-chisltata (poss.) nu-chisltata "my burning"
chihchisltata (pi.)
cf. chisltata "to burn, to smart"
(C) chisltekpin chiltepe, chilpepe, chilepulga, chiltepi, chile

de pájaro
chili sp., small, round, red chili, very hot
-chisltekpin (poss.)
chihchisltekpin (pi.)
cf. chisl " c h i l i " , tekpin " f l e a "
CN chiltecpin (Sim.) "pimiento extremadamente picante"
(SD) chisltekpin
(C) chisltik rojo, colorado

red
chihchisltik (pi.)
cf. chisl " c h i l i ; chisl- 'red' in compounds, -tik f adj. f
CN chichiltic (Mol.)
(SD) chisltik
(SD) chisltik-es-t f r i j o l colorado (chisltigést), (chisltígest)

red bean
(C) chisltik kamuh camote

sweet potato
chihchisltik kamuh (pi.)
cf. chisl-tik "red", kamuh "manioc"
(SD) chisltik kamuh
(C) chisltik-uswa-t caña colorada

red cane (cane sp.)
cf. chisl-tik "red", uswa-t "cane"
(SD) chisltiya enrojecerse, encoloradearse
to become red, to redden
chisltiya (pres.)
chisltiya-k (pret.)
chisltiya-tuk (perf.)
cf. chi:l- f red f
(C) chi:l-tuka-t casampulga (una araña venenosa)

spider sp., said to be poisonous, red-orange and black
chihchisltukat (pi.)
cf. c h i : l " c h i l i " , 'red 1 , tuka-t "spider"
(SD) chisltuma-t chiltomate

chili sp., small, red
cf. chisl "chili", tuma-t "tomato"
(C) chisltutituh chiltota (pájaro)

bird sp., (oriole ?) yellow breast, grey back, the size of a
sinsontle (mocking bird), its nest is a large sack
Sp. chiltotito (probably originally borrowed into Spanish and
then later back into Pipil)
cf. (SD) chi:ltu:tut
(SD) chi:l-tu:tu-t chiltota (pájaro)

bird sp. (oriole ?), yellow breast, grey back
cf. chisl 'red 1 , tu:tu-t "bird"
CN chiltototl (Mol.) "pájaro de pluma colorada"
(C) chi(:)ltyupan Chilteopán (nombre de un pueblo)

Chilteopán (town name)
cf. chisl " c h i l i " , f red\ tyupan "church"
(SD) chi(s)ltyupan
(SD) chisl-tsupeslek childulce, chile verde, chile de arroz

chili sp., "sweet" chili, not hot, green
cf. chisl "chili, tsupeslek "sweet"
(SD) chi(s)lwaku,chilwako chilguaco, chilguaque, chile

pirigUela (chile ciruela) (un chile seco, muy picoso)
(chi(s)lwaku 7 ), (chilwako?)
chili sp., dry, very hot
Sp. chilguaco
(C) -chi:mal hocico
snout
i-chi:mal kuyamet ,fpigfs snout"
CN cf. chirmalli (Car.) "escudo, rodela"
(C) chiraicha:ka-t chimichaco, quirailila (varita, carrizo hueco)

a hollow reed sp.
cf. chimichatkatal "chiraichacos, place of chiraichacos"
cf. a:ka-t "reed"
(C) chimicha:katal place of chiraichacos

stand of chimichacos (hollow reed sp.)
cf. chimicha:ka-t "chimichaco", -ta(:)l 'place of1
(C) chimpe chimpe, chimpito, "seca-leche", el niño de los cordones

(el último hijo)
the last or youngest child
(SD) chi:mpe
(C) chimpituh chimpito

last or youngest child ('diminutive1)
Sp. chimpito
(C) chi:nazmi-t pueblo (el pueblo y su gente)

town, town's people
CN chinamitl (Sim.) "separación, cerca de cañas, barrio,
suburbio
(C) chisnchin chinche

begbug (?) (hard-shelled bug that sucks blood)
CN chinche (Sim.)
(SD) chi:nchi(:)n chinche, chinchín
(C) chintu cientopie, cienpie

chihchintu (pi.)
Sp. (?) ciento(pie)
(SD) chipaknah algo claro

somewhat clear
cf. chip(a:w)ak "clear"; -nah 'adj.'
(C) chipa:wak claro, blanco
clear, white
cf, chipaknah "somewhat clear", ta-chipaktuk "it's clear"
CN chipa:wak (Car,), chipauac (Sim.) "limpio, claro, bonito,
gentil"; PN *chipa:wak
(SD) chipa:wak claro, descolorido, cosa blanquesca
clear, whitish, faded
(SD) chipin mezquino, verruga

wart
-chipin (poss.)
chihchipin (pl.)
cf. (?) chipi:ni "to drip"
(C) chipi:ni (i.v.) gotear

to drip, to leak
chipi:ni (pres.)
chipi:ni-k (pret.)
chipi:n-tuk (perf.)
CN chipi:ni (Car.) "gotear"
(SD) chipi:ni
chipi:n-ki (pret.)
(C) chipu:s chipuste, chipote,chibola, inflamación, hinchazón,

terrón, bola; bolillos de la marimba; pene)
bump, lump, clod, ball, marimba sticks, penis
(SD) chipusti
cf. perhaps influenced by Sp. chipuste
(SD) chirah chira, llaga

sore, wound
-chirah-yu (poss.)
Sp. chira
(SD) chispiár, -chiwa chispetear, chispear

to spark
Sp. chispear
(SD) chito, chitu beso, bechito

kiss, little kiss
Sp. bechito
(C) chiwa (t.v.) hacer
to do, to make
chiwa (pres.)
chih-ki (pret.) ni-k-chih-ki-ya " I already did it"
chih-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-chiwa "to grow"
CN chi:wa (Car.); PN *chi:wa
(SD) chiwa
chiw-ki (pret.) (sometimes chih-ki, or chih)
chiw-tuk (perf.)
(C) mu-chiwa (r.v.) crecer

to grow
mu-chiwa (pres.)
mu-chih-ki (pret.)
mu-chih-tuk (perf.) ni-mu-chih-tuk "I have grown"
cf. chiwa "to do, to make"
(SD) chiwaw ¡niña! (término para hablar a una niña de ocho años
en adelante
term of address for girls eight years old and older
cf. (?) siwa:-w "women" (with -w f poss. f )
(C) chi:wix hamaca para niños

hammock for children
-chiswix (poss.)
(C) chi:wixtsin chichigttLte, chichihuite, chichigllitera (pájaro)

bird sp., dark grey, robbin-sized
cf. chirwix "childrenfs hammock", -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) chiya (t.v.) mirar, esperar

to look at, to wait for
chiya (pres.) ni-k-chiya "I look at it, I wait for her"
-chix-ki (pret.)
-chix-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-chiya "to look, wait for (something)", tahta-chiya
"to look a lot"
CN chiya (Car.) "mirrar, guardar"; chi(y)a (Sim,) "esperar";
PN *chiya
(SD) chiya
chiya-k (pret.) -cha-k-a (pret. + -a 'already 1 )
ni-k-cha-k-a " I already waited for him" (nikchaga?)
chiya-tuk (perf.)
(SD) choka, choko choca» choco
blind in one eye9 one-eyed
Sp. choca» choco
(SD) chorcha(h) cresta

crest (bird's)
Sp. chorcha
(SD) choriso(h) chorizo

sausage
Sp. chorizo
(SD) chuhchupika poco a poco» poquito a poquito

slowly ( ? ) , l i t t l e by l i t t l e , a l i t t l e at a time
cf. chupi "little, a little"
(C) chuhchu:wits palo de cabra, pie de cabra

tree sp. ( ? ) , "goat f s-foot" tree
cf. wits—ti "thorn"
(C) chuhchurwitstal palos de cabra, lugar de palos de cabra

stand of "goat's-foot" trees
cf. chuhchu:wits "goat's-foot" tree, -ta(:)l 'place of'
(C) chuhle chufle (un monte (planta del campo) como bijagua,
verdura que nace en el invierno en las orillas del río o
en las quebradas» se come en sopa)
a wild plant» like a vine, which grows in winter at the edge
of the river or in the gulleys» eaten in soup
Sp. chufle
(SD) chuhleh chufle
(C) chu:ka (i.v.) llorar

to cry
chuska (pres.) ni-chu:ka "I'm crying" (nichu:ga 9 )
chu:ka-k (pret.)
chuska-tuk (perf.)
cf. chusktia "to make (someone) cry"
CN choska (Car.) "llorar, bramar"; PN *cho:ka
(SD) chu:ka ( i . v . ) llorar, piar
to cry, to peep
cf. chu:kaltia "hacer llorar"
(SD) chu:kaltia (t.v.) hacer llorar
to make cry
chu:kaltia (pres.)
churkaltih (pret.)
chu:kaltih-tuk (perf.)
CN cho:kaltia (Car.), choktia (Car.), chocaltia (Sim.) "hacer
llorar a alguien", choctia (Sim.) "hacer llorar a alguien"
cf. (C) chu:ktia
(SD) chúkaro(h) chucaro, simarrón, arisco (de animal doméstico)

wild, untamed, angry (of domesticated animals)
Sp. chucaro
(C) chu:ktia (t.v.) hacer llorar

to make cry
chu:ktia (pres.)
chusktih (pret.)
chu:ktih-tuk (perf.)
CN cho:kaltia (Car.), choktia (Car.)
CN (SD) chu:kaltia
(C) chukula-t chocolate

chocolate
-chukula-w (poss.) nu-chukula-w "my chocolate"
CN chocolatl (Sim.) "alimento hecho con almendras de cacao y
semillas del árbol llamado pochotl en partes iguales"
(SD) chukula-t
(C) chu:leh " h i j o " , "nieto" (término para hablar a un niño de

cinco años en adelante)
term of address for boys five years old and above
xi-wa:lah chusleh "come here, boy!"
cf. xu:leh, xu:re:t "old man"
(C) chu:leh "joven" (un saludo o término para hablar a un niño de
doce años en adelante)
greeting or term of address for boys twelve years old and
above
(SD) chu:le-t, chu:lé-t viejo, viejito

old man
-chu:let (poss.) nu-chu:let "my old man (husband)"
chuhchusletket (pi.)
cf. xu:leh- "husband", xu:re-t "old man"
(SD) chu:lu anona colorada
red annona, red custard apple
-chu:lu (poss.)
chuhchu:lu (pi.)
(C) chuslua (i.v.) huir, desertar

to flee, to desert
chuslua (pres.) ni-chu:lua " I flee"
chusluh (pret.)
chu:luh-tuk (perf.)
CN cho(:)loa (Car.)
(SD) chuslua
(SD) chumelah chúmela, chúmelo (abeja negra que da miel)

a small, black honey-bee
Sp. chúmela
c f . (C) chu:me:luh
(C) chu:me:luh chúmelo, chúmela (colmenita, abejita negra que da

miel)
a small, black honey-bee
Sp. chúmelo
cf. (SD) chumelah
(SD) chumpah abrigo, chumpa, chaqueta

coat, jacket
Sp. chumpa (ultimately from English jumper)
(SD) chumpi chompipe, jolote, guajolote (pavo)

turkey
chuhchumpi (pi.)
cf. chumpi:pi
(C) chumpi:pi chompipe, jolote, guajolote (pavo) (chumpispi?)

turkey
(SD) chumpiipi
cf. also chumpi "turkey"
(C) chunkwahkwa (t.v.) masticar
to chew
chunkwahkwa (pres.)
chunkwahkwa-k (pret.) ni-k-chunkwahkwa-k-a " I already chewed
it"
chunkwahkwa-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwa "to eat"
cf. (SD) chahchankwa "to chew"
(SD) chuntal cochino, persona sucia (persona que tienta sucie-

dades, término de abuso)
"pig", dirty person, term of abuse
CN cf. chontalli (Mol.) "extranjero o forastero"
(C) chupi un poco

a little
(SD) chupi poquito, un poco
a little, a little bit
chuhchupi "pocos" (few)
chupi chupi "poco por poco" (little by little (?))
chupi-san "ya es poco" (there's just a little now (?))
chupi-chín "poquito" (a little bit)
(SD) chu:spah chuspa, bolsa de cuero, valijita

leather bag
Sp. chuspa (ultimately from Quechua ch'uspa)
(SD) chu:suh chuzo (palo para sembrar que tiene un pedazo de

machete en su punta, "para dar chuzos a la tierra")
planting stick with a piece of machete at its point
Sp. chuzo
(SD) danyu(h), -chiwa hechizar

to bewitch, to hex
Sp. daño "harm"
(C) datka (?) algo, 'partículo enfático

something, 'emphatic particle' (?)
(SD) datka
(SD) débil débil, desnutrido
weak, undernourished
(SD) debosión devoción

devotion, service
Sp, devoción
(SD) delantál delantal

apron
Sp, delantal
(SD) demóniyu(h) demonio

devil, demon
Sp, demonio
(SD) desasér, mu-chiwa deshacerse, derretir

to melt, to come apart
Sp, deshacerse
(SD) desayunoh desayuno

breakfast
Sp, desayuno
(SD) desfriyo resfrío

a cold
Sp, resfrío
(SD) desgrasiado(h) (n., adj,) desgraciado

wretch, unfortunate, contemptible person
Sp, desgraciado
(SD) desmayár, mu-chiwa desmayarse

to faint
(SD) di(y)ablo, di(y)ablu(h) diablo

devil
Sp, diablo
(SD) dilubyo, gilubyo, bilubyo diluvio

flood
Sp, diluvio
(SD) diós, dios-chin santo, imagen
saint, image
Sp, dios, cf. -tsin 'diminutive 1
(SD) dios-se-lo-page gracias, Dios se lo pague

(thanks)
Sp, Dios se lo pague
(SD) diputada, dipotada capitana de la cofradía

female official in the confraternity
Sp, diputada
(SD) di:yah día

day
Sp. día
(SD) doktór doctor

doctor
Sp. doctor
(SD) dorainya, -maka gobernar

to govern
Sp. dominio; cf. maka "to give"
(SD) dotrinera catequista

catechist (female)
Sp. doctrinera
(SD) durasnu(h) durazno

peach
Sp. durazno
(SD) duru(h) recio, duro

loud, hard, intense
Sp. duro
(SD) dwende, duwende(h) "el duende" (ser sobrenatural)

"The Dwarf", "goblin" (a supernatural being)
Sp. duende
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(SD) edukár9 -chiwa educar, aconsejar

to educate, to raise, to counsel
Sp. educar
(C) eshe si
yes
CN cf. yye (Mol.)
(C) eheka-t norte, aire, viento

wind
CN e?e:katl (Car.)
(SD) eheka-t
(C) ehekua (t.v., redup. (?)) ejercitar, hacer las cachas, hacer
todo posible
to exert effort, to do all possible, to go all out
ehekua (pres.) ni-k-ehekua "I'm trying to do it as hard as
possible" (nigehekuwa9)
ehekuh (pret.)
ehekuh-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-eheku "give it all you got!"
CNye(?)ye(?)koa (Car.) "probar", yecoa (Sim.) "probar la
comida, experimentar una cosa, combatir"
(SD) ehekua (t.v.) probar (comida)
to taste, to try (food)
xi-k-eheku "try it!" (xigehegu?)
cf. ta-ehekua "to taste (something)"
(SD) ehemplo(h), ihemplo(h) ejemplo

example
Sp. ejemplo
(C) ehku (i.v.) llegar

to arrive
ehku (pres.)
ehku-k (pret.)
ehku-tuk (perf.) ni-ehku-tuk " I have arrived"
CN e?ko (Car.)
(SD) ehku
(C) ehkuni ladino, extranjero
ladino, foreigner
ehkuni-met (pi.)
cf. ehku "to arrive", -ni 'agent 1
(SD) -ehpul cuñado de mujer

woman's brother-in-law
-ehpul (poss.) nu-ehpul "my brother-in-law"
-ehehpul (pi.)
CN cf. yepulli (Mol.) "cuñada de hombre"
cf. (C) -wehpul "brother-in-law"
(C) -ehtapal ala, aleta

wing, fin
i-ehtapal "its wing"
i-ehehtapal "its wings, its fins"
CN cf. atlapalli (Mol.)
(SD) -ehtapal
i-ehtapal michin "fish's fin"
(SD) eihadah, aihadah ahijada

goddaughter
Sp. ahijada
(SD) eihaduh, aihaduh ahijado

godson
Sp. ahijado
(SD) e:ku(w)a aguantar (como p.ej. cargas)

to withstand, to hold up, to be able to
e:kuwa (pres.)
e:kuh (pret.) ni-k-e:kuh " I could withstand (carrying) i t "
(nige:guh)
e:kuhtuk (perf.)
CN yecoa (Sim.) "poder sufrir (a alguien)"
(C, SD) el- '(a)dentro' (prefijo)

'inside', ' i n t e r n a l ' ( p r e f i x )
(C) -elixku estómago

stomach
nu-elixku "my stomach"
cf. el- ' i n s i d e ' , ixku "sign"
(SD) -elixku
i-elixku "his stomach" (iyelixku?)
(C) elka:wa (t.v.) olvidar(se)

to forget
elkaswa (pres.)
elkash (pret.) ni-k-elka:h " I forgot it"
elka:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. el- 'inside, internal1, ka(:)wa "to leave, abandon"
CN (i)lka:wa (Car.)
(SD) elka(s)wa
elka(:)w (pret.) k-elka(:)w-ke-t "they forgot it" (gelkawget)
elka(s)w-tuk (perf.)
(C) elkuhku pechuga

breast
cf. el- 'inside 1
CN cf. elcocoyantli (Sim.) "cavidad del estómago"
(C) el-mu-yawa (r.v.) dar asco, querer vomitar (tener nauseas)

to have nausea, to be nauseated
el-mu-yawa (pres.) ni-el-mu-yawa "I'm nauseated"
el-mu-yah-ki (pret.)
el-mu-yah-tuk (perf.)
cf. el- 'inside 1 , mu- ' r e f l i x i v e ' , yawa ('to turn 1 )
(SD) el-mu-yawa
el-mu-yaw-ki (pret.)
el-mu-yaw-tuk (perf.)
(C) elna:miki (t.v.) acordar(se), recordar

to remember
e l n a : m i k i ( p r e s . ) ni-k-el-na:miki " I remember"
(nigelnasmigi?)
elna:mik (pret.)
elna:mik-tuk (perf.)
cf. el- 'inside', na:miki "to encounter, to find, to meet"
CN (i)lna:miki (Car.)
(SD) elna:miki
(C) -elpan pecho
chest, breast
i-elpan "his chest, its breast" (of people or animals)
nu-elpan "my chest"
cf. el- 'inside 1 , -pan 'place of'
CN elpantli (Sim.) "estómago, pecho"
(SD) -elpan chiniado, chineado, regazo
lap, bosom
(C) -elpan -(i)kxi plantilla, planta del pie

sole of foot
i-elpan (i)ikxi "her sole"
i-elpan nu-kxi "my sole"
i-elpan mu-kxi "your sole"
cf. -elpan "chest, lap, (i)kxi "foot"
(SD) -elpan -(i)kxi
(SD) -elpets pecho, pechuga (de animal, p. ej. cangrejo, gallina)

breast of animal
i-elpets "its chest, its breast ((i)yelpets)
cf. el- ' i n s i d e ' , pets- "nude" (?)
(C) -eltapach hígado

liver
i-eltapach "its liver"
nu-eltapach "my liver"
cf. el- 'inside', tapach "shell"
CN eltapachtli (Sim.); cf. also tlapachoa (Mol.) "cubrir"
(SD) -eltapach
nu-eltapacah "my liver" (nuweitapach)
(SD) -eltiw, -weltiw hermana (menor) de hombre

man's younger sister
i-eltiw, i-weltiw "his younger sister"
nu-eltiwf nu-weltiw "my younger brother"
CN ueltiuhtli (Sim.) "hermana mayor"; weltiwtli (Car.)
(C) e:lu-saka-t zacate (tipo de), zacatón

grass sp., large
cf. e:lu-t "roasting ear", saka-t "grass"
(SD) e:lu-saka-t
-e:lu-saka-w (poss.) nu-e:lu-saka-w "my big grass"
(C) e:lu-t elote
ear of corn, roasting ear
-e:lu (poss.) nu-e:lu "my ear of corn"
eheslut (pi.)
CN elotl (Sim.); PN *e:lo-
(SD) e:lu-t
cf. sesek-e:lu-t "immature ear of corn" (elote tierno)
(SD) embenenár, -chiwa hechizar

to bewitch, to hex
Sp. envenenar "to poison"
(SD) embidiah, enbidiah, imbidia(h) envidia

envy
Sp. envidia
(SD) empacho(h) empacho, indigestión

indigestion
Sp. empacho
(C) esmuhmulu frijol muhuto (un frijol seco, cocidos sin sopa)
bean sp., dry, cooked without liquid
cf. e:-t "bean", mulu:ni "to dry, to swell up"
cf. (SD) muhmulu
(C) enamorado(h) enamorado, amante

lover
Sp. enamorado
(SD) ensendedór, insendedór eslabón

flint (for starting fires)
Sp. encendedor
(SD) enemigu(h), enemigo(h) enemigo

enemy
Sp. enemigo
(SD) entenada hijastra

stepdaughter
Sp. entenada
(SD) entenado hijastro

stepson
Sp. entenado
(C) e:pasu-t epazote
plant sp., used to cure worms
ehe:pasut ( p i . )
e:pasu-tsin "small epazote"
CN epaôtl (Sim.)
(C) eskale:rah escala, escalera

ladder, step
cf. (SD) iskalera(h)
(SD) eskina(h) esquina

corner
Sp. esquina
(C) eski:sa (i.v.) sangrar

to bleed
eski:sa (pres.)
eski:s-ki (pret.)
eski:s-tuk (pret.)
cf. es-ti "blood", k i : s a "to come out"
CN cf. ezqui?a (Sim.) "tener la regla, menstración"
(SD) eski:sa
ni-eski:s-ki "I bled"
(SD) esklabu(h), esklabo(h) esclavo

slave
Sp. esclavo
(SD) eskobiya(h) verbena, escobilla

plant sp., vervain, like a small palm, used for broom
(SD) eskopetah escopeta

shotgun
Sp. escopeta
(SD) eskukuh, a:-t eskukuh Río Escuco (eskuguh)

river name
(SD) eskusado(h) escusado

toilet
Sp. escusado
(SD) eskwela(h) escuela

school
Sp. espejo
(SD) espehu(h) espejo
mirror
Sp. espejo
(SD) esperár, -chiwa, asperár, -chiwa esperar

to wait, expect
esperar
(SD) esponha(h) esponja

sponge
Sp. esponja
(SD) espumah espuma

foam
-espumah-yu (poss.)
(SD) estaka(h) estaca (estakah)

stake
Sp. estaca
(C) es-ti sangre

blood
-es-yu (poss.) nu-es-yu "my blood"
CN estli (Car.); PN *es-
(SD) es-ti
(SD) estranhero(h) extranjero

foreigner
(SD) estranhero(h) extranjera (abejita chiquita, negra)

bee sp., small, black
Sp. extranjera
(SD) mu-estuk (adj., defective i.v.) sentado, estar sentado

seated, to be seated
ni-mu-estuk " I am seated"
xi-mu-estuk "be seated!"
cf. mu- 'reflexive 1 , -tuk 'perf.'
CN -yes, -yetsti (Car.) irregular form of ca "to be"
cf. (C) mu-ets-tuk
(SD) estúpido(h) estúpido

(stupid)
Sp. estúpido
(C) e:-t frijol
bean
-es-w (poss.) nu-e:-w "my bean"
CN e:tl (Car.)
(SD) e:-t
ehe:-t (pi.)
cf. chi:ltik-e:t " f r i j o l colorado (red bean)"(chiltigést
(chiltíge:t)
istak-e:t " f r i j o l blanco (white bean)" (istagé:t), (istáge:
sin=e:t "frijol de milpa (cornfield bean)" (síge:t)
(C) e:tal frijolar

bean field
cf. e:-t "bean", -ta(:)l f place of f
(C) etek pesado

heavy
ehetek (pl.)
CN etik (Car.); PN 0 t i : k
(SD) etek
(SD) eterno(h) eterno

eternal
Sp. eterno
(SD) etsa-t avispa (una clase de)

wasp sp.
cf. (C) chi:letsat
(C) mu-etstuk (adj., defective i.v.) sentado, estar sentado

seated, to be seated
mu-etstuk "seated"
ni-mu-etstuk lfI am seated"
xi-mu-etstuk "be seated!"
CN -yes, -yetsti (Car.), irregular form of ca "to be"
cf. mu- 'reflexive 1 , -tuk 'perf.'
cf. (SD) mu-ea-tuk
(C) -e:wayu piel, pellejo, cáscara
skin, peal, hide, bark, shell (of egg)
i-e:wayu "his skin, its bark"
nu-e:wayu "my hide, my skin"
i-e:wayu teksisti "egg shell"
CN euayotl (Sim.) "piel, cáscara"
(SD) -ewayu piel, pellejo, cáscara, cuero
skin, peal, bark, hide, leather
(SD) e:xihxi ticuco (tamal con frijoles, para semana santa,

hervido en hoja de huerta (plátano))
kind of tamale with beans inside, for Holy Week, cooked in a
banana leaf
(C) exu-t ejote

string bean, green bean
-exu (poss.)
ehexut (pi.)
CN e?xo:tl (Car.)
(SD) exu-t
(SD) familya, hwamilya(h) familia

family
Sp. familia
(SD) fabór, -chiwa fabór favor, hacer el favor

favor, to do a favor
Sp. favor
(SD) fierota terrible, horrible

terrible, horrible, ugly
Sp, fiero(ta)
cf. also hierota "ugly"
(SD) finka finca

farm, ranch
Sp. finca
(SD) forastero(h), hurastero(h) forastero
outsider, stranger, foreigner
Sp, forastero
(SD) fustán, hustán fustán

petticoat
Sp. fustán
(SD) ga:hu(h) gajo, racimo, espiga

section, bunch, cluster (of fruit)
gahga:hus (pi.)
Sp. gajo
(C) ga:la:n guapo, hermoso, hermosa

beautiful, handsome, pretty
ga:la:n-tsin "pretty"
Sp. galán
(SD) galán guapo, hermoso, bonito
handsome, beautiful, pretty
(SD) galana hermosa, bonita

beautiful, pretty (of women)
Sp. galana
(SD) galgu(h) galgo, goloso

glutton
Sp. galgo
(SD) gansu(h) ganso, gansa

goose
Sp. ganso
(C) garantiyah, -piya tener cuello, tener palancas (tener

influencias)
ni-k-piya garantiyah "tengo cuello"
Sp. garantía
(SD) garsa(h) garza

crane, heron
Sp. garza
(SD) gaspa(h) caspa
dandruff
Sp. caspa
(SD) gastuh, -chiwa gastar

to spend
Sp. gasto
(SD) gerra(h) guerra

war
Sp. guerra
(SD) gilubyo(h), bilubyo, dilubyo diluvio

flood
Sp. diluvio
(C) gita:rrah guitarra

guitar
Sp. guitarra
(SD) -gonsah gonce, nudillo

finger joint(s)
Sp. gonce
(SD) gorrión gorrión, gorrioncito (colibrí)

hummingbird
Sp. gorrión
(SD) grada(h) grada

step(s)
Sp. grada, grado
(SD) gradus grado(s)

steps
Sp. grados
(SD) granisu(h) granizo

hail
Sp. granizo
(SD) gringu gringo (Norteamericano o cualquier extranjero de piel
clara)
North American, any fair-skinned foreigner
gri(h)gringu (pi.)
Sp. gringo
(SD) gulundrina(h) golondrina

swallow
guhgulundrinas (pl.)
Sp. golondrina
(C) gulusuh, goloso(h) galgo, jambado

glutton, hungry person
Sp. goloso
(SD) gwatemala, watemala Guatemala

Guatemala
Sp. Guatemala
(C) ha (conj.) que, lo que

that, who
yaha ha ki-kwah "he's the one who ate it"
(C) haschah hacha

axe
-ha:chah (poss.)
Sp. hacha
cf. (SD) archah
(C) hahambaduh jambado, galgo

glutton, hungry
Sp. jambado
(C) haika por eso

therefore, for that reason
cf. ha "that, who"
-ik- 'with that' ( ? ) , -a "already" (?)
(SD) haranah deuda
debt
ni-k-piya haranah " I owe"
Sp. jarana
(SD) hefe(h) jefe

boss
Sp. jefe
(SD) henteh gente

people, human
Sp. gente
(SD) hentiyah gentío

crowd
Sp. gentío
(SD) hetón labio leporino

harelip
Sp. jetón (cf. jeta)
(SD) hiebre(h) fiebre

fever
Sp. fiebre
(SD) hierota feo

ugly, bad
cf. also fierota "horrible, terrible"
Sp. fiero(ta)
(SD) hiesta(h) feria, fiesta

ceremony, fair, fiesta
Sp. fiesta
(SD) hlosión, flosión jaral flosión (fluxiin, inflamación o irri-

tación de los ojos)
inflamation or irritation of eyes (?)
Sp. fluxión (?)
(C) hó:sporoh fósforo, cerillo

match
Sp. fósforo
(SD) hrontera(h) frontera
border, boundary
Sp. frontera
(SD) hu:gu(h) jugo

juice
Sp. jugo
(C) hulún jicara

small gourd bowl
huhulún (pi.)
Sp. julón
(SD) hunta(h) junta» reunión

meeting
Sp. junta
(SD) huntik junto a

near, next to
Sp. junto, -tik 'adj. suffix'
(SD) hurasteruh, forastero(h) extranjero

foreigner, stranger, outsider
Sp. forastero
(SD) husgár, -chiwa juzgar

to judge, to evaluate
Sp. juzgar
(SD) hustán, fustán fustán

petticoat
Sp. fustán
(SD) hwabór, fabór favor

favor
xi-k-chiwa ne hwabór "please" ("por favor")
Sp. favor
(SD) hwábrika(h) sepulcro (tumba)

grave, tomb, sepulcher
Sp. fábrica
(SD) hwa:lá ojalá

oh that, I wish, if only
Sp. ojalá
(C) hwalta, -chiwa; falta, -chiwa faltar
to be lacking, to fail, to be needed
Sp. falta
(SD) hwerte(h) picante

hot (spicy)
Sp. fuerte "strong"
(SD) hwilin, filin filín (pescado)

fish sp., small, grey with whiskers, edible
Sp. filin
(C) ichka-t algodón

cotton
-ichka-w (poss.) nu-ichka-w "my cotton"
CN ichcatl (Sim.) "algodón, lana, obeja"; PN *(¿)chka-
(SD) ichkak-t
nu-ichkat "my cotton"
(SD) ichma:lini (i.v., incorp.) torcer pita, torcer algodón, hacer

pita (hilar)
to spin, to make string, thread
ichma:lini (pres.) n-ichma:lini " I make thread, string"
ichma:lin(-ki) (pret.)
ichma:lin-tuk (perf.)
cf. ich-ti "string", ma:lina "to twist"
(C) ichtaka secreto

secret
ichtaka-tsin "hidden (escondidito)"
CN ichtaca (Sim.) "en secreto"; ichtaca (Mol.) "secretamente,
o a escondidas"
(SD) ichtaka (ichtaga?)
(C) (i)chteki (t.v.) robar
to steal, to rob
ichteki (pres.)
ichtek (pret.) k-ichtek f,he stole it"
ichtek-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-chteki "to steal (something), to be stealing"
cf. ich-ti "string", teki "to cut"
CN (i)chteki (Car.)
(SD) ichteki
ichtek (pret.) k-ichteh-ke-t "they stole it"
ni-k-ichtek-a " I already stole it" (nigichtega?)
maka xi-k-ichteki "don't steal (it)!"
cf. t-ichteki "to steal (something), to be robbing"
(C) ich-ti maguey, pita (mecate, cuerda)

century plant (agave), string, cord
-ich (poss.) nu-ich "my string"
CN ichtli (Sim.) "hilo (de maguey)"
(SD) ich-ti
nu-ich "my string"
nuhnu-ich "my strings"
(C) ida, ita (t.v., irregular) "to see, look, v i s i t " ; see ita
(SD) idioma(h) idioma

language
Sp. idioma
(SD) iglésiya(h) iglesia

church
Sp. iglesia
(C) ihchiki (t.v., r.v.) estregar, restregar, raspar

to scrape, to scrub, to rub, to scratch
ihchiki (pres.)
ihchik (pret.) ni-k-ihchik " I scrubbed i t " , mu-ihchik
scrubbed himself, he scraped himself"
ihchik-tuk (perf.)
CN (i)^chiki (Car.); (i)chiqui (Sim.) "raspar, rascar,
frotar"
(SD) ihchiki
(SD) ihemplo(h), ehemplo(h) ejemplo

example
Sp. ejemplo
(C) ihischnah guapo (de hombre)
handsome, good-looking (of men)
cf. -nah 'adj. 1
(C) i h i l w i a (t.v., redup.) ofender, insultar

to offend, to insult
ihilwia (pres.) ni-k-ihilwia "I offend him"
ihilwih (pret.)
ihilwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i l w i a "to say"
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(SD) i h i s i w i (t.v.) apurarse
to hurry
i h i s i w i (pres.)
ihisiw-ki (pret.)
ihisiw-tuk (perf.)
x-ihisiwi "hurry!"
cf. i h i s i w i t i a (t.v.) "to hurry"
CN i?siwi (Car.) "darse prisa"
(SD) i h i s i w i t i a (t.v.) apurar

to hurry
ihisiwitia (pres.) ni-mets-ihisiwitia "I'm hurrying you"
ihisiwitih (pret.)
ihisiwitih-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-ihisiwiti "hurry him/her/it!" (xigihisiwiti?)
cf. i h i s i w i ( i . v . ) "to hurry", -tia 'caus.'
(C) ihi:x-mistun zarco (persona con ojos claros)

blue-eyed person
cf. i : x "eye", mistun "cat"
(C) ihiya (t.v.) odiar, envidiar

to hate, to envy
ihiya (pres.) ni-k-ihiya " I hate it"
ihix-ki (pret.)
ihix-tuk (perf.)
CN i U s t a (Car.) "aborrecer"; i H y a (UC) "aborrecer"
(C) -ihiyu ijiyo (de un muerto), aliento, mal olor
smell (of a dead person), breath, bad breath
nu-ihiyu "my breath"
CNi?i:yo:tl (Car.) "aliento"; ihi(y)otl (Sim.) "breath",
ihi(y)o "espiritual, concerniente al aliento"
(SD) ihiyu felgo (huelgo), olor, aliento
breath, bad breath, smell
(C) ihkatuk (adj.) parado

standing
n-ihkatuk "I am standing"
cf. -tuk (perf.)
CN i 9 ka:-k (Car.) "estar de pie"
(SD) ihkatuk
(SD) ihkiti (i.v.) tejer

to weave
ihkiti (pres.)
ihkiti-k (pret.)
ihkiti-tuk (perf.)
CN iquiti (Sim.), ikiti (UC); PN *ihkVti
(SD) ihkwani (t.v., r.v.) quitar, trasladar, apartar

to remove, to move from one place to another, to transfer, to
set aside
ihkwani (pres.)
ihkwan(-ki) (pret.) m-ihkwan "it moved (away)"
ihkwan-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-ihkwani "remove it!"
CN ihkwani (Car.) "apartarse"
cf. (C) ihwania (t.v.)
(C) ihkwania (t.v.) quitar, trasladar, apartar

to remove, to move from one place to another, to transfer, to
set aside
ihkwania (pres.)
ihkwanih (pret.)
ihkwanih-tuk (perf.) ni-k-ihkwanih-tuk " I have set it aside"
CN ihkwania (UC) "mudar, apartar"; iquania (Sim.) "separar,
hacer lugar"
cf. (SD) ihkwani (i.v.)
(C) ihkwi:ch queresa, huevo de mosca (gusanillo de mosca)
maggot
ihihkwisch (pl.)
ihkwi:ch tentuk "full of maggots"
(SD) ihkwich gusanillo de mosca (queresa), mosca grande (verdeosa)
maggot, green fly
(C) (i)hkwilua (t.v.) escribir

to write
ihkwilua (pres.) ni-k-ihkwilua "I'm writing it"
ihkwiluh (pret.)
ihkwiluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-hkwilua "to be writing (something)"
CN (i)?kwiloa (Car.); PN *(i)hkwVlowa
(C) ihnekwi (t.v.) oler

to smell
ihnekwi (pres.) ni-k-ihnekwi "I smell it" (nigihnekwi?)
ihnek (pret.)
ihnek-tuk (perf.) ni-k-ihnek-tuk " I have smelled it"
CN (i) ? nekwi (Car.) "oler"
cf. (SD) ahnekua
(C) -(i)hpak encima de, sobre

on, on top of, over
nu-hpak "on me, on top of me"
cf. PN *-(i)kpa-k
(SD) -(i)hpak
nu-hpak "on me, on top of me"
mu-hpak "on you, on top of you"
(y)-ihpak "on him, her, i t , on top of him, her, i t "
tu-hpak "on us, on top of us"
(C) (i)hseki (t.v.) tostar

to toast
ihseki (pres.) ni-k-ihseki "I'm toasting it" (nigihsegi?)
ihsek (pret.) ti-k-ihseh-ke-t-a "we already toasted it"
ihsek-tuk, ihseh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-hseki "to be toasting"
CN (i)cequi (Sim.) "tostar maíz"
cf. (SD) i:seki
(C) ihtakawi (i.v.) descomponerse
to break down, to go out of order
ihtakawi (pres.)
ihtakawi-k (pret.)
ihtakaw-tuk (perf.)
CN i?tlakawi (UC) "corromperse, dañarse"; itlacaui (Sim.)
"quedar encinta, estorbar, deteriorarse, echarse a perder"
cf. ihtakua (t.v.) "to take apart, destroy"
(SD) ihtakawi
(C) ihtakua (t.v.) desarmar, descomponer, arruinar

to take apart, to destroy, to ruin
ihtakua (pres.) ni-k-ihtakua "I'm taking it apart"
ihtakuh (pret.)
ihtakuh-tuk (perf.)
CN (i)tlacoa (Sim.) "caer enfermo por haber abusado del trato
carnal con mujeres, hacerle daño, destruir, estropear,
deteriorar algo"; i?tlakoa (UC) "estregar, dañar"
(SD) ihtakua
(C) ihti barriga, ábdomen

belly, abdomen
-ihti (poss.) nu-ihti "my stomach"
CN ( i ) ? t i t l (Car.) "vientre"
(SD) ihti
(SD) mu-ihti-a:paka (r.v.) lavarse la barriga

to wash one's abdomen
cf. ihti "belly", a:paka "to wash"
(C) ihtibórn panzón

pot-bellied, paunch
ihihtibó:n (pl.)
cf. ihti "belly"
(C) ihti-k adentro

inside
ka ihtik "inside"
cf. ihti " b e l l y " , -k 'locative'
CN (i)?tik (Car.); PN *-¿ht£-k
(SD) ihti-k
(SD) ihti-kukuk tamal de frijol,pupusa; dolordelestómago
(ihtiguguk)
bean tamale, pupusa; stomach ache
cf, ihti "stomacah", kukuk "ache, hurt(ing)"
(C) ihti-sulu:ni (i.v.) inflar el estómago, soplarse del estómago

for one's stomach to inflate, swell
ihtisulu:ni (pres.)
ihtisulu:ni-k (pret.)
ihtisulu:n-tuk (perf.) n-ihtisulu:n-tuk "my stomach has
swelled"
cf. ihti "belly", sulu:ni "to swell"
(C) ihti-sulu:n-tuk (adj.) hinchado de la barriga

having a swelled stomach
cf. ihti-sulu:ni "for one's stomach to swell", -tuk 'perf.
(C) ihtutia (t.v., r.v.) bailar

to dance
ihtitutia (pres.) ni-m-ihtutia " I dance", ni-k-ihtutia "I'm
dancing it"
ihtutih (pret.)
ihtutih-tuk (perf.)
CN i ? t o ( : ) t i a (Car.), i?totia (UC)
(SD) ihtutia
ni-k-ihtutia " I dance it" (nigihtutiya?)
(C) ihtsilika (i.v.) temblar (de animales, de gente)

to tremble, to shake (of animals, people)
ihtsilika (pres.) n-ihtsilika "I'm trembling"
ihtsiliica-k (pret.)
ihtsilika-tuk (perf.)
cf. i h t s i l i t s a (t.v.) "to shake ( i t ) " , t s i l i : n i "to ring"
CN t z i t z i l c a (Mol.) "temblar"; t z i t z i l i c a (Sim.) "sonar,
resonar"
(SD) ihtsilika
(SD) i h t s i l i k a l t i a (t.v.) temblarlo

to shake
ihtsilikaltia (pres.)
ihtsilikaltih (pret.)
ihtsilikaltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ihtsilika "to shake, tremble", -(l)tia 'caus.'
cf. (C) ihtsilitsa
(C) ihtsilitsa (t.v.) temblar, sacudir
to shake
i h t s i l i t s a (pres.)
ihtsilits-ki (pret.) ni-k-ihtsilits-ki " I shook it"
ihtsilits-tuk (perf.)
cf. ihtsilika (i.v.) "to shake", t s i l i : n i "to ring"
CN tzitzilitza (Sim.) "hacer sonar, repicar una campana"
cf. (SD) ihtsilikaltia
(C) (i)htsuma (t.v.) costurar, coser

to sew
ihtsuma (pres.)
ihtsun-ki (pret.)
ihtsun-tuk (perf.) ni-k-ihtun-tuk " I have sewn it"
cf. ta-htsuma "to be sewing (something)"
CN i?tsoma (Car.)
cf. (SD) tsuma
(C) ihxihxisma (t.v., redup.(?)) raspar (con machete)

to scrape (with a machete)
ihxihxisma (pres.) ni-k-ihxihxi:ma "I'm scraping it"
ihxihxi:n-ki (pret.)
ihxihxi:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ihxihxi:ma "to be scraping (something)"
cf. xi:ma "to cut one's hair"
(C) ihya-k (adj.) hediondo, apestoso

stinking
CN i?ya:k (Car.); PN *ihya:k
(SD) ihya-k
(SD) ihyal pedo

fart
cf. ihya-k "stinking", ihya:-ya "to stink", -1 'passive nomi-
nalization'
CN i y e l l i (Mol.) "pedo"
1
(C) ihyasya heder, apestar
to stink
ihyaiya (pres.) ihyasya "it stinks"
ihya:ya-k (pret.)
ihya:ya-tuk (perf.)
cf. ihya-k "stinking", -ya -inchoative'
CN i?ya:ya (UC); iyaya (Sim.) "tener mal olor"
(SD) ihya:ya
(C) ihyu:miki suspirar *
to sigh, to pant
ihyurmiki (pres.)
ihyu:mik (pret.) n-ihyu:mik-ki-ya " I already sighed"
ihyu:raik-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ihiyu "breath", miki "to die"
(SD) ihyumiki
ihyumik, ihyumiki-k (pret.)
(C) ihyu:mik-tsin "el duende" (ser sobrenatural)

"the dwarf", goblin (supernatural being)
cf. ihyu:miki "to sigh", -tsin 'diminutive'
(C) ika (conj.) por eso, a veces

therefore, sometimes
CN ica (Sim.) "alguna vez"
(SD) ikahku arriba

up
cf. ik- "therefore, with which" ('por eso, con que' ( ? ) ) ,
ahku "up (arriba)"
(C) -i:ka-w hermano menor, hermana menor

younger sibling
i-i:ka-w "his/her younger sibling"
nu-i:ka-w "my younger sibling"
CN teic(c)auh (Sim.) "hermano/hermana menor"
(SD) -i:ka-w hermana menor de mujer
woman's younger sister
(C) ikmasn (adv., adj.) antiguo, antiguamente

ancient, old, formerly, in olden days, in the past
cf. ik- ('with which, then'), -man 'locative-temporal' suffix
(SD) ikman
(C) iknurpil huérfano

orphan
iknujpipil (pi.)
cf. iknus-tsin
CN ikno:pilli (Car.)
(SD) iknu:pil
(C) iknu:-tsin huérfano
orphan
cf. iknurpil, -tsin 'diminutive1
CN ikno:-tsin (Car.)
(SD) iknu:-tsin
(SD) ikpa(-)t hilo (palabra arcáica)

thread (archaic word)
-ikpat (poss.) nu-ikpat "my thread"
ihikpat (pi.)
CN icpatl (Sim.); PN *ikpa-
(C) iksu-t izote

plant sp., yucca (?)
CN cf. icsotl (Sim.) "palmera de las montañas"
(C) ikuka entonces (iguga?)

then
cf. (?) ik- ('therefore'), -uk ('when'), -a 'already'
CN cf. ic "por eso", oc "ahora, aún, todavía" (Sim.)
(SD) ikuni ahí, por ahí (iguni?)

(over) there
cf. ik- ('with which'), uni "that"
CN cf. ic "por eso", on "that" (Sim.)
(SD) ikwit-puyu t i t i l c u i t e , titilgüita (el excremento aguado,

negro, y muy apestoso de las gallinas cluecas
black and very stinky excrement from laying hens
cf. i- 'its', kwita-t "excrement", puyu "chicken"
(SD) ikx-ahsi (t.v.) alcanzar

to reach, to overtake, to catch up with
ikkxahsi (pres.) ni-k-ikxahsi "I'm catching up with him"
ikxahsi-k (pret.)
ikxahsi-tuk (perf.)
cf. (i)kxi "foot", ahsi "to arrive, to find"
(C) (i)kxi pie, pata
foot, hoof, paw
i-ikxi "his/her/its foot"
nu-kxi "my foot"
i-ih-ikxi "his/her/its feet"
nuhnu-kxi "my feet"
CN (i)kxi-tl (Car.); PN *(i)kxi-
(SD) (i)kxi
muh-mu-kxi "your feet"
(C) mu-ikxi-chalua (r.v.) tropezar

to stumble
c f . ikxi "foot", chalua "to hit"
(C) ikxi-kutu cuto de la pierna, corto del pie (tunco, manco)

one-legged
cf. (i)kxi "foot", kutu "short"
(SD) ikxikutu
(C) ikxi-pan a pie

on foot
cf. (i)kxi "foot", -pan f on, place of f
CN icxipan (Mol.)
(C) ikxipipil dedo de pie

toe
-ikxipipil (poss.) nu-ikxipipil "my toe"
c f . (i)kxi "foot", p i : p i l "child"
CN c f . ( i ) c x o p i l , xopilli (Sim.)
(SD) (i)kxipipil
ihikxipipil (pl.)
nu-kxipipil "my toe"
nuhnu-kxipipil "my toes"
muhmu-kxipipil "your toes"
(C) (i)kxi-sulu:n-tuk (adj.) hinchado del pie

with swollen foot
cf. (i)kxi "foot", sulu:ni "to swell", -tuk 'perf.'
(C) (i)kxi taxkal plantilla de pie

sole (of foot)
cf. (i)kxi "foot", taxkal "tortilla, rigua; palm of hand"
(SD) (i)kx-u:mi-yu espinilla
shin(bone)
cf. (i)kxi "foot 11 , u:mi-t "bone", -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) iilerah hilo

thread
Sp. hilera
(SD) i : l e : r a h
(C) ilpia (t.v.) amarrar

to tie
ilpia (pres.)
ilpih (pret.) ni-k-ilpih " I tied it"
ilpih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ilpia "to be tying (something)"
CN ( i ) l p i a (Car.); PN * ( * ) l p i -
(SD) ilpia
(C) ilwia (t.v.) decir

to say, to tell
ilwia (pres.) ni-k-ilwia "I tell him (it)" (nigilwiya?)
ilwih (pret.)
ilwih-tuk (perf.)
CN ( i ) l w i a (Car.)
(SD) ilwia
(SD) ilwi-ki:sa ( i . v . ) celebrar (fiesta religiosa)

to celebrate a religious ceremony
ilwikiisa (pres.) ilwiki:sa "she's celebrating"
ilwiki:s-ki (pret.)
ilwiki:s-tuk (perf.)
cf. ilwi-t "ceremony (fiesta)", ki:sa "to leave, come out"
(C) ilwi-t fiesta

ceremony, fiesta
-ilwi-w (poss.) nu-ilwi-w "my celebration, fiesta"
ihilwit (pi.)
CN ( i ) l w i t l (Car.)
(SD) ilwi(—)t
nu-ilwit "my fiesta"
(C) ilwitia (t.v.) mostrar, enseñaar
to show, to teach
ilwitia (pres.)
ilwitih (pret.) k-ilwitih "(he) showed it"
ilwitih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i l w i a "to say, to t e l l " , -tia f caus. f
(SD) ilwitia
(SD) imax-kabayuh un animalito peludo con antena

insect sp., a hairy insect with feelers
cf. i- 'its', -max "pubic hair", kabayuh ffhorse"
(C) i-mey meta-t mano de piedra de moler (mano de metate)

hand-stone of quern (metate), pestle
cf. i- 'its 1 , -mey "hand", meta-t "quera (metate)"
(C)i-mihkwitayan tihlan Cagadero de Gallina (un cerro,

volcancito de tierra)
"Chicken's crapper" (name of a nearby small dirt mountain)
cf. i- 'its', kwita-t "exrement", tihlan "chicken"
(C) i ( : ) n a (i.v.) decir, hablar

to say, to speak, to report
(note: i ( : ) n a is intransitive, but some use it with direct
objects but without the object pronominal prefixes normal-
ly required by all transitive verbs.)
i ( : ) n a (pres.)
i(:)na-k (pret.)
i(:)nak-tuk (pret.)
(SD) ina
ina-tuk (perf.)
(SD) inanuh enano

dwarf
Sp. enano
(C) i:naya (t.v., r.v.) esconder

to hide
i:naya (pres.) ni-k-i:naya " I hide i t " , ni-m-i:naya "I'm
hiding (myself)"
i:nax-ki (pret.) ti-m-i:nax-ke-t "we hid (ourselves)"
i:nax-tuk (perf.)
CN i:na:ya (Car.)
(SD) i:naya
(SD) indihestado(h) (adj.) (estando con) indigestión
having indigestion
Sp. indigestado (cf. indigestion)
(SD) índi(y)us indígena

Indian, native person
Sp. indios
(SD) inhiernuh infierno

hell
Sp. infierno
(C) ini este, esta, esto; éste, ésta, ésto

this
CN i n ( i n ) (Sim.)
(SD) ini
cf. also yahini "this"
(SD) inkarainár, -chiwa encaminar

to guide, to direct, to show the way
Sp. encaminar
(SD) insendedór, ensendedór eslabón

flint (for starting fire)
Sp. encendedor
(Ataco, Tacuba, etc.) inte no

no
cf. (C, SD) t e : , tesu "no"
(SD) intendér, -chiwa entender

to understand
Sp. entender
(SD) -ipan detrás de

behind
ka ipan "behind"
ka nu-ipan "behind me"
CN ipan (Mol.) "encima"
(C) i : s a (i.v.) despertarse
to wake up, to awake
i : s a (pres.)
i:sa-k (pret.)
i:sa-tuk (perf.) n-i:sa-tuk "I have woken up"
cf. i:xitia "to wake (someone)"
CN i ? s a (Car.)
(SD) i : s a
x-i:sa "wake up!"
(SD) isalku Izalco

Izalco (town name)
cf. -ku 'locative 1
(SD) i : s e k i (t.v.) tostar

to toast
i:seki (pres.)
i:sek (pret.) k-i:seh-ke-t "they toasted it"
i:sek-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-i:seki "toast it!"
cf. ta-i:seki "to be toasting (something)"
CN (i)cequi (Sim.) "tostar"
cf. (C) (i)hseki
(SD) iskalera(h) escalera

ladder
Sp. escalera
cf. (C) eska:lerah
(C) iskalia (t.v.) criar

to raise, to rear
iskalia (pres.)
iskalih (pret.) ni-k-iskalih "I raised him"
iskalih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-iskalia "to be raising"
CN (i)skalia (Car.) "resucitar, doctrinar"; cf.
(i)zcaltia (Sim.) "crecer, criar"
(SD) iskalia
cf. t-iskalia "to be raising"
(C) ista-k blanco
white
(note: the form is istask- in some compounds)
ihistak (pi.)
cf. ista-t " s a l t " , -k f adj. f
CN istask (Car.)
(SD) ista-k
(C) istaska clara de huevo (istasga?)

egg white
cf. istak "white", (?) as-t "water"
cf. (SD) istak-asyu
(SD) istaka
(i-)istaka teksisti "egg white"
(C) istak-atime-t chichuisa, piojo blanco

louse sp., "white" louse
cf. istak "white", atime-t "louse"
cf. (SD) ixtakayut
(SD) istak-asyu clara de huevo

egg white
cf. istak "white", as-t "water", -^yu 'intimate poss.'
CN iztacayotl (Sim.) "blancura, blanco de huevo"
cf. (C) istaska
(C) istak-ehtapal paloma (con alas blancas)

dove sp., "white-winged" dove
cf. istak "white", ehtapal "wing"
(SD) istak-es-t frijol blanco (istágest),(istagé:t)

cf. istak "white", es-t "bean"
(C) ista(s)k-uswa-t caña blanca (ista(s)guswat)

cane sp., white cane
cf. istak "white", uswa-t "cañe"
(C) ista-t sal

salt
-ista-w (poss.) nu-ista-w "my salt"
CN ( i ) s t a t l (Car.); PN *¿sta-
(C) istatenan istatén (árbol)

tree sp.
cf. (?) ista-t "salt" (or ista-k "white!1 (?))
(C) istawia (t.v.) salar
to salt
istawia (pres.)
istawih (pret.) ni-k-istawih-a "I've already salted it"
istawih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-istawia "to be salting"
cf. ista-t " s a l t "
CN istarwia (Car.)
(SD) istawia
(SD) istaya (i.v.) blanquearse

to whiten, to turn white, to become white
istaya (pres.)
istaya-k (pret.) istaya-ke-t "they turned white"
istaya-tuk (perf.)
cf. ista-k "white", -ya 'inchoative'
CN istaya (UC) "pararse blanco"
(C) isti(-)t uña, garra

(finger)nail, claw
-istit (poss.) nu-istit "my fingernail"
CN (i)stitl (Car.); istitl, istetl (Sim.); PN *istO-
cf. (SD) itsti-t
(C) istiwia (t.v.) peliscar, pellizcar

to pinch
istiwia (pres.)
istiwih (pret.) k-istiwih "(he) pinched him"
istiwih-tuk (perf.)
te: xi-nech-istiwi "don't pinch me!"
cf. isti-t "fingernail"
cf. (SD) itstiwia
(C) m-isu:ta (r.v.) arrojar, vomitar

to vomit, to throw up
m-isu:ta (pres.) ni-m-isu:ta " I vomit"
ai-isu:ta-k (pret.)
m-isu:ta-tuk (perf.)
CN isortla (UC); iôtla (Sim.)
(SD) m-i:suta
(C) iswa-t hoja
leaf
(i-)iswa-yu (poss.) (i-)iswa-yu kwawi-t "tree's leaf"
(i-)iswa-yu mi:l "corn leaf (hoja de milpa)"
CN (i)zuatl (Sim.)
(C) ita, ida (t.v., irregular) ver, mirar

to see, to look at
ida, ita (pres.)
ida-k, ita-k (pret.)
its-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-ida "look at it!"
cf. (?) tatwi "to dawn", tatwa "to have fun"
CN ( i ) t t a ; PN * ( i ) h t a
(SD) ita
xi-k-ita "look at it!"
(SD) ita(:)kayu (a:-t) cucaracha de río

insect sp., a river insect, like a fly (water skeeter (?))
cf. (?) perhaps i- ' i t s ' , ta:ka-t "man", -yu 'intimate
poss.', a:-t "water, river" — literally "river man" (?)
(C) iteksis-kuyame-t cojon (árbol con fruta de forma de frijol, su

resina se usa para pagamento)
tree sp., has bean-shaped fru.it and gum used for glue; lite-
rally "pig-testicle"
cf. i- 'its', teksis-ti "egg, testicle", kuyame-t "pig"
(SD) iteksis-kuyame-t
(SD) ite:n-a:yu tuka-t telaraña

spider web, cobweb
i- ' i t s ' , te:n-a:yu "saliva", tuka-t "spider"
cf. (C) tsa:wal
(SD) itetunkah cuña, puntal

wedge, prop
cf. i- ' i t s ' , tetun-ti "wedge"
(C) itew-tamakas tamagás, piedra de tamagás (clase de colmena de

abejas)
kind of beehive
cf. i- 'its', te-w "stone" (poss.), tamakas "tamagás" snake
(SD) m-itu:nia (r.v.) sudar
to sweat
m-itu:nia (pres.)
m-itu:nih (pret.) m-itu:nih-ke-t "they sweated"
m-itu:nih-tuk (perf.)
CN itonia (Sim.)
cf. (C) m-itu:niya
(C) m-itu:niya (r.v.) sudar

to sweat
m-itu:niya (pres.)
m-itu:nix-ki (pret.)
m-itu:nix-tuk (perf.) ni-m-itu:nix-tuk " I have sweated"
cf. CN itonia (Sim.)
cf. (SD) m-itu:nia
(C) itskia (t.v.) agarrar

to grab
itskia (pres.) ni-k-itskia "I grab it" (nigitskiya?)
itskih (pret.)
itskih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i(t)sti-t "fingernail, claw"
(SD) itskia
(SD) itsti(-)t uña, garra

(finger)nail, claw
-itstit (poss.) nu-itstit "my fingernail"
CN istitl (Car.); iztitl, iztetl (Sim.); PN *ist9-
cf. (C) isti-t
(C) i-tsinteyu (ikxi) carcañal, talón

heel
cf. i- ' i t s ' , -tsinte-yu "heel", (i)kxi "foot"
cf. (SD) i-tsunteyu -(i)kxi
(SD) itstiwia (t.v.) peliscar, pellizcar

to pinch
itstiwia (pres.)
itstiwih (pret.)
itstiwih-tuk (pret.)
maka xi-nech-itstiwi "don't pinch me!"
cf. itsti-t "fingernail, claw"
cf. (C) istiwia
(SD) i-tsunteyu -(i)kxi talón
heel
cf. i- ' i t s ' -tsunteyu "heel", (i)kxi "foot"
cf. (C) i-tsinteyu (ikxi)
(SD) i-wahkal -tewahka rótula

kneecap
cf. i- 'its', wahkal "gourd bowl", -tewahka "knee"
cf. -wahkal "kneecap"
(SD) iwál igual, al nivel de

equal, equivalent, on the same level
Sp. igual
(C) i:x ojo (fcaraf en palabras compuestas)

eye ('face1 in compounds)
-i:x (poss.)
nu-i:x "my eye"
i h i : x (pi.)
nuhnu-i:x "my eyes"
(i-)ihi:x, (i-)ihi :x "his/her/its eyes"
CN i : x t l i (Car.) "cara (ojo)"; PN *i:x-
(SD) i : x
(C) i : x pepita, hueso (de fruta)

pit
i-i:x a:wakat "avocado seed"
i-i:x manguh "mango pit, seed"
i-i:x tsaput "zapote pit"
cf. i : x "eye" (note: " p i t / s e e d " and "eye" are related or the
same in most Mesoamerican languages)
(SD) i:x pepita, hueso (de fruta)
pit
cf. i:x "grain, seed"; cf. i : x "eye"
(SD) i:x grano (semilla)

grain, seed
i:x-ayuh "pumpkin seed"
i:x-sinti "corn kernel (on the cob)" (granito de maíz (de
mazorca))
i:x-tawiyal "corn kernel, corn seed (shelled)" (grano de maíz
(desgranado))
i:x-é:t "bean, bean seed"
cf. i:x "eye", 'face', " p i t "
(SD) -i:x cuenta (de collar)
bead
i-i:x kuskat "necklace bead"
cf, i : x "eye, grain, pit, seed"
(SD) isxahketsua (t.v., r.v.) acostar(se) boca arriba, quedarse

boca arriba
to lie down face up, to lay (something) down face up
isxahketsua (pres.) mu-ix:ahketsua "he lies face up",
k-i:xahketsua "(she) put it down face up" (gixahketsuwa?)
i:xahketsuh (pret.)
i:xahketsih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x- 'face 1 , ah- 'buccal'; cf. ahketswetsi "to f a l l face
up"; cf. (?) ketsa "to stand, to raise, to l i f t "
(SD) irxatia (t.v.) despertar

to wake (someone) up
isxatia (pres.)
i:xatih (pret.) k-i:xatih-ke-t "they woke her up"
i:xatih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:sa "to wake up", -tia 'caus.'
CN ixitia (Sim.)
cf. (C) isxitia
(C) i:x-a:yu lágrima

tear
-i:xa:yu (poss.) nu-i:xa:yu "my tear"
ihi:xa:yu (pi.)
cf. i : x "eye", a:-t "water", -yu 'intimate poss.'
CN ixayotl (Sim.)
(SD) i:xasyu
(SD) i:xchihche:le chibola, chichón, chipote (inflamación)

bump, lump, swelling
cf. i:x- "eye", 'face'; Sp. chibola, -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) i:xchihche:le cheles (del ojo), légañas

"sleepy seeds" (eye secretion)
cf. i:x "eye", Sp. chele (redup.)
(C) ijxchiku bizco

cross-eyed, cock-eyed
cf. isx "eye"
CN cf. i:x- "eye", chicu, chico (Sim.) "al reves, irregular-
mente"
(C) ijxchukulu choco, ciego
blind, one-eyed
cf. i : x "eye", (?) chu:ka "to cry"
(C) i:xchu:yu llorón

cry baby (one who cries a lot)
cf. i : x "eye"
(SD) -irxewayu párpado

eyelid
cf. i : x "eye", ewayu "skin"
(C) i:xihkatuk cuesta arriba, empinado

up hill, steep
cf. i : x "eye", f face f , ihka-tuk "standing"
(C) (i-)i:x -(i)kxi tobillo, ojo de pie

ankle, ankle bone
(i-)i:x nu-kxi "my ankle"
cf. -i:x "eye", (i)kxi "foot"
(SD) (i-)i:x -(i)kxi
(C) ixi:nyu-kwawi-t, xi:nyu-kwawi-t palo jiote

tree sp., "peeling-skin" tree
cf. i- 'its 1 , xi:nyu "skin desease (impetigo ( ? ) ) " , kwawi-t
"tree"
(C) i : x i t i a (t.v.) despertar

to wake (someone) up
i : x i t i a (pres.)
isxitih (pret.) ni-k-isxtih "I woke him up"
i:xitih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : s a "to wake up", -(i)tia 'caus.'
CN i ( 9 ) x i t i a (Car.)
cf. (SD) irxatia
(C) ixka (t.v.) asar

to roast, to fry
ixka (pres.)
ixka-k (pret.)
ixka-tuk (perf.) ni-k-ixka-tuk "I've roasted it"
cf. ta-ixka "to be roasting"
CN (i)xka (Car.)
(SD) ixka
(C) -i:xkaliyu cara
face
nu-i:xkaliyu "my face" (nuwi:xkaliyu 9 )
cf. i:x- 'face 1 , ( ? ) kal "house", -yu 'intimate poss.'
CN cf. ixcallotl (Sim.) "órbita, la cavidad de ojo"
cf. (SD) i:xkalyu "eyebrow"
(SD) isxkalyu ceja

eyebrow
-i:xkalyu (poss.) ny-i:xkalyu "my eyebrow"
ihi:xkalyu (pi.)
CN cf. ixcallotl (Sim.) "órbita, la cavidad del ojo"
cf. (C) i:xkaliyu "cara"
(SD) ixkanal iscanal (árbol)

tree sp., with many thorns and long branches
cf. (C) axkanel
(C) ixka-tuk (adj.) asado

roasted, fried
cf. ixka "to roast, fry", -tuk 'perf.'
(C) i:xkehketsa (t.v.) acordarse, pensar

to remember, to think
i:xkehketsa (pres.)
i:xkehkets-ki (pret.) ni-k-i:xkehkets-ki " I remembered it"
(nigixkehketski?)
i s xkehkets-tuk (perf.)
c f . i : x "eye", 'face', (?) ketsa "to stand"; cf. i:xketsa "to
raise, lift"
CN cf. (?) ixquetza (Sim.) "ofrecerse para hacer algo, darse
como fianza"
(SD) i:xkehketsa (t.v.) pensar, imaginar
to think, to imagine
(C) i:xketsa (t.v.) levantar

to lift, to raise
i:xketsa (pres.) ni-k-i:xketsa "I'm lifting it"
(nigixgetsa?)
i:xkets-ki (pret.)
i:xkets-tuk (perf.)
cf. ijx "eye", 'face', ketsa "to get up, to stand"
CN cf. ixquetza (Sim.) "ofrecerse para hacaer algo, darse
como fianza"
(C) i:xkipi-tsin lucerna, luciérnaga
firefly, lightning bug
ihirxkipitsin (pi.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face 1 , (?) kipi "scar", -tsin 'diminutive'
CN icpitl (Sim.)
cf. (SD) i : x p i t s i n
(C) i:xku isco, ixco, lindero (de tarea, de cuadra)

boundary marker
cf. i:x- 'face', -ku 'locative'
CN cf. i:xko (Car.); ixco (Mol.) "en la cara"; (Sim.) "sobre
la cara, sobre la superficie"
(SD) i:xku lindero, tarea, seña o señal de tarea o cuadra
boundary marker, field marker
-i:xku (poss.) nu-i:xku "my marker, my boundary"
ihi:xku (pi.)
na:wi i:xku "tarea" (a work area considered a "job", a
day's work, literally "four boundaries")
(C) i:xkuh-weyak long; see i:xkuweyak

i
v*
(C) i:x-kukul-ita ojear, dar el mal de ojo
to give the evil eye
irxkukulita (pres.)
i:xkukulits-ki (pret.) k-i:xkukulits-ke-t-a "they already
gave him the evil eye"
i:xkukulits-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", kukulis "sickness", ita "to see, to look at"
(SD) ixkumún perniza, perdiza, perdiz, paloma de montaña

partridge, grouse (?)
cf. (?) Spanish influence; cf. (?) i:xku "boundary", mu:n
"girlfriend, bride"
(C) iixkuweyak, i:xkuhweyak largo, cosa larga

long, something long
cf. i:xku "boundary, sign", weyak "long"
(SD) i:xkuweyak cara larga
long face
cf. i:x- 'face'
(SD) i:xkwa-t huele-de-noche (árbol)
tree sp., smells bad, its leaves are toasted and a dough made
which stops itching of foot fungus, also for headaches
(literally "smells-at-night" tree)
cf. (?) i : x "eye", 'face 1
(C) isxkwehkwelech-nah (adj.) arrugado

wrinkled
cf. isx- 'face 1 , (?) kwe:l-nah "bent, curved"
CN cf. ixcueloa (Mol.) "torcerse el madero"
(C) isxkwepa (t.v.) botar, voltear

to throw down or out, to turn over
isxkwepa (pres.)
i:xkwep-ki (pret.) ni-k-isxkwep-ki " I threw it out"
i:xkwep-tuk (perf.)
c f . isx "eye", 'face'; kwepa "to return"
CN cf. ixcuepa (Sim.) "revolver algo, perderse, errar,
engañar"
(SD) isxkwepa (t.v., i.v.) botar, dar vuelta a, derramarse
to throw down or out, to turn (something), to pour, to spill
isxkwep-ki "it spilled"
k-isxkwep-ki "(she) knocked it over"
(C) isxkwetax sin vergüenza

shameless, shameful person
c f . isx "eye", 'face', kwetax-ti "leather"
(C) isxkwikwil-nah pintado de la cara, sucio de la cara

with painted face, dirty-faced
cf. isx- 'face', kwikwil-nah "painted"
CN cf. ixcuicuiliuhqui (Sim.) "que tiene la cara sucia, llena
de manchas"
(C) isxmasskrah máscara

mask
cf. isx- 'face', masskrah (from Sp. máscara)
(C) i:xmati (t.v., incorp.) conocer, reconocer
to know, to be familiar with, acquainted with, to meet
ijxmati (pres.) ni-k-i:xmati "I know him,f (nigixmati?)
isxraat-ki (pret.)
i:xmat-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face 1 , mati "to know"
CN iximate (Sim.)
(SD) i:xmati
(C) i : x m a : t i : l u a (t.v., incorp.) repellar, refinar (frotando la

superficie de algo)
to finish, to refine, to plaster, to rub fine (e.g. a wall)
i:xma:ti:lua (pres.) k-i:xma:ti:lua " I finish i t "
(gixmatirluwa9)
i:xma:ti:luh (pret.)
i:xma:ti:luh-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x- 'face', ma:ti:lua "to smooth, to finish"
CN cf. ixmatiloa (Sim.) "frotar la cara de alguien"
(C) i:xmehme:le lerdo (lento, despacio, anda cayendo);

muchacho inútil
slow, dull; useless boy
cf. i : x "eye", 'face'; (?) melaswa "to lay, to extend"
(C) i:xmekayu correa

leather strip, strap, string
cf. i : x "eye", meka-t "string", -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) i:xmekayu kak-ti bejuquilla, bejuquillo (culebra)

snake sp., very thin, green snake that looks like a vine,
said to be poisonous
cf. i:x-meka-yu "leather strip", kak-ti "sandal"
(C) isxmimilua (t.v., r.v., incorp.) rodar(se), revolcar(se),

girar
to roll, to roll over, to revolve
ijxmimilua (pres.)
itxmimiluh (pret.) mu-i:xmimiluh " i t rolled", k-i:xmimiluh
"(he) rolled i t "
i:xmimiluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', mimilua "to r o l l "
(C) i:xmu:hmuts hijo del sol (albino)
albino (person)
cf. i:x "eye", 'face 1
CN cf. (?) ixmomotzoa (Sim.) "arañar la cara de alguien"
(C) mu-i:xmu:tia (r.v.) asustarse

to be frightened
mu-i:xmu:tia (pres.)
mu-i:xmu:tih (pret.)
mu-i:xmu:tih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', mu:tia "to frighten"
(SD) -i:xmu:tia (t.v., r.v.) asustar(se), espantar(se), escarmentar
to frighten, to scare, to warn/scare off
mu-i:xmu:tia "it was frightened", k-i:xmu:tia "(she) scared
it"
(C) i:xpahpa:ki (i.v., redup., incorp.) estar contento

to be happy
i:xpahpa:ki (pres.) n-i:xpahpa:ki "I'm happy" (nixpahpa:gi?)
i:xpahpa:ki-k (pret.)
i:xpahpa:ki-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x "eye", 'face', pa:ki "to be happy"
(SD) i:xpahpa:ki sonreirse
to smile
(C) i:xpa:ka (t.v.) lavar (trastes, etc.)

to wash (e.g. dishes, etc.)
i:xpa:ka (pres.) ni-k-i:xpa:ka '1 wash it" (nigixpaiga 9 )
i:xpa:ka-k (pret.)
i:xpak-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x- 'face', pa:ka "to wash"
cf. ta-i:xpa:ka "to wash (something), be washing"
(SD) i:xpa:ka (t.v.) lavar (trastes)
to wash (dishes)
i:xpa:k, i:xpa:ka-k (pret.)
cf. mu-i:xpa:ka "to wash one's face"
(SD) mu-i:xpa:ka (r.v.) lavarse la cara

to wash one's face
cf. i:x- 'face', pa:ka "to wash"; cf. i:x-pa:ka "to wash"
(C) ijxpalua (t.v.) lamber, lamer
to lick
i:xpalua (pres.)
i:xpaluh (pret.) ni-k-i:xpaluh " I licked it"
i:xpaluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-i:xpalua "to lick (something)"
CN ixpaloa (Mol.) "sacar mota del ojo con la lengua",
papaloa (Mol.) "lamer(se)"; paloa (Mol.) "mojar el pan en
alguna salsa"; PN *palowa
(SD) ijxpalua
(C) -irxpan delante de

before, in front of
nu-i:xpan "before me, in front of me"
cf. i:x- 'cara 1 , -pan 'locative 1
CN ixpan (Sim.)
(SD) -i:xpan
nu-isxpan "in front of me"
mu-isxpan "in front of you"
i-i:xpan "in front of him"
ka i:xpan " i t i s ahead, it is in front"
(C) irxpanua (t.v.) poner en frente, poner al frente, poner

delante de
to place before, to put in front of
i:xpanua (pres.)
itxpanuh (pret.) (?)
i:xpanuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:xpan "in front of", -ua 'caus./passive'
(C) irxpehpena (t.v., incorp.) escoger

to choose, to pick out, to select
i:xpehpena (pres.)
i:xpehpen-ki (pret.) ni-k-i:xpehpen-ki " I chose it"
( nigixpehpeijgi 9 )
i:xpehpen-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', pehpena "to pick up"
CN cf. ixpepena (Car.) "escoger a alguien por su cara"
(SD) isxpehpena
(SD) i:xpe:l, i:xpe:l-xuti clase de jute, clase de caracol

snail sp.
cf. i:xpe:lua "to open", xuti " s n a i l "
(C) i:xpe:lua (t.v.) abrir más
to open wider
i:xpe:lua (pres.) k-i:xpe:lua "(he) opens it more"
i:xpe:luh (pret.)
i:xpe:luh-tuk (perf.)
c f . i : x "eye", 'face 1 , pe:lua "to open"
CN ixpeloa (Sim.) "abrir desmesuradamente los ojos,
removerlos"
(SD) i:xpe:lua
(SD) i : x p i : l k a agachado, empinado (i:xpi:lka?)

squatting, steep
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', i:x-pilua "to squat", -ka 'perf.
nominalization' (?)
(SD) i:xpilua (t.v., r.v., incorp.) agachar(se)

to squat, to bend
i:xpilua (pres.) ni-k-i:xpilua "I bend it down",
ni-mu-i:xpilua "I squat"
isxpiluh (pret.)
i:xpiluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', pilua "to hang"
CN cf. ixpiloa (Sim.) "bajar los ojos"
(C) i:xpi:na:wa (i.v., incorp.) tener vergUenza, darse vergUenza,

avergonzarse
to be ashamed
i : x p i : n a : w a (pres.) n-i:xpi:na:wa "I'm ashamed"
i:xpi:na:h-ki (pret.)
i:xpi:na:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x "eye", 'face'
CN ixpinaua (Sim.); cf. pi:na:wia (Car.) "avergonzarse"
(SD) i:xpina:wa
i:xpina:wa-k (pret.)
i:xpina:w-tuk, i:xpina:wa-tuk (perf.)
(C) i:xpitsa (t.v., incorp.) soplar, i n f l a r , sorber
to blow, to inflate, to fan
isxpitsa (pres.) ni-k-i:xpitsa "I blow it"
i:xpits-ki (pret.)
i:xpits-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face 1 , pitsa "to blow"
(SD) i:xpitsa (t.v., r.v., incorp.) soplar, inflar, sorber,
abanicar(se)
to blow, to inflate, to fan (oneself)
k-i:xpitsa "(she) blows it"
mu-i:xpitsa "(she) fans herself"
(SD) isxpitsin lucerna, luciérnaga

firefly, lightning bug
ihirxpitsin (pi.)
c f . (?) i : x "eye", 'face', -tsin 'diminutive'
cf. (C) i : x k i p i t s i n
(SD) i:xpulua (t.v., r.v., incorp.) perder(se)

to get lost, to loose
irxpulua (pres.) ni-mu-i:xpulua " I get lost", ni-k-i:xpulua
" I loose i t "
irxpuluh (pret.)
i:xpuluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. isx "eye", 'face', pulua "to loose"
(C) irxpupuchwia (t.v., incorp.) estar sajumeando (sahuraando)(un

santo)
to burn incense (for a saint)
irxpupuchwia (pres.) ni-k-i:xpupuchwia "I'm burning incense
for it" (nigixpupuchwiya?)
i:xpupuchwih(-ki) (pret.)
i:xapupuchwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x- 'face', pupuchwia "to burn incense for"
cf. (C) pupuchwia
(C) i:xpu:pu:wa (t.v., r.v.) limpiar(se) la cara
to wash one's face, to wash someone's face
i:xpu:pu:wa (pres.) mu-i:xpu:pu:wa "(she) is washing her
face"
i:xpu:pu:h (pret.)
i:xpu:pu:h-tuk (pret.)
cf. isx- 'cara', pu:pu:wa "to clean"
CN ixpopoa (Sim.) "lavar, limpiar, planchar"
(SD) mu-i:xpupu:wa (r.v.) limpiarse, lavarse
to wash oneself, to clean oneself
mu-i:xpupu:wa (pres.)
mu-i:xpupu:h (pret.)
mu-i:xpupu:h-tuk (perf.)
(SD) i:xpupuyu-t ciego, choco

blind, one-eyed
cf. i : x "eye", pupuyu-t "blind"
CN ixpopoyotl (Sim.)
(C) i:xpupuyu:tsin gallina ciega (un gusano (?), plaga para

animales)
cutworm (?)
cf. i:xpupuyu-t "blind", -tsin 'diminutive'
(C) i:xpuya:wi (i.v.) marearse, atarantarse

to be faint, dizzy, bumbfounded
isxpuyaswi (pres.)
i:xpuya:wi-k (pret.) n-i:xpuya:wi-k " I got dizzy"
i:xpuya:h-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face'
CN cf. ixpoyaua (Sim.) "oscurecer, deslumhrar"
(SD) i:xsaka-t arroz (en su planta)

rice, still on stalk
-isxsaka-w (poss.) nu-i:xsaka-w "my rice"
cf. i : x "grain, seed", saka-t "grass"
(SD) i:xtakayu-t piojillo, piojo de gallina

mite (chicken louse)
cf. (C) istak-atime-t
(C) iixtapachua (t.v., r.v.) embrocar
to turn over, to upset, to turn upside-down
irxtapachua (pres.)
irxtapachuh (pret.) ni-k-i:xtapachuh f,I turned it over",
ni-mu-i:xtapachuh " I got turned over"
i:xtapachuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", f face f , tapach "shell"
CN cf. ixtlapach- (Mol.) "boca abajo", ixtapachcuepa (Mol.)
"embrocar"
(SD) ijxtapachua
i:xtapachuh (pret.)
i:xtapacih-tuk (perf.)
(SD) i:xtatsini ( i . v . , incorp.) pringar, rodar (de granos)

for grain to roll, scatter
i:xtatsini (pres.)
i:xtatsini-k (pret.)
i:xtatsin-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x "grain", (C) tatsisni "to scatter, to sprinkle"
CN cf. ixtlatzinia (Sim.) "abofetearse a si mismo"
(C) i:xta:wak sabana (prado de zacatal)

savannah, meadow
cf. i:x- f cara f
CNixtlauaca(n) (Sim.) "lugar desierto", ixtlauatl (Sim.)
"sabana, tierra plana, llanura"
(SD) i:xta:wak
(C) i:xta wirpta pasado pasado mañana (en tres días)

in three days
cf. wirpta "day after tomorrow"
(C) i:xte:mbl6r sensonte bobo, sinsonte bobo, pájaro bobo

bird sp., bird like mocking bird, walks as though it cannot
see the road, flies very slow, very stupid
cf. i : x "eye", 'face 1 , Sp. temblor
(C) i:xte:miki (t.v.) soñar

to dream (something)
i:xte:miki (pres.) ni-k-i:xte:miki "I dream it"
(nigixte:migi 7 )
i:xte:mik (pret.)
i:xte:mik-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', te:miki "to dream"
cf. (SD) te:miki
(C) -i:xtempan enfrente de otro, delante de otro
In front of someone else
cf. i:x- 'face1, -tempan "edge, border"
(SD) i:xtemu:yu-t chispa

spark
cf. i : x "eye", 'face 1 , "grain", temu:yu-t "spark"
(C) i:xtetsi:l-nah (adj.) cara tiesa

rigid faced, stiff-faced
cf. i:x- 'face'
CN cf. tetziloa (Sim.) "torcer mucho"
(SD) i : x t i a (t.v.) sacar

to take out, to remove, to get (out)
i : x t i a (pres.)
i:xtih (pret.) ti-k-i:xtih-ke-t "we got it out"
i:xtih-tuk (perf.)
xi-nech-i:xti "get me out!"
cf. ki:sa "to leave", -tia 'caus.'
cf. (C) k i : x t i a
(note: this verb historically had an i n i t i a l k, which was
lost when it was analogically equated with }c- 'third
pers. sg. pronominal object1 prefix)
(SD) i : x t i a se: tiroh (t.v.) disparar, tirar

to shoot
cf. i : x t i a "to get out", se: "one", Sp. tiro "shot"
(SD) i : x t i l i a (t.v.) quitar algo a alguien

to take something away from someone
i:xtilia (pres.)
i:xtilih (pret.) k-i:xtilih-ke-t "they took it away from him"
i:xtilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) k i : x t i l i a
(C) isxtuhtulu tulanco (elote que no se ha llenado bien)

an ear of corn that has not developed well
ihi:xtuhtulu (pi.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', (?) perhaps tul- 'yellow'
(C) i:xtu:ka (t.v,, r.v., incorp.) meter(se)
to insert, to put in, to stick in
i:xtu:ka (pres.) ni-k-i:xtu:ka flI insert it11,
ni-mu-i:xtu:ka " I interject, I stick myself in"
i:xtu:ka-k (pret.) ni-k-i:xtu:ka-k " I stuck it i n "
(nigixtu:gak)
i:xtu:ka-tuk (perf.) ni-mu-i:xtu:ka-tuk "I inserted myself"
(nim(u)wixtu:gatuk)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face 1 , tu:ka "to plant, bury"
CN cf. ixtoca (Mol.) "poner correas a los cacles con punzón"
(SD) i:xtu:ka
(C) i:xtukpe:wa (t.v.) empujar

to push, to shove
i:xtukpe:wa (pres.) ni-k-i:xtukpe:wa " I push it"
i:xtukpe:h (pret.)
i:xtukpe:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) i:xtu:ka "to insert", pe:wa "to begin"
cf. (SD) i:xtupewa
(C) mu-i:xtu:na (r.v.) tardarse, dilatarse

to be late, to delay
mu-i:xtu:na (pres.) mu-i:xtu:na "(he) is late, he delays"
(m(u)wixtu:na?)
mu-i:xtu:na-k (pret.)
mu-i:xtu:na-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. (?) i:x- "eye", 'face', (?) tu:nal "sun"
cf. (SD) i:xtu:na
(SD) i:xtu:na (i.v.) tardarse

to be late
i:xtu:na (pres.) n-i:xtu:na " I am late" (nixtu:na?)
i:xtu:na-k (pret.)
i:xtu:na-tuk (perf.) (?)
maka x-i:xtu:na "don't be late!"
cf. (?) i : x "eye", 'face', (?) tu:nal "sun"
cf. (C) mu-i:xtusna
(SD) i:xtupewa empujar, rempujar

to push, to shove
i:xtupewa (pres.)
irxtupew (pret.) ni-k-i:xtupew " I pushed it" (nigixtupeW)
i:xtupew-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) i:xtukpe:wa
(SD) i:xturnu bizco
cross-eyed, cock-eyed
cf. i : x "eye", Sp. turno
(C) i:xtsaya:na (t.v., incorp.) destrozar, rajar

to split, to break up
i:xtsaya:na (pres.)
i:xtsaya:n (pret.)
i:xtsaya:n-tuk(perf.) ni-k-i:xtsaya:n-tuk " I have split it"
cf. i:x "eye", 'face 1 , tsaya:na "to split"
(SD) i:xtsaya:na
cf. i:x-tsaya:ni (i.v.) "to split"
(SD) i:xtsaya:ni (i.v.) rajarse, romperse, abrirse

to split, to break, to open
i:xtsaya:ni (pres.)
i:xtsaya:n(-ki) (pret.)
i:xtsaya:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x- 'face', tsayarna (t.v.) "to spit"
(SD) irxtsuhtsukul chiboludo, borru{oso, garrasposo (no parejo)

bumpy, knotty, uneven
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', tsukul "bump", i:x-tsukul "knot"
cf. (C) i:xtsuhtsukul-nah
(C) isxtsuhtsukul-nah chiboloso, borru{oso, garrasposo

knotty, bumpy
cf. (SD) i:x-tsuhtsukul, -nah 'adj.'
(C) -i:xtsuhtsun-yu pesta{as, cejas (ixtsuhtsurjyu?)

eyelashes, eyebrows
cf. i:x "eye", -tsuhtsun-yu "eyelashes"
CN cf. ixtzontli (Sim.)
(SD) -i:xtsuhtsun-yu
-i:xtsuhtsun-yu (poss.) nu-i:xtsuhtsun-yu "my eyelashes, my
eyebrows"
cf. -i:xtsun-yu (singular, not very common)
(SD) -i :xtsun-yu pesta{a, ceja

singular of -i:xtsuhtsun-yu (singular is rare)
(C) i:xtsukul nudo (de palo)
knot (in wood)
cf. i : x "eye", tsukul "lump, bump"
(SD) -i:xtsukul-yu
cf. -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) i-xu:chi-yu floreado, flor (?)

flowered, flower (?)
cf. i- ' i t s ' , xu:chi-t "flower", -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) i:xuhxupil-nah, i:x(x)uhxupil-nah (adj.) hinchado de los ojos,

arrugado de la cara
with swollen eyes, wrinkled face
cf. i : x "eye", 'face'
(C) ixuku-masa:-t pepenance (árbol)

tree sp. small, like sour nance
ixukumasa:-tsin "small pepenance"
cf. i- ' i t s ' , xuku-t "hogplum", masa:-t "deer" (literally
"deer's hogplum")
(SD) i:xwahlaka órgano, pitajaya (pitahaya) de monte (ixwahlaga?)

pitahaya cactus, organ cactus (?)
cf. (?) i : x "eye", 'face', "seeds"
(C) i:xwa:ki (i.v.) resecarse, secarse

to dry out, to dry up
i : x w a : k i (pres.) i : x w a : k i " i t ' s drying up" (ixwa:gi?)
i:xwa:ki-k (pret.)
i:xwa:ki-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face', wa:ki "to dry"
CN cf. ixwacqui (Sim.) "un poco seco"
(SD) i:xwa:ki (i.v.) secarse, cicatrizarse
to dry (up), to form a scar
(C) i:xwehwetska (i.v., redup.) sonreirse

to smile
i:xwehwetska (pres.) n-i:xwehwetska "I smile"
i:xwehwetska-k (pret.)
i:xwehwetska-tuk (perf.)
cf. i:x- 'face', wetska "to laugh"
CN ixuetzca (Sim.) "sonreir"
(C) i:xweyak carón, cara larga
long-faced, big-faced
cf. i:x- 'face 1 , weyak "long"
CN ixueyac (Sim.) "cara alargada aguileña"
(C) i:xwi (i.v.) llenarse, satisfacerse (de comida), hartarse

to be f u l l (of food)
i:xwi (pres.)
i:xwi-k (pret,) n-i:xwi-k "I got full"
i:xwi-tuk (perf.)
CN ixui (Sim.) "comer hasta saciarse"; (i)xwi (Car.)
"hartarse"
(SD) i : x w i
(C) -ixwiyu nieto, nieta

grandchild
nu-ixwiyu "my grandchild"
CN ixwuiuhtli (Sim.)
(SD) -ixwiyu
(C) i:xxuhxupil-nah "with swollen eyes, wrinkled face"; see

i:xuhxupil-nah
(C) i:xyu:lkwi (t.v., r.v.) revivir(se), resucitar

to revive, to resuscitate
i:xyu:lkwi (pres.) mu-i:xyu:lkwi "(he) come back to l i f e ,
(he) is reviving"
i:xyu:lkwih (pret.)
i:xyu:lkwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. i : x "eye", 'face", yu:l- "heart", kwi "to take, grab"
cf. (SD) yu:lkwi
(C) iyakwah-tal madre de cacaos, lugar de madre de cacaos

grove of "mother-of-cacao" trees
cf. iyahkwawi-t "madre-de-cacao" tree, -ta(:)l 'place of'
(C) iyahkwawi-t madre cacao, madre de cacao (árbol)

tree sp., large, called "mother-of-cacao", used to shade
coffee trees
cf. i- •its', kwawi-t "tree", and perhaps yah- an arcahic
form for "mother", cf. Mecayapan -ye? "mother", a Uto-
Aztecan etymon.
(C) iyak-mi:ku guaco (raíz montés, medicinal para curar diarrea
o mal del estómago)
wild root, medicinal, used for diarrhea and bad stomach
cf. i- ' i t s ' , yak- "nose", Sp. mico, literally "monkey's
nose"
(Tacuba) iya-t tabaco

tobacco
(Comazahua, Jicalapa) iya-t puro
cigar
(C) iya:w agüera (de agUerearse, queda agua)

watery (?)
cf. i- ' i t s 1 , a:-t "water", -w 'poss.' (etymological struc-
ture = i-a:-w)
(C) iya:wtsi:ka-t arriadora, garriadora (hormiga, sólo hay en

invierno) (iya:Wtsi:gat)
ant sp., a driver ant that appears only in winter
cf. iya:w "agüera" (watery), tsi:ka-t "ant"
(C) iya:yu caldo

stew, soup
cf. i- ' i t s ' , a:-t "water", -yu 'intimate poss.'
(SD) iya:yu sopa
(SD) iya:yu koko agua de coco (iyaiyu koko?)

coconut juice
cf. iya:yu "soup, juice"; Sp. coco "coconut"
(SD) iyuh -tsunkal raya de pelo

part in hair
iyuh nu-tsunkal "my (hair) part"
cf. i- ' i t s ' , uh-ti "road", -tsunkal "hair"
cf. -uh -tsunkal
K
(C) ka que (pronombre relativo, marcador de complemento)

which, that (relative pronoun, complementizer)
CN cf. ac (Mol.); PN *a:k
cf. (SD) ka(h)
(C) ka a, en, ¿dónde?, donde

to, in, at, where, where?
cf. ka -chan "at (someone's house/place)"
cf. ka-ihtik "inside"
cf. ka-i:xpan "in front of, before"
cf. ka i-teputs "backwards, opposite"
cf. ka ne:pa "(over) there"
cf. ka niikan "(over) here"
cf. katani "below"
cf. ka tatwi "in the early morning"
cf. ka -yehkan "to the right"
(SD) ka
cf. ka -chan "at (someone's house/place)"
cf. ka-ka:ri:tah "the coast"
cf. ka-ikahku "sky, heaven"
cf. ka -ipan "behind"
cf. ka -itan "below"
cf. ka nes "(over) there"
cf. ka nikan "(over) here"
cf. katani "below, to the south"
cf. ka tayuwa "at night"
(C) ka: quien, ¿quién?

who, who?
ka: taha "¿Quién sos vos? (¿Quién eres?)"
ka: waslah "who came?"
ka: uni "who is i t , who are you?" (uni 'demonstrative',
"that", cf. (SD) kah uni "who are you?")
kasmet (pi.) "who? (pi.)" (¿quienes?)
cf. ka ke:n "who knows"
CN aquin (Mol.)
cf. (SD) kah
(C) kabél (adj., adv.) cabal (justo, exacto, completo)
just, exact, full, complete
Sp. cabal
(SD) ka:bayuh caballo, bestia, mula, burro

horse, mule, donkey, beast of burden
kahka:bayuh (pi.)
Sp. caballo
cf. (C) ka:wayu
(C) ka:bi:lduh alcaldia (precidencia municipal)

city hall, town hall
Sp. cabildo
(SD) ka:bi:lduh
(SD) ka:bo(h) cabo

handle
Sp. cabo
(C) ka:bra cabro, cabra (karbra?)

goat
kahka:bra ( p i . )
Sp. cabra
(SD) ka:brah; ka:bruh cabra; cabro
goat (female and male goat, respectively)
Sp. cabra, cabro
(C) ka:chamblaka hondilla

sling shot
Sp. cachamblaca
(C) ka -chan a donde (alguien), a la casa de alguien

to or at somebody's (house/place)
ka i-chan "at whose (house)?" (¿Dónde quién?)
ka nu-chan "at my house, at my place" (a donde yo)
cf. ka "to, a t " , -chan "house"
CN cf. ka(n) "where"
(SD) ka -chan
(C) kachimbu pipa (para fumar), cachimba (kachimbu?)

pipe (for smoking)
kahkachimbu (pi.)
Sp. cachimbo
(SD) -kachoh cacho, cuerno
horn
i-kachoh turuh cow's horn
Sp. cacho
(C) kada cada

each
Sp. cada
(SD) kadeho(h) cadejo (ser sobrenatural, lobo o perro pastor

alemán que guía o ataca a los borrachos)
a supernatural wolf or german shepherd that either guides or
attacks drunks
(SD) kadena cadena

chain
Sp. cadena
(C) ka-diya wesl ¿cuál es?

which one is it?
ka-diya we:l ti-k-a:n-ki "which one did you take?"
(SD) kah, ka que (pronombre relativo, markador de complemento)

that, which (relative pronoun, complementizer)
cf. (C) ka
(SD) kah quien, ¿quién? (gah)

who, who?
kah taha "Who are you?" (¿quién sos vos?)
kah-uni "who" (cf. uni 'demonstrativo' "that") (gahuni 9 )
kah wa:lah "Who came?"
CN cf. ac (Mol.)
cf. (C) ka:; PN * a : k
(SD) -kahah-yu ataúd

coffin, casket
i-kahah-yu "her coffin"
Sp. caja "box", -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) ka:hú:n
(SD) kahiya(h) fósforo (cerillo)

match
Sp. cajilla
(C) kahkál caserío
village
(SD) kahkál
(SD) kahkani (i.v. (?)) ventilar, estar ventilando, soplar, darle

brisa
to winnow, to fan, to blow
kahkani (pres.)
kahkan-ki (pret.)
kahkan-tuk (perf.)
cf. ahka:na (t.v.)
(C) kahka:wa (t.v., redup.) dejar

to leave, to abandon
kahka:wa (pres.)
kahka:w (pret.) ni-k-kahka:w tfI left it" (nigahka:W)
kahka:w-tuk (pert.)
xi-nech-kahka:wa "leave me!" (¡dejame!)
cf. ka:wa "to leave"
CN cf. cacaua (Sim.) "descansar, dejar, abandonar"
cf. (SD) ahkawa
(SD) -kahku alto, trepado

high, up
i-kahku " i t s height (?)" ("su trepado")
cf. ahku "up"
(SD) kahkuwik norte, al norte, arriba

north, to(ward) the north, up(ward)
cf. ka "to", ahku "up", (?) -ik " u n t i l , up to, therefore"
(C) ka:hó:n cajón

box, chest
Sp. cajón
(C) ka:hú:n, kahó:n ataúd

coffin, casket
Sp. cajón "box, chest"
cf. (SD) -kahah-yu
(SD) kahwelah cajuelita, pétalo de flor

flower petal
Sp. cajuela
(SD) ka-gasri:tah costa, la costa (ga-ga:ri:tah)
the coast
cf. ka "to", Sp. garita "guard booth"
(C) ka-ihtik adentro

inside
cf. ka " i n " , ihtik "internal, inside"
(SD) ka-ikahku cielo

sky, heaven
cf. ka " i n , at", i-kahku "high"
(SD) ka -ipan detrás

behind
ka nu-ipan "behind me"
ka (i-)ipan ne me:sah "behind/under the table"
cf. ka " i n , at", ipan "behind"
(SD) ka -itan debajo de

under, underneith, beneith, below
cf. katani "below, under"
(C) ka i-teputs al revés

backwards, opposite
cf. ka " i n , at", i- ' i t s ' , -teputs "behind"
(C) ka -i:xpan delante de, enfrente de

in front of, before
ka nu-i:xpan "in front of me, before me"
cf. ka " i n , at", -i:xpan "before, in front of"
(C) ka:kah alguien (ka:gah)

someone, somebody
CN cf. aca (Sim.)
cf (SD) ahakah
(C) ka:ka:lu:tan San Julian (nombre de un pueblo)

San Julian (a town name)
cf. -tan 'place of'
CN cf. cacalotl "cuervo"
(C) kakasua (t.v., r.v.) molestar(se), estar apenado, sofocar(se),
saporar(se)
to be bothered, vexed, harrassed, troubled
kakasua (pres.) nech-kakasua "it bothers me", mu-kakasua "he
is troubled"
kakasuh (pret.)
kakasuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (SD) mu-kakasua "to cackle"
(SD) mu-kakasua (r.v.) cacarear (de animales)

to cackle, to crow (of animales only)
mu-kakasua (pres.)
mu-kakasuh, mu-kakasih (pret.)
mu-kakasuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) kakasua "to bother, to be bothered"
(C) mu-kakasuh-tuk (adj.) apenado

bothered, troubled
cf. kakasua "to bother, be bothered, -tuk f perf. f
(C) kakawana lagartija (clase de)

lizard sp. (brown, red chest)
(SD) karkawani lagartija (clase de)
lizard sp. (green, very bright colored)
kahka:kawani (pi.)
(C) kakawa-t cacao (árbol, fruta)

cacao (fruit, tree)
-kakaw (poss.) nu-kakaw "my cacao" (nukakaW)
kahkakawat (pi.)
CN cacauatl (Sim.)
(SD) kakawa-t (gagawat)
(C) kakawatal cacaos, cacaguatal, cacaotal

cacao trees, cacao grove, cacao orchard
cf. kakawa-t "cacao", - t a ( : ) l ; 'place of 1
(SD) kakax cacaste, cacaxte (caja de madera para cargar cosas)

(gagax)
wooden carrying crate
kahkakax (pi.)
CN cf. cacaxtli (Mol.) "escalerillas de tablas para llevar
algo acuestas, el taraeme"
cf. (C) taku:kal "'cacaxte 1 box"
(SD) -kakax-yu cacaste de animal, esqueleto de animal
animal skeleton, dried up remains of a dead animal
i-kakax-yu "its skeleton"
cf, kakax "wooden carrying crate"
(C) ka ke:n ¿quién sabe?, a saber, saber (ka gé:rj)

who knows?, it's unknown, I don't know, it remains
to be seen
cf. ka "who", ke:n "how"
(SD) ka ke:ski ¿quánto vale? (ga ge:ski 9 )

cf. ka "that, which", ke:ski "how much, how many"
(C) ka:ki oir, escuchar

to hear, to listen
ka:ki (pres.) ni-k-ka:ki " I hear it" (niga:gi ? )
ka:k (pret.)
ka:k-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-kaki "to listen"
CN kaki (Car.); PN kaki
(SD) kaki
(C) kak-ti caite, huarache (sandalia)

sandal
-kak (poss.) nu-kak "my sandal(s)"
CN kaktli (Car.)
(SD) kak-ti
kahkakti (pi.) (gahgakti?)
(C) kal casa

house
(note: sometimes pronounced ka:l)
-kal (poss.) nu-kal "my house"
kahkál (pi.)
CN kalli (Car.)
(SD) kal
(SD) kalabó:s calabóz (clase de machete)

a kind of machete
Sp. calabóz
(C) kalaki (i.v.) entrar
to enter, to go in
kalaki (pres.)
kalak (pret.) ni-kalak "I entered" (nigalak)
kalak-tuk (perf.)
cf. kalaki tu:nal "for the sun to set"
cf. kal- "house"
CN calaqui (Sim.), cf. cal- "house", aqui "to enter"
(SD) kalaki
xi-kalaki "come in!" (¡pase adelante!) (xigalagi?)
(C) kalaki tu:nal ponerse el sol

for the sun to set
kalak tu:nal "the sun set, went down"
(SD) kalaki tu:nal
(C) kalaktia (t.v.) dentrar, meter

to bring in, to take in, to insert, to put in
kalaktia (pres.)
kalaktih (pret.)
kalaktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-kalaktia "to be bringing things in"
cf. kalaki "to enter", -tia f caus. f
(SD) kalaktia
ni-k-kalaktia " I put it in" (nigalaktiya?)
(SD) ka:la:má:l a la mar

to the sea
cf. ka "to", Sp. a la mar
(SD) kalambre(h) calambre

cramp
Sp. calambre
(C) kala:tata (i.v.) requemarse (de plantas, siembras)

to parch, to sunburn (of plants)
kala:tata (pres.)
kala:tata-k (pret.)
kala:tata-tuk (perf.)
cf. tata "to burn", (?) kal "house", a:-t "water")
(SD) kalduh caldo, sopa

soup, stew
Sp. caldo
(SD) kal-ihtik adentro
inside
nu-kal-ihtik "inside of me"
cf. kal "house", ihti-k "inside"
CN kal-i?tik (Car.)
(C) kalwech hollin

soot
cf. kal "house", (?) wech(-tik) "finely ground"
CN calcuechtli (Sim.)
(C) kalneswi caracolito (sale antes de caerse el invierno)

snail sp., small, appears just before the rainy season begins
cf. (?) kal "house"
CN cf. (?) calneuiantli (Mol.) "eredad del común"
(C) kalpinteroh carpintero, artesano

carpinter, artisan
Sp. carpintero
(SD) kalpú:l capitana de cofradía (galpú:l)

female "captain" of the confraternity
cf. kal "house"
CN cf. calpolli (Mol.) "barrio, casa grande (vecino)"; -pol
'augmentative1
(SD) kalsetín calcetín

sock
Sp. calcetín
(C) mu-kaltapa:na (r.v., incorp.) abrir la cueva (el cangrejo)

(for a crab) to open a cave, hole
mu-kaltapa:na (pres.)
mu-kaltapa:n (pret.)
mu-kaltapa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kal "house", tapa:na "to break"
cf. (C) mu-kaltapa:na "to swarm"
(SD) mu-kaltapa:na (r.v., incorp.) alborotar (p. ej. un

hormiguero, un abejero)
to swarm
cf. kal "house", tapa:na "to break"
cf. (C) mu-kaltapa:na "(for a crab) to open a cave or hole"
(C) mu-kaltsakwa (r.v., incorp.) encerrarse
to enclose oneself, to be enclosed
mu-kaltsakwa (pres.)
mu-kaltsak (pret.)
mu-kaltsak-tuk (perf.)
cf. kal "house", tsakwa "to close"
CN caltzaqua (Sim.) "refugiarse, encerrarse en una casa"
(C) kaltsunti calsonte (tijera del techo)

beam, roof pole (?)
kahkaltsunti (pi.)
cf. kal "house"
tsun-ti "head, point"
(SD) kaltsunti
-kaltsunti (poss.) nu-kaltsunti "my beam"
(nugaltsunti?)
(C) -kamachal quijada

jaw
i-kamachal "his/her/its jaw"
cf. (?) kamak "cheek"
CN camachalli (Sim.)
(SD) -karmachal
nu-ka:machal "my jaw" (nugarmachal)
(SD) kamachisl-tik mejillas rojas

red cheeks, rosy-cheeked
cf. kamak "cheek", chi:l-tik "red"
(SD) mu-ka:machulua (r.v.) bostezar

to yawn
mu-ka:machulua (pres.)
mu-ka:machuluh (pret.)
mu-ka:machuluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ka:machal "jaw"
CN camachaloa (Mol.) "abrir mucho la boca"
cf. (C) ahkamacha:lua
(C) -ka:mah-tsin cuna

eradle
i-ka:mahtsin "his/her eradle"
Sp. cama "bed", -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) -kamak mejilla, cachete
cheek
i-kamak ffhis/her cheek"
i-kahkaraak (pi.) "his/her cheeks"
CN cf, kamatl (Car.) "boca"
(SD) -kamak
(C) kamalu-t camalote (un zacatón grueso)

grass sp,, big, thick
kahkamalut (pi.)
(C) kamanantsin camanance, hoyuelo

dimple
cf. kamak "cheek", (?) na(:)n-tsin "nance, mother, lady"
-tsin 'diminutive 1
(SD) kamanantsin
(C) kama:wak (adj.) camagua (p. ej.,un elote verde entre una
milpa seca, un palo que no se ha secado, maíz tierno
not dried out (e.g., a green ear of corn in a dry cornfield,
a tree which has not dried out, tender corn)
CN cf. camauac (Sim.) "yellow, ripe"
(SD) karma wak
(C) kamaxayal barbudo

bearded
cf. (?) kamak "cheek"
(C) ka:met ¿quiénes?

who? (pi.)
CN cf. aquique (Sim.)
(SD) kamikoneho(h) camiconejo (un zacate fino)

grass sp., thin
Sp. camiconejo (comeconejo (?))
(SD) kamioneta(h) camioneta (camión de pasaje)

bus
Sp. camioneta
(SD) kampanah campana

bell
Sp. campana
(SD) kampanamál quiebrapalito (mantis religiosa (?))
"walking-stick" insect (praying mantis (?))
Sp. (?) campana mal
(C) kamuh yuca

sweet manioc
-kamuh (poss.) nu-kamuh "my sweet manioc"
kahkamuh (pi.)
cf. chi:ltik kamuh "sweet potato" (camote)
CN camotli (Sim.) "batata (camote)"
(SD) kamuh
(SD) kamu:sa pelusa, algodón de ave

down, fuzz
Sp. gamuza
(C) ka:n ¿dónde?

where?
ka:n nemi "Where is it?"
cf. ka:nka "where to?" (¿adónde?)
CN ka:n (Car.); PN *ka:n
(SD) ka:n
(C) kanah (aparece con negación para "no hay")

(appears with negation for "there is/are not")
ka kanah kal "who knows where" (a saber donde)
a:xa:n tesu kanah mih-mix-ti today no there-are
PL-cloud-ABSOL "there aren't any clouds today"
tesu kanah tamal "there are no tortillas"
(SD) karnah cana (ka:nah)

grey hair
Sp. cana
(C) kandeslah candela

candle, light
Sp. candela
(SD) ka ne: por allá (gané: 9 )

(over) there
cf. (C) ka ne:pa
(C) ka ne:pa por allá (ga-ne:pa9)

(over) there
cf. (SD) ka ne:
(C) ka ni:kan por aquí (ga-ni:gag)
(over) here
(SD) ka nikan
(SD) kanikluh canícula (kanikluh)

dry spell in the rainy season, "dog days"
canícula
(C) ka:nka ¿adónde? (ka:gga?)

where to?
ka:nka tiyu "where are you going?"
cf. ka:n "where", ka "to"
(SD) ka:nka
(SD) kantil cantil (culebra) (kantíl)

snake sp., said to have two heads
Sp. cantil
(SD) kantón cantón (kantón)

village outside of municipal center
Sp. cantón
(SD) kanuwah canoa, lancha (ganuwah)

canoe
Sp. (?) canoa
(Nahuizalco) kanyax caña

(sugar)cane
Sp. cañas
(SD) kapár, -chiwa capar, castrar

to castrate
Sp. capar
(C) kapa:xua (t.v.) aflojar

to loosen
kapa:xua (pres.) ki-kapa:xua "I'm loosening it"
kapa:xuh (pret.) ni-k-kapa:xuh " I loosened i t "
kapa:xuh-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-kapa:xu "loosen it!" (chikapaixu9)
cf. ta-kapa:xua "to be loosening"
CN cf. capaxtic (Sol.) "cosa sosa"
(SD) ka peyna temprano
early
cf. ka " i n " , peyna "early"
CN cf. payna (Mol.) "correr ligeramente"
(S) kapiya(h) capilla

chapel
Sp. capilla
(SD) kapul-a:ma-t capulamate (árbol)

tree sp., large, like an "amate" fig tree, with long cords or
vines
lcahkapula:mat (pi.)
cf. kapul-in "choke cherry", a:ma-t "amate" fig tree
(C) kapul-in capulín

tree sp., a fruit; choke cherry, bird-cherry (?)
-kapulin (poss.) nu-kapulin "my bird-cherry"
CN kapolin (Car.)
(SD) kapulin (gapulio)
(SD) ka:ra(h) cara

face
-ka:ra(h) (poss.) nu-ka:ra(h) "my face"
Sp. cara
(SD) karakól caracol (karakól)

snail
Sp. caracol
(SD) kargadores varones, cargadores de semana santa

bearers or porters in Holy Week
Sp. cargadores
(C) ka:rgah carga (de leña)

load (of firewood)
kahkasrgah (pi.)
Sp. carga
(SD) ka:rgah
(C) kasroh caro

expensive
Sp. caro
(SD) karretah carreta (karretah)
cart
Sp, carreta
(SD) kasi casi

almost
Sp. casi
(C) ka:soh caso, atención

attention
ki-chiwa ka:soh "(he) pays attention to him" (le hace caso)
Sp. caso (cf. hacerle caso "to pay attention")
(SD) ka:soh cuento (ka:soh)

story
Sp. caso
cf. (C) ka:suh
(SD) kastigár, -chiwa castigar

to punish
Sp. castigar
(C) kastiyah castilla, castellano (español)

Castilian, Spanish
Sp. castilla
(SD) kastiyah
(C) ka:suh cuento

story
Sp. caso
cf. (SD) karsoh
(C) katani abajo

below
cf. ka " i n , at", itan "below"
(SD) katani abajo, al sur (gatani?)
below, to the south
vW ka tatwi en la madrugada, al amanecer

in the early morning
cf. ka " i n " , tatwi "to dawn"
(SD) ka tayuwa de noche, en la noche (gatayuwa?)

cf. ka " i n " , tayuwa "at night"
(C) katka 'imperfecto1 (partícula), "antes"
'imperfective' (particle), "before" ('used to' in tense-
aspect constructions)
(SD) katka (gatka(?))
(SD) katóliko(h) católico

Catholic
Sp. católico
(SD) mu-kawa (r.v.) dejar de llorar

to stop crying
mu-kawa (pres.)
mu-kaw-ki (pret.)
mu-kaw-tuk (perf.)
xi-mu-kawa "don't cry!"
cf. ahkawa "to leave"
CN cf. mo-kaswa (Car.) "dejar, cesar"; mo-caua (Sim.)
"acabar, detenerse, interrumperse"; PN *ka:wa "to leave,
abandon"
(C) ka:wa:ni (i.v.) brillar, alumbrar

to shine, to light, to illuminate
ka:wa:ni (pres.)
ka:wa:ni-k (pret.)
ka:wa:n-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. cauani
(C) ka:wayu caballo, bestia

horse, beast of burden
-ka:wayu (poss.) nu-ka:wayu "my horse" (nuka:wayu?)
kahka:wayu (pi.)
Sp. caballo
cf. (SD) ka:bayuh
(SD) ka:xani (i.v.) aflojar(se)

to loosen, to get loose
ka:xani (pres.)
ka:xan(-ki), ka:xani-k (pret.)
kasxan-tuk (perf.)
CN caxani (Sim.) "desatarse"; PN kaxa:ni
cf. (C) kaxa:nia (t.v.) "to loosen"
(C) kaxa:nia (t.v.) aflojar
to loosen
kaxa:nia (pres.)
kaxarnih (pret.) ti-k-kaxa:nih-ke-t-a "we already loosened
it" (tikaxa:nihketa ? )
kaxa:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-kaxa:nia "to be loosening"
CN caxania (Sim.) "desatar"; kaxania (UC) "aflojar lo atado"
cf. (SD) karxani (i.v.) "to loosen", ka:xantia (t.v.) "to
loosen"
(SD) ka:xantia (t.v.) aflojar

to loosen
ka:xantia (pres.)
ka:xantih (pret.)
ka:xantih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ka:xani (i.v.) "to loosen", -tia f caus. f
cf. (C) kaxasnia
(C) kaxa:n-tuk (adj.) flojo

loose
cf. kaxasni "to loosen", -tuk f perf. f
(C) kaxajwa (t.v.) rebajar, mermar, vaciar poco a poco, quitar un

poco
to reduce, to decrease, to take out a little
kaxa:wa (pres.)
kaxa:h-ki (pret.)
kaxa:h-tuk (perf.)
CN caxaua (Sim.) "disminuir, adelgazar"
(SD) ka:xawa
ka:xaw-ki (pret.)
ka:xaw-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ka:xawa "to be taking some out"
(C) kaxi-t losa, cajete, sartén (traste de losa)

clay dish, bowl
-kax (poss.) nu-kax "my bowl"
kahkaxit (pi.)
CN kaxitl (Car.) " v a s i j a "
(SD) kaxi-t (gaxit)
(C) kayeh calle
street
Sp. calle
(SD) kayeh
(C) ka -yehkan a la derecha

to the right
ka nu-yehkan "to my right"
cf. ka " i n , to", -yehkan "alone, right"
(C) ke(:) (conj.) que, como

that, which (conjunction)
Sp. que
(C) kebrada quebrada

ravine, gulch, canyon
Sp. quebrada
(C, SD) kech- 'pescuezo, cuello' (en palabras compuestas)

'neck' (in compounds)
CN kechtli (Car.) "cuello, pescuezo"; PN k9ch-
(C) kech-kupi:na (t.v., incorp.) arrancar la cabeza

to tear off the head
kechkupi:na (pres.)
kechkupisn (pret.)
kechkupi:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kech- 'neck', kupisna "to tear out"
(C) kech-kutu:na (t.v., incorp.) trozar, desnucar, cortar la

cabeza (con cuchillo)
to cut off the head (with a knife), to decapitate
kechkuturna (pres.)
kechkutu:n (pret.) ni-kechkutu:n "I cut off (its) head"
kechkutu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kech- 'neck', kutu:na "to cut"
CN kech-koto:na (Car.)
(SD) kech-kutu:na
ni-kechkutu:n ne tihlan "I cut the chicken's head off"
ni-kechkutu:n ne ku:ke " I decapitated the iguana"
(C) -kechkusyu pescuezo, cuello, nuca
neck
nu-kechkusyu "my neck" (nugechkusyu?)
cf. kech- 'neck', ku:yu "stock, stem, plant"
CN cf. kechtli (Car.); PN *k3ch-
(SD) -kechkusyu
(C) -kechkusyu -mey muñeca (de la mano)

wrist
i-kechkusyu mu-mey "your wrist
cf. -kechkusyu "neck", -mey "hand"
(SD) -kechkusyu -mey
(C) kechtanua (t.v.) llevar en el hombro

to carry on one's shoulder
kechtanua (pres.)
kechtanuh (pret.) ki-kechtanuh-a "he already carried i t (on
his shoulder)"
kechtanuh-tuk (perf.)
xi-kechtanu "carry it (on your shoulder)!"
cf. kech- 'neck'
CN cf. quechtantli (Sim.) "cuello, pescuezo"
(SD) kechtanua
(SD) keshah queja

complaint
Sp. queja
(C) kehkesn aya "lo mismo da"

it doesn't matter, it's (all) the same
c f . kesn "as, l i k e " , kesn aya "the same as"
(C) mu-kehtsislua (r.v.) empinarse

to stand on tiptoes
mu-kehtsislua (pres.) ni-mu-kehtsislua "I'm standing on
tiptoes"
mu-kehtsisluh (pret.)
mu-kehtsisluh-tuk (perf.)
CN quetsiloa (Mol.) "ponerse de puntillas"
(C) kekchiwa (t.v., incorp. (?)) componer, arreglar
to fix, to put together
kekchiwa (pres.)
kekchih-ki (pret.) ni-kekchih-ki-ya " I already fixed it"
(nigekchihkiya?)
kekchih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) k- 'third pers. sg. pron. object ( c r i s t a l i z e d ) ' , (?)
yek "good", chiwa "to do, to make"
CN yeskchiswa (Car.) "corregir, arreglar, adornar"
(SD) kekchiwa
kekchiw-ki (pret.)
kekchiw-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-kekchiwa "to be fixing, to fix something"
(C) kekelutsa (t.v. f r.v.) menear(se), mover(se), aflojar(se)

to move, to shake (e.g. a table), to loosen
kekelutsa (pres.) ni-k-kekelutsa "I move it"
ni-mu-kekelutsa "I'm moving"
kekeluts-ki (pret.)
kekeluts-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. queloni (Sim.) "desplazarse, dislocarse, hablando de
un hueso"
(SD) keke:lutsa
xi-k-keke:lutsa "move it!"
ni-mu-keke:luts-ki "I moved" (nimugegetluts-ki?)
(C) kekexke quequexque, quequesque (planta que pica)

plant sp., with a wide leaf, its juice stings
kehkekexke (pi.) (kehkekexke?)
CN cf. quequexquie (Mol.) "cosa que da comezón"' cf. PN
*k9xkia "to itch"
(SD) kekexke, kekex-ti quequexque, quequesque
plant sp., juice stings
(SD) kekex-ti, kekexke quequexque, quequesque (gegexti 7 ),

(gegexke?)
plant sp., juice stings
(SD) ke:luna (t.v.) quebrar
to break
kesluna (pres.)
ke:lun(-ki) (pret.)
keslun-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ke:luna "to be breaking"
CN cf. queloni (Sim.) "desplazarse, dislocarse, hablando de
un hueso"
(C) ke:man ¿cuándo?, cuando

when
ke:man ti-wa:lah "when did you come?"
cf. (?) ke:n "how", -man 'locative-temporal1 suffix
CN ke:(m)man
(SD) ke:man (ge:raag)
c f . te: ke:man "never"
(C) ke:n ¿cómo?, como (ke:g)

how
kesn ki-chih-ki "how did he do it?"
cf. ke:n ti-nemi "how are you?"
CN ke:n (Car.); PN *ke:m
(SD) ke:n (ge:g)
(C) ke:n=a igual (ke:ga 7 )

equal, the same (as)
c f . (?) ke:n "how"
c f . (SD) ke:n-ake:n "equal, the same (as)"
(SD) kesn=ake:n igual, igual como (gé:gagé:g)

equal, the same as, like
c f . (?) ke:n "how"
c f . (C) ke:n-a
(C) ke:n aya igual, lo mismo

it doesn't matter, the same
kehkesn aya " i t doesn't matter, i t ' s all the same" (lo mismo
da)
c f . ke:n "as, like"
(C) ke:n ti-nemi ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo estás?

how are you?
ke:n "how", ti-nemi "you are"
(SD) ke:n ti-nemi
(C) kene(h) (conj.) pues
then, well
cf. (SD) kieneh "thus"
(C) kenemeh (conj.) como, aái

whereas, so, since
cf. (?) kene(h) "then11
(C) ke:nka ¿por qué? (ke:gga?)

why?
ke:nka ti-ya:h-tuk "why have you come?"
(SD) ke:nka igual (ge(:)gga?)
the same
(C) ke:ntamixiya:panu El Establo (nombre de una hacienda, antes

llamado Paso de Canoa, el último paso del rio)
"The Stable" (name of an hacienda, formerly called "Canoe
Passage", the last crossing of the river)
cf. kesn "how", tami "to end", a:-t "river", panu "to cross"
(C) -kere:spa chorcha, crespa

crest (e.g. of a chicken)
i-kere:spa "its crest, crop"
Sp. crespa
(C) ke:ski ¿cuánto?, ¿cuántos?

how many, how much?
ke:ski i-pati-w "how much does it cost?" (literally "how much
is its price?"
CN kesski (Car.); PN * k e : s k *
(SD) ke:ski
(SD) ke:suh queso

cheese
Sp. queso
(SD) ketál la mano (saludo, apretón de manos)

hand, handshake (in greetings, shake hands)
ni-k-maka ketál " I givexhim my hand/I shake his hand"
(also: ni-k-maka nu-mey " I give him my hand/ I shake his
hand")
Sp. qué tal
(C) ketsa (t.v., r.v.) parar(se), levantar(se)
to stand, to get up, to raise, to rise
ketsa (pres.) ni-mu-ketsa " I stand", ni-k-ketsa " I raise
it, stand it, lift it" (nigetsa?)
kets-ki (pret.)
kets-tuk (perf.)
xi-mu-ketsa "stand up, get up!"
CN ketsa (Car.) "levantar"; PN *k9tsa
(SD) ketsa
(SD) kieneh así (kiyeneh), (kyeneh)

thus, in this way, so
cf. kiunih "thus", ki(ya) "thus"
cf. (C) kene(h) "then"
(C) kikinaka (i.v.) quejarse, pujar

to complain
kikinaka (pres.)
kikinaka-k (pret.)
kikinaka-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. kikinaka (Car.) "gruñir, regañar, gemir con dolor"
(SD) kikinaka
ni-kikinaka-tuk " I have complained" (nigiginagatuk)
(C) kili-t chipilín

plant sp., used as a condiment
-kili-w (poss.) nu-kili-w "my chipilin plant"
CN k i l i t l (Car.) "verdura"
(C) kimichin ratón, rata

mouse, rat
kihkimichin (pl.)
CN quiraichin (Sim.)
(SD) kimichin ratón, rata, cachero (ratero, ladrón)
mouse, rat, thief
(C) kimil carga, bulta, tercio

load, bundle
-kimil (poss.) nu-kimil "my load"
cf. kimi:tsin "(small) load", -tsin 'diminutive1
CN quimilli (Sim.) "cargas de mantas, mochila, paquete de
vestidos"
(C) kimilua (t.v.) envolver, (en)cobijar, envolver en cobija
to wrap, to cover
kimilua (pres.)
kimiluh (pret.) ti-k-kimiluh-ke-t "we covered it"
kimiluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. kimil "bundle"
cf. ta-kimilua "to be wrapping"
CN quimiloa (Sim.) "envolver, cubrir, vestir"
(SD) kimilua (t.v., r.v.) envolver(se), encobijar(se)
ni-k-kimilua " I wrap it up"
ni-mu-kimilua "I cover myself up (with blankets)"
(C) kimi:tsin carga, bulta (pequeña)

(small) load, bundle
cf. kimil "load", -tsin 'diminutive' (?)
(C) kiniyah guineo (plátano) (kiniyah)

banana
-kiniyah (poss.) nu-kiniyah "my banana"
Sp. guinea (guineo)
(SD) kiniyah (giniyah)
(C) kipi cicatriz (kipi?)

scar
-kipi (poss.) i-kipi ffhis scar"
i-kihkipi (pi.) "his scars"
cf. (SD) pelech
(C) ki:sa (i.v.) salir

to leave, to come out, to go out, to appear
ki:sa (pres.) ni-ki:sa "I'm leaving"
kiss-ki (pret.)
ki:s-tuk (perf.)
CN ki:sa (Car.); PN * k i : s a
(SD) ki:sa
(C) kiunih asi, asi.es

thus, that's right
c f . kieneh, kene(h) "thus"
cf. kiunih-san "just that, that's good"
c f . ki(ya) "thus", uni "that"
(SD) kiunih (kiyunih), (kyunih)
kiuniha "it doesn't matter, it's the same" (-(y)a "already")
(C) kiunih-san así no más
just that and no more
cf. kiunih "thus", -san "only"
(SD) kiunih-san
(C) kirxtia (also i : x t i a ) (t.v.) sacar

to take out, to take away, to remove, to get out
kijxtia (pres.)
kisxtih (pret.) ni-k-ki:xtih " I got it out" (nigi:xtih)
ki:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ki:xtia "to be taking out"; k i : x t i l i a "to take some-
thing from someone"
cf. ki:sa "to leave", -tia 'caus.*
CN kisxtia (Car.)
cf. (SD) i : x t i a
(C) k i : x t i l i a (also: i : x t i l i a ) (t.v., applic.) quitarse algo a

otra persona
to take something from someone
ki:xtilia (pres.)
ki:xtilih (pret.) ti-k-ki:xtilih-ke-t "we take it from him"
(tigi:xtilihket)
ki:xtilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. k i : x t i a "to take out", -lia 'applic. 1
cf. (SD) i : x t i l i a
(C) kiya así

thus, in this way
kiya ki-chih-ki "that's how he did it"
cf. (?) ki- "thus", -ya "already"
cf. kieneh, kiunih "thus"
CN cf. (?) quiye, quiyeua (Sim.) "apenas, hace poco tiempo"
(C) kiyahmul quiamol, guajmol, cuajmol (una raíz que echa espuma,
que se usa para bañarse, sirve para caspa
a root that makes a lot of foam, used for bathing, good for
dandruff
(SD) kiyahmu:l
(SD) klabu(h) clavo

nail
Sp. clavo
cf. (C) kla:wus
(C) kla:wus clavo
nail
Sp. clavos
cf. (SD) klabu(h)
(SD) -kodoh-yu codo

elbow
Sp. codo "elbow", -yu 'intimate poss. 1
(SD) kofradia cofradia

confraternity (religious organization)
Sp. cofradia
(SD) kohre(h) cofre

chest, trunk, coffer
Sp. cofre
(SD) kohtan monte, bosque (kohtag)

woods, the bush, uncleared land
(note: some say kuhtan)
kohkohtan (pi.)
cf. kwawi-t "tree", -tan 'locative, under'
CN quauhtla (Mol.) "montaña, bosque"
cf. (C) kuhtan
(SD) kohtan kuyame-t tunco de monte, javali

peccary
cf. kohtan "woods", kuyame-t "pig"
CN quauhtla coyametl (Mol.) "puerco montés"
cf. (C) ku(:)htan kuyamet;
(SD) ko:h-tik (adj.) gigante

gigantic, very large
cf. kwawi-t "tree", -ti-k 'adj.'
CN kwawtik (Car.) "grande"
cf. (C) ku:htik " t a l l , high"
(SD) koko(h) coco

coconut
Sp. coco
cf. (C) ku:ku(h)
(SD) -kolah-yu cola
tail
i-kolah-yu ffits tail"
Sp. cola, -yu 'intimate poss.'
(SD) kolchón colchón (kolchóg)

mattress
Sp. colchón
(SD) kolór, maka teñir

to dye, to color
cf. maka "to give", Sp. color
(SD) kombento(h) convento (kombegto(h))

convent
Sp. convento
(SD) kombidar, -chiwa invitar

to invite
Sp. convidar
(SD) kometa(h) cometa (estrella fugaz)

shooting star
Sp. cometa
(SD) komo como

as, how
Sp. como
(SD) konchah concha

shell
-konchah-yu (poss.) i-konchah-yu "its shell"
Sp. concha
(SD) konehoh conejo

rabbit
kohkonehoh (pi.)
Sp. conejo
(C) konfesár, mu-chiwa (r.v.) comulgar

to take communion
Sp. confesar
(SD) kongah conga (pescado)
fish sp, (small)
Sp. conga
(C) conserhoh consejo

advice
Sp. consejo
(SD) korralero(h) arriero

mule-skinner
Sp. corralero
(SD) korrea correa

leather strap
Sp. correa
(SD) kostrón costra

scab
Sp. costrón
(SD) kosturár, -chiwa costurar

to sew
Sp. costurar
(Ataco) -kotón camisa

shirt
Sp. cotón
(SD) krer, -chiwa creer

to believe
Sp. creer
(SD) kreyente(h) creyente

believer, religious person
Sp. creyente
(SD) kri(y)adah, kri(y)aduh servienta, serviente; criada, criado

servant, maid
Sp. criada, criado
(SD) kriansa crianza (kriagksa)

up-bringing
Sp. crianza
(C) kristianuh gente
people, person
Sp. cristiano
(SD) kristianuh
(SD) krus-el-senyór Cruz del Señor (una constelación)

a constellation (literally "the Lord's cross")
Sp. cruz del Señor
(SD) krusifikár, -chiwa crucificar

to crucify
Sp. crucificar
(C, SD) ku- 'cabeza' (en palabras compuestas)

'head' (in compounds)
cf. kwa(h)- 'head'
(C, SD) ku-, ku:-, kuh- 'palo, árbol, madera' (en palabras
compuestas)
'tree, wood' (in compounds)
cf. kwawi-t "tree, wood"
(C) kú:biyuh nixpulo (conserva hecha de miel y de maíz molido y

tostado)
a preserve or candy made of honey and toasted ground corn
Sp. (?) cubillo
(SD) kuchahkul gancho (de madera para almacenar o proteger cosas)

a wooden hook for storing things or protecting them from
small animals
kuhkuchahkal (pi.)
(C) kuchi (i.v.) dormir

to sleep
kuchi (pres.) ni-kuchi "I sleep"
kuch-ki (pret.)
kuch-tuk (perf.)
CN kochi (Car.); PN *kochi
(SD) kuchi
(C) kuchini dormilón

sleepy head (someone who sleeps a lot)
cf. kuchi "to sleep", -ni 'agent'
(C) kuchisneki (i.v.) cabecearse, estar al punto de dormirse
to be falling asleep, nodding off to sleep
cf. kuchi "to sleep", -s-neki 'desiderative'
(C) ku:chiyan caolote, cablote (árbol)

tree sp., with thick trunk, a hard, black f r u i t , with bark
used for diarrhea remedy
cf. ku:- 'tree 1
cf. (SD) kwawulu-t
(C) ku:chi:yuh cuchillo

knife
Sp. cuchillo
(SD) ku:chi:yuh
(C) kuchte:ka (t.v.) adormecer, hacer dormir

to put to sleep
kuchte:ka (pres.) ki-kuchte:ka "she's putting him to sleep"
(gikuchterga?)
kuchte:ka-k (pret.) (?)
kuchte:ka-tuk (perf.)
cf. kuchi "to sleep", te:ka "to lay down"
CN cochteca (Sim.) "hacer dormir a un niño"
(SD) kuchteka
(C) -kuhkul anciano, viejito (término respetuoso)

old man (respectful term)
tu-kuhkul "our grandfather"
-kuhkulmet (pi.)
CN cf. colli (Sim.) "abuelo, abuela", (?) cocolli (Sim.)
"riña, disputa", cocolli (Sim.) "cargo confiado"
(Comazagua) -kuhkul viejo
old man
(C) -kuhkul "mal espiritu" (espiritu diabólico, uno que miente; el

coco)
evil spirit, bogeyman
mu-kuhkul "your bogeyman, your evil spirit (that haunts you)
cf. (C) -kuhkul "old man"
(SD) -kuhkul
(Nahuizalco) kuhkul demonio
devil
(C) mu-kuhkutila:na (r.v., redup.) estirarse
to stretch, to extend, to reach
mu-kuhkutila:na (pres.)
mu-kuhkutila:n (pret.)
mu-kuhkutila:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kutila:na "to stretch"
(C) kuhku:tiya (i.v., redup.) cansarse, rendirse

to get tired, exhausted
kuhku:tiya (pres.) ni-kuhku:tiya " I get tired"
kuhku:tiya-k (pret.)
kuhku:tiya-tuk (perf.) ni-kuhku:tiya-tuk " I have gotten
tired, I am exhausted"
cf. (SD) ku:ti:ya
(C) kuhkutu:na (t.v., redup.) cortar en pedazos

to cut into pieces
ni-k-kuhkutu:n "I cut (pret.) it into pieces"
cf. kutu:na "to cut (with a knife)"
(SD) kuhkuturna
(C) mu-kuhkuyulua (r.v., redup.) encogerse, acostarse encogido

to shrink, to shrink from
cf. mu-kuyulua "to shrink"
(SD) kuhpala leña podrida (guhpala?)

rotten firewood
cf. kuh- 'wood 1 , pala "old"
cf. (C) ku:pala "rotten wood"
(C) ku(:)htan monte, bosque

woods, the bush, uncleared land, brush, weeds
cf. kuh- 'tree', -tan 'locative, under'
cf. (SD) kohtan
(C) ku(:)htan kuyame-t tunco de monte, javali

peccary
cf. ku(s)htan "woods", kuyame-t "pig"
cf. (SD) kohtan kuyame-t
(C) ku:h-tik alto, crecido (grande) (de milpa, palo, hombre)

t a l l , high (of corn, trees, men, etc.)
cf. ku:h- 'tree', -ti-k 'adj.'
CN kwawtik (Car.)
cf. (SD) korhtik "gigantic"
(C) kuskah cuca, cucaracha
cockroach
Sp. cuca
cf. ku:kara:chah "cockroach"
(SD) ku:ka(h)
(C) ku:kara:chah cucaracha

cockroach
Sp. cucaracha
cf. ku:kah
(SD) ku:ke iguana, garrobo, guexpo (gu:ge ? )

iguana
CN cuetzpalli (Sim.) "glotón, lagartija (iguana)"; PN *kw9ts-
cf. (C) ku:ketspal
(C) kusketspal iguana, garrobo, guexpo (ku:getspal)

iguana
kuhku:ketspal (pi.)
CN cuetzpalli (Sim.) "glotón, lagartija (iguana)"; PN *kw9ts-
cf. (SD) ku:ke
(C) k u k i : x t i l u : n i amatillo (matocha o vara, medicinal para la

piel)
plant sp., bush or reed (?), medicinal for the skin
cf. (?) ku- 'wood1
(C) ku:ku, ku:kuh coco (ku:ku ? ), (kurkuh)

coconut
Sp. coco
cf. (SD) koko(h)
(C) ku:kua (t.v.) doler

to hurt, to pain, to ache
ku:kua (pres.) ki-ku:kua " i t hurts"
ku:kuh (pret.) nech-ku:kuh "it hurt me"
ku:kuh-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. (SD) cocoa "estar enfermo"; PN *koko(wa) "sick"
(C) kukuawitsti (t.v., encorp.) espinar
to stick with thorns
kukuawitsti (pres.) ki-kukuawitsti "it sticks him"
kukuawitsti-k (pret.) (?)
kukuawitsti-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. ku:kua "to hurt, pain", wits-ti "thorn", -ti
•inchoative1
(SD) kukuchi (i.v., redup.) cabecearse (estar al punto de

dormido)
to be falling asleep, to nod off to sleep
cf. kuchi "to sleep"
(C) kukuk fuerte, picante (de chile, trago)

strong, hot, spicy (of chili, drinks)
kuhkukuk (pi.) (kuhkuguk)
CN cococ (Sim.) "picante, dolor"
(SD) kukuk doloroso, duele (guguk)

painful
(C) kukuk-nah picante, algo fuerte

hot, spicy, somewhat hot
cf. kukuk "hot, spicy", -nah f adj. f
(C) kukulis enfermedad, peste

sickness, desease, epidemic
kuhkulis (pi.)
cf. kuku-ya "to get sick", -li-s 'nominalization1
CN cocoliztli (Sim.) "enfermedad, peste, epidemia"
(SD) kukulis
kuhkukulis, kuhkulis (pi.)
(C) ku:kulu tragadero

throat, gullet
CN cf. (?) cocollo (Sim.) "delgado, enjuto, débil"
(C) ku:kulu:-tsin tortolita

a small dove sp.
cf. (SD) kukuru:wa
(C) kukusluxuti un jute venenoso (caracol)

a snail sp., poisonous
cf. (?) kuku-ya "to get sick", xuti " s n a i l "
(SD) kukuru:wa tortolita
a small dove sp.
cf. (C) ku:kulu:-tsin
(SD) kukux reconvalecente (persona) (gugux)

convalescent person
cocox(ca) (Sim.) "debilidad, lánguido"
(C) kukuya enfermarse, estar enfermo, doler

to get sick, to be i l l , to hurt
kukuya (pres.)
kukux-ki (pret.)
kukux-tuk (perf.)
CN kokoya (Car.)
(SD) kukuya
kukuya-k (pret.)
kukuya-tuk (perf.)
(C) kukuyani el enfermo

sick person
cf. kukuya "to get sick", -ni 'agent 1
(SD) kukuyani
kuhkuyani ( p i . ) , (also: kuhkukuyani (?))
(SD) kuslal cerco, corral, chiquero (gu:lal)

fense, corral, pigpen
-ku:lal (poss.) nu-ku:lal "my fense"
kuhku:lal ( p i . )
Sp. corral
(SD) kulantroh culantro (cilantro)

coriander
Sp. culantro
(SD) ku:lekeme-t palo pito

tree sp., with red beans, small red flower that can be made
into a whistle
cf. ku:- 'tree 1
cf. (C) le:kemet
(SD) kulón, kulona(h) nalgón, nalgona

person with large buttocks
Sp. culón, culona
(C) kulpah culpa
fault, blame
ni-k-piya kulpah "it's my fault" (tengo la culpa)
Sp. culpa
(SD) kultuh culto

cult, worship
Sp. culto
(SD) ku:lulua (t.v.) enrollar

to roll, to roll up
ku:lulua (pres.)
ku:luluh, ku:lulih (pret.) ki-ku:lulih-ke-t "they rolled
it up"
ku:luluh-tuk, ku:lulih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ku:lulua "to be rolling"
CN cf. ko:loa (Car.) "torcer", korliwi "torcer"; coloa
(Sim.) "doblarse, hacer circuitos, ir a alguna parte dando
rodeos"
(C) ku:lu-t alacrán

scorpion
kuhku:lut (pl.)
ku:lu-tsín "small scorpion" (alacrancito)
CN ko:lo:tl (Car.); PN *ko:lo:-
(SD) ku:lu-t
(C) ku:lu-tsi:ka-t hormiga tigra, turunca

ant sp., "tiger" ant, large, sting is very painful
cf. ku:lu-t "scorpion", tsi:ka-t "ant"
(SD) ku:lu-tsi:ka-t
(C) kumah cuma (machete pando y picudo)

a kind of machete, curved and pointed
Sp. cuma
(SD) kumah (gumah)
(C) kumarl comal

tortilla griddle
-kuma:l (poss.)
kuhkumarl (pl.)
kuma:l-tsin "small griddle" (comalito)
CN comalli (Sim.); PN *koma:l-
(SD) kumal (gumal)
(C) ku:ma:leh comadre
co-godmother
Sp. comadre
(C) ku:ma:tsah piña

pineapple
-ku:raa:tsah (poss.)
kuhku:ma:tsah (pi.)
cf. ku:- 'wood, tree'
CN matzatli (Sim.)
(SD) kumima (t.v., r.v.) tirar(se), echar(se), aventar(se)

to throw
kumima (pres.) ni-k-kumima "I throw it" (nigumima9)
kumin-ki (pret.) mu-kumin-ki "she threw herself (in)"
kumin-tuk (perf.)
cf. kutamima "to throw (out, down)"
cf. ku- (?) 'head', mima "to throw"
(C) ku:mi-t olla

(clay) pot
-ku:n (poss.) nu-ku:n "my pot" (nuku:ij)
kuhku:mit (pi.)
CN ko:mitl (Car.); PN *ko:mV-
(SD) ku:mi-t (gu:mit)
nu-ku:n "my pot" (nugu:rj)
(SD) -kumpa compañero, compañera

companion, friend
i-kumpa "his companion" (igumpa?)
-kumpa-wan (pi.)
Sp. (?) compañero
(C) ku:mpa:leh compadre

co-godfather
Sp. compadre
(SD) kumplianyos cumpliaños

birthday
Sp. cumpliaños
(C) ku:mu:ni (i.v.) alborotarse
to swarm, to get excited
ku:mu:ni (pres.)
ku:mu:ni-k (pret.)
ku:mu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:mu:nia (t.v.) "to cause to swarm, to excite"
CN komo:ni (Car.) "hacer ruido"; komo:ni (UC) "encenderse,
echar llama el fuego"; cf. komo:nia (UC) "alborotar la
gente"
(SD) kumu:ni
kumu:n (pret.) ni-kumu:n "I got excited"
c f . kumu:ntia (t.v.) "to exite, to agitate"
(C) ku:mu:nia (t.v.) alborotar

to cause to swarm, to excite
ku:mu:nia (pres.)
ku:mu:nih (pret.) ni-k-ku:mu:nih ffI stirred it up, caused it
to swarm"
ku:mu:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ku:mu:nia "to excite something"
cf. (SD) kumu:ntia
(SD) kumurntia (t.v., r.v.) alborotar(se)

to excite, to agitate
kumu:ntia (pres.)
kumujntih (pret.) ki-kumu:ntih "she agitated it",
mu-kumu:ntih "he got excited, agitated"
cf. ta-kumu:ntia "to agitate, to excite (someting)"
c f . kumu:ni (i.v.) to swarm, to get excited", -tia f caus. f
cf. (C) ku:mu:nia
(SD) ku:nah cuna

cradle
-ku:nah (poss.) i-ku:nah "her cradle"
kuhkusnah (pi.)
Sp. cuna
(C) ku:naka (i.v.) trabarse, atorarse

to stick, to get stuck
ku:naka (pres.)
ku:naka-k (pret.) ku:naka-k "it got stuck"
ku:nak-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:- (?) 'tree 1 , 'head', naka "to stay, to remain"
cf. kurnaktia (t.v.) "to stick, to jam"
c f . (SD) ku:naki
(C) ku:nakas conacaste, cuanacaste, guanacaste (árbol)
tree sp., with an ear-shaped pod with seeds that are eaten
toasted, wood used for building
kuhku: nakas (pi.)
cf. ku:- 'tree 1 , -nakas "ear"
(SD) ku:nakas
(SD) ku:naki (i.v.) trabarse, atorarse

ku:naki (pres.)
ku:nak (pret.)
ku:nak-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:naktia (t.v.) "to stick, to jam"
cf. (C) ku:naka
(C) ku:naktia (t.v.) trabar, atorar

to stick, to jam, to get something stuck
ku:naktia (pres.)
ku:naktih (pret.)
ku:naktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:naka (i.v.) "to get stuck", -tia 'caus.'
(SD) ku:naktia
(SD) ku:nanaka-t tenquiqui, hongo de palo, orejita de palo

(gu:nanagat)
mushroom sp., "tree" mushroom
cf. ku:- 'tree', nanaka-t "mushroom"
CN quauhnanacatl (Sim.) "hongo, excrecencia de árbol"
(SD) kune:-piya (n.) niñera

baby-sitter
cf. kune:-t "child", piya "to have"
(C) kune:-t niño, criatura, tierno (bebé)

baby, child, infant
-kune:-w (poss.) nu-kune:-w "my baby, my child"
kuhku:net (pi.)
kune:-tsin "little baby" (criatura)
CN kone:tl (Car.); PN *kone:-
(SD) kune:-t
(C) kune:t me:ts-ti luna nueva

new moon
cf. kune:-t "child, baby", me:ts-ti "moon"
(SD) kunih entonces
then
cf. kiunih
(SD) kuntan bejuco lagarto (kuntag)

vine sp., "alligator" vine
(C) kusntapa tiesto (tepalcate)

potsherd, broken piece of pot
cf. ku:mi-t "pot", tapa:ni "to break"
(SD) ku:ntapa (gusntapa?)
kuhku:ntapa (pi.)
(C) ku:nti:l carbón, tile, tizne

soot
cf. ku:mi-t "pot", t i : l "soot"
CN contlilli (Mol.) "tizne de ollas"
(C) ku:nti:l-nah (adj.) entilado (entiznado)

sooty
cf. k u : n t i : l "soot", -nah 'adj. 1
(C) ku:nti:lwia (t.v.) entilar, entiznar

to get sooty, to make sooty
ku:nti:lwia (pres.) ni-k-ku:nti:lwia "I'm getting it sooty"
ku:nti:lwih (pret.)
ku:nti:lwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. k u : n t i : l "soot"
CN contlilhuia (Mol.) "tiznar(se)"
(SD) kunyada(h) cuñada de hombre

manfs sister-in-law
Sp. cuñada
(SD) kunyadu(h) cuñado de hombre

man's brother-in-law
Sp. cuñado
(SD) ku(:)nyuwa oscuridad, oscuro

darkness, dark
cf. ku:mi-t "pot", yuwa(ki) "dark, opaque", ta-yuwa "at
night"
(C) ku2pachón peludo
hairy
cf. ku:- 'head', Sp. pachón "hairy"
(C) ku:pachua (t.v. f r.v.) apachar, aplastar, oprimir, detener er

el suelo
to hold, to hold down, to put something on top of something
else, to hold on the ground
kuspachua (pres.) ni-k-ku:pachua "I'm holding it down",
ni-mu-ku:pachua "I'm holding myself down"
ku:pachuh (pret.)
ku:pachuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:- 'head', pachua "to hold down"
cf. ta-ku:pachua "to be holding (something) down"
(SD) ku:pachua (t.v.)
(C) ku:pahsul peludo (de animal, persona), persona que no se peina

hairy (of people or animals), a person who is uncombed
cf. ku:- 'head'
CN cf. paôltic (Mol.) "cosa lanuda", paôloa (Mol.)
"erizarse el pelo al gato o al perro"
cf. (SD) ku:pahsul "garbage"
(SD) ku:pahsul basura

garbage, rubbish, trash
kuhku:pahsul (pi.)
cf. ku:- (?) 'head', 'tree'
cf. (C) ku:pahsul "hairy, uncombed person", (C) tahsul
"garbage"
(C) ku:pahsul-nah (adj.) cabello alborotado, greñudo

uncombed, with messed-up hair
cf. ku:pahsul "hairy, uncombed person", -nah 'adj.'
(C) -kupak garganta, voz, eco

throat, voice, echo
nu-kupak "my voice"
i-kupak "its echo"
CN copactli (Sim.) "paladar, el interior de la boca"
(SD) kupak
(C) kupal copal (árbol de copal, incienso copal)

copal incense, copal tree
CN kopalli (Car.)
(SD) kupal (gupal)
(C) ku:pala palo podrido
rotten tree, rotten wood
cf, ku:- 'tree, wood', pala "old"
cf. (SD) kuhpala "rotten firewood"
(SD) kupalchin copalillo

tree sp., small kind of copal tree
cf. kupal "copal tree", -tsin/-chin 'diminutive'
cf. (?) (C) kupalchi:tuh "copalchillo tree"
(C) kupalchi:tuh copalchillo (árbol)

tree sp., bark used for stomach aches
cf. kupal "copal tree", (?) Sp. -ito 'diminutive'
cf. (?) (SD) kupalchin "copalillo tree"
(C) ku:pa:n-ti pante, pantis (una medida de leña amontonada de

aproximadamente un metro de ancho y de 2 metros de alto)
a measure of firewood, about one meter wide and two meters
high
-ku:pa:n (poss.) nu-ku:pa:n "my pante"
cf. ku:- 'wood'
CN cf. (?) quauhpantli (Sim.) "puente de madera"
cf. (SD) pa:n-ti "pante of firewood"
(C) ku:panu:was puente de palos (palo para cruzar)

a bridge of logs or a log for crossing
cf. ku:- 'tree, wood', panu "to cross", -(wa)s
'nominalization'
CN quauhpanauaztli (Sim.) "puente de madera"
(C) ku:papay guarumo (árbol parecido al palo de papaya)

tree sp., similar to papaya, tall and thin, leaves only near
the top, with seeds like small boxes, leaves used to wrap
up cheese to dry it
kuhku:papay ( p i . )
cf. ku:- 'tree', Sp. papaya
(C) kupapaya (gupapaya?)
(C) ku:patach pataxte, palo jabillo (jabilla)

tree sp., wild cacao (?)
cf. (SD) pa(:)tach "pataxte (wild cacao) tree"
(C) mu-ku:pa:wia (r.v.) mecerse
to swing
mu-ku:pa:wia (pres.) ni-mu-ku:pa:wia "I'm swinging11
(nimuku:pa:wiya?)
mu-ku:pa:wih (pret.)
mu-ku:pa:wih-tuk (perf.)
(C) ku:pa:wichi (n.) maroma, columpio

swing
cf. kuspa:wia "to swing"
(C) kupeswa (t.v.) quebrar (madera)

to break (wood)
kupe:wa (pres.)
kupe:h (pret.)
kupe:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku- 'wood', (?) pe:wia "to hunt"
CN cf.(?) peua (Sim.) "veneer"
cf. kupe:wi (i.v.) "(for wood) to break"
(C) kupe:wi (i.v.) quebrarse (madera, etc.)

to break (wood, etc.)
kupe:wi (pres.)
kupe:wi-k (pret.)
kupe:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. kupe:wa (t.v.) "to break (wood)"
cf. ku- 'wood', (?) pe:wia "to hunt"
(SD) kupilua (t.v.) colgar

to hang
kupilua (pres.)
kupiluh (pret.)
kupiluh-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-kupilu "hang it!"
cf. ta-kupilua "to be hanging (something)"
cf. (?) ku- 'head', pilua "to hang"
CN cf. quappiloa (Sim.) "aplicarse"
(C) kupi:na (t.v.) arrancar
to pull out, to tear out, to tear off
kupisna (pres.) ti-k-kupi:na-t "we are tearing it out"
kupi:n (pret.) ki-kupi:n "(she) pulled it out"
kupi:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-kupi:na "to be pulling out", kupi:ni (i.v.) "to come
out"
CN copina (Sim.) "sacar una cosa de otra"
(SD) ku(:)pina
ku(:)pin-ki (pret.)
(C) kupi:ni (i.v.) arrancarse, zafarse

to come loose, to break off, to come out
kupi:ni (pres.)
kupisni-k (pret.)
kupi:n-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. kupi:na (t.v.) "to pull out"
CN kopini (UC)
(C) ku:pinu:l copinol (árbol)

tree sp., gives a lot of shade and is used to protect coffee
trees, its fruit (inside a hard shell) has a sweet yellow
powder which is eaten
cf. ku:- f tree f , pinu:l "pinole (powder)"
(SD) ku:pinul (gu:pinul)
(SD) kupis tunco, marrano macho (gupis)

bore, male pig
kuhkupis (pi.)
(C) ku:pitsaktsin raquítico, delgado; estrecha o apretada (de

una camisa)
feeble, thin, rachitic; tight (of a shirt)
(note: some say ku:pichakchin, ku:pichaktsin)
cf. (?) ku:- 'tree", pits(a:w)ak "thin", -tsin 'diminutive 1
CN quauhpitzactli (Mol.) "palo o vara delgada"
cf. ku:pitsa:wak "thin"
(C) ku:pitsa:wak delgado; apretado (de camisa)

thin; tight (of a shirt)
cf. (?) ku:- 'tree', pitsa:wak "thin"
(C) kuspuk-nah sucio (de ropa)
dirty (of clothes)
cf. (?) ku:- f tree f , (?) f head f , puknah "dirty"
(SD) ku:puk-nah café (color) (ku:puknah)
brown
(SD) kurrunchuh roncha, erupción

rash, welts
cf. (?) ku- f head f , Sp. (?) roncha "rash"
(C) kusamasliyuh comadreja

weasel
kuhkusama:liyuh (pi.)
CN cusamatl, cuâtli (Mol.)
(C) kusama:lu, kusama:luh arco iris (kusama:lu?), (kusama:luh)

rainbow
CN kosama:lotl (Car.)
cf. (SD) kusama:lu-t
(SD) kusama:lu-t arco iris (gusama:lut)

rainbow
kuhkusama:lut (pi.)
CN kosama:lotl (Car.)
cf. (C) kusama:lu(h)
(C) ku:sama:wa (i.v.) erizarse (del cuerpo)

to have gooseflesh, goose-bumps
ku:sama:wa (pres.)
ku:sama:wa-k (pret.)
ku:sama:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ku:- f head f , sama:wa "to abound"
(C) ku:sikna brujo (ku:sikna?)

witch, sorcerer
(SD) ku:ska-t soguilla, collar (gu:skat)

necklace
-ku:s (poss.) nu-ku:s "my necklace"
CN ko:skatl (Car.), no-ko:ski "my necklace"
cf. (C) ku:s-ti
(SD) kuskus sonido del zopilote cuando vuela (gusgus)

the sound of a vulture (buzzard) flying
(C) kusma zopilote (kusma?)
vulture (buzzard)
kuhkusma (pi.)
(forms such as kusma and kuxma are widely borrowed among
several languages of Central America; this Pipil word is
ultimately from one of these; cf. Sumu kusma. Matagalpa
kuxma, etc.)
(SD) kuss-nah (adj.) color no muy firme, entre negro y blanquesco

(algo sucio)
a color, not very bright or solid, between black and whitish,
somewhat dirty-looking
CN cf. kostik (Car.) "amarillo"
(C) ku:s-ti soguilla, collar, perla (cuenta)

necklace, bead
-ku:s (poss.) i-ku:s "her necklace"
CN ko:skatl (Car.) "joya", no-ko:ski "mi joya"
cf. (SD) ku:ska-t
(SD) kustumbre(h) costumbre

custom, habit
Sp. costumbre
(C, SD) ku:sua (t.v.) "to string"; see ku:suwa
(C) kusuku cusuco, armado, armadillo (kusuku)

armadillo
Sp. cusuco
(C) ku:suwa (t.v.) ensartar

to string or to thread (beads, pearls, etc.)
ku:suwa (pres.)
ku:suh (pret.) ni-k-ku:suh "I strung it"
ku:suh-tuk (perf.) ki-ku:suh-tuk "she has strung it"
cf. ta-ku:suwa "to be stringing"
cf. ku:s-ti "necklace, bead", (?) suwa "to stretch, hang"
(note: fonetically this verb has w in the 'pres. 1 and h, in
the 'pret.' in both dialects, which makes it phonemically
ambiguous, either /ku:suwa/ or /ku:sua/; the choice of /w/
here in the underlying form is based on the probable
etymological connection with suwa "to stretch,to hang".)
(SD) ku:suwa
ku:suh (pret.)
ku:suh-tuk (perf.)
(C) kuítalalahtsin tenguereche de agua (lagartija)
a water "lizard" (salamander (?))
cf. (?) ku:- 'head 1 , ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , a:l(a:w)ak "smooth",
-tsin 'diminutive1
CN cf. (?) tlalalacatl (Sim.) "ganso o pato silvestre"
cf.(?) (SD) ta:la:laktsin "talalaise f i s h "
(SD) ku(:)tamima (t.v.) botar, aventar

to throw out, to throw down, to shove
(also ku(:)tami:ma)
ku(:)tamima (pres.)
ku(:)tamin (pret.)
ku(:)tamin-tuk (perf.)
cf. tami:ma "to throw out", kumima "to throw"
(C) ku:tapa:na (t.v.) rajar leña

to cut/split firewood
ku:tapa:na (pres.)
ku:tapa:n (pret.)
ku:tapa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:- 'wood', tapa:na "to break open"
CN quauhtlapana (Mol.) "rajar madero"
(C) ku:tapipis chirivisco (palitos chiquitos, ramitas secas)

sticks, kindling
cf. ku:- 'wood'
CN cf. quauhtlapipilhuaztli (Sim.) "percha, vara"
cf. (SD) ku:tsitsin
(SD) ku:tehkuni escalera de tronco, escala de madera (rollizo)

log ladder, steps cut out of a log
cf. ku:- 'wood, tree', tehku "to climb", -ni 'agent'
(SD) ku:tekuraa cutecuma, tecumasucho, tecomasucho, tecomasuchil

(árbol)
tree sp., tall, thick, with yellow cartridge-shaped flowers,
with bark that is easily pealed and is used for belts,
with large ball-shaped seeds which have "cotton" inside
them
cf. ku:- 'tree', tekuma-t "bottle gourd"
cf. (C) tekumaxu:chit
(SD) ku:telele trompo (grande) (gu:telele?)
(large) toy top
kuhkutelele (pi.)
c f . ku:- 'wood'
(C) ku:temu (i.v.) bajarse

to come down, to descend
cf. (?) ku:- 'tree 1 , 'head 1 , temu ,fto come down"
(C) ku:tetun tetunte (cuña, pedazo de algo que se pone, por

ejemplo, debajo de la pata de la mesa para que no
se mueva)
wedge, a piece of something that is put, for example, under a
table leg so it won't move
c f . ku:- 'wood 1 , tetun(ti) "piece, wedge"
(C) ku:tewa:ki (i.v.) enflaquecerse

to get skinny, to become skinny, thin
ku:tewa:ki (pres.) (ku:tewa:gi9)
ku:tewa:ki-k (pret.)
ku:tewa:k-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ku:- 'tree', tewa:ki "to become skinny, thin"
CN cf. quauhuaqui (Sim.) "enflacar, quedar demacrado, seco
como un pedazo de madera"
c f . (SD) ku:waki
(C) ku:tikxi zancos

stilts
-ku:tikxi nu-ku:tikxi "my stilts"
c f . ku:- 'tree, wood', (i)kxi "foot"
CN quauhicxitl (Mol.)
(C) kutila:na (t.v.) estirar

to stretch, to pull
cf. ku- (?) 'head', tila:na "to pull"
(C) ku:tili:n-tuk (adj.) estirado (tieso)

stretched, tight, tightened
c f . (?) ku:- 'head', t i l i : n i a "to stretch", -tuk 'perf.'
cf. (SD) kutili:n-tuk "standing, erect"
(SD) kutilisntuk (adj.) parado (de gente), erecto (obscena)

standing, erect (obscene)
cf. (?) ku- 'head', t i l i : n i a "to stretch"
cf. (C) ku:tili:n-tuk "tight"
(C) ku:ti:ltik negro, moreno (de gente)
Black, black person
kuhku:ti:ltik (pi.) "blacks"
cf. (?) ku:- 'head 1 , ti:l-tik "black"
(SD) kuti:l-tik negro
black
(C) k u : t i : l t i y a (i.v.) negrearse, ennegrecerse

to blacken, to turn black
k u : t i : l t i y a (pres.)
ku:ti:ltiya-k (pret.)
ku:ti:ltiya-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:ti:ltik "black", -ya 'inchoative 1
(C) ku:ti-t encendió

fire, house fire, forest fire
ku: ti-t sin "small fire"
cf. ku:- 'tree', ti-t " f i r e "
(SD) ku:tixi garabato (palo que forma gancho para colgarcosas)

(ku:tixi?)
wooden hook for storing things (?)
cf. ku:- 'wood'
(SD) ku:ti:ya (i.v.) cansarse (de estar en un lugar(sentado

parado, acostado))
to tire of being in one place (standing, sitting, lying)
ku:ti:ya (pres.)
ku:ti:ya-k (pret.)
ku:ti:ya-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) kuhku:tiya, (C) mu-tsin-ku:ti:ya
(C) kutu corto

short
kuhkutu (pi.)
se: kutu ich-ti "a short string", ich-ti kutu "the string i i
short"
cf. kutu:na "to cut"
cf. kutu-tsin "short"
(SD) kutu (gutu?)
(C) ku:tumak, ku:tuma:wak gordo, grueso

fat, thick, big around
cf. ku:- 'tree', tum(a:w)ak " f a t "
(C) kutu:na (t.v.) cortar (con cuchillo, machete)
to cut (with a knife, machete)
kutu:na (pres.)
kutu:n (pret.)
kutu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kuhkutusna lfto cut into pieces"
CN koto:na (Car.)
(SD) kutusna (t.v.) cortar, partir (con cuchillo, machete)
to cut, to cut up
kutu:n-ki (pret.)
(C) kutu-turrún chiguirin (chicharrita)

a small cicada sp.
c f . kutu "short", Sp. (?) turrón
(C) kutu-tsin corto

short
kuhkututsin (pi.)
cf. kutu "short", -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) kutu:x cotusa, coatusa, guatusa (cuatusa)

agouti, paca (?)
kuhkutu:x (pi.)
kutu:x-tsin "a little agouti (paca)" (cotusita)
(SD) kutu:x (gutu:x)
(C) -ku:ts pierna, canilla

leg
nu-ku:ts "my leg"
i-ku:ts "his/her leg"
nuhnu-ku:ts "my legs"
CN cotstli (Mol.) "pantorrilla" ('leg1 in compounds)
(SD) -ku:ts pantorrilla
calf of leg
(SD) ku:tsitsin chirivisco (palitos, ramitas secas)

sticks, kindling
c f . ku:- 'wood, tree', -tsin 'diminutive'
c f . (C) ku:tapipis
(C) kuwa (t.v.) comprar
to buy
kuwa (pres.)
kuh-ki (pret.) ni-k-kuh-ki " I bought it"
kuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-kuwa "to be buying"
CN ko(:)wa (Car.); PN *kowa
(SD) kuwa
kuh-ki (pret.)
kuh-tuk (perf.)
(SD) ku:wa:ki (i.v.) enflaquecerse, ensecarse

to get skinny, thin; to dry up
ku:wa:ki (pres.)
ku:wa:ki-k (pret.) ni-ku:wa:ki-k "I got skinny" (nigu:wa:gik)
ku:wa:k-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:- 'tree 1 , wa:ki "to dry"
cf. (C) ku:tewa:ki
(SD) ku:wa:k-tuk (adj.) flaco, seco

skinny, thin, dried up
cf. ku:wa:ki "to get skinny", -tuk 'perf.'
(C) mu-kuwa:na (r.v.) encogerse

to shrink
mu-kuwa:na (pres.)
mu-kuwa:n-ki (pret.) mu-kuwa:n-ki "it shrank" (mukuwa:ggi?)
mu-kuwa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. (SD) mu-ku:wana "to stretch"
(SD) mu-ku:wana estirarse

to stretch (oneself)
mu-ku:wana (pres.)
mu-ku:wan-ki (pret.)
mu-ku:wan-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) mu-kuwa:na "to shrink"
(C) ku:wa-t culebra

snake
-ku:wa-w (poss.) nu-ku:wa-w "my snake"
kuhku:wat ( p i . )
CN ko:atl (Car.); PN *ko:wa-
(SD) ku:wa-t (gu:wat)
(C) ku(:)wa-tepe:-t Coatepeque (lugar)
Coatepeque (place name)
cf. ku:wa-t "snake", tepe:-t "mountain"
(SD) ku:wat meka-t bejuquillo (culebra)

snake sp., thin, green, like a vine, said to be poisonous
cf. ku:wa-t "snake", meka-t "vine"
(SD) kuweyak largo, terminado en punta

long pointed
cf. (?) ku- 'head 1 , weyak "long"
(C) kuwilia (t.v., applic.) comprarle, comprar algo para alguien

to buy for (to buy someone something)
kuwilia (pres.)
kuwilih (pret.) ki-kuwilih "she bought i t for her" (se lo
compró)
kuwilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. kuwa "to buy", - ( i ) l i a 'applic.'
(SD) ku:witeki (t.v.) pegar, golpear (con algo), garrotear

to hit (with something), to club
ku:witeki (pres.)
ku:witek (pret.)
ku:witek-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ku:- 'head', 'wood', witeki "to h i t "
CN quauitequi (Mol.) "dar de palos a otro, herirle en la
cabeza con palo"
(C) kuwix-in "bebe-leche" (lagartija)

lizard sp., small, changes colors, called "milk-drinker"
cf. (Teotepeque) kwixin "lizard"
(SD) ku:xi paterno, paterna (árbol, fruta) (gu:xi?)

tree sp., a f r u i t ; large tree with a long, wide fruit which
has seeds that are boiled with ash and salt and eaten with
lime juice
cf. a:ku:xi "pepeto" tree
cf. (C) ku:xine
(C) ku:xi:kal batea (ku:xi:gal)

wooden tray, trough
-ku:xi:kal (poss.) nu-ku:xi:kal "my tray"
cf. ku:- 'wood', xi:kal "gourd bowl"
CN quauhxicalli (Mol.)
(C) ku:xine paterno, cujín (árbol, fruta)
tree sp., fruit; large tree with a long, wide fruit which has
seeds that are boiled with ash and salt and eaten with
lime juice
cf. ku:- f tree f , xini "to scatter, sprinkle"
cf. (SD) ku:xi
(SD) ku:xini (i.v.) derramarse

to overflow, to spill, to pour out
ku:xini (pres.)
ku:xini-k (pret.)
ku:xin-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ku:-'head\ f wood f , (?) xini "to scatter, to f a l l "
cf. ku:xinia (t.v.) "to pour out, to s p i l l "
CN cf. koxo:ni (UC) "batucar la vasija"
(SD) ku:xinia (t.v.) derramar, apear puño (bajar mucho)

to pour out, to spill, to get down a lot
ku:xinia (pres.)
ku:xin-ki (pret.) (?)
ku:xin-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. ku:xini (i.v.) "to overflow, to pour out"
(C) kuxta cuxta (árbol parecido al cacao) (kuxta9)

tree sp., similar to cacao
cf. (?) ku- 'tree 1
(C) kuxta :1 costal

gunny-sack
-kuxta:1 (poss.) nu-kuxta:l "my gunny-sack"
kuhkuxta:l (pi.)
Sp. costal
(SD) ku:xtal, kuxta:l (gu:xtal), (guxta:i)
kuxta:l-chin "small gunny-sack" (-tsin/-chin 'diminutive')
kuxta:l ombrón "large gunny-sack"
(C) -kuxun talega (de toro) (testículos de toro, huevos de toro,

escroto de toro)
bull's testicles, bull's scrotum
i-kuxún "his/its testicles/scrotum"
cf. (?) Sp. cojón
(SD) -kuxun sobaco (axila)
armpit
nu-kuxun "my armpit"
(?) Sp. cojón
(C) kuxu:xah cuxuxa (bebida, de la chicha, asienta de la chicha,

licór de maíz)
corn liquor, sediments of chicha
Sp. cuxuxa
(SD) kuxu:xah cuxuxa (la última etapa en la preparación de chicha)
corn drink (liquor), the last stage in its preparation
(C) kuyame-t tunco, marrano (puerco, chancho, cerdo)

pig
-kuyan (poss.) nu-kuyan "my pig"
kuhkuyamet (pi.)
CN koyametl (Car.)
(SD) kuyame-t (guyamet)
(C) kuyan=iswa-t cuyanigua (camote tierno (monte), bijagua

cuy anigua) (kuy agi swat)
a root, wild, like sweet potato (?)
(C) kuya:wak ancho (de cosas huecas)

wide (of hollow things, e.g. holes, gourds, pots, etc.)
cf. kuyuna "to make a hole"
(SD) kuya:wak
(C) -ku:yu mata

plant stock, stem, small tree
i-ku:yu "its stem"
i-ku:yu nantsin "nance tree"
cf. (?) ku:- 'tree 1 , -yu f intimate poss.1
CN quauhyotl (Sim.) "tallo"
(SD) -ku:yu
i-ku:yu ich-ti "maguey plant" (mata de maguey)
i-ku:yu tsapu-t "soursop (anona) tree" (mata/palo de
anona)
(SD) ku:yua:pan Rio Cuyuapa (gu:yu(w)apag)

Cuyuapa River
cf. (?) ku:yu "stock, plant", a:pan "river"
(C) ku:yu:chu:ka (n.) aullo, aullido, latido (ku:yu:chu:ga?)
howl (note: it is believed that dogs howl because of evil
spirits)
kuhku:yu:chu:ka (pi.)
cf. kuyu:-t "coyote", chu:ka "to cry"
CN coyochoca (Sim.) "aullar"
(SD) ku:yuchu:ka (gu:yuchu:ga?)
i-ku:yuchu:ka ne pe:lu "the dog's howl(ing)"
(C) kuyul coyol (palmera)

coyol palm tree
kuhkuyul (pi.)
CN koyolli (Car.); coyolli (Sim.) "cáscabel, anzuelo, clase
de palmera"
(SD) kuyul glliscoyol (árbol o palma con muchas espinas) (guyul)
tree sp, a kind of palm with many thorns
(C) mu-kuyulua (r.v.) encogerse, evitar, esconderse, humillarse

(de un peligro)
to duck, to shrink away, to avoid
mu-kuyulua (pres.)
mu-kuyuluh (pret.)
mu-kuyuluh-tuk (perf.)
(SD) -ku(:)yulua (t.v., r.v.)
mu-ku(:)yulua "it shrinks"
ki-ku(:)yulua "(he) is shrinking it"
(SD) kuyuna (t.v) hacer hoyo, abrir agujero (agujerar)

to make a hole
kuyuna (pres.)
kuyun(-ki) (pret.) ni-k-kuyun(-ki) "I'm making a hole in i t "
(niguyurjgi?)
kuyun-tuk (perf.)
CN coyonia (Sim.) "agujerear, horadar"
cf. kuya:wak "wide" (of hollow things)
cf. (C) kuyunia
(C) kuyuni (i.v.) abrirse hoyo, agujerarse

for a hole to open up, for a hole to form
kuyuni (pres.)
kuyuni-k (pret.)
kuyun-tuk (perf.)
CN koyoni (UC) "agujerarse"
cf. kuyunia (t.v.) "to make a hole"
(C) kuyunia (t.v.) abrir agujero, dar hoyo (agujerar)
to make a hole (in something)
kuyunia (pres.)
kuyunih (pret.) ni-k-kuyunih lfI made a hole in it"
kuyunih-tuk (perf.)
cf. kuyuni (i.v.) "to get a hole", ta-kuyuna "to be making
hole(s)", kuya:wak "wide" (of hollow things)
CN coyonia (Sim.) "agujerear, horadar"
cf. (SD) kuyuna
(C) kuyu:-t coyote

coyote
kuhkuyu:t(pi.)
kuyuj-tsin "little coyote"
CN koyo:tl (Car.); PN *koyo:-
(SD) ku:yuwa sombra, debajo del palo (árbol), oscuro (gu:yuwa)

shade, under a tree, shaded (darker)
cf. ku:- 'tree 1 , cf. ta-yuwa "night", yuwa(-ki) "dark,
opaque"
(C) mu-kxi-pa:ka (r.v., incorp.) lavarse el pie/los pies

to wash one's foot/feet
cf. (i)kxi "foot", paska "to wash"
CN icxipaca (Sim.)
KW
(C) kwa (t.v .) comer

to eat
kwa (pres.)
kwah (pret.) ni-k-kwah-a "I already ate it"
kwah-tuk (perf.) ti-k-kwah-tiwi-t "we have eaten it"
cf. ta-kwa "to eat, to be eating"
CN kwa (Car.); PN *kwa
(SD) kwa
(C, SD) kwa:- 'head' (in compounds); see kwa(h)-

(SD) kwachichi:l una clase de pájaro
bird sp,
cf. kwa(h)- 'head 1 , chi:l- 'red'
CN quachichil (Sim.) "chorlito real, pajarillo que canta muy
bien"
(C) kwa:ch-ki:xtia (t.v., incorp.) colar

to strain (liquids)
kwa:chkisxtia (pres.) ki-kwa:chki:xtia "(she) strains it"
kwa:chki:xtih (pret.)
kwa:chki:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwa:ch-ti "rag, cloth", ki:xtia "to take out"
(C) kwa:ch-pala trapo

rag, cloth
-kwa:chpala (poss.)
kwahkwa:chpala (pi.)
cf. kwa:ch-ti "cloth", pala "old"
(SD) kwa:ch-pala trapo, paño viejo
old cloth, rag
(C) kwa:ch-ti servilleta, mantita, mantelito (para tortillas)

napkin, small cloth to wrap tortillas in
-kwa:ch (poss.) nu-kwa:ch "my napkin"
kwahkwa:chti (pi.)
CN kwa:chtli (Car.) "manta grande"
(SD) kwa:ch-ti trapo, tela, ropa
rag, cloth, clothes
nu-kwa:ch "my clothes"
nu-kwahkwa:ch (pi.) "my clothes, clothing"
(C, SD) kwa(h)-, kwa:- 'cabeza' (en palabras compuestas)

'head' (in compounds)
cf. also ku- 'head'
(C) -kwah aparte, separado

apart, separate
i-kwah nemi "it's separate"
(C) kwahkwalu (i.v., redup.) rendirse (el cuerpo) (cansarse mucho)

to be exhausted, to be very tired
kwahkwalu (pres.)
kwahkwalu-k (pret.)
kwahkwalu-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwalu "to be eaten"
(C) kwahkwawi (i.v.) leñar, picar leña, recoger leña
to get firewood
kwahkwawi (pres.)
kwahkwaw (pret.)
kwahkwaw-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwawi-t fftree, wood"
CN cf. quaquaui (Sim.) "ser leñador"
(SD) kwahkwawi
kwahkwaw(-ki) (pret.)
(C) -kwahsiwis el brío (de uno) (fuerza, energia para hacer algo)
the strength/energy to do something, gumption
i-kwahsiwis "his/her strength/gumption"
(C) kwahtetun almohada (cojin)

pillow, cushion
-kwahtetun (poss.) nu-kwahtetun "my pillow"
cf. kwa(h)- 'head', tetunti "wedge"
(SD) kwahtetun
(SD) -kwahtsin paño para cubrirse la mujer, tapado de mujer

(rebozo blanco)
a woman's shawl, scarf
nu-kwahtsin "my scarf"
cf. kwah- 'head 1 , -tsin 'diminutive'
(C) kwakwalaka (i.v., redup.) hervir

to boil
kwakwalaka (pres.)
kwakwalaka-k (pret.)
kwakwalaka-tuk (perf.) kwakwalaka-tuk-a " i t has already
boiled"
cf. kwala:ni "to get angry", kwakwalatsa (t.v.) "to boil"
CN kwakwalaka (Car.)
(SD) kwakwalaka
(C) kwakwalatsa (t.v.) hervir

to boil
kwakwalatsa (pres.)
kwakwalats-ki (pret.) ni-k-kwakwalats-ki "I boiled it"
kwakwalats-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwala:ni "to get angry", kwakwalaka (i.v.) "to boil"
CN kwakwalatsa (Car.)
(SD) kwakwalatsa
(C) kwalan (n.) colera, enojo
anger
cf. kwala:ni "to get angry"
(SD) kwalan
(C) kwala:ni (i.v.) enojarse

to anger, to get mad, to become angry
kwala:ni (pres.) ni-kwalasni "I'm angry, I get mad"
kwala:ni-k (pret.)
kwala:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwala:ntia (t.v.) "to anger (someone)"
CN kwala:ni (Car.)
(SD) kwala:ni
(C) kwala:ni (n., adj.) enojado, bravo (la persona que está
enojada/brava)
angry, angry person
kwala:ni nemi "(he/she) is angry"
cf. kwalarni "to become angry"
(C) kwala:ntia (t.v.) enojar (a otro)

to anger (someone)
kwala:ntia (pres.)
kwala:ntih (pret.) nech-kwala:ntih "(he) angered me"
kwala:ntih-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwala:ni (i.v.) "to become angry"
CN qualantia (Sim.) "encolerizar, irritar a alguien"
(SD) kwalu: (i.v.) picarse (maíz, carne, cuando se llena de

gorgojo)
to be insect-infested, eaten by worms/grubs
kwalu: (pres.)
kwalu:-k (pret.) kwalu:-k "it is infested/eaten"
kwalu:-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwa "to eat", (?) -lu 'passive'
cf. kwalu "to eclipse"
cf. (C) kwe:chiwi
(C) kwalu (i.v.) eclipsar
(for something) to eclipse
kwalu (pres.)
kwalu-k (pret.)
kwalu-tuk (perf.)
kwalu me:ts-ti "for there to be an eclipse of the moon"
kwalu tu:nal "for there to be an eclipse of the sun"
cf. (SD) kwalu(:) "to be eaten/insect-infested"
CN qualocayotl (Sim.) "eclipse, comido", iqualoca in metztli
"eclipse de luna", iqualoca in tonatiuh "eclipse de sol"
(SD) kwalu:
kwalu: me:ts-ti "for there to be an eclipse of the moon"
kwalu: tu:nal "for there to be an eclipse of the sun"
(C) -kwa:tapal frente

forehead
nu-kwa:tapal "my forehead"
cf. kwa:- f head f , "forehead"
(SD) kwatapal
(C) kwa:tapa:na (t.v.) rajar la frente

to split open the forehead
kwa:tapa:na (pres.)
kwa:tapa:n (pret.) ki-kwatapa:n "she split open his forehead"
kwa:tapa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwa:- f head f , tapa:na "to break open"
CN quatlapana (Sim.) "romper la cabeza"
(SD) kwatroho(h) cuatrojo, conga (pescado)

fish sp., "four-eyed" f i s h , swims near surface with eyes
exposed and reflection makes it appear to have four eyes
Sp. cuatrojo (cuatro ojo(s))
(C) kwa:tsaya:na (t.v.) rajar la frente

to split open the forehead
kwa:tsaya:na (pres.)
kwa:tsaya:n (pret.) ki-kwa:tsaya:n "he split open her
forehead"
kwa: tsaya: n-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwa:- 'head 1 , "forehead", tsaya:na "to split"
CN quatzayana (Sim.) "golpear la cabeza, partírsela"
(SD) kwatsaya:na pegar en la frente
to hit in/on the forehead
(C) -kwa:-uhpan camino del pelo
part (in hair)
cf. kwa:- 'head 1 , -uhpan (uh-ti) "road"
(C) kwawi-t palo, árbol, madera, leña

tree, wood, firewood
-kwaw (poss.) nu-kwaw "my wood, my firewood"
kwahkwawit (pi.)
cf. ku(:)- 'tree, wood' (in compounds)
CN kwawitl (Car.); PN *kwawi-
(SD) kwawi-t
(SD) kwawulu-t caolote, cablote (árbol)

tree sp., big, thick trunk, black fruit, bark used in a drink
for diarrhea
cf. kwawi-t "tree", ulu-t "corncob"
cf. (C) ku:chtyan
(C) kwa:xi:pets-nah (adj.) calvo, frente calvo

bald, with bald forehead
cf. kwa:- 'head', "forehead", pets-tik "nude", -nah 'adj.'
CN quaxipetz (Sim.) "calvo"
(C) kwe:chiwi picarse (llenarse del gorgojo el maíz, frijol)

to be eaten by insects, to have weavels
kwe:chiwi (pres.)
kwe:chiwi-k (pret.)
kwe:chih-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwe:chua "to grind finely", kwech-tik "finely ground"
CN cf. cuechtic (Sim.) "molido"
cf. (SD) kwalu:
(C) kwech-tik (adj.) cuexte (masa fina, muy molido)

finely ground, powdery
ye:k nemi kwechtik "it is very finely ground" (está bien fina
la masa)
cf. kwe:chua "to grind finely"
CN cuechtic (Sim.) "molido", kwechtik (UC) "cosa muy molida"
(C) kwe:chua (t.v.) repasar (maiz) (moler mucho9 refinar,
desmostolar)
to grind very finely
kwe:chua (pres.)
kwe:chuh (pret.) ni-k-kwe:chuh-a ' I already ground it
finely"
kweschuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. kweschiwi ( i . v . ) "to be eaten by weavels"; kwech-tik
"finely ground"
cf. ta-kwe:chua "to be grinding finely"
CN kweschoa (Car.) "moler mucho"
(C) kwechwah vibora cascabel

rattlesnake
kwehkwechwah (pi.)
CN cuech (Sim.) "especie de serpiente cascabel"
(SD) kwechwah
(C) mu-kwehkwe:lua (r.v., redup.) culebrear, pandearse

to wind, to wriggle, to bend, to curve
mu-kwehkwe:lua (pres.)
mu-kwehkwe:luh (pret.)
mu-kwehkwe:luh-tuk (perf.)
cf. k w e : l i w i "to curve, to be bent"; kwe:lua "to fold, to ben
CN cueloa (Sim.) "curvar, doblar"
cf. (SD) mu-kwehkwetua "to have a cramp, to wind"
(C) mu-kwehkwetua (r.v., redup.) tener calambre, culebrear,

curcuvear
to have a cramp, to wind, to curve
mu-kwehkwetua (pres.)
mu-kwehkwetuh (pret.)
mu-kwehkwetuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) mu-kwehkwe:lua "to wind, to wriggle"
(C) kwesliwi (i.v.) pandearse

to bend, to curve
kwe:liwi (pres.)
kwe:liwi-k (pret.)
kwe:lih-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-kwehkwe:lua "to wind, to curve", kwe:l-nah "curved,
bent", kweslua "to fold, to bend"
CN kweliwi (UC) "torcerse", cueliui (Mol.) "torcerse"
(SD) kwe:liwi
(C) kwe: 1-nah pando, cuchu, pandadura
bent, curved
kwehkwe:lnah (pi.)
cf. kwe:liwi lfto bend"
(SD) kve(:)l-nah
(SD) kwe:lpachua (t.v.) doblar

to fold
kwe:lpachua (pres.) ni-k-kwe:lpachua 'I'm folding it"
kwe:lpachuh (pret.)
kwe:lpachuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwe:l-nah "bent, curved", kwe:liwi "to curve, to bend",
pachua "to hold down, to press, to flatten"
cf. ta-kwe:lpachua "to be folding"
CN cuelpachoa (Sim.) "doblar"
(SD) kwe:lua (t.v., r.v.) doblar(se), pandear(se)

to bend, to curve, to fold
kwe:lua (pres.) mu-kwe:lua "it bends", ki-kwe:lua "(he) bends
it"
kwesluh (pret.)
kwe:luh-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwerliwi (i.v.) "to bend, to curve", kwe:l-nah "bent,
curved", -kwehkweslua "to wind, to bend"
CN cueloa (Xim.) "curvar, doblar"
(C) kwe:ntia (t.v., r.v.) acobijar(se), encobijar(se),

enchivar(se)
to cover (with a blanket)
kwe:ntia (pres.)
kwe:ntih (pret.) ni-mu-kwe:ntih " I covered myself",
ni-k-kwe:ntih " I covered him"
kwe:ntih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ke:ntia "to cover (someone), to be covering"
c f . kwe:n-yu "blanket", -tia f caus. f
(SD) kwe:ntia
(SD) -kwe:n-yu cobija, chiva

blanket
nu-kwe:n-yu "my blanket"
-kwehkwe:n-yu (pi.)
cf. kwe:ntia "to cover"
CN (?) cf. cuemitl (Sim.) "cuadro de tierra, camellón",
no-cuen "mi predio"
(C) kwepa (t.v., r.v.) devolver, regresar, volver
to return, to return something
kwepa (pres.)
kwep-ki (pret.) ni-k-kwep-ki "I returned it", ni-mu-kwep-ki
" I returned"
kwep-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwepilia "to return something to someone"
CN kwepa (Car.) "volver"
(SD) kwepa
(C) kwepilia (t.v., applic.) devolver (algo a alguien)

to return (something to someone)
kwepilia (pres.) ni-k-kwepilia " I give it back to him"
(nikwepiliya?)
kwepilih (pret.)
kwepilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwepa "to return", -(i)lia 'applic. 1
CN cuepilia (Sim.) "devolver, restituir lo que es de otro"
(SD) kwepilia
(SD) kwerda(h) cuerda

rope, cord
i-kwerdah-yu (poss.) "his rope"
kwerdas (pi.)
Sp. cuerda
(C) kwerpoh cuerpo

body
Sp. cuerpo
(C) kwesal-in guara (pájaro como perico)

bird sp., like a parrot
kwehkwesalin (pi.)
(C) kwetax-ti cuero

leather
-kwetax (poss.) nu-kwetax "my leather"
CN
/onx cuetlaxtli (Sim.); PN *kw9tax-
wD) kwetax-ti
(C) kwetes cohete

fireworks, skyrocket
kwehkwetes (pi.)
Sp. cohetes
(SD) kweya-t enagua, refajo, nagua, falda
skirt, native skirt
-kwey (poss.) nu-kwey "my skirt"
kwehkweyat (pi.)
CN kwe:itl (Car.); PN *kwe:y(V)-
cf. (C) kwe:yi-t
(C) kwe:yi-t nagua, enagua, falda, refajo

skirt, native skirt
-kwe:y (poss.) nu-kwe:y "my skirt", i-kwe:y "her skirt"
nuhnu-kwe:y "my skirts", ihi-kwesy "her skirts"
kwehkwesyit (pi.)
CN k w e : i t l (Car.)
cf. (SD) kweya-t
(SD) kweyudu(h) cuelludo, uno que tiene cuello (uno que tiene
palancas, influencias)
person who has influential connections
Sp. cuelludo
(C) kwi (t.v.) agarrar

to grab, to snatch, to take
kwi (pres.)
kwih (pret.) ki-kwih-ke-t "they took it"
kwih-tuk (perf.)
CN kwi (Car.) "tomar"
(SD) kwi
(C) kwidado cuidado

careful, care
ma: ni-k-ta:lih kwidado "let me be careful!"
(SD) kwihkwal banqueta

small bench
-kwihkwal (poss.)
kwihkwikwal (pi.)
(SD) kwikwilih-tuk (adj.) color florido, pinto, cualquier cosa con

varios colores
plaid, motley, spotted, anything with several colors
cf. kwikwilua "to paint various colors", kwikwil-nah
"spotted"
CN cf. cuicuiltic (Sim.) "de varios colores"
(C) kwikwil-nah pintado (de varios colores), saradito, penguito
motley, of more than one color
cf. kwikwil-tsin "of several colors", kwikwilua "to paint
several colors"
CN cf. cuicuiltic (Sim.) "de varios colores"
(SD) kwikwil-nah de varios colores, gris
of several colors, grey
(C) kwikwil-tsin pintado de varios colores

of several colors
cf. kwikwil-nah "of several colors", kwikwilua "to paint
several colors"
(C) kwikwilua (t.v) pintar de varios colores (rayas, trenchas,

hacer dibujos)
to paint different colors, to make lines, figures, designs
kwikwilua (pres.)
kwikwiluh (pret.) ki-kwikwiluh "she painted it varied colors"
kwikwilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. kwikwil-nah "painted several colors", kwikwil-tsin
"painted various colors", kwikwilih-tuk "spotted"
CN cf. (i)?kwiloa (Car.) "escribir, pintar"
(C) kwil-in lombriz, gusano

worm
kwihkwilin (pi.)
cf. kwikwilua "to paint different colors, to make lines"
CN okwilin (Car.)
(SD) kwil-in
(SD) kwilin medidór medidor (lombriz)

inch-worm
cf. kwil-in "worm", Sp. medidor "measurer"
(SD) kwilusni (?) palo que echa flores

tree sp., from which one gets flowers (?)
(C) kwisna;wahtepe:-t Cerro de Cuisnahuat (un volcancito)

Cuisnahuat Mountain (name of a small mountain)
cf. kwisna:wa-t '^Cuisnahuat", tepes-t "mountain"
(C) kwisna:wa-t Cuisnahuat (nombre de pueblo)
Cuisnahuat (town name)
cf. na:wa-t "Pipil, Nahuate"
(note: the local folk etymologies are, 1) kwis "cuatrillo"
(?) + -na:wat "Pipil (the language)", or 2) kwis-
"cuatrillo" ( ? ) , nah- "four" (cf. na:wi "four") +
u:wa-t "cane".)
(C) -kwitapil cola

tail
i-kwitapil "its tail"
cf. kwita-t "excrement", (?) -pil '(frozen) diminutive'
CN cuitlapilli (Sim.)
(C) kwita-t estiércol, exremento, caca

excrement, dung, feces
i-kwit kawayuh "horse manure, horse excrement"
cf. ikwit-puyu "titilcuite (stinking chicken excrement)"
CN kwitlatl (Car.); PN *kwitla-
(SD) kwita-t
(SD) kwitawululuh-tsin escarabajo

scarab, (dung)beetle
kwihkwitawululuhtsin (pi.)
cf. kwita-t "excremento", ululua "to roll", -tsin
'diminutive'
(C) -kwitaxkul tripas, intestino

intestine(s)
nu-kwitaxkul "my intestine(s)"
cf. kwita-t "excrement"
CN cuitlaxcolli (Sim.)
(SD) kwitaxkul tripa pequeña de animal
the small intestine of animals
(Teotepeque) kwix-in lagartija

lizard
cf. (C) kuwix-in
(C) kwix-ti gavilán

hawk
kwihkwixti (pi.)
CN cuixin (Mol.) "milano" (ave)
(SD) labirhen Virgen (la Virgen María)
Virgin, the Virgin Mary
Sp. la virgen
(C) larbiyah, la:bi:yah Sonsonate (nombre de pueblo)

Sonsonate (town name)
Sp. la v i l l a
c f . (SD) se(:)ntsuna-t
(SD) ladiár, mu-chiwa acostarse de lado (al lado)

to lie on one f s side, to lean to the side
Sp. ladear
(C) -ladinah vestido

dress
nu-ladinah "my dress"
Sp. ladina "Ladina, non-Indian woman"
(SD) lagartu, lagarto lagarto

alligator, cayman
Sp. lagarto
(SD) lagriyuh adobe, ladrillo

adobe, brick
Sp. ladrillo (lagriyo local pronunciation)
(C) la:guh lago

lake
Sp. lago
(SD) laisla isla (laísla?)

island
Sp. la isla
(C) lala naranja (lala?)
orange
-lala (poss.) nu-lala "my orange"
lahlala (pi.)
Sp. naranja
(SD) lala
(SD) lala-lima(h), lala-li:ma(h) lima

lemon
cf. lala "orange", Sp. lima "lemon"
(C) -lama abuela

grandmother
nu-lama "my grandmother" (nulama?)
cf. lamah- "old woman"
CN cf. ilama(tl) (Sim.) "vieja, anciana"
(SD) lama:-chin "old woman"; see lamah, lama-t
(SD) lamah, lama-t, lama:-chin anciana

old woman
lahlamatket, lamatket, lamahchichinmet (pi.)
CN ilama(tl) (Sim.) "vieja, anciana"
cf. (C) lamah-tsin
(C) lamah-mich-in ilama (pescado)

fish sp., very thin, looks like a snake
cf. lamah- "old woman", michin "fish"
cf. alak michin "ilama fish"
(SD) lamah-mich-in
(C) lamah-tepe:-t Volcán de Izalco

Izalco Volcano
cf. lamah- "old woman", tepe:-t "mountain"
(C) lamah-tsin anciana, viejita

old woman
lahlamahchinmet, lahlamahtsitsinmet (pi.)
cf. lamah- "old woman", -tsin 'diminutive1
CN ilama(tl) (Sim.) "vieja, anciana"
cf. (SD) lamah, lama-t, lama:-chin
(SD) lama-t "old woman"; see lamah, lamas-chin

(SD) las nah lana
wool
Sp. lana
(SD) lapis lápiz

pencil
Sp. lápiz
(SD) lawrél laurel (árbol)

laurel tree
Sp. laurel
(SD) lechuga(h) lechuga

lettuce
Sp. lechuga
(SD) leer, -chiwa leer

to read
Sp. leer
(C) lehisyah siete-camisa (árbol)

tree sp., ashes from this tree's wood are used to get stains
out of clothes
Sp. l e j í a "lye"
(SD) lehiya(h) lejía

lye
Sp. lejía
(C) le:keme-t palo pito (lesgemet)

tree sp. (with red beans)
cf. (SD) kuslekemet
(SD) lengwah lengua (la lengua indígena)

the native language
Sp. lengua
(SD) lengwah-baka(h) lengua-de-vaca (un monte, planta de campo)

plant sp., a wild plant, "cow's tongue"
Sp. lengua (de) vaca
(SD) leruh biero, bledo (planta con brotones como espinaca,
amarguito en sopa)
plant sp», eaten in soup, somewhat bitter, with sprouts like
spinach
Sp, bledo (blero local pronunciation)
(SD) letra(h), -chiwa escribir

to write
Sp. letra
(SD) lihero rápido

quick, fast
x-u lihero "hurry, go fast" (¡ándale!)
Sp, ligero
(C) lihlik-tsin lijlicse, clisclis (gavilancillo, anuncia el

verano)
hawk sp„ small hawk; indicates summer is coming
lihlihliktsin (pi.)
cf. liklik "small hawk" in Mayan languages (possibly
onomatopoetic)
(C) lime:tah gttixte (pedazo de vidrio)

piece of broken glass
Sp. limeta "bottle"
(SD) limetah
(SD) limón limón

lime
Sp. limón
(SD) limosna(h) ofrenda

offering, alms
Sp. limosna
(SD) limunsiyu(h) limoncillo (árbol) (limuifsiyu(h))

tree sp., "small lime" tree
Sp. limoncillo
(SD) linguda(h) chismosa

gossip, gossipy woman
Sp. lenguda
(SD) liryu, lirio, liria, liriu lirio
lily
Sp. l i r i o
(SD) loko loco

crazy
Sp. loco
(SD) lora(h) lora, loro

parrot
Sp. lora
(SD) luhlun ronrón (clase de escarabajo)

insect sp., june bug (?) (kind of flying beetle)
Sp. ronrón
(SD) lumpe lumpe (trampa o red para atrapar pescados, atar ray i tas
con bolsa de cordel o nailon, redondo con bejuco o alambre
en su boca) (lumpe?)
a f i s h trap or small net with a vine or wire mouth and
bag/net of cord or nylon
(SD) -lunér lunar

mole
i-lunár "his/her mole"
Sp. lunar
(C) luteranah creyente (protestante (?))

believer, Protestant (?)
Sp. luterano
(C) ma: s i , ojalá que, que (funciona como f imperativo o

'exhortativo1, como el subjuntivo español)
i f , oh that, wish that (functions as an •imperative1 or
'exhortative1, like the subjunctive in Spanish)
ma: xi-k-chiwa 'let him do it!, he should do it!"
ma: na ni-k-piya nu-médiyuh ni-k-kwa-skiya se: nu-karruh
if I I-it-have my-money I-it-buy-COND a my-car
" I f I had money I would buy a car"
(SD) ma: , maka
(cf. maka)
(C, SD) ma:-, mah- 'mano' (en palabras compuestas)

'hand1 (in compounds)
cf. -mey "hand"
(C) mache machete (mache?)

machete
-mache (poss.) nu-mache "my machete"
Sp. machete
(SD) mache
(C) machi:tuh macho, muía, muleto, mular

mule
Sp. machito
(SD) machorra(h) machorral (bosque de muchos árboles chiquitos

con muchas espinas, con palos caidos y mucha vegetación,
muy enredado y revuelto)
thicket ( ? ) , very thick and cluttered forest with lots of
small trees, thorns, fallen trees, vegetation
(C) machtia (t.v., r.v.) enseñar, aprender

to teach, to learn
machtia (pres.)
machtih (pret.) ni-k-machtih " I taught i t " , ni-mu-machtih
" I learned it"
machtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. mati "to know", -tia 'caus.'
CN machtia (Car.); PN *machtia
(SD) machtia
(SD) machu(h) macho

male, masculine
Sp. macho
(SD) magrastra(h) madrastra

stepmother
Sp. madrastra (magrastra local pronunciation)
(SD) magrina(h) madrina

godmother
Sp. madrina (magrina local pronunciation)
(C, SD) mah-, ma:- fmanof (en palabras compuestas)
f
handf (in compounds)
cf. -mey "hand"
(C) -mahkul brazo (del codo al hombro)

arm (from elbow including shoulder)
nu-mahkul "my arm"
cf. mah- 'hand1
CN cf. raacolli (Mol.) "brazo medida del hombro a la mano"
(SD) mahkul brazo y hombro
arm and shoulder
mahmahkul (pl.)
(C) mahmahtsal-kutu:na (t.v., incorp.) cortar ramas

to cut branches
ni-k-mahmaht salku tu: na " I cut off its branches"
cf. mahtsal "branch", kutu:na "to cut"
cf. mahma:kutu:na "to cut off branches, hands"
(C) mahmaka (t.v., redup.) repartir

to distribute, to pass out
cf. maka "to give"
(C) mahma:-kutu:na (t.v., incorp.) cortar reunas, manos

to cut off branches, hands
mahma:kutu:na (pres.)
mahma:kutu:n (pret.)
mahma:kutu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ma:- 'hand', kutu:na "to cut"
cf. mahmahtsalkutu:na "to cut branches"
CN cf. macotona (Sim.) "cortar la mano a alguien"
(SD) mahma:-kutu:na
(SD) mahma:tami (i.v.) desmayarse

to faint, to pass out
mahma:tami (pres.)
mahma:tami-k (pret.)
mahma:tan-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ma:- •hand 1 , tami "to end"
(C) mahma:-tu:ka (t.v., incorp.) caminar a tientas (sin ver)

to feel one's way along without seeing
cf. ta-mahma:tu:ka "to be feeling one's way along ,
ma:tu:ka "to touch, to feel"
CN cf. matoca (Sim.) "tocar con la mano"
(C) mahmaitsu (n., adj.) maraaso (masa de tortilla deshecha,
molida, con alguaxte (semilla de ayote / c a l a b a z a / ) ,
mojada y amontonada; una tortilla hecha de esta masa*
cualquier cosa torcida y amontonada)
a kind of dough made from crumbed tortillas and pumpkin
seeds, a tortilla made of this dough; anything twisted and
piled up
CN cf. matsoa (Mol.) "hacer bollos"
(SD) mahma:tsu
(C) mahma:waltia (t.v., redup.) untar

to smear, to grease
mahma:waltia (pres.)
mahma:waltih (pret.)
mahma:waltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ma:waltia "to smear, to grease"
(C) mahmawi (i.v.) tener miedo

to fear, to be afraid
mahmawi (pres.)
mahmaw-ki (pret.)
mahmaw-tuk (perf.)
CN mawi (Car.)
(SD) mahmawi
(C) mahtak-ti diez (palabra arcáica)

ten (archaic word)
cf. (?) mah- 'hand1
CN ma?tlaktli (Car.)
(C) -mahtsal rama

branch
i-mahtsal "its branch"
i-mahmahtsal (pi.) "its branches"
cf. mah- 'hand1
CN cf. (?) tzallantli (Sim.) "cuello, garganta, puerto"
(SD) maka, ma: 'imperativo1, 'exhortativo', 'imperativo negativo'

'imperative', 'exhortative', 'negative imperative'
maka xi-k-chiwa "don't do it!"
CN maca (Sim.)
cf. (C) ma:
(C) maka (t.v.) dar; castigar
to give; to punish
maka (pres.) ni-k-maka " I give it" (nikmaga?)
maka-k (pret.) (sometimes -mak)
maka-tuk (perf.)
cf. mahmaka "to distribute"; maka ulyuh "to baptize"
CN maka (Car.); PN *maka
(SD) maka (t.v., r.v.)
ni-k-maka-k " I gave it"
mu-maka "to give oneself something, to put/throw something
on oneself"
cf. ta-maka "to be giving, to give something"
(C) maka:nuh chuzo (palo para sembrar), coa

planting stick
Sp. (?) macano ( c f . macana)
(C) maka ulyuh (t.v.) bautizar

to baptize
maka-k ulyuh (pret.) ni-k-maka-k ulyuh " I baptized him"
cf. maka "to give", ulyuh "baptism"
CN cf. (?) ollotl (Sim.) "centro, medio"
(C) ma:kiki:sa (i.v.) c h i f l a r , silvar

to whistle
ma:kiki:sa (pres.)
ma:kiki:s-ki (pret.)
ma:kiki:s-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) mas- 'hand 1 , kissa "to come out"
CN cf. tlanquiquici (Mol.)
(SD) maskikissa (sometimes maskikissi)
(SD) makoya(h) macolla

bunch, cluster
Sp. macolla
(C) makpal gajo (de guineo), gaja

piece or section of fruit
cf. (?) ma- f hand'
CN cf. (?) macpalli (Sim.) "la palma de la mano"
(C) maskutu cutu de la mano, manco
one-armed, one-handed (person with one hand or arm missing)
cf, ma:- f hand f , kutu "short"
CN cf. macotic (Sim.) "manco"
(SD) ma:kutu
(SD) ma:kwahkwa garrapatilla

a small tick sp.
cf. (?) ma:- 'hand 1 , kwa "to eat"
(C) ma:kwil cinco

five
cf. ma:- 'hand', kwi "to grab", -1 'passive nominalization'
(literally "something grabbed with the hand" (?))
CN macuilli (Sim.); PN *ma:kwil
(SD) ma:kwil (palabra arcáica) centavito; cinco
cent (small coin); five (archaic word)
(C) ma:kwil-iswa-t maquiligua, miquilisgua, maquiligtte (árbol)

tree sp., used in construction, its leaf has five sections
cf. ma:kwil "five", iswa-t "leaf"
(SD) ma(:)kwil-iswa-t
(SD) ma:lachua (t.v., r.v.) aguarapar, aplastar(se), reducirse

una parte del cuerpo o de la planta
to flatten, to reduce, to shrivel in part
(note: the meaning of the local Spanish adjective guarapo
is the sour smell from bad sugarcane or sections of cane that
are worthless because they are dry, juiceless and ill
formed.)
ma:lachua (pres.) ki-ma:lachua "(he) is flattening it",
mu-ma:lachua "it is flattened"
ma:lachuh (pret.)
ma:lachuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsin-mahma:lach "with flat buttocks" (sin nalga)
(C) malaka-t malacate (huso)

spindle
-malaka-w (poss.) nu-malaka-w "my spindle"
mahmalakat (pi.)
cf. mali:na "to twist (thread)"
CN malacatl (Sim.); PN *malaka-
(SD) malaka-t
(SD) maldiktár, -chiwa maldecir
to curse
Sp. maldictar (cf. maldecir)
(C) mali:na (t.v.) torcer, torcer pita (mecate)

to twist, to twist string
mali:na (pres.)
mali:n (pret.) ni-k-malisn-ki-ya " I already twisted it"
mali:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-mali:na "to be twisting (something)"
CN mali:na (Car.)
(SD) ma:lina (t.v.) retorcer pita, torcer
to twist string, to twist
ma:lin(-ki) (pret.)
(C) ma:luh malo

bad
Sp. malo
(SD) masluh malo, malvado
bad, evil
(C) mamalia (t.v., r.v.) enredar(se)

to get tangled, to tangle
mamalia (pres.) mu-maraalia "it gets tangled"
mamalih (pret.) ni-mu-mamalih "I got tangled up",
ni-k-mamalih " I tangled it"
mamalih-tuk (perf.)
cf. mali:na "to twist (string)
CN c f . mamali ( S i m . ) " h e n d e r , m e t e r s e " ; mamali (UC)
"barrenar, taladrar"
(C) ma:mé mamey (ma:mé?)

mamey fruit
-ma:mé (poss.) nu-ma:mé "my mamey"
Sp. (?) mamey
(SD) ma:mé:h
(C) -ma:mis-yu codo

elbow
nu-ma:mis-yu "my elbow"
nu-mahma:misyu (pi.) "my elbows"
c f . mas- f hand f , -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) man (conj.) pero, y ahora (?)

and now, but (?)
(C) -ma:n hermano mayor
elder brother
nu-má:n "my elder brother"
-marnmet (pi.) nu-ma:n-met "my elder brothers" (numa:gmet)
Sp. hermano
cf. (SD) manu "brother"
(C) mana (t.v.) cocer, cocinar

to cook, to boil (cook in water)
mana (pres.) ni-k-mana "I cook it"
man-ki (pret.)
man-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-mana "to cook (something)", ta-man-ti "cooked"
CN cf. mana (Car.) "poner en el suelo"; mana (Sim.) "darse,
presentar, poner en el suelo, hacer tortillas"
(SD) mana
(SD) mandaderu(h) mensajero, mandadero

messenger
Sp. mandadero
(SD) mandil mandil, delantal

apron
Sp. mandil
(SD) mangah manga

sleeve
Sp. manga
(C) manguh mango

mango
mahmanguh (pl.)
Sp. mango
(SD) manguh
(SD) mansana(h) manzana de adán (magsanah)

Adam's apple
Sp. manzana
(SD) mansaniya(h) manzanilla (maijsaniyah)

camomile
Sp. manzanilla
(SD) mansuh manso
tame, gentle
Sp. manso
(SD) mante:ka manteca, grasa (mantesga9)

grease, lard
i-manteska-yu "its grease"
Sp. manteca
(SD) -manu(h) hermano

brother
nu-manu "my brother"
manuh-wan (pi.) nu-manuhwan "my brothers"
Sp. hermano
c f . (C) -masn "elder brother"
(SD) manyoso(h) ladrón

thief
Sp. mañoso
(C) maspach-in mapache

raccoon
mahmaspachin (pi.)
c f . mas- f hand f , ( ? ) paska "to wash", -in 'absolutive'
CN mapach (Sim.) "oso lavandero"
(SD) maspach-in
(C) mu-maspaska (r.v., incorp.) lavarse

to wash oneself
mu-maspaska (pres.) ni-mu-maspaska " I wash myself"
mu-maspaska-k (pret.)
mu-maspaska-tuk (perf.)
c f . mas- 'hand', paska "to wash"
CN mapaca (Sim.) ,flimpiar las manos"
(C) mu-maspaska (r.v., incorp.) lavarse las manos
to wash ones hands
(SD) -maspaslah tenaza

crab's pincher
i-maspaslah ne tekwisi "the crab's pincher"
c f . mas- 'hand 1 , ( ? ) perhaps Sp. pala "shovel"
(C) mu-ma:pe:lua (r.v., incorp.) abrir las manos, las pinzas
to open one's hands, pinchers
mu-ma:pe:lua (pres.)
mu-ma:pe:luh (pret.)
mu-ma:pe:luh-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. ma:- 'hand', pe:lua "to open"
cf. (SD) mu-ma:pelua "to crawl"
(SD) mu-ma:pelua (r.v., incorp.) gatear, andar a gatas

to crawl
mu-ma:pelua (pres.)
mu-ma:peluh (pret.)
mu-ma:pelih-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. ma:- 'hand 1 , pe(:)lua "to open"
cf. (C) mu-ma:pe:lua "to open one's hands, pinchers"
(C) ma:pilich-nah arrugado (de la mano)

wrinkled (hand)
cf. ma:- 'hand', pilichnah "wrinkled"
(C) -ma: pipil dedo (de mano)

finger
-ma:pipil (poss.) nu-ma:pipil "my finger"
-mahma:pil (pl.)
cf. ma:- 'hand', p i : p i l "son, boy"
CN ma ? pilli (Car.)
(SD) -ma:pipil
-mahma:pipil (pl.)
(SD) marchitu(h) marchito

withered
Sp. marchito
(SD) mare(y)o(h) mareo, mareado

dizziness
Sp. mareo
(C) mariyah-tepe:-t Las Marías (cantón de Cuisnahuat)

Las Marias (a village in the municipality of Cuisnahuat)
cf. Sp. Maria, tepe:-t "mountain"
(C, SD) mas (conj.) mas

moreover, in addition, more than
(C, SD) mas más
more (comparative), more (adv.)
(C) masa:-kili-t oloroco, loroco (bejuco, verdura que se cria

entre las milpas, huele, se come)
vine sp., smells good, edible, grows in the cornfields
cf. masa:-t "deer", kili-t "chipilin plant"
(SD) masa:-kili-t
(C) masa:-ku(:)wa-t masacuate (boa)

boa constrictor
mahmasa:ku(:)wat (pi.)
cf. masa:-t "deer", ku:wa-t "snake"
CN maâcoatl (Sim.)
(SD) masa:-ku:wa-t
(C) masas-t venado

deer
-masa:-w (poss.) nu-masa:-w "my deer"
mahmasa:t (pi.)
masas-tsin "small deer" (venadito)
CN masa:tl (Car.); PN *masa:-
(SD) masa:-t
masa:-chin "small deer" (venadito)
(SD) masa:wa Santa Catarina Masahuat (nombre de pueblo)

Santa Catarina Masahuat (town name)
cf. masa:-t "deer"
(C) ma:skrah máscara (para bailes)

mask (for dances)
cf. i:xma:skrah "mask"
Sp. máscara
(SD) ma:skrah
(C) ma:sulu:n-tuk (adj.) hinchado de la mano

with swollen hand(s)
cf. ma:- 'hand 1 , sulu:ni "to swell", -tuk 'perf.'
(SD) -matah mata

stock, stem, plant
i-matah giniyah "banana plant/tree"
Sp. mata
(C) ma:tal-in matalín (bejuquito en chagüites)
vine sp., small, found in watery places, purple and white
leaf, used for ornamentation
mahma:talin (pi.)
cf. (?) ma:- 'hand'
CN cf. matlalin (Sim.) "verde oscuro, verde fuerte, color
azul"
(SD) ma:tal-in
(C) ma:ta-t matate (red)

net, net bag
-ma:ta-w (poss.) nu-ma:ta-w "my net"
mahma:tat (pl.)
ma:ta-tsin "small net bag"
CN ma:tlatl (Car.) "red"
(SD) ma:ta-t
(C) -ma: taxkal palma (de la mano)

palm of the hand
nu-ma: taxkal "my palm"
-mahma:taxkal (pl.)
nuhnu-ma: taxkal "my palms"
cf. ma:- 'hand', taxkal "tortilla, rigua"
(SD) -ma:taxkal
(C) mati (t.v.) saber

to know
mati (pres.)
mat-ki (pret.)
mat-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-mati "try it!, taste it!"
CN mati (Car.); PN *mati
(SD) mati
(C) mu-mati (r.v.) acostumbrarse

to get used to, accustomed to
ni-mu-mat-ki-ya " I already got used to it"
cf. mati "to know"
(C) ma:ti:lúa (t.v.) repellar, alisar (como pared)
to rub down, to smooth, to finish (e.g. a wall)
ma:ti:lua (pres.) ni-k-ma:ti:lua "I'm smoothing it out"
ma:ti:luh (pret.)
ma:ti:luh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ma:- 'hand'
CN matiloa (Sim.) "untar, frotar"
c f . (SD) ma:tilua "to pound"
(SD) ma:tilua machucar

to pound, to mash
ma:tilua (pres.)
ma:tiluh (pret.)
ma:tiluh-tuk (perf.)
c f . ma:- 'hand1
CN matiloa (Sim.) "untar, frotar"
c f . (C) ma:ti:lua "to smooth, to f i n i s h , to rub"
(C) matraka matraca

matraca, wooden rattle
Sp. matraca
(SD) -ma:tsitsin deditos del cangrejo

crab's feet
i-ma:tsitsin ne tekwisih "the crab's feet"
cf. ma:- 'hand', -tsin 'diminutive 1
cf. (C) meytsitsin
(C) ma:waltia (t.v.) untar

to smear, to annoint, to grease
ma:waltia (pres.)
ma:waltih (pret.)
ma:waltih-tuk (perf.)
ma: ki-ma:walti "let him grease it!" (¡que lo unte!)
(C) ma:wiltiyani juguetón

playful person
cf. m- 'reflexive', a:waltia "to play", -ni 'agent'
CN mauiltiani (Sim.) "burlón"
(SD) -max vellos (palabra obscena)
pubic hair (obscene)
i-max "his/her pubic hair"
cf. imax-kabayuh "insect sp. (hairy)"
CN cf. maxactli (Sim.) "entre pierna, entre muslo"
cf. (C) -maxak "groin"
(C) -maxak los encajes (ingle)

groin
nu-maxak "my groin"
CN maxactli (Sim.) "entre pierna, entre muslo"
(C) raaxta-t maxtate, mastate (ceñidor)

loincloth, breechclout
-maxta-w (poss.) i-maxta-w "his loincloth"
cf. (?) -max "pubic hair", -maxak "groin"
CN maxtlatl (Sim.) "ceñidor", maxtlatl (Mol.) "bragas"
(SD) maxta-t
mahmaxtat (pi.)
(SD) maxtra(h) maestra

teacher (woman)
Sp. maestra
(SD) maxtru(h) maestro

teacher (man), master
Sp. maestro
(Comasagua, Teotepeque) -may mano

hand
cf. ma(h)- in compounds
CN ma:itl (Car.)
cf. (C, SD) -mey
(SD) maya sólo, sólamente

maya kuchi "sleepy head" (dormilón) (literally "only sleeps")
(C) mayan (n.) hambre

hunger
cf. maya:na "to be hungry"
(SD) mayan
(C) maya:na (i.v.) tener hambre
to be hungry, to hunger
maya:na (pres.)
mayasn-ki (pret.) ni-mayasn-ki " I was hungry" (nimayasggi?)
mayasn-tuk (perf.)
CN mayas na (Car.)
(SD) mayana
(C) masya-t talepate (insecto que chupa sangre, tiene pico

largo); gorgojo
bed bug sp.; weevil
mahmasyat ( p i . )
(C) -masyehkan la derecha, mano derecha

right, right hand
cf. mas- 'hand 1 , (?) yehkan "only"
CN mayeccantli (Sim.) "mano derecha"
(SD) mayordomi(y)a(h) cofradía

confraternity, religious organization
Sp. mayordomia
(SD) mayordomo(h) mayordomo (de la cofradía)

mayordomo, religious steward in confraternity
Sp. mayordomo
(SD) medida(h) medida

measurement, measure
Sp. medida
(C) mésdiyuh dinero

money
Sp. medio (from medio real)
(C) mehmela memela (algo largo y oval; una clase de tortilla

larga y ovala)
long and oval-shaped thing; a kind of tortilla which i s
long and oval
mehmehmela (pi.) (mehmehmela7)
cf. melaswa "to spread out, to lay down"
CN cf. melactic (Sim.) "alargado"
cf. (SD) memela "memela tortilla"
(C) mekapal mecapal
tumpline
-mekapal (poss.) nu-mekapal "my tumpline"
mehmekapal (pi.)
cf. raeka-t "string, cord"
CN mecapalli (Sim.)
(SD) mekapal (megapal)
(C) meka-t bejuco; pita, mecate; pene (obsceno)

vine; string, cord, rope; penis (obscene)
-meka-w (poss.) nu-meka-w "my string"
mehmekat (pi.)
CN mekatl (Car.)
(SD) meka-t bejuco; pita, mecate
vine; string, cord, rope
(C) melak-tik recto (derecho)

straight
cf. mela:wa "to lay/lie down"; cf. (SD) melawa "to
straighten"
CN melactic (Sim.) "derecho, alargado, extendido"
(C) mela:wa (t.v., r.v.) acostar(se)

to lie down; to lay down
mela:wa (pres.)
melajh (pret.) ni-mu-mela:h " I lay down", ni-k-mela:h " I
laid it down"
mela:h-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. melawa (Car.) "enderezar, tender"
cf. (SD) melawa "enderezar(se), tender(se)"
(SD) melawa (t.v., r.v.) enderezar(se), tender(se)

to straighten out, to stretch out, to shake out, to stand up
melawa (pres.)
melaw-ki (pret.) mu-melaw-ki "it straightened out",
ki-melaw-ki "he straightened it"
melaw-tuk (perf.)
cf. melak-tik "straight"
CN melawa (Car.) "enderezar, tender"
cf. (C) mela:wa "to lie/lay down"
(SD) memech (adj.) memex (llevar a memex), guindado al hombro

over one's shoulder ((to carry) over the shoulder)
CN cf. raeme (Sim.) "llevar algo sobre los hombros"
(SD) memela memela (clase de tortilla)
a kind of tortilla, small and long
cf. (C) mehmela
(SD) menora(h) segunda capitana (de cofradía)

second captainess in confraternity
Sp. menora
(SD) mentir, -chiwa mentir

to lie, to prevaricate
Sp. mentir
(SD) mentirah mentira

lie, falsehood
Sp. mentira
(SD) menyadora(h) cuchara meneadora

large stirring spoon
Sp. meneadora
(SD) merkadoh mercado

market
Sp. mercado
(C) me:s mes

month
Sp. mes
(C) me:sah mesa

table
Sp. mesa
(SD) me:sah
(C) meta-t piedra de moler (metate)

quern, metate
-met (poss.) nu-met "my metate"
mehmetat (pl.)
CN metlatl (Sim.); PN *m3tla-
(SD) meta-t
(C, SD) mets- 'pierna1 (en palabras compuestas)

'leg1 (in compounds)
CN metstli (Car.) "pierna, muslo"
(C) metskalapa patojo de un pie (renco, cojo de un pie)
lame in one leg
cf» mets- 'leg 1
(C) metskaxil encordia, incordio (bola en los encajes)

tumor or lump in groin
cf. mets- 'leg 1 , perhaps (?) Sp. (en)caje
cf. -metstawiyal-yu
(C) metskelu renco

lame
cf. mets- 'leg', kelu:na "to break"
(C) -metsku:yu pierna, muslo

thigh, leg from knee to hip
nu-metsku:yu "my leg"
cf. mets- 'leg', ku:yu "stock, stem, plant"
(SD) -metsku:yu
(C) -metspan regazo

lap
nu-metspan "my lap"
cf. mets- 'leg', -pan 'locative'
cf. metspanua "to cuddle, to hold on one's lap"
(SD) -metspan
(C) metspanua (t.v.) chinear en la pierna (apapachar en

regazo)
to hold on one's lap, to cuddle
metspanua (pres.)
metspanuh (pret.) ki-metspanuh "she held him on her lap"
metspanuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. metspan "lap, -ua 'passive/caus.'
(C) mets-petu:ni (i.v., incorp.) resbalar

to slide, to slip
metspetu:ni (pres.)
metspetu:ni-k (pret.)
metspetu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. mets- 'leg', petu:ni "to slide"
(C) -metstawiyal-yu encordia, incordio (en los encajes)
tumor or lump in groin
i-metstawiyal-yu "his lump (in groin)"
cf. mets- 'leg', tawiyal "kernel of corn"
cf. metskaxil
(SD) -metstawiyal
(C) me:ts-ti luna

moon
mehme:tsti (pi.)
tahku meststi "crescent moom" (luna creciente) (cf. tahku
"half")
kune:t meststi "new moon" (cf. kunest "infant, child")
CN meststli (Car.); PN *me:ts-
(C) me:wa (t.v.) desherbar, desyerbar

to weed, to tear out plants
me:wa (pres.)
mesh-ki (pret.) ni-k-me:h-ki "I weeded it"
mesh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-me:wa "to be weeding"
CN c f . (?) m-e:wa (Car.) "levantarse"; eua (Sim.)
"levantarse, irse, partir"
(SD) me:wa
me:w(-ki) (pret.)
me:w-tuk (perf.)
(C) -mey mano (la mano y antebrazo), rama, manga, cabo

hand (hand and forearm), branch, sleeve, handle
(some say -me:y)
nu-mey "my hand"
ihi-mey (pi.) "his/her hands"
nuhnu-mey (pi.) "my hands"
i-mey metat "metate's pestle" (mano de piedra de moler)
i-meytsitsin "crab's feet" (cf. (SD) ma:tsitsin)
i-mey "sleeve, handle; his/her hand"
cf. ma:- 'hand1 (in compounds)
CN ma:itl (Car.); PN *ma:(y)(V)-
cf. (Comasagua, Teotepeque) -may
(SD) -mey
mehmey (pi.)
(C) mich-in pescado (pescado, pez)
fish
-michin (poss.) nu-michin "my fish11
mihmichin (pl.)
CN michin (Car.); PN *mich-4m
(SD) mich-in
(SD) mich-in bobo bob, pescado bobo

fish sp., "stupid fish"
cf. mich-in "fish", Sp. bobo
(SD) michin-kak-ti pejecaite (pez) (michiggakti?)

fish sp., flat, yellowish, thin and long
cf. mich-in "fish", kak-ti "sandal"
(SD) michin-ku(:)wa-t anguila (michiggu(:)wata)

eel
michin-kuhku(:)wat (pl.)
cf. mich-in " f i s h " , ku(:)wa-t "snake"
(C) mihkwitayan letrina

toilet
cf. i-mihkwitayan tihlan "Cagadero de Gallina" (name of a
mountain)
cf. kwita-t "excrement", -yan ('place of' (?))
(C) mihmiki (i.v., redup.) marchitarse

to wither
mihmiki (pres.)
mihmiki-k (pret.)
mihmik-tuk (perf.)
cf. miki "to die"
(SD) mihmiki
(C) miki (i.v.) morir

to die
miki (pres.)
miki-k (pret.)
mik-tuk (perf.)
cf. miktia "to kill"
CN miki (Car.); PN *miki
(SD) miki
(C) mikini el muerto, cadáver

corpse, dead person
cf. miki "to d i e " , -ni 'agent 1
CN cf. miquini (Sim.) "mortal, perecedero"
(C) miktan hondo

deep
cf. miki "to d i e " , -tan f place of 1
CN cf. mictlan (Sim.) "infierno"
(SD) miktan
(C) miktia (t.v.) matar

to kill
miktia (pres.) ni-k-miktia " I kill it" (nikmiktiya?)
miktih (pret.)
miktih-tuk (perf.)
tesu xi-nech-mikti "don't kill me!"
cf. miki "to d i e " , -tia 'caus. 1
CN mictia (Sim.); PN *m±k-tia
(SD) miktia
cf. mu-miktia "to commit suicide, to kill oneself"
(SD) mu-miktia (r.v.) matarse (suicidarse)

to kill oneself, to commit suicide
cf. miktia "to kill"
(C) mi:ku "mico" (brujo, transformador) (mi:ku?)

witch, sorcerer, transformer (one who changes into an
animal)
Sp. (?) mico
(SD) mi:ku brujo, transformador (que se transforma en animales,
mayormente en animales domésticos)
witch, sorcerer (who transforms himself into animals,
mainly domestic ones)
(C) mi:l milpa

milpa, cornfield
-mi:l (poss.) nu-mi:l "my milpa"
mihmi:l (pl.)
CN mislli (Car.); PN *mi:l-
(SD) mi:l
(C) mi:l mil

thousand
Sp. mil
(C) rai:ma (t.v.) tirar con flecha
to shoot with an arrow
mi:ma (pres.)
mi:n-ki (pret.) ni-k-mi:n-ki "I shot it (with an arrow)"
(nikmi:ggi?), ki-mi:n-ke-t "they shot it (with an
arrow)" (gimisgget)
mi:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. mi:-t "bow and arrow"
CN mi:na (Car.); mina (Sim.) "tirarle flechas"
(SD) mi:ma (t.v.) tirar, echar
to throw, to shoot
(SD) mirailaka ( i . v . , redup.) arder (el fuego)

for the fire to burn
mimilaka (pres.)
raimilaka-k (pret.)
mimilak-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) mimilika
(C) mimilika ( i . v . , redup.) arder (el fuego)

for the fire to burn
mimilika (pres.)
mimilika-k (pret.)
mimilika-tuk (perf.)
cf. (SD) mimilaka
(C) mimil-nah (adj.) rollizo (redondo (?))

round ( ? ) , sturdy, like a log
cf. mimilua "to roll"
CN c f . mirailiuhqui ( S i m . ) , m i m i l t i c (Sim.) "redondo";
mimiltik (UC) "rollizo"
(C) mimilua (t.v., r.v.) rodar, rodarse

to roll
mimilua (pres.)
mimiluh (pret.) mu-mirailuh "it rolled", ki-mimiluh "(she)
rolled it"
mimiluh-tuk (perf.)
CN mimiloa (Sim.) "rodar, extenderse"
(SD) mimilua
(C) mimiya:wa-t panal (de avispas)
wasp's nest
cf. (?) a:wa-t "bud"
CN miraiauatl (Sim.) "panal de miel, abeja"
(SD) mimiya:wa-t
(SD) mi:nah mina de leña (buen lugar o fuente de leña)

good location for or source of firewood
Sp. mina "mine"
(C) mi:sah misa

Mass
Sp. misa
(SD) missah
(C) mistikili mistilicuco (pájaro) (mistigili?)

bird sp., sings mistilikú:kú:
(C) mistu:n gato

cat
mihmistu:n (pi.)
mistu:n-tsin flkitten" (gatito) i-mis tú: n-tsin "his kitten"
CN mizton (Sim.)
(SD) mistu:n gato, gatillo
cat, kitten
(C) mi:-t arco y flecha

bow and arrow
-mi:t (poss.) nu-ml:t "my bow and arrow"
cf. mi:ma "to shoot with an ararow"
CN mi:tl (Car.)
(C) mix-te:n-tuk neblinado (aneblinado)

f
oggy
cf. mix-ti "cloud, fog", te:n-tuk "full"
(C) mix-ti nube, neblina

cloud, fog
mihmixti (pi.)
CN mixtli (Car.)
(SD) mix-ti
(C) miyak mucho, muchos, bastante, cantidad(es)
much, many, a lot
mihmiyak (pi.)
cf. -miyak-wan "family"
cf. miyak-e:-t "a constellation"
CN mi(y)ek (Car.); PN *m9yak
(SD) miyak
(C) miyak-e:-t siete cabritas (constelación)

a constellation, literally "many beans" (Sp. "seven kid
goats")
(C) -miyak-wan familia

family
cf. miyak "many, much", -wan 'poss. pi.'
(SD) moho moho

mold, mildew
Sp. moho (mojo local pronunciation)
(SD) mohonero(h) mojón (lindero)

boundary marker
Sp. mojonero
(SD) mono(h) mono

monkey
Sp. mono
(SD) mora mora

berry, raspberry, blackberry
Sp. mora
(SD) morado(h) morado

purple
Sp. morado
(SD) mo(:)su(h) mozo

worker, servant, fellow
Sp. mozo
(C) muchi todo(s) (muchi?)

all, everything
CN mochi (Car.); PN *mochi
(SD) muchi
(C) rauhkusuku paloma morada, paloma azul
dove sp. "blue dove", "purple dove"
(SD) muhmulu frijol cocido sin sopa, frijol muhuto

bean cooked without juice
cf. muhmulu:ntuk "bean cooked without juice"
cf. mulu:ni "to dry out"
cf. (C) e:-muhmulu "bean cooked without juice"
(SD) muhmulu:ntuk frijol muhuto, frijol cocido sin sopa

bean cooked without juice
cf. muhmulu "bean cooked without juice"
cf. mulu:ni "to dry out", -tuk 'perf. 1
cf. (C) e:-muhmulu "bean cooked without juice"
(C) muhuhtiya (i.v.) enmojecearse, enmojecerse (enmohecerse)

to mold, to mildew
muhuhtiya (pres.)
muhuhtiya-k (pret.) muhuhtiya-k "it got moldy"
muhuhtiya-tuk (perf.)
Sp. mojo (cf. moho), -ti-ya 'inchoative1
(SD) mu:ku cacarico, camaroncito cascarudo del río (mu:gu?)

small, shelled river shrimp
-mu:ku (poss.) nu-mu:ku "my river shrimp"
muhmu:ku (pl.)
cf. (C) a:muku
(C) mu:lah mula

mule
muhmu:lah (pl.)
Sp. mula
(SD) mu:lah
(SD) mulata(h) ladina

ladino woman
cf. mulatu(h) "ladino"
Sp. mulata
(SD) mulatu(h) ladino, chele (gttero, rubio)

ladino, fair-complected person
muhmulatus (pl.)
cf. mulata(h) "ladino woman"
Sp. mulato
(C) -mulinka retoño, cojollo, pichón (brotón)
sprout, bud, shoot, tip (of plant)
i-mulinka "its sprout"
cf, mulurni "to swell up, to dry out", -ka 'nominalization'
(C) mulki:-t mulquite (mazorca chiquita, no crecida)

small, not fully grown ear of corn
muhmulkixt (pi.)
cf. (?) mulu:ni "to swell, to dry up"
CN mulquitl (Sim.) "retoño que sale después de la siega"
(SD) mulki-t (mulkit)
(perhaps from Sp. mulquite or influenced by it)
(C) muluk-tsin molote, tigrillo causél (felino pintado)

feline sp., small, spotted
cf. -tsin 'diminutive 1
(SD) mulujni (i.v.) secarse (p. ej. de f r i j o l e s ) , volarse,

soplarse (cosa fina como polvo o harina)
to dry (e.g. of beans), to fly or blow away (e.g. dust,
flour, chaff)
mulu:ni (pres.)
mulu:ni-k (pret.)
mulu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. mulu:ni(a) (t.v.) "to dry"
CN cf. molo:ni (Car.) "manar, extenderse"; PN *molo:nV "to
boil"
cf. (C) mulu:nia (t.v.) "to swell, to puff up"
(SD) mulu:ni(a) (t.v. ( ? ) ) secar, soplar (cosa fina como harina o

polvo)
to dry, to blow (of something fine like flour or dust)
mulu:ni, mulu:nia (pres.) (?)
mulu:n-ki (pret.) ni-k-mulu:n-ki " I blew it, I dried it"
mulu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. mulu:ni (i.v.) "to dry, to blow"
CN cf. molonia (Sim.). "cordar la lana"
cf. (C) mulu:nia "esponjar, arar"
(C) mulu:nia (t.v.) esponjar, arar
to swell, to puff up, for a bird to ruffle its feathers; to
plow
mulu:nia (pres.)
mulu:nih (pret.) ni-k-mulu:nih "I puffed it, I plowed it"
mulu:nih-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. molonia (Sim.) "cordar la lana, destrizar las plumas"
c f . (SD) mulu:ni(a) "to dry, to blow"
(C) mumulutsa (t.v., redup.) echar humo (como un fuego que

empieza)
to smoke (as a fire trying to get started)
mumulutsa (pres.)
mumuluts-ki (pret.)
mumuluts-tuk (perf.)
cf. (SD) mulusni "to f l y , to blow (dust, flour, etc.)"
CN cf. momolotza (Sim.) "sacar espuma, separar en partes"
(SD) mumuxu migaja (mumuxu?)

crumb
-mumuxu (poss.)
muhmumuxu (pl.)
cf. mumuxua "to crumb"
(C) mumuxua (t.v.) pozolear, pedacear, hacerle pedacitos, deshacer

to crumb, to break into pieces
mumuxua (pres.) ni-k-mumuxua "I'm breaking it into pieces"
mumuxuh (pret.)
murauxuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. mumuxu "crumb"
(SD) mumuxua
(C) mu:mu:yu-pe:wia (t.v., incorp., redup.) mosquear, espantar

mosquitos
to swat gnats, flies, to chase gnats/flies away
mu:mu:yupe:wia (pres.)
musmu:yupe:wih (pret.)
mu:mu:yupe:wih-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu:yu:-t "gnat", pe:wia "to hunt, to fan"
(SD) mu:mu:yu-pe:wia mosquear, espantar mosquitos; colear
to swat gnats, flies; to wag (the) tail
(SD) mundu(h) mundo

world
Sp. mundo
(SD) munisipiyu(h) municipio
municipality, city, town center
Sp. municipio
(C) -mu:n-ti yerno, novio

son-in-law, boyfriend, bridegroom
-mu:n (poss.) nu-mu:n "my son-in-law"
-mu:n-wan (poss. pi.) nu-mu:n-wan "my sons-in-law"
cf. siwa:-mu:n-ti "daughter-in-law, girlfriend"
CN mo:ntli (Car.)
(SD) mu:n-ti
muhmu:nti (pi.)
(SD) mu:rinchi molinillo (mu:rinchi?)

chocolate beater
Sp. molino "mill", (?) -tsin 'diminutive1
cf. (C) murinilyuh
(C) murinilyuh molinillo

chocolate beater
Sp. molinillo
cf. (SD) mu:rinchi
(SD) muruxu colocho, rizo, crespo (muruxu?)

curly
Sp. morocho
(SD) mu:sta mañana

tomorrow
mu:stayuk "until tomorrow" (hasta mañana)
ixta mu:sta, axta mu:sta "until tomorrow" (hasta mañana)
CN mo:stla (Car.)
(SD) rau:sta
mu:stayuk "until tomorrow" (hasta mañana)
(C) mu:stayuk hasta mañana

until tomorrow (a greeting)
cf. mu:sta "tomorrow", -uk "still, now, moreover, for now"
CN moztlayoc (Sim.) "el día siguiente"
(SD) mu:stayuk
(C) mu:su-t mosote, mozote (especie de cardo (?))
burr, cuckle burr
muhmu:sut (pl*)
(SD) mu:su-t
(SD) mu:ta (t.v.) aventar, tirar, arrojar

to throw at, to heave
murta (pres.)
mu:ta-k (pret.)
mu:ta-tuk (perf.)
cf. tamusta "to throw"
CN motla (Sim.) "arrojar una piedra"; PN *mo:tla
cf. (C) tamurta (t.v.) "to throw"
(C) mu:tah mutate, muta, mótate (una comida de piña frita con
huevos y tomates)
a food of pineapple fried with eggs and tomatoes
(SD) mu:tah
(C) mu:tia (t.v., r.v.) asustar(se), espantar(se), arrear

to be frightened, scared; to frighten, to scare, to drive
(animals)
mu:tia (pres.)
mu:tih (pret.) ni-mu-mu:tih " I was scared", ni-k-mu:tih " I
frightened him"
mu:tih-tuk (perf.)
cf. te:mu:tia, te:muhmu:tia "to frighten someone"
(SD) mu:tia
(C) mutuh-tsin palo de zorrillo (árbol)

tree sp., a medium-sized tree, round in the middle and
pointed on top, used to decorate the altars of the
Viacruces (altars placed in front of the houses along the
way of processions) (literally "squirrel tree"; in Sp.
"skunk tree")
cf. (Teotepeque) mutuh-tsin, (C) mutusin, (SD) mututsin
"squirrel"
(Teotepeque) mutuh-tsin ardilla

squirrel
CN mo:to 9 tli (Car.)
cf. (C) mutusin, (SD) mututsin
(C) mutusín ardilla
squirrel
rauhmutusín (pi.)
cf. (SD) mutu-tsin, (Teotepeque) mutuh-tsin
(SD) mutu-tsin ardilla (?)

squirrel (?)
cf. (C) mutusín, (Teotepeque) mutuh-tsin
(C) mu:yu:-t mosquito

gnat, small fly
mu:yu:-tsín "small gnat" (mosquitillo), mu:yu:-tsi-tsín (pi.)
cf. xa:l-mu:yu:-t "gnat sp." ( j e j é n )
CN mo:yo:tl (Car.); PN *mo:yo:-
(SD) mu:yu-t mosquito, mosca
gnat, fly
muhmu:yut (pi.)
(C) mu:yutsa níspero (árbol, fruta) (mu:yutsa9)

tree sp., its f r u i t , a large tree and its persimmon-like
zapote fruit which is round and sweet
-musyutsa (poss.) nu-mu:yutsa "my níspero fruit"
muhmu:yutsa (pi.)
cf. (?) mu:yu:-t "gnat", tsapu-t "zapote"
cf. (SD) mu:yutsapu-t
(SD) mu:yutsapu-t níspero

tree sp., its f r u i t , a large tree and its persimmon-like
zapote fruit which is round and sweet
cf. mu:yu:-t "gnat", tsapu-t "zapote"
cf. (C) mu:yutsa
N
(SD) nabahiár, mu-chiwa rasurarse, afeitarse

to shave
Sp, navajear(se)
(C) naha yo
I
na(h) 'abbreviated form'
CN n e ? ( w a ( t l ) ) (Car.); PN *n9h
(SD) naha
(C) naka (i.v.) quedarse

to stay, to remain
naka (pres.)
naka-k (pret.) naka-k "he/she stayed" (nagak)
nak-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)alnaka "to stay", naktia "to leave", kuinaka "to get
stuck"
(SD) naka (i.v.) quedarse, atrasarse
to stay, to remain, to get behind, to stay behind
ni-naka-k " I got behind, I stayed" (ninagak)
(C) -nakas oreja, oido

ear
nu-nakas "my ear" (nunagas)
-nahnakas (pi.)
i-nakas ku:mi-t "pot handle" (oreja (asa) de olla)
CN nakastli (C); PN *nakas
(SD) -nakas
(SD) -nakastan al lado de

beside, along side of
nu-nakastan "beside me"
mu-nakastan "beside you"
i-nakastan "beside him/her/it"
ka i-nakastan "it's beside him/her" (ga inagastag)
cf. -nakas "ear", -tan 'locative'
(C) naka-t carne
meat, flesh
-naka-yu, -naka-w (poss.)
nu-naka-yu "my flesh (of my body)" (-yu 'intimate poss.');
nu-naka-w "my meat (for eating)" (-w 'poss.')
i-naka-yu wa:kax "beef"
CN nakatl (Car.); PN *naka-
(SD) naka-t
(C) nakatamal nacatamal, tamal de carne

tamale with meat
nahnakatamal (pl.)
cf. naka-t "meat", tamal "tortilla"
CN nacatamalli (Sim.) "tamal de carne"
(SD) nacatamal
(C) naktia (t.v.) dejar

to leave, to abandon, to leave behind
naktia (pres.)
naktih (pret.) ni-k-naktih " I left it"
naktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. naka "to stay", -tia 'caus.'
CN cf. nactia (Sim.) "habitar, detener(se), retener (a
alguien)"
(C) naraaka (t.v.) vender

to sell
namaka (pres.) ni-k-namaka " I sell it" (niknamaga9)
namaka-k (pret.)
namaka-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-namaka "to sell (something)"
CN namaka (Car.)
(SD) namaka
(C) na:miki (t.v.) encontrar, encontrarse con

to meet someone, to encounter
na:miki (pres.)
na:mik (pret.) ni-k-na:mik " I encountered him"
na:mik-tuk (perf.)
CN narmiki (Car.)
(SD) na:miki
(C) na:miktia (t.v., r.v.) casarse, casar
to marry, to get married
na:miktia (pres.)
nasmiktih (pret.) mu-na:miktih "(he) got married",
ki-na:miktih "he married her"
na:miktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. narmiki "to meet", -tia ! caus. f
CN na:miktia (UC); PN *na:m*k-tia
(SD) na:miktia
(C) na:n madre

mother
-na:n (poss.) nu-na:n "my mother"
nahna:nmet (pi.)
nuhnu-na:n "my mothers"
CN nasntli (Car.); PN *na:n-
(SD) na:n
nahnásn (pi.)
(SD) na:n nance (nanche) (na:rj)

fruit sp., nance
cf. (C) nasntsin
(C) na:naka-t hongo

mushroom
nahna:naka-t (pi.)
CN nanacatl (Sim.)
cf. (SD) ku:nanaka-t "tenquique (tree mushroom)"
(C) na:na:watsin Nanahuatzin, "el chimpe", el sabio (personaje

mitológico)
Nanahuatzin, "the Youngest Son", the wise one (mythological
personage)
(note: see text N, chapter 7)
cf. -tsin 'diminutive*
CN cf. Nanauatzin (Sim.) "personaje misterioso relacionado
con la mitología mexicana; cf. (?) nanauatl (Sim.) "mal
venéreo, bubas, lepra"
(SD) na:na:watsin brujo, ser mitológico
a witch, a mythological being
(Ataco) nanawela, nanawelita abuela

grandmother
cf. Sp. nana + abuela, abuelita
(SD) nan-tsin señora
lady, rars.
cf. na:n "mother", -tsin 'diminutive (reverential)'
CN cf. nan(tzin)tli (Sim.) "madre"
(C) na:ntsin nance (nanche)

fruit sp., nance fruit
nahna:ntsin (pi.)
cf. (?) -tsin 'diminutive'
cf. (SD) na:n
(C) na:palua (t.v.) abrazar

to embrace, to hug
na:palua (pres.)
naipaluh (pret.)
na:paluh-tuk (perf.) ni-k-na:paluh-tuk "I have embraced her"
cf. ta-na:palua "to be embracing"
CN napaloa (Sim.) "tomar, llevar en brazos, gobernar"
(SD) napalua abrazar, chinear (apapachar)
to embrace, to hug, to cuddle
(C) narpich cusuco, armadillo

armadillo
nahna:pich (pi.)
(C) -na:wak cerca de, junto con

near, next to, close to
nu-na:wak "near me"
mu-na:wak "near you"
i-na:wak "near him/her/it"
tu-na:wak "near us"
cf. -k 'locative (in)'
CN nauac (Sim.); PN *n(a:w)ak
(SD) na:wak
i-na:wak ne kal "near the house"
ya:h-ki tu-na:wak "(she) came with us"
(C) na:wa-t pipil, nahuate (la lengua indígena)

Pipil, Nahuate, the native language
CN nauatl (Sim.) "lengua mexicana; que suena bien, que
produce un buen sonido, sagaz, astuto, hábil"
(SD) na:wa-t
(C) nawatia (t.v.) aconsejar
to advise
nawatia (pres.) ni-k-nawatia " I advise it/himff
nawatih (pret.)
nawatih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) na:wa-t " P i p i l " , -tia 'caus.'
CN cf. nawatia (Car.) "mandar, despedir"
(SD) nawatia aconsejar, avisar
(C) na:watsa matasano (árbol, clase de zapote)

tree sp., a kind of zapote
nahna:watsa (pl.)
cf. (SD) na:watsapu-t
(SD) na:watsapu-t matasano, zapote mico

tree sp., a kind of zapote fruit
cf. tsapu-t "zapote"
(note: na:wa- may well be "witch", suggested by the Spanish
translation "mico" which means "witch" and by related
forms such as na:na:wa-tsin 'The Nanahuatzin, witch", and
CN forms such as naualli "witch, transformer, nagual,
alter ego" and nanauatia "to transform (oneself into an
animal)")
(C) na:wi cuatro

four
CN na:wi (Car.); PN * n a : w i
(SD) na:wi
(SD) na:wi i:xku tarea (área trabajada en una siembra durante un

día)
"job", the area worked in one day in a field
cf. na:wi "four", i:xku "sign, land measure"
(C) na:wisalku Nahuizalco (nombre de pueblo)

Nahuizalco (town name)
cf. (?) na:wi "four", -ku 'locative 1
(SD) na:wisalku
(C) ne e l / l a ('artículo definido')

the ('definite article')
CN cf. in (Sim.)
(SD) ne
(C) ne: ahí, allí, allá (ne: 9 )
there
ka ne: "there, over there" (gané:?)
CN ne (Sim.)
cf. (SD) ne:pa "there"
(C) nehmach despacio, quieto

slow, quiet
nehmach nemi "it's quiet"
ni-nehmach nemi "I'm quiet, I'm out of work" (estoy quieto,
sin oficio)
(SD) nehmach
ni-nehmach nemi "I'm quiet"
(C) nehne:lwia (t.v., redup.) apurar, ir a apurar

to go hurry, to hurry someone
nehne:lwia (pres.) ni-k-nehne:lwia "I'm going to hurry him"
nehne:lwih (pret.)
nehne:lwih-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-nehne:lwi "hurry him!"
cf. (mu-)ne:lwia "to hurry"
(C) nehnemi (i.v., redup.) caminar, andar

to walk
nehnemi (pres.)
nehnen-ki (pret.) ni-nehnen-ki "I walked" (ninehneggi?)
nehnen-tuk (perf.)
cf. nemi "to be"
CN nenemi (Sim.) "caminar mucho, ir, pasearse"
(SD) nehnemi
(C) nek-a:yu(-)t miel (de colmena) (nega:yut)

honey
-neka:yut (poss.) nu-neka:yut "my honey"
cf. nek-ti "sweet(s)", a:-yu "liquid, juice"
CN cf. necuatl (Sim.) "miel, jugo, jarabe de maguey"
(C) neki (t.v.) querer, desear
to want, to wish
neki (pres.) ni-k-neki " I want it"
nek (pret.)
nek-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-neki "to need"
CN neki (Car.); PN *n3ki
(SD) neki
neki-k (pret.)
(C) mu-neki (r.v.) necesitar

to need
ni-mu-neki nu-mé:diyuh " I need money"
cf. mu- 'reflexive', neki "to want"
CN mo-nequi (Sim.)
(SD) mu-neki
(C) nekpach canuto, gajo, tajada

section of cane, section of fruit
-nekpach (poss.)
cf. (?) nek-ti "sweet(s)"
(SD) nekpach
(C) nek-ti (n.) dulce (de panela)

candy, sweet(s)
-nek (poss.) nu-nek "my candy"
CN nekwtli (Car.) "honey"
(SD) nek-ti
nehnekti (pi.)
(C) nektsin oso colmenero (oso hormiguero)

anteater
cf. nek-ti "sweet(s)", -tsin 'diminutive'
(C) mu-nekwilua (r.v.) estar desplomado, agacharse, ladearse
to be leaning, to lean
mu-nekwilua (pres.)
mu-nekwiluh (pret.)
mu-nekwiluh-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. necuiloa (Sim.) "torcer, retorcer, curvar una cosa"
(SD) nekwilua (t.v., r.v.) ladear(se), pandear(se), hacer(se) al
lado
to lean to one side, to bend, to curve
nekwiluh-tuk (perf.)
ni-mu-nekwilua "I'm leaning"
ni-k-nekwilua "I'm leaning it"
(C) ne:lua (t.v.) menear

to stir
ne:lua (pres.) ki-ne:lua "(she) is stirring it"
ne:luh (pret.)
ne:luh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-ne:lua "to be stirring"
CN neloa (Car.) "remar, batir"
(SD) ne:lua
(C) nelwa-t raíz

root
-nelwa-yu (poss.) i-nelwa-yu "its root"
i-nehnelwa-yu (pi.) " i t s roots"
CN nelhuayotl (Sim.) "base, raíz, fundamento"
(SD) nelwa-t raíz (como bejuco, como de camote, yuca, etc.)
root, tuber
(C) neslwia (t.v., r.v.) apurar(se)

to hurry
neslwia (pres.)
neslwih (pret.) ni-mu-ne:lwih "I'm hurrying", ni-k-ne:lwih
"I'm hurrying him up"
ne:lwih-tuk (perf.)
xi-mu-ne:lwi "hurry!"
cf. nehne:lwia "to go hurry"
CN cf. nelhuia (Sim.) "agitar, sacudir, revolver"
(C) neman=a pronto, luego (nemaga?)
soon, right away
ni-yu ni-k-chiwa neman-a "I'm going to do it right away"
cf. (?) -a 'already'
CN niman (Car.) "en seguida"
(SD) neman-a (nemag(g)a?)
(C) nemi ( i . v . , auxiliary) estar, ser, haber (hay)

to be, to exist (there is/are)
nemi (pres.)
nen-ki (pret.) ni-nen-ki "I was" (nineggi?)
nen-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. nemi (Car.) " v i v i r "
(SD) nemi
(C) ne:nés aquel, aquella, aquello (ne:né: 9 )

that, that one over there
CN cf. inin (Sim.)
(C) -nenepil lengua

tongue
i-nenepil "his/her/its tongue"
nu-nenepil "my tongue"
CN nenepilli (Sim.)
(C) nenwilasnia (t.v.) colgar, guindar

to hang
nenwila:nia (pres.) ni-k-nenwila:nia " I hang it"
(niknegwila:niya 7 )
nenwila:nih (pret.)
nenwila:nih-tuk (perf.)
CN cf.(?) uilana (Sim.) "arrastrar"
(SD) ne:pa allá, ahí, allí (ne:pa?)

there
ne:pa nemi ka-tani "It's down there"
CN ne:pa (Car.)
cf. (C) ne:
(C) nepanua (t.v.) poner otro encima, endosar (hacer dos)
to put one on top of the other, to double
nepanua (pres.) ni-k-nepanua "I'm putting one on top ofthe
other"
nepanuh (pret.)
nepanuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ne- (frozen 'reciprical' ( ? ) ) , -ipan "behind", -ua
'passive/caus.'
CN nepano:a (Car.) "juntar, echar una cosa sobre otra"
(SD) nepanua
(C) ne:si (t.v.) verse, aparecerse

to appear, to look like, to show up
ne:si (pres.)
ne:si-k (pret.) ne:si-k "it was seen"
ne:s-tuk (perf.)
CN ne:si (Car.) "aparecer"
(SD) ne:si aparecerse, nacer
ni-ne:si-k " I was born"
(C) netech tupido

thick, dense (of plants, forests)
cf. ne- (frozen 'reciprocal'), -tech "against, next to"
CN cf. ne-tech (Car.) "entre s i "
(C) nex-a:yu-t nejayote, nijayote, cernada (agua de nixtamal)

nixtamal water, the water in which corn is washed which has
the dirty remains
cf. nex-ti "ash", a:-t "water", a:-yu " l i q u i d "
CN cf. nexatl (Sim.) "lejia, literalmente agua de ceniza"
(SD) nex-a:yu-t
(C) nex-kalaki (i.v., incorp.) estar calado (recocido el maiz (?))

to be soaked through (meaning for the corn soaked in ash to
be ready)
nexkalaki (pres.) nexkalaki "it's soaking through"
(nexgalagi 7 )
nexkalak (pret.)
nexkalak-tuk (perf.)
cf. nex-ti "ash", kalaki "to enter"
(C) nex-ketsa (t.v., incorp.) cocer nixtamal, cocer maíz)
to cook nixtamal (prepared corn)
nexketsa (pres.)
nexkets-ki (pret.) ni-nexkets-ki-ya " I already cooked the
nixtamal"
nexkets-tuk (perf.)
cf. nex-ti "ash", ketsa "to raise"
(SD) nex-ketsa
xi-nexketsa "cook (the corn)!"
(C) nex-nah (adj.) nexno (sucio de ceniza, de polvo; enpolvado)

dusty
cf. nex-ti "ash"
CN cf. nextic (Sim.) "gris, de color ceniciento"
(C) nex-pinusl pinol dulce, tapinol (harina de maíz tostada con

azúcar y especias)
sweet pinole (corn flour toasted with sugar and spices)
nex-ti "ash", pinu:l "pinole"
(SD) nex-pinu:l
(C) nextamal nestamal, nistamal, nixtamal (maíz lavado y preparado

en ceniza o cal)
nixtamal, leached corn (a stage in the preparation of corn
dough where corn kernels are soaked in water with lye or
ash to soften the skins)
-nextamal (poss.)
cf. nex-ti "ash", tamal "tortilla"
CN nextamalli (Sim.) (?) "especie de pan"
(SD) nextamal
(C) nex-ti ceniza

ash, ashes
i-nex-yu ti(s)-t "ashes of the fire" (-yu 'intimate poss.')
CN nextli (Sim.); PN *n3x-
(SD) nex-ti
(C) ne:xtia (t.v., r.v.) asomarse, darse a ver, aparecer;
decubrir, causar a verse
to show oneself, to be seen, to appear, to stick one's head
out, to lean out; to discover, to cause to be seen
nesxtia (pres.) mu-ne:xtia "(she) sticks her head out",
ki-ne:xtia "(she) discovers i t "
nerxtih (pret.)
ne:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ne:si "to appear", -tia 'caus.'
CN ne:xtia (Car.); nextia (Sim.) "mostrarse, hacerse ver,
descubrirse"
(SD) nerxtia
(SD) neyuk otro

other
cf. ne "the", -uk ( ' s t i l l , yet, more')
cf. se:yuk "other"
(SD) -ni:du(h) nido

nest
i-ni:du(h) "its nest"
Sp. nido
(C) ni:kan aqui (ni:gag)

ni:kan nemi "here it is"
ni:kan-san "right here" (aquí no más)
(SD) nikan
(SD) nin aquí (nig)

here
(C) niyawa adiós (saludo dicho por la persona que sale o que
saluda primero)
goodbye (greeting said by the person who leaves or who says
the greeting first)
cf. xa:wa "goodbye" (said by the person who remains or who
answers the greeting)
cf. ni-yaw-a "I'm going now"
(SD) niyawa tel adiós (dicho por la persona que sale o saluda
primero)
goodbye (said by the person who leaves or greets first)
(SD) no:y "niño" (término para hablarle a un muchacho pequeño)
(noy?)
"boy", term of address for a small boy
(SD) no:yah abuela

grandmother
-no:yah (poss.) nu-no:yah "my grandmother"
(SD) nudo(h) nudo

knot
Sp. nudo
(C) nu:hme dondequiera (por todo lugar)

anywhere, wherever
(SD) nu(:)hme
(SD) nu:san también

also, too
CN cf. no:, nosan (Car.)
(C) nu:tsa hablar

to speak
nu:tsa (pres.)
nu:ts-ki (pret.)
nu:ts-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)alnu:tsa "to c a l l "
CN no:tsa (Car.) "llamar"
(SD) nu:tsa
(SD) o o
or
Sp. o
(SD) okupár, -chiwa ocupar la mujer (tener relaciones sexuales

con una mujer)
to have sexual relations with a woman
Sp. ocupar
(SD) ombrón grande, muy grande (ombróg)
large, big, very big
Sp, hombrón
(SD) ombronaso(h) gigante

giant, gigantic
Sp. hombronazo
(SD) ondiyah hondilla, honda

sling, slingshot
Sp. hondilla
(SD) ondiyasu(h) hondillazo

a hit with a sling(shot)
Sp. hondillazo
(SD) onrado(h) honrado (ogrado(h))

honest, just, fair, honorable
Sp. honrado
(SD) ongo(h) hongo

mushroom
cf. nanaka-t, ku:nanaka-t
Sp. hongo
(C) o:rah, u:rah hora, a la hora que

hour, at the time that, when, then
Sp. hora
(SD) orah
tay orah "when"
(SD) orár, -chiwa orar

to pray
Sp. orar
(SD) ori:yah orilla

bank, edge
ohor.i:yah (pi.)
Sp. orilla
(SD) orniyuh horno

oven
cf. orno(h) "oven"
Sp. hornillo
(SD) orno(h) horno
oven
cf. orniyuh "oven"
Sp. horno
(C) oroh oro

gold
Sp. oro
(SD) oroh
(SD) orraka(h) urraca

magpie
Sp. urraca
(SD) oyoh, -chiwa ahoyar (hacer hoyo)

to make or dig a hole
Sp. hoyo
(C) pachiwia (t.v.) vigilar

to watch, to watch over, to guard
pachiwia (pres.)
pachiwih (pret.) ni-k-pachiwih " I watched/guarded it"
pachiwih-tuk (perf.)
CN pachiwia (Car.) "espiar"; pachiuia (Sim.) "espiar,
vigilar"
(SD) pachiwia
(SD) pachón peludo, pelusa (cubierto de)

hairy, fuzzy
Sp. pachón
cf. (C) ku:pachón "hairy"
(C) pachua (t.v.) apachar (aplastar, oprimir)
to hold down, to keep down, to press, to flatten
pachua (pres.)
pachuh (pret.) ki-pachuh-ke-t "they held it down"
pachuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pachua "to be holding down (something)"
cf. mu-pahpachua "to hold oneself down, to stay flat"
CN pachoa (Car.) "gobernar, apretar"; pachoa (Sim.) "bajarse,
gobernar, apretar, prensar, cubrir"
cf. (SD) pachua
(SD) pagrastro(h) padrastro

stepfather
Sp. padrastro (pagrastro local pronunciation)
(C) pa:guh sueldo, pago

salary, pay
-pa:guh (poss.) nu-pa:guh "my salary"
Sp. pago
(SD) pa:guh
(C) pahchi:l-meka-t barbasco (veneno para pescado)

fish poison
cf. pah-ti "medicine", chi:l- 'red1, "chili", mekat "vine"
(C) mu-pahpachua (r.v., redup.) apacharse, estar apachándose

(aplastarse, oprimirse)
to hold oneself down, to stay flat
cf. mu- 'reflexive1, pachua "to hold down, to flatten"
(C) pahpa:ki (i.v., redup.) alegrarse, estar alegre (pahpa:gi?)

to be happy, to be joyful
cf. paski "to be happy"
cf. pahpa:kilia "to be laughing at someone"
(C) pahpa:kilia (t.v., redup., applic.) estar riéndose de otro

to be laughing at someone
cf. (SD) parkilia "to laugh at someone"
(C) mu-pahsulua (r.v.) alborotarse el pelo; engriparse
for hair to be messed up; to catch cold
mu-pahsulua (pres.)
mu-pahsuluh (pret.)
mu-pahsuluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:pahsul "hairy, uncombed; garbage"
CN paôloa (Sim.) erizarse el pelo, ponerse de punta"
(C) pah-ti remedio, medicina

medicine, remedy
-pah (poss.) nu-pah "my medicine"
CN pa?tli (Car.)
(SD) pahti ( i . v . ) curarse, sanarse

to cure, to recover, to get well
pahti (pres.)
pahti-k (pret.)
pahti-tuk (perf.)
cf. pah-ti "medicine, remedy"
cf. pahtia (t.v.) "to cure"
CN pa?ti (Car.)
cf. (C) mu-pahtia "to recover"
(C) pahtia (t.v., r.v.) curar(se)

to cure, to get well, to recover
pahtia (pres.)
pahtih (pret.) ni-k-pahtih " I cured him", ni-mu-pahtih " I got
better, I recovered"
pahtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. pah-ti "medicine", -tia 'caus. 1
cf. tapahtiya "doctor", tapahtiyani "curer"
CN pa?tia (Car.)
cf. (SD) pahti ( i . v . ) "to recover"
(C) pak encima de, sobre

on, on top of
pak kal "on top of the house"
pak mersah "on the table"
cf. (i)hpak "on"
(C) pa:ka (t.v., r.v.) lavar(se)
to wash
pa:ka (pres.) ni-k-pa:ka f,Ifm washing i t " , ni-mu-pa:ka "I'm
washing myself"
pa:ka-k (pret.)
pa:k-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pa:ka "to wash (something)", tapakti "the wash"
cf. mu-i:xpa:ka "to wash one's face", (SD) mu-a:paka "to wash
oneself", mu-kxipa:ka "to wash one s feet , mu—ihtipaska
"to wash one's abdomen", mu-tsimpa:ka "to wash one's
buttocks", mu-te:mpa:ka "to wash one's mouth"
CN pa:ka (Car.); PN *pa:ka
(C) pa:ki ( i . v . ) estar alegre, alegrarse

to be happy
pa:ki (pres.) ni-pa:ki "I'm happy" (nipa:gi 7 )
pa:ki-k (pret.)
pa:ki-tuk (perf.)
cf. pahpa:ki "to be happy"; paktia "to make laugh"
cf. pa:kilia "to laugh at someone"; pahpa:kilia "to be
laughing at someone"
CN parki (Car.) "alegrarse"
(SD) parki reirse
to laugh
(SD) parkilia (t.v., applic.) reirse de otro

to laugh at someone
pa:kilia (pres.)
parkilih (pret.)
pa:kilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. pa:ki "to laugh", -(i)lia 'applic.'
cf. (C) pahpa:kilia "to be laughing at someone"
(C) pa:ktia (t.v.) hacer reir

to make someone laugh
pa:ktia (pres.) ni-k-pa:ktia "I make him laugh" (nikpaktiya7)
pa:ktih (pret.)
pa:ktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. pa:ki "to be happy", -tia 'caus.'
CN pa:ktia (Car.)
(C) pal (conj., preposition) para, para que; de (poss.)

for, in order to, so that; of (poss.)
cf. -pal "of" (poss.)
(SD) pal
(C) -pal "de" (posesión, sustantivo relacional)
of (poss., relational noun)
nu-pal "mine"
mu-pal "yours"
i-pal "his/hers/its"
tu-pal "ours"
anmu-pal "yours" (pl.)
im-pal "theirs"
cf. pal "for, in order to"; cf. te:-pal "another's, foreign"
CN -pal (Sim.) "por, con, por medio de"
(SD) -pal
(C) pala (adj.) viejo (de cosas)

old (of things)
cf. pala:ni "to rot"
(SD) pala
pahpala (pl.)
(SD) palabra(h), palawra(h) palabra

word
Sp. palabra
(SD) palah paleta, pala (cuchara de madera)

ladle, shovel, big wooden spoon
Sp. pala
cf. paletah
(SD) palangana(h) palangana

washbowl, water dish
Sp. palangana
(C) palasni (i.v.) pudrir, podrir

to rot, to spoil
pala:ni (pres.)
pala:ni-k (pret.)
pala:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. pala "old"; cf. ku:pala "rotten wood"
CN pala:ni (Car.)
(SD) palarni
cf. kuhpala "rotten firewood"
(SD) palásiu(h), palásio(h) palacio

palace
Sp. palacio
(SD) palawra(h), palabra(h) palabra
word
Sp. palabra
(C) pa:leh padre, cura

priest, father (religious title)
pahpa:leh (pi.)
Sp. padre
(SD) pa:leh
(C) palestrah puesto, oficio, sitio

post, site
Sp. palestra
(C) paletah paleta (cuchara de madera)

ladle, large wooden spoon
Sp. paleta
cf. (SD) palah
(SD) paletah
(C) -pale:tah-yu cadera

hip
i-pahpal estah— yu (pi.) "his/her hips"
Sp. paleta
(C) pale:wia (t.v.) ayudar

to help
paleswia (pres.) ni-k-pale:wia "I'm helping him"
(nikpale:wiya?)
palerwih (pret.)
pale:wih-tuk (perf.)
CN pale:wia (Car.)
(SD) pale:wia
pale:w-ki (pret.)
pale:w-tuk (perf.)
xi-nech-pale:wi "help me!"
(C) palmah palma, palmera

palm, palm tree
Sp* palma
(SD) palmah
(SD) palmár, -chiwa aplaudir
to clap, to applaud
Sp. palmar
(SD) paloma(h) paloma

dove, pigeon
Sp. paloma
(SD) palosanto palo jiote (árbol)

tree sp., a cross is made from two of its branches for Cross
Day (May 3rd)
cf. Sp. palo santo
cf. (C) (i)xirnyu-kwawi-t
(C) pa:mpa diyúx gracias, Dios se lo pague

thanks
cf. diyúx from Sp. dios
CN cf. (i)pampa (Sim.) "por causa de"
cf. (SD) dios-se-lo-page
(C) pan pan (paij)

bread
Sp. pan
(SD) pankali(y)ente(h) pan-caliente (un bejuco que da quemadas si

lo toca)
Sp. pan caliente "hot bread"
(SD) pantano(h) pantano

swamp, marsh, bog
Sp. pantano
(SD) pa:n-ti pantis, pante, trinchera (medida de leña picada

amontonada)
a measure of firewood, a wall of firewood
cf. (C) ku:pa:n-ti
CN pantli (Sim.) "bandera, linea, muro, hilera; cf.
quauhpantli (Sim.) "puente de madera"
(SD) panti(y)ón camposanto, cementerio

graveyard, cemetery
Sp. panteón
(C) panu (i.v.) pasar
to pass, to cross, to go by
panu (pres.) ni-panu "I cross"
panu-k (pret.)
panu-tuk (perf.)
xi-panu "go by!"
cf. panultia "to pass something, to transfer"
CN pano (Car.) "pasar, cruzar"; PN *pano-
(SD) panu
(C) panultia (t.v.) pasar, traspasar (pasar de comer demasiado)

to pass something, to transfer; to overeat
panultia (pres.)
panultih (pret.)
panultih-tuk (perf.)
cf. panu "to pass", -(l)tia 'caus. 1
(SD) panultia
(SD) pa:pah papa

potato
Sp. papa
(C) pa:pa:lu:-t mariposa, apagacandela (mariposa nocturna)

butterfly, moth
pahpa:pa:lu:t (pl.)
pa:pa:lu:-tsin "little butterfly" (mariposita)
CN papalotl (Sim.)
(SD) pa:pa:lu-t
nu-pa:pa:lut "my butterfly"
(C) papataka (i.v., redup.) revolar, volar, revolotear, aletear

to fly, to fly around, to flap, to flutter
papataka (pres.)
papataka-k (pret.)
papataka-tuk (perf.)
cf. pata:ni "to fly"
CN papatlaca ( S i m . ) " t e m b l a r , tiritar de frío, revolotear,
revolar, volar con rapidéz, hablando de pájaro"
(SD) papataka
(SD) papaya papaya (papaya?)

papaya
Sp. papaya
(SD) papeliyu(h) papelillo (árbol)
tree sp., "small paper tree"
Sp. papelillo
(SD) papera(h) papera

mumps
Sp. papera
(SD) paralítiko paralítico

cripple, parlytic
Sp. paralítico
(SD) parke(h) parque

park
Sp. parque
(SD) parte(h), -maka tomar parte, participar

to take part, to participate
Sp. parte, maka "to give"
(C) paskwah tuhtul flor de pascua

easter lily
Sp. pascua, tuhtul- 'yellow1
(SD) pastiyah pastilla

pill
Sp. pastilla
(SD) pastor pastor

pastor
Sp. pastor
(SD) pa:suh paso

step
Sp. paso
(C) pata (t.v.) cambiar (p. ej. dinero, ropa)

to change (e.g. money, clothes), to exchange, to trade
pata (pres.)
pata-k (pret.) ni-k-pata-k "I changed it"
pata-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-patilia "to exchange, to interchange"; cf. -pati-w
"price"; cf. -patka "exchange, replacement"
CN patla (Car.) "trocar"; patla (Sim.) "cambiar, inter-
cambiar, trocar, fundir"
(C) pa:ta (t.v.) derretir, "redetir", deshacer en agua
to melt, to dissolve
parta (pres.) ni-k-parta "I'm melting it"
pa:ta-k (pret.)
pa:ta-tuk (perf.)
cf. parti (i.v.) "to melt"
CN cf. partía (Car.) "desleir"
(SD) parta
(C) patach concha de mar, conchita

sea shell, small shell
-patach (poss.) nu-patach "my shell"
CN cf. (?) patlachtic (Sim.) "extendido", patlachuia (Sim.)
"masturbar una mujer a otra"
(SD) pa(r)tach pataxte (cacao inferior)

cacao sp., wild cacao (?)
-pa(r)tach (poss.) nu-patach "my pataxte"
pahpa(r)tach (pi.)
cf. (C) kurpatach
(C) mu-patachua (r.v.) aguasaparse, agacharse (para evitar algo,

p. ej. para ir debajo de una rama)
to duck, to stoop
mu-patachua (pres.) ni-mu-patachua "I'm ducking"
mu-patachuh (pret.)
mu-patachuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) pa(r)tach "shell"
(C) patarni (i.v.) volar

to fly
patarni (pres.)
patarni-k (pret.)
patarn-tuk (perf.)
cf. papataka "to fly, to flap, to flutter"
CN patlarni (Car.); PN *patlarnV
(SD) patarni
(C) pata:wa (t.v.) extender, tender, destender, anchar
to extend, to widen
pata:wa (pres.) ni-k-pata:wa "I'm extending it"
pata:h (pret.)
pata:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. pataiwak "wide", pata:waya "to widen, get wider"
CN patlaua (Sim.) "ampliar, alargar"
(SD) patarwa
pata:w-ki (pret.)
pata:w-tuk (perf.)
(C) pata:wa-k ancho

wide
cf. pata:wa "to extend, to widen"
CN patlauac (Sim.); PN *patla:wa-k
(SD) pata:wa-k
cf. pata:wa "to extend, to widen"; cf. pata:waya "to become
wider"
(C) pa:ti (i.v.) derretirse, deshacerse, disolverse

to melt, to dissolve
pa:ti (pres.)
pa:ti-k (pret.) pa:ti-k-a "it already melted" (pa:tiga 9 )
pasti-tuk (perf.)
cf. pa:ta (t.v.) "to melt, to dissolve"; cf. a:-t "water"
(from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa:-)
(SD) pa:ti
(C) -pati-w precio

price
i-pati-w " i t s price" (-w 'poss.')
i-pahpati-w (pi.) " i t s prices"
cf. pata "to change"
CN cf. patio (Sim.) "que tiene precio, valor, caro"
(SD) -pati-w
(SD) pátiyuh patio

patio
Sp. patio
(C) -patka repuesto (refacción), cambio
replacement, exchange, part
i-patka "its replacement"
nu-patka "my exchange/(spare)part"
cf. pata "to change", -ka 'perf. nominalization1
CN cf. patcayotia (Sim.) "sustituir a alguien, pagar lo que
se compra"
(SD) -patka cambio (intercambio)
trade, exchange
(C) patka:wia (t.v.) resembrar

to replant
patka:wia (pres.)
patka:wih (pret.) ni-k-patka:wih "I replanted it"
patka:wih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-patka:wia "to be replanting, to replant"
cf. patka "exchange"
CN cf. patcayotia (Sim.) "sustituir"
(C) patuh, patu pato

duck
pahpatuh (pl.)
Sp. pato
cf. (SD) patux
(SD) patux pato

duck
-patux (poss.) nu-patux "my duck"
pahpatux (pl.)
Sp. patos
cf. (C) patu(h)
(C) patska (t.v.) ordeñar, torcer (ropa mojada)

to milk, to twist (wet clothes)
patska (pres.)
patska-k (pret.) ni-k-patska-k "I milked her"
patska-tuk (perf.)
CN pa:tska (Car.) "exprimir, torcer"
(SD) patska
(SD)-pa:wil "nido" (el bolado o huevo que le ponen a la gallina
para que ponga)
nest egg, the egg or egg-shaped ball that is put in the
chicken's nest so it will lay)
i-pa:wil "its nest egg"
CN cf. (?) pauilia (Sim.) "caber, atraer mediante reclamos a
los peces, a los pájaros"
cf. (C) tapa:wil
(C) pa:xah faja, cincho (de mujer, de caballo)

sash, cinch
-pa:xah (poss.) i-pa:xah "her sash"
pahpa:xah (pl.)
Sp. faja
(SD) pa:xah
(C) pa:xa:lua (i.v.) pasear

to take a walk, to have fun
pa:xa:lua (pres.) ni-pa:xa:lua "I'm taking a walk"
(nipa:xa:luwa?)
pa:xa:luh (pret.)
pa:xa:luh-tuk (perf.)
cf. probably borrowed from Sp. pasear; cf. CN paxaloa (Sim.)
(SD) pa:xa:lua (i.v.) pasear, visitar
to take a walk, to have fun, to visit
(C) pa:xa:luwani paseador (uno que sólo en paseo anda)

person who just has a good time
cf. pa:xa:lua "to go for a walk", -ni 'agent'
(SD) pa:xa:luwani
(C) paya:na (t.v.) quebrar nixtamal, quebrar maíz (hacer masa, la

primera pasada de moler)
to grind corn (in the first grinding/the first time through),
to break up/open the kernels of corn
paya:na (pres.)
paya:n (pret.) ni-ki-paya:n " I broke it (the corn)",
ni-k-paya:n-ki-ya " I already broke it (the corn)"
paya:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-paya:na "to be breaking/grinding corn for the first
time/first pass"
CN cf. payana (Sim.) "aplastar los terrones, romper, hacer
r pedazos, desmigajar"
v^D) paya:na
(C) payax-nah (adj.) xara, no cuexte, masa granuda (mal molida),
arenoso
grainy, poorly ground (of corn dough), gritty
cf. paya:na "to break corn/grind in first pass", -nah 'adj. 1
(SD) payax-nah
(C) pa:yuh paño, rebozo

scarf, shawl, kerchief
-pa:yuh (poss.) i-pa:yuh "her kerchief"
pa:yuh-tsin "handkerchief" (pañuelo)
Sp. paño
(C) -pechih pepexte (colchón que se pone debajo de la carga para

protegerla espalda de uno o delcaballo,tambiénpara
dormir)
pad, cushion (put under a load to protect one's back or the
back of a horse; also a mattress for sleeping)
nu-pechih (poss.) "my cushion"
CN pepechtli (Sim.) "colchón, tapiz"
cf. (SD) pehpech
(SD) -pe:chuh pecho, pechuga

chest, breast
nu-pe:chuh "my chest"
Sp. pecho
(SD) pedasiár, -chiwa descuartizar (cortar en pedazos)

to cut up in pieces
Sp. pedacear
(C) pedradah pedrada (piedrazo)

the throw/cast/hit of a stone/rock
Sp. pedrada
(SD) pegeh trabajo

work
ni-k-maka pegeh "I'll give him work/something to do"
Sp. pegue
(SD) -pehpech pepexte (colchón para proteger la espalda de cargas)

pad, cushion to protect the back from loads
nu-pehpech "my pad"
i-pehpech ka:bayuh "saddle blanket, horse's protective c l o t h "
CN pepechtli (sim.) "colchón, tapiz"
cf. (C) -pechih
(C) pehpena (t.v.) pepenar, recoger, picotear
to pick, to peck, to pick up
pehpena (pres.)
pehpen (pret.) ni-k-pehpen "I picked it up"
pehpen-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. pe 9 pena (Car.) "escoger"
(SD) pehpena
pehpen-ki (pret.)
(C) pehpetu:ni (i.v., redup.) resbalarse

to slide, to slip
cf. petu:ni "to slide"
(SD) pehpetu:ni
(SD) pelech cicatriz

scar
-pelech (poss.) nu-pelech "my scar"
pehpelech (pl.)
cf. pelech-nah "skinned, wounded"; cf. (?) pala:ni "to rot"
cf. (C) kipi
CN cf. (?) palaxtli (Sim.) "llaga, herida, tumor"
(C) pelech-nah (adj.) herido, raspado (como una herida que no se

ha compuesto todavía, como una fruta que le falta un pedazo,
algo raspado)
skinned, wounded (with an open sore or wound)
cf. (?) palarni "to rot"
CN cf. (?) palaxtli (Sim.) "llaga, herida, tumor"
cf. (SD) pelech "scar"
(SD) pelón desnudo

nude, naked
Sp. pelón
(C) pe:lu chucho, perro (pe:lu 9 )

dog
-perlu (poss.)
pehpe:lu:met (pl.)
Sp. perro
(SD) pe:lu
(C) pe:lua (t.v.) abrir
to open
pe:lua (pres.) ni-k-pe:lua "I'm opening it"
pe:luh (pret.)
pe:luh-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-te:mpe:lua "to open one's mouth"
(SD) pelua
cf. tapelua "to open (something)"
(C) peluta bola, pelota

ball
Sp. pelota
(C) -pe:na penado, pena

trouble, bother(ed)
nu-pe:na "my trouble" (nupeina 7 )
Sp. pena
(SD) pensár, -chiwa pensar

to think
Sp. pensar
(SD) pepe huérfano (pepe9)

orphan, motherless child
Sp. pepe
(C) peipeta (t.v.) revisar, registrar

to check, to search
pe:peta (pres.)
pe:pet-ki (pret.)
pe:pet-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. pepetal (Sim.) "peinar(se)"
(SD) pepetu(h) pepeto, cojín, cujín (árbol)

tree sp., similar to paterno tree, with ball-shaped fruit
full of sweet "cotton" (fuzz)
Sp. pepeto
(C) pepetska platiado, plateado (pescado)

fish sp., small silver, flat, edible fish
cf. (?) pets-tik "smooth"
CN cf. pepetzca (Sim.) "brillar, relucir"
(SD) pepetska (pepetska?)
(SD) pepinu(h) pepino
cucumber
Sp. pepino
(SD) perdonár, -chiwa perdonar

to pardon, to forgive
xi-nech-chiwa perdonár "pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your
pardon" (perdón, perdóneme, dispénseme)
Sp. perdonar
(SD) perikuh-chín perico

parrakeet
Sp. perico, -tsin 'diminutive'
cf. (C) piriki:tuh
(C) pero(h), pe:ro(h) pero, sino

but
Sp. pero
(SD) pero, pe:ro(h)
(SD) persiknár, mu-chiwa persignarse

to cross oneself
Sp. persignar(se)
(SD) perumet, perunket alberja(s), arbeja, chícharo (guisante)

pea(s)
Sp. (?) pero ("a kind of long apple")
(SD) peseta(h) veinticinco centavos

twenty-five cents
Sp. peseta
(SD) peskár, -chiwa pescar

to fish
Sp. pescar
(SD) pespe(h) peste (que mata animales)

pest, plague
Sp. peste
(C) pe:suh colón, peso
colón (monetary unit of El Salvador)
-pe:suh (poss.) nu-pe:suh "my peso, my colón"
pehpe:suh (pi.)
Sp. peso
(SD) pe:suh
(Teotepeque) pesu-t pizote (tejón)

coatimundi
CN cf. pesotl (Mol.) "cierto animalejo"
(C) peta-t petate, estera

(woven) mat
-pet (poss.) nu-pet "my mat"
pehpetat (pi.)
CN petlatl (Car.) (ultimately a loan from Mixe-Zoquean *pata
"mat"); PN *p9tla-
(SD) mu-petawa (r.v.) abrir la camisa

to open one's shirt
mu-petawa (pres.)
mu-petaw (pret.)
mu-petaw-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) uh-petawa "to chop a t r a i l , to clear a road"
CN petlawa (Car.) "desvestir, bruñir"
(SD) pete(:)wa (t.v.) extender (ampliar lodo, harina, hacer comal)

to extend, increase (e.g., to add flower to tortilla dough,
to add mud in making a tortilla griddle)
cf. pata:wa "to widen"
(C) petu:ni (i.v.) resbalarse

to slide, to slip
petu:ni (pres.)
petu:ni-k (pret.) ni-petu:ni-k "I slid"
petusn-tuk (perf.)
cf. pehpetu:ni "to slide, be sliding"
CN cf. peto:ni (Car.) "desencajarse algún hueso del cuerpo"
(C) petsna:x-in tarconete, talconete (lagartija)

lizard sp., small, green, smooth
cf. pets-tik "smooth"
(C) mu-petstia (r.v.) desnudarse
to undress
mu-petstia (pres.) ni-mu-petstia "I'm undressing"
mu-petstih (pret.)
rau-petstih-tuk (perf.)
cf. pets-tik "smooth", petstilia (t.v.) "to undress someone",
cf. petsti-tuk "nude"
CN cf. petztia (Sim.) "ponerse muy brillante"
(C) pets-tik liso

smooth
pehpetstik (pi.)
cf. mu-petstia "to undress"
CN cf. petztic (Sim.) "pulido, brillante"; cf. petztli
"espejo"; pepetstik (UC) " l i s o "
(C) p e t s t i l i a ( t . v . , applic.) desnudar (a otro)

to undress (someone)
petstilia (pres.) ni-k-petstilia "I'm undressing him"
petstilih (pret.)
petstilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. petstik "smooth", mu-petstia "to undress", -lia 'applic.'
cf. (SD) petstilia "to smooth"
(SD) petstilia (t.v.) alisar (como comales, ollas, con una

piedrita)
to smooth (e.g. to smooth or f i n i s h pots, griddles with a
small stone)
p e t s t i l i a (pres.)
petstilih (pret.)
petstilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) petstilia "to undress (someone)"
(C) petsti-tuk (adj.) desnudo

nude, naked
c f . mu-petstia "to undress", -tuk 'perf.'
(SD) petsti-tuk
(C) pe:wa (i.v.) comenzar, empezar
to begin, to commence
pe:wa (pres.) ni-pe:wa "I'm beginning"
pe:h-ki (pret.)
pe:h-tuk (perf.)
CN pe:wa (Car.); PN *pe:wa
(SD) pe:wa
pe:h-ki, pe:w-ki (pret.)
pe:h-tuk (perf.)
(C) pe:wia (t.v.) cazar

to hunt (to chase, to catch (?))
pe:wia (pres.)
perwih (pret.) ni-k-pe:wih-a "I already hunted/caught it"
pe:wih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pe:wia "to be hunting"; tape:wil "the hunt, game";
mu-pe:wia "to fan oneself"
CN cf. peuia (Sim.) "espantar, hacer huir a pájaros"; pe:wia
(UC) "oxear aves, ganado"
(C) mu-pe:wia (r.v.) soplarse, abanicarse (como con sombrero para

refrescarse)
to fan oneself, e.g. with a hat to cool off
mu-pe:wia (pres.)
mu-pe:wih (pret.)
mu-pe:wih-tuk (perf.)
cf. pe:wia "to hunt, to chase"
CN cf. pe:wia (UC) "oxear aves, ganado"; peuia (Sim.)
"espantar, hacer huir a pájaros"; cf. peuilia (Sim.)
"cazar moscas"
(SD) peyna temprano

early
cf. (C) peyna-san "early:, peynayuk "early, in the early
morning"
CN cf. payna (Mol.) "correr de prisa"
(C) peyna-san temprano

early
peynasan ni-wa:lah "I came early"
cf. (SD) peyna "early, -san 'only'
(SD) peynayuk "de la madrugada, todavía está temprano"

in the early morning, it is still early
cf. (C) peyna "early" -uk ( ' s t i l l , when, even')
(SD) picha:wak (see pitsaiwak) delgado, flaco
thin, skinny
(SD) pi:kal lombriz

worm
cf. (Tacuba) pilley
(C) pi:ki (t.v.) empeñar, arreglar, hacer tapesco, amarrar con

pita (mecate), hacer matate (red), entrojar, armar
to arrange, to put together, to tie together with string, to
make something with netting, to assemble, to build
piski (pres.)
piski-k (pret.) ni-k-pi:ki-k "I tied/assembled it"
(nikpi:gik)
pi:k-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. (Car.) " f i n g i r , inventar"; piqui (Sim.) "formarse,
unirse, inventar"
(SD) piiki
(SD) pi:la(h) canoa (para dar comida a animales)

trough (to feed animals)
Sp. pila
(SD) pilár, -chiwa pilar

to thrash, to hull (grain)
Sp. pilar
(C) pilich-nah arrugado (por el agua, de piel de gente, mango)

wrinkled (e.g. skin of people, mangos, as by water)
cf. ma:-pilichnah "wrinkled (of hand)"
CN cf. pilichtli (Sim.) "arrugada", pilichaui "arrugarse"
(SD) pilich-nah arrugado (por el agua), pálido
wrinkled (by water), pale
(SD) pililili tragadero de ave

gullet of bird
i-pililili "its gullet"
(SD) pili:x-nah delgado o raquítico (de gente, plantas que no

prosperan, que están en malas condiciones)
feeble, weak, malnurished (said of people or plants that do
not thrive, that are in bad condition)
cf. (?) pil- "child, boy", i : x "eye", 'face 1 , -nah 'adj.'
CN cf. (?) pilixtli (Sim.) "vista excelente, vista de niño"
(Tacuba) pilley lombriz
worm
cf. (SD) piikal
(C) pil-tsín muchacho, joven, soltero

boy, young man, unmarried/bachelor
-pila:wan (poss. pi.) nu-pila:wan "my boys, sons"
cf. p i : p i l "boy, son", -tsin 'diminutive'
CN p i l l i (Car.) "niño"; PN *pil-tsi:n
(SD) pil-tsín muchacho, sipote
boy
i-piltsín "his son" (cf. i-pi:pil "his son")
-pilawan (poss. pi.) nu-pilawan "my sons"
piltsin-chin "little boy" (muchachito, sipote)
i-piltsín tu:nal "albino", i-pilawan tu:nal "albinos"
(C) pilua (t.v.) terciar, ponerse algo, colgarse algo (como un

collar por el cuello)
to wear around the neck, to hang (e.g. a necklace)
pilua (pres.)
piluh (pret.)
piluh-tuk (perf.)
CN piloa (Car.) "colgar, ahorcar"
(SD) pilua guindar, colgar (guardado)

to hang, to hang up (put away)
cf. kupilua "to hang"
(C) pinu:l pinol, pinole

pinole (powder or flour for eating or for drinks)
pinu:l-tsin "fine pinole" (pinolillo (?))
CN pinolli (Car.) "harina de maíz"
(SD) pinu(:)l
(SD) piocha(h), piyocha(h) piocha

pick, pickaxe
Sp. piocha
(SD) pipa(h) pipa

pipe
Sp. pipa
(C) -pi:pi hermana mayor, tía
elder sister, aunt
nu-pi:pi "my elder sister, my aunt" (nupi:pi?)
-pirpiwan (poss. pi.) nu-pi:piwan "my aunts"
CN pitli (Sim.) "hermana mayor"
(SD) pi:pi hermana mayor de mujer
woman's elder sister
(Ataco) -pi(:)pi tía
aunt
(C) pirpil muchacho, sipote

boy
pihpispilmet (pi.)
pi:pil-tsin " l i t t l e boy", pi:pil-tsitsin (pi.)
cf. pil-tsin "boy, son"
CN p i l l i (Sim.)
(SD) pi:pil niño, muchacho, sipote, hijo
boy, little boy, son
nu-pi:pil (poss.) "my son"
pispilmet, pihpi:pil (pl.)
pi:pil-tsin "little boy, small son", pi:pil-chichin (pl.)
(C) pipi:na chupar (p. ej. dulce, marrañón)

to suck (e.g. candy, f r u i t , etc.)
pipi:na (pres.) ni-k-pipi:na " I suck i t "
pipi:n (pret.)
pipi:n-tuk (perf.)
CN pipina (Sim.) "comer, chupar cañas de azúcar"
(SD) pipina
pipin-ki (pret.)
(C) pipini-k talludo, no cocido, duro, verde ( d i f í c i l de partir

no se ablanda)
with stocks/grainy, hard, green, not fully cooked
CN cf. pipinqui (Sim.) "firme, fuerte"
(SD) pipini-k
pihpipinik (pl.)
(C) pi:piyah-tsin veraneño (caballito del diablo, libélula)

dragonfly
CN cf. (?) pipiyolin (Sim.) "abeja silvestre"
(SD) pipiyán pepián, pipián, pepitorio

a kind of sauce
Sp. pipián
(SD) pi:pi:yan siete-camisas (árbol)
tree sp., "seven-shirts" tree
Sp. (?) pipián
(C) piriki:tuh perico

parrakeet
Sp. periquito
cf. (SD) perikuh-chin
(C) pitahaya pitajaya (pitahaya, sólo la fruta)

pitahaya cactus fruit
Sp. pitajaya
(SD) pito(h) pito

whistle
Sp. pito
cf. (C) pi:tuh
(C) pi:tuh pito, carrizo de pitar

whistle, reed for whistling
-pi:tuh (poss.) nu-pi:tuh "my reed whistle"
Sp. pito
cf. (SD) pito(h)
(SD) pitsa (t.v.) pitar, soplar pito, soplar

to blow a whistle (to blow)
(some say pi;tsa)
pitsa (pres.)
pits-ka (pret.)
pits-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pitsa "to be whistling"
CN pi:tsa (Car.) "soplar, tocar trompeta, flauta"; PN *pi:tsa
(SD) pitsak-a:-t lloviznita

mist, drizzle, sprinkle, light rain
cf. pits(a:w)ak "thin", a:-t "water"
(C) pitsakua (t.v.) delgazar, adelgazar, sensillar, refinar (hacer
más delgado)
to make slimmer, to make thinner, to break (up)
pitsakua (pres.) ni-k-pitsakua "I'm making it thin(ner)"
(nikpitsakuwa7)
pitsakuh (pret.)
pitsakuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pitsakua "to be making it slimmer"
cf. pits(a:w)ak "thin, skinny", -ua 'passive/inchoative'
(SD) pitsakua pedacear, despanicar (quebrar en pedazos)
to break into pieces, to crumb
(C) pitsa:wa-k delgado, flaco

thin, skinny
CN pitzauac (Mol.); PN *pVtsa:wa-k
(C) pitsa:wa-k (also picha:wa-k)
(SD) pitsini (t.v.) apretar

to tighten, to press, to squeeze
pitsini (pres.) (?)
pitsin-ki (pret.)
pitsin-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) pitsa:wa-k "thin, skinny"
CN cf. pitzini (Sim.) "rajarse, romperse, partirse"
cf. (C) pitsinia
(C) pitsinia (t.v.) apretar

to tighten, to press, to squeeze
pitsinia (pres.) ni-k-pitsinia "I'm tightening it"
pitsinih (pret.)
pitsinih-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. pitzinia (Sim.) "romper, partir, quebrar"
cf. (SD) pitsini
(C) pi:tsu-t peche (último niño de una madre embarazada o con un

tiernito (bebé) que mama)
youngest child of a pregnant mother or of a mother with a
nursing infant
pihpijtsut (pi.)
CN cf. (?) pitsotl (Sim.) "puerco"
(SD) pi:tsu-t
(C) pixisxi pixixe, pijije (clase de pato) (pixirxi?)

duck sp.
(SD) pixisxi
(C) pixka (t.v.) tapiscar (piscar)
to harvest, to pick
pixka (pres.)
pixka-k (pret.) ni-k-pixka-k "I picked it"
pixka-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pixka "to pick, to be picking"; cf. (?) pixki (i.v.)
"for cooked corn to lose its skin"
CN pixka (Car.) "cosechar, coger el maíz"; PN *pixka
(SD) pixka
(C) pixki (i.v.) pelarse el nixtamal, pelarse el maíz cocido

for cooked corn to lose its skin
pixki (pres.)
pixki-k (pret.)
pixki-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) pixka (t.v.) "to pick"; cf. (SD) pixkik (n.)
"well-cooked and skinned corn"
(SD) pixkik maíz bien cocido y peladito (nixtamal bien hecho, sin
cáscara)
well-cooked and skinned corn/well-made nixtamal
cf. (C) pixki "for cooked corn kernels to lose their skin"
(C) pixtun pixton (tortilla grande y grueso)

a kind of tortilla, large and thick
Sp. pistón
(C) pi:xua (t.v.) poner huevos

to lay eggs
pi:xua (pres.)
pi:xuh (pret.) ki-pi:xuh "she laid it"
pi:xuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pi:xua "to lay, be laying (eggs)"
cf. ta-pi:xu-s-neki "she wants to lay an egg" (-s-neki
'desiderative 1 )
CN cf. (?) pixoa (Sim.) "llenarse de plumas (el pájaro),
sembrar"
(SD) pixua
cf. ta-pixua
(C) piya tener
to have, to possess
piya (pres.) ni-k-piya "I have it"
pix-ki (pret.)
pix-tuk (perf.)
CN piya (Car.) "guardar"; PN *piya
(C) piya
piya-k (pret.)
piya-tuk (perf.)
(SD) pi(:)yal lombriz de la barriga

intestinal worm
cf. (?) piya "to have", -1 'passive nominalization1
CN cf. (?) pialli (Sim.) p i a l l i "depósito"
cf. (Tacuba) pilley "worm", (SD) pi:kal "worm"
(SD) piyocha(h), piocha(h) piocha

pick, pickaxe
Sp. piocha
(SD) piyuch pichota (brote)

bud
CN cf. ( ? ) p i o c h t l i ( S i m . ) "cabellos que se dejanenel
occipucio a los niños cuando se los rapa; era costumbre
entre los otomíes, sobre todo"
(SD) plargah plaga

plague, epidemic, pest
Sp. plaga
(SD) planada(h) llano

plain
Sp. planada
cf. plan-chin "plain"
(SD) plan-chin llano

plain
Sp. plan(o), -tsin/-chin 'diminutive'
cf. planada(h) "plain"
(SD) -plantiyah-yu plantilla

sole of foot
i-plantiyah-yu "his/her sole of foot" (iplantiyahyu 7)
Sp. plantilla "sole of shoe"
(SD) plasah plaza
plaza, town square
Sp. plaza
(SD) plaswelah plazuela

small square, park
Sp. plazuela
(SD) platah plata

silver
Sp. plata
(SD) platuh plato, traste

plate, dish
Sp. plato
(SD) -plumah-yu pluma (de ave)

feather
i-plumah-yu "its feather"
cf. Sp. pluma, -yu 'intimate poss.'
cf. uhmi-yu "feather"
(SD) pobreh-chin pobrecito

poor, poor thing
Sp. pobre, -tsin/-chin 'diminutive'
(SD) pobresah pobreza

poverty
Sp. pobreza
(SD) podér milagro

miracle
-chiwa podér "to perform a miracle"
Sp. poder "power"
(SD) pohpok-ti el palpitar, el golpe (del corazón)

heartbeat, throb
(SD) pólbora(h) pólvora

gunpowder
Sp. pólvora
(SD) polisiya(h) policía

police
Sp. policía
(C) porké (conj.) porque
because
Sp. porque
(SD) porsulana(h), posolana(h) sartén

frying pan, cooking dish
Sp. porcelana
(SD) posah pozo

pool, well
Sp. poza
(SD) prendamor una clase de bejuco

vine sp.
Sp. (?)
(SD) presa(h) presa

dam
Sp. presa
(SD) presisudoh con prisa

hurried, in a hurry
Sp. presisudo
(SD) presu(h) preso, cerrado

prisoner
presus (pi.)
Sp. preso
(SD) primah, primoh prima, primo

cousin
Sp. prima, primo
(SD) prinsipala(h) tercera capitana (en la cofradía)

(pitfsipala(h))
third captainess in the confraternity
(C) prinsipeh principe

prince
Sp. principe
(SD) probár, -chiwa probar (comida)

to taste
Sp. probar
(C) puchina (t.v) desplumar, limpiar
to pluck, to strip, to clean
puchina (pres.) ni-k-puchina "I'm plucking it"
puchin-ki (pret.)
puchin-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. pochina (Sim.) "cardar, peinar la lana, algodón"
cf. (SD) puchin, puchuni "to unravel"
(SD) puchini, puchuni (i.v.) deshilar

to fray, to unravel
puchini, puchuni (pres.)
puchun(-ki) (pret.)
puchin-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. pochina (Sim.) "cardar, peinar la lana, algodón"
cf. (C) puchina "to pluck, to clean"
(C) pu:chu-t ceiba (pochote)

silk-cotton tree
puhpu:chut (pi.)
pu:chu-tsin "small silk-cotton tree" (ceibita)
cf. (?) puchini "to fray, to unravel"
CN pochostl (Car.); PN *pocho:-
(SD) pu:chu-t
(SD) mu-puhpu:pu:wa (r.v., redup.) limpiarse (todo el cuerpo)

to clean oneself (one's whole body)
cf. pu:pu:wa "to clean"
(C) puhpus bofe (pulmón)

lung
-puhpus (poss.) nu-puhpus "my lung"
CN cf. p o p o c a c t i c (Sim.) "inflado, popoôcac (Sim.)
"espumoso"
(SD) puhpus
(C) puhul guapote, zambo (pescado, piel liso, negro con bigotes)
catfish
puhpuhul (pl.)
(C) puk-nah sucio (como de ropa por del trabajo)

dirty (e.g. as clothes from working)
cf. puk-ti "smoke"
(SD) puk-nah
puhpuknah (pl.)
(C) puk-ti humo
smoke
i-puk-yu ne ti(:)-t "the fire's smoke (-yu 'intimate poss.')
cf. puk-nah " d i r t y " ; pukwia "to smoke"; pukyuhtuk "smoked";
(?) pupuchwia "to incense"
CN posktli (Car.)
(SD) puk-ti
(C) pukuyuh pucuyo, pájaro caballero, pájaro león, pijuyo, tijul

bird sp.
Sp. pucuyo (?)
(SD) pukuyuh (pukuyuh)
(C) pukwia, pukyua (t.v.) ahumar

to smoke, to cure (e.g. meat)
pukwia, pukyua (pres.)
pukwih, pukyuh (pret.) ni-k-pukwih, ni-k-pukyuh "I smoked it"
pukwih-tuk, pukyuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pukwia "to be smoking, to smoke something"; pukyuhtuk
(adj.) "smoked"; (?) pupuchwia "to incense"
cf. puk-ti "smoke"
(SD) pukwia
(C) pukyuh-tuk (adj.) ahumado, humoso

smoked, cured; smoky
cf. pukyua (pukwia) "to smoke", -tuk 'perf.'
CN cf. pocyo (Sim.) "que produce o contiene humo"
(C) pula plátano (plátano macho) (pula?)

plantain
Sp. plátano
(SD) pula
(C) puliwi (i.v.) perderse, desaparecerse

to get lost, to disappear
puliwi (pres.)
puliwi-k (pret.) ni-puliwi-k "I got lost"
pulih-tuk (perf.)
cf. pulua (t.v.) "to lose"
CN poliwi (Car.)
(SD) puliwi
(C) pulua (t.v.) perder
to lose
pulua (pres.)
puluh, pulih (pret.) ki-puluh-ke-t "they lost it"
puluh-tuk, pulih-tuk (perf.)
cf. puliwi "to get lost"
(SD) pulua (t.v., r.v.)
mu-pulua "to get lost, to be lost"
cf. ta-pulua "to be losing, to lose (something)"
(C) pu:lul lodo

mud
CN cf. coquipololli (Mol.) "lodo"; poloa (Sim.) "preparar el
barro, amasar la arcilla"
(SD) pu:lul
(SD) pu:ni (i.v.) parirse (nacer de animales, plantas), reventarse

(de plantas, brotón)
to be born, to bloom (of animals and plants)
pu:ni (pres.)
pu:ni-k (pret.)
pu:ni-tuk (perf.)
cf. pu:ni a:-t "spring"
cf. (C) pu:nia (t.v.) "to give birth to"
(C) pu:nia (t.v.) parir

to give birth to, to bear
pu:nia (pres.)
pu:nih (pret.)
pu:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pu:nia "to bear"
CN cf. (?) ponarsoa (Car.) "hinchar"; ponaôa (Sim.) "llenar
de viento alguna cosa"
cf. (SD) pu:ni (i.v.) "to be born"
(SD) pu:ni a:-t fuente donde nace el agua (manantial)

spring (of water)
cf. pu:ni "to be born", a:-t "water"
(C) puntah punta

point
Sp. punta
(SD) puntah
-punta-chin "point, tip" (-tsin/-chin 'diminutive1)
i-puntah ne lapis "pencil('s) point"
(SD) puntudu(h) puntudo» agudo (puntiagudo)
sharp, pointed
Sp. puntudo
(SD) punyuh puño, mucho(s)

lots, a bunch
Sp. puño
(C) pupuchwia (t.v.) sajumear, sajumar, sahumar (con copal)

to smoke (with incense), to burn incense for
pupuchwia (pres.)
pupuchwih (pret.) ni-k-pupuchwih " I burned incense for it"
pupuchwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pupuchwia "to be burning incense"
cf. (?) puk-ti "smoke", pukwia "to smoke"
CN popochuia (Sim.) "incensar"
cf. (SD) i:x-pupuchwia
(C) pupuluka (i.v.) no hablar bien (como tartamudo), tartamudear

not to speak well, to stutter
pupuluka (pres.)
pupuluka-k (pret.)
pupuluka-tuk (perf.)
cf. pupuluka (n.) "speech or language that cannot be under-
stood, a stutterer"
CN popoloca (Sim.) "murmurar, hablar entre dientes, hablar
una lengua extranjera, ser tartamudo"
(SD) pupuluka (i.v.) hablar suavecito, calladito
to speak softly, to whisper
ni-pupuluka " I whisper" (nipupuluga7)
(C) pupuluka (n.) habla o lenguaje que no se entiende, el

tartamudo
speech or language that cannot be understood; stutterer
cf. pupuluka (n.) "not to speak well, to stutter"
CN cf. popoloca (Sim.) "murmurar, hablar entre dientes,
hablar una lengua extranjera, ser tartamudo"
(C) pupu:sah pupusa (masa de tortilla en que se ponen cosas, como
chicharrón, carne, frijoles, queso, etc., y se cocina como
tortilla)
a food made of tortilla dough in which is put, for example
pig rind, meat, beans, cheese, etc. and then it is
cooked like a tortilla
puhpupu:sah (pi.)
CN cf. (?) popocactic (Sim.) "inflado"
cf. Sp. pupusa (?)
(C) pupusuka (i.v., redup.) echar espuma, espumar

to foam
pupusuka (pres.)
pupusuka-k (pret.)
pupusuka-tuk (perf.)
cf. pusu:ni "to foam"
CN cf.popoôca (Sim.) "hervir mucho"
(C) puputuka (n.) olor, aroma, buen olor

nice smell, aroma
cf. (SD) puputurka (i.v.) "to smell good"
(SD) puputu:ka (i.v.) oler bien, tener buen olor

to smell good
puputu:ka (pres.)
puputu:ka-k (pret.)
puputu:ka-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. potonca (Sim.) "hedor"; potoni (Sim.) "oler mal,
heder"
(C) pu:pu:wa (t.v., r.v.) limpiar(se) (personas), desplumar(se)

to clean (people), to pluck (feathers)
pu:pu:wa (pres.) ni-mu-pu:pu:wa "I'm cleaning myself",
ni-k-pu:pu:wa "I'm cleaning him"
pu:pu:h (pret.)
pu:pu:h-tuk (perf.)
ki-pu:pu:wa ne i-uhmi-yu "she's plucking it (its feathers)"
cf. mu-puhpu:pu:wa "to clean oneself", mu-i:xpu:pu:wa "to
clean one's face"; ta-pu:pu:wa "to be cleaning"
CN popo:wa (Car.) "to clean"; PN *powa "to clean"
(SD) pupu:wa limpiar(se)
to clean
(SD) pupu:yu-t ciego
blind
CN cf. (?) popoyotl, pupuyutl (Sim.) "trigo o maíz añublado"
(SD) purga(h) purga, purgante

purgative
Sp. purga
(SD) puro, puru puro, pura

pure, clear, genuine, total(ly)
Sp. puro
(SD) puroh puro

cigar
Sp. puro
cf. (C) pu:rus
(C) pu:rus puro

cigar
Sp. puros
cf. (SD) puroh
(C) pusa grano, nacido (barro)

pimple, boil
CN cf. po$aua (Sim.) "hincharse"
(SD) pusa grano grande, nacido
large pimple, boil
(C) pusteki (t.v.) doblar

to fold, to bend
pusteki (pres.) ni-k-pusteki " I fold it"
pustek (pret.)
pustek-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-pusteki "to be folding"
cf. teki "to cut"
CN cf. posteki (Car.) "quebrar"; poztequi (Sim.) "romper,
quebrar"
(SD) pusteki doblar maíz
to bend corn plants
(C) pustek-tsin tortuga de gonce (tortuga que se dobla en medio)

turtle sp., small, bends in the middle, lives in dry areas
near water
cf. pusteki "to fold, to bend", -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) pu:su:l pozol, pozole
posole (corn drink)
cf. pusu:ni "to foam"; cf. pu:su:lka "dregs"; pu:su:lnah
"crumby"
CN cf. P090I atl (Mol.) "bebida de maíz cocida"
(SD) pusul
(C) -pu:su:l mumujo, migaja

crumbs, grounds, dregs
i-pu:su:l "its grounds"
cf. pu:su:l "posole"
cf. pu:su:lka "dregs"; pu:su:lnah "crumby"; cf. pusu:ni "to
foam"
(C) pu:su:lka pozol, chingaste (sedimento, poso), rapa (de café,

pozol)
grounds, dregs
i-pu:su:lka " i t s dregs"
cf. pu:su:l "grounds, crumbs"; cf. pu:su:lnah "crumby", cf.
pusu:ni "to foam", -ka 'perf. nominalization (?)'
(SD) pusulka pozol, rapa, chingaste, caxte
grounds, dregs, left-overs/trimmings
(C) pu:su:l-nah (adj.) con migajas (miguero)

crumby
cf. pu:su:l "crumb, grounds"; cf. pu:su:lka "dregs"; pusu:ni
"to foam"
(C) pusu:ni (i.v.) echar espuma, espumar

to foam, to froth
pusumi (pres.)
pusu:ni-k (pret.)
pusu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-pususnia "to puff up, to swell"; pupusuka "to foam"
cf.-pusunka "foam", pu:su:l "crumbs, grounds"; pu:su:lka
"dregs", pu:su:lnah "crumby"
CN poso:ni (Car.) "hervir"; PN *poso:ni "to foam"
(SD) pususni
(C) mu-pusu:nia (r.v.) esponjarse
to puff up, to swell up
mu-pusu:nia (pres.)
mu-pusu:nih (pret.)
mu-pusu:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. pusu:ni "to foam"
CN cf. poônia (Sim.) "hacer espuma, hervir algo"
(SD) mu-pusu:nia (r.v.) esponjarse (chompipe, rana)
to puff up (of turkey, frog)
(SD) -pusunka espuma

foam
i-pusunka "its foam" (ipusugga?)
cf. pusu:ni "to foam", -ka fperf. nominalization1
CN poôncayotl (Sim.) "espuma"
(SD) pusunkal nudo (bola que se forma en un árbol por un

machetazo)
knot (that forms on a tree from a machete chop)
cf. mu-pusu:nia "to swell up"
(C) puste-t chimbolo (pescadito)

fish sp., small river fish, eaten in pupusas
puhpu:tet (pi.)
pu:te-tsitsn (pi.) "small chimbolo fish" (chimbolito)
(C) pu:tsua (t.v.) amontonar, juntar

to pile up, to accumulate
puttsua (pres.)
pu:tsuh (pret.)
pustsuh-tuk (perf.) ni-k-pu:tsua "I've piled it up"
cf. se:m-pu:tsua "to gather in a pile"; cf. teputs "back,
hump", (?) -ua 'passive/inchoative'
(SD) putsua (t.v., r.v.)
ni-k-putsua "I'm piling it", mu-putsua "it's coming together,
accumulating"
(C) puwa (t.v.) contar
to count
puwa (pres.) ni-k-puwa " I count it"
puh-ki (pret.)
puh-tuk (perf.)
cf. se:m-puwal "five"
CN po:wa (Car.); PN *po(wa)
(SD) puwa
puh-ki (pret.)
puh-tuk (perf.)
cf. puwal "five ears of corn"
(SD) puwal cinco mazorcas

five ears of corn
(C) puxa:wa-k puspo, arrugado (en el agua)

wrinkled (in water)
CN cf. poxauac (Sira.) "esponjoso, blando"
cf. (SD) puxa:wak "maíz negrito"
(SD) puxa:wak maíz negrito

small black corn (fungused corn (?))
CN cf. (?) poxcauhqui (Sim.) "emohecido, aherrumbrado"
cf. (C) puxaiwak "wrinkled (in water)"
(C) puyek salado

salty
CN poyec (Sim.) "salado"
(SD) puyek
(SD) puyu(h) pichón (pollo, todavía no maduro)

young chicken, pullet
Sp. pollo
(Izalco) puyu gallo
rooster
(SD) pwenteh puente

bridge
Sp. puente
(SD) pwerkah, as in: a-la-pwerkah "¡a la puerca!" (¡híjole!)

"son-of-a-gun" (euphemistic invective)
Sp. a la puerca
(C) pwes pues
well, then
Sp. pues
(C) pwetsoh puesto

post, position, job
Sp. puesto
(SD) rábiya(h) rabia

rabies
Sp. rabia
(C) ranah rana (rana, sapo)

frog, toad
Sp. rana
(SD) ranah
(SD) ra:sah raza

race, breed
Sp. raza
(SD) rastruh rastro

trail, trace, vestige
Sp. rastro
(SD) ra:tuh rato

a while, a short space of time
Sp. rato
(SD) rayis raíz

-ráyis-yu (poss.)
rahrayis (pl.)
Sp. raíz (ráiz local pronunciation)
(SD) rebolbér, -chiwa revolver (mezclar)

to revolve, to mix
Sp. revolver
(SD) -rebós rebozo
shawl
nu-rebós ftmy shawl"
Sp. rebozo
(SD) rebwelto(h), rewelto(h) revuelto, mixto, mezclado

mixed together
Sp. revuelto
(SD) rechasiár, -chiwa rechazar

to reject, to refuse
Sp. rechazar (rechacear (?))
(SD) rede(h) rede, red

net
Sp. rede
(SD) re(:)ha(h) cárcel

jail
Sp. reja
(SD) rekesón requesón

a cheese like cottage cheese, curd
Sp. requesón
(SD) rektu(h) recto, derecho

straight
Sp. recto
(SD) relinchár, -chiwa relinchar

to whinny, to neigh
Sp. relinchar
(SD) remi(y)enda(h) remienda

patch
Sp. remienda
(SD) repoya(h) repollo

cabbage
Sp. repollo
(SD) resár, -chiwa rezar

to pray
Sp. rezar
(SD) rewelto(h), rebwelto(h) revuelto, mixto, mezclado
mixed together
Sp. revuelto
(C) re:y rey

king
Sp. rey
(SD) rikuh rico (rrikuh)

rich
Sp. rico
(SD) rinyón riñón

kidney
Sp. riñón
(SD) romatis reumatismo

rheumatism
Sp. reumatismo
(SD) rongeár, -chiwa roncar

to snore
Sp. roncar (ronquear (?))
(SD) rosado(h) rosado

pink
Sp. rosado
(SD) rudah ruda

plant sp., rue plant, good for ear aches, bad feelings; it is
used for baths
(SD) rweda(h) rueda

wheel
Sp. rueda
(SD) rwedo(h) ruedo

hem (of skirt)
Sp. ruedo
S
(SD) saboreár, -chiwa probar (comida)

Sp. saborear
(C) sahsaka (t.v., redup. (?)) acarrear

to carry, to cart
sahsaka (pres.) ni-k-sahsaka "I'm carting it" (niksahsaga?)
sahsak (pret.)
sahsak-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-sahsaka "to be carting, carrying"
CN saka (Car.) "acarrear algo"
(SD) sahsaka
sahsak (pret.) ki-sahsah-ke-t "they carted it"
(C) sahsayti (i.v. (?)) erizarse de miedo

for one's hair to stand on end from fear
(note: if this form i s a verb, it appears only in present
tense; it may be a noun or adjective, which bears
subject pronominal prefixes)
ni-sahsayti "my hair is standing from fear"
ti-sahsayti "your hair is standing from fear"
ti-sahsayti-t "our hair is standing from fear"
cf. (SD) tesahsay "dangerous"
(C) sah-ti cera

wax
-sah (poss.) i-sah "its wax, his wax"
cf. (SD) serah "wax"
(SD) sakakalsón quita-calzón (una avispota)

wasp sp., large, "takes-pants-off"
Sp. saca calzón
(C) sakamiyawal flor de zacate (zacate para hacer figuras,

juguetes)
grass/straw with which figurines, toys are made
cf. saka-t "grass"
cf. sakana:wal
(C) saka-na:wal flor de zacate, zacate de savana (zacate para
figuras y juguetes)
grass/straw sp., from which figurines and toys are made
cf. saka-t "grass", na:wal ('witch, transformer^?))
CN cf. (?) cacanaualtia (Sim.) "esconderse entre las hierbas"
(SD)saka-na:wal cameconejo (un zacatillo que crece como un sólo
colchón)
grass sp., grows in a solid mat
(C) saka-t zacate, paja (para casa)

grass, straw (for roofs)
sahsakat (pl.)
CN sakatl (Car.) "paja"; PN *saka-
(SD) saka-t (sagat)
(SD) sakatal potrero

pasture
cf. saka-t "grass", -ta(:)l 'place of' (perhaps influenced by
Sp. zacatal)
(C) sakatepe:-t Piltepeque (nombre de un volcancito)

Piltepeque (name of a small mountain)
cf. saka-t "grass", tepe:-t "mountain"
(SD) sakatinta(h) hierba de tinta

plant sp., "ink plant"
Sp. saca-tinta
(SD) sakristán sacristán

sacristan, sexton
Sp. sacristán
(SD) saku eje

axil
Sp. (?) saco
(C) sala pantalón, calzón (sala?)

pants, trousers
nu-sala "my pants"
i-sahsala (pl.) "his pants"
Sp. zaragUelles
(SD) sala
(C) sala:mah salamo (árbol)
tree sp.
Sp. salamo9 salama (?)
cf. (SD) salamu(h)
(SD) salamu(h) salamo (árbol)

tree sp.
Sp. salamo
cf. (C) salarmah
(SD) salsa(h) salsa

sauce
Sp. salsa
(SD) saltu(h) salto de agua

waterfall
(SD) salto
(C) sa:lua (t.v., r.v.) pegar (con goma, pegamento)

to stick, to glue
sa:lua (pres.)
sa:luh (pret.) ni-k-sa:luh " I glued i t , I stuck it on11,
mu-sa:luh "it stuck"
sasluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. sasa:lik "sticky"
CN sa:loa (Car.) "pegar"
(SD) salua
(SD) saludár, -chiwa saludar

to greet
Sp. saludar
(C) sama:wa (i.v.) abundar

to abound
sama:wa (pres.)
sama:wa-k (pret.)
sama:wa-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. (?) caâmaua (Sim.) "estar acabado"
(SD) sama:wa
(SD) samuka(h) chicha (samuka(h))

chicha (fermented drink)
cf. Sp. samuca, samugo, zamuja (?)
(C) -san (clitic, suffix) mismo, justamente, sólo
same, self, just, only
naha-san ,fI myself, myself"
yaha-san "he himself, she herself"
se:-san "only one"
ni:ka-san "right here" (aqui no más)
CN can (Sim.) "solamente, pero"
(SD) -san
(SD) san ahora

(right) now
CN (?) san (Car.); can (Sim.) "solamente"
(SD) san salbadór San Salvador

San Salvador (place name, capitol of El Salvador)
Sp. San Salvador
(SD) sanaória(h) zanahoria

carrot
Sp. zanahoria
(C) sándiya sandia

watermellon
Sp. sandia
(SD) sandiya(h)
(C) sanka (also sa:nka) mentira (sagga 7 )

lie (falsehood)
sahsanka (pl.)
CN cf. (?) caân (Sim.) "sin razón, no importa"
(SD) sankudu(h) zancudo

mosquito
Sp. zancudo
(SD) santa-krus cruz, la santa cruz

cross, Holy Cross
Sp. santa cruz
(SD) santu(h) santo

saint
Sp. santo
(C) sanuk hasta ahora
up to now, just now
sanuk ti-w:its "only now you are arriving" (hasta ahora
venís)
cf. san "now", -uk ( ' s t i l l , now, even')
(SD) sapatero(h) zapatero

shoemaker
Sp. zapatero
(C) sapeh ¡zape! (para espantar gato)

"shoo" (said to frighten cats away)
Sp. zape
(SD) sapeh
(SD) sapiyuh renacuajo, tepocate

tadpole
Sp. sapillo
(SD) sapuh sapo

toad
Sp. sapo
cf. ranah "frog, toad"
(SD) sarampión sarampión

measles
Sp. sarampión
(SD) sardina(h) sardina

sardine, any small fish
Sp. sardina
(SD) sartén, sartena sartén

Sp. sartén
(C) sasaslik pegajoso

sticky
cf. sa:lua "to stick, to glue"
CN easalic (Sim.) "pegajoso"
(SD) sasalik, sa:salik
(SD) sastre(h) sastre

tailor
Sp. sastre
(C) sa:wa-t grano (barro)
pimple, boil
-sa:wa-w (poss.) nu-sa:wa-w "my pimple"
sahsa:wat ( p l . )
CN c f . sawatl (Car.) "sarna, viruela" sauatl (Sim.)
"viruelas, roña"
(SD) sa:wa-t
(SD) sayul-in mosquito

gnat, small fly
sahsayulin (pl.)
CN sa:yo:lin (Car.) "mosco"; sayolin (Sim.) "mosca, mosquito"
(C) se: uno, un/una (se:?)

one, a/an
c f . se:n- 'together 1 ; sehsé: ika "one by one"; se maya se:
"only one"; se:-san "only one, one alone"; se:yuk "another"
CN se: (Car.); PN * s e :
(SD) se:
cf. se:-chin "the only one, unique"; sehsé: "each one"; seman
"now, today"; se:mpa "again"
(SD) seboya(h) cebolla

onion
Sp. cebolla
(SD) -sebuh-yu sebo

tallow, grease
i-sebu-yu "its grease, its tallow"
Sp. sebo, -yu 'intimate poss.'
(SD) se:-chin único

the only one, unique
cf. se: "one", -tsin/-chin 'diminutive'
(SD) se(:)gru(h) cedro

cedar
Sp. cedro (cegro local pronunciation)
(SD) seguru(h) seguro (seguru?), (seguruh)

certain, sure
Sp. seguro
(SD) sehsé: cada uno
each one
cf. se: "one" (pl.)
CN cece(n) (Sim.) "cada (uno)"
(C) sehsé: ika uno por uno

one by one
cf. sehsé: "each one", ika "therefore"
(C) sehsen-nah ralo (sehsegnah)

thin (of liquids)
cf. (?) se: "one", sehsé: "each one", -nah f adj. f
(SD) se:kit ¿quienes?

who? (pl.)
cf. (?) se: "one", -t (pl.)
CN cf. (?) cequi (Sim.) "algo, alguna cosa"
(C) sek-kalaki (i.v., incorp.) enhelarse, resfriarse (enfriarse)

(sek-galaki?)
to get cold, to catch cold
cf. sesek "cold", kalaki "to enter"
(SD) sek-kalaki
sekkalak (pret.) sekkalah-ke-t "they got cold"
(C) sek-miki (i.v., incorp.) tener frío, sentir frío

to be cold, to feel cold
ni-sek-miki "I'm cold" (nisekmigi?)
cf. sesek "cold", miki "to die"
CN cf. cecmiqui (Sim.) "morir de frío"
(SD) sek-miki
(C) sekta:kayul un frío (persona friolenta, persona que por poco

se siente frío)
a cold person, one who feels cold easily
cf. sesek "cold", (?) ta:ka-t "man"
(C) —se:l (sustantivo relacional) sólo, solito (solitario)

alone (relational noun)
nu-se:l "by myself, me alone"
nu-se:l-tsin "all by myself, me all alone" (yo solito)
i-se:l "by him/her/itself", "he/she/it alone"
cf. (?) se: "one"
CN se:l (Car.) "sólo"
(SD) -se:l
(C) selek tierno (inmaduro)
tender, young, immature
sehselek (pl.)
CN selik (Car,); selic (Sim.) "fresco, verde, tierno, nuevo,
agradable"; PN *s91i-k
(SD) selek
cf. selek me:ts-ti "new moon"
(SD) selek me:ts-ti luna nueva

new moon
cf. selek "immature", me:ts-ti "moon"
(C) selia (t.v.) aguantar

to withstand, to put up with, to bear, to endure, to abide
selia (pres.)
selih (pret.) ti-k-selih-ke-t "we put up with him"
selih-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. selia (Car.) "recibir, hospedar"
(SD) selia
(SD) seman ahora, hoy

now, today
cf. (?) se: "one", -man ('temporal s u f f i x ' )
(C) se maya se: sólo uno

only one
cf. se: "one", maya "only"
(SD) se: maya se:
(SD) se:mpa otra vez (se:rapa?)

again
cf. se:(n)- 'one 1 , -pa ('times')
cf. (SD) se-pa
(C) se:m-pu:tsua (t.v.) amontonar, recoger en un montón

to pile together, to accumulate
cf. se:n- 'together, one', pu:tsua "to pile up"
ni-k-se:mpu:tsua "I'm gathering it in a pile"
(C) seirapuwal cinco; flor de muerto
five; flower sp., lily (?)
cf. se:(n)- f one f , puwa "to count", -1 'passive
nominlatization1
CN cempoalli (Sim.) "veinte, para contar seres animados, los
objetos planos, delgados"
(SD) se(:)mpuwal flor de muerto
flower sp., lily (?)
(C, SD) se:(n)- f uno, junto(s) 1 (en palabras compuestas)

'one, together1 (in compounds)
(SD) se:nah cena

dinner
Sp. cena
(SD) se:nkak (adj.) juntos, estar juntos (se:ggak)

together, to be together
cf. se:(n)- 'together 1 , ka-k ('to be'); cf. ihka-tuk "to be
standing"
CN cf. (?) cenca (Sim.) "completamente", ca "to be"
(C) se:n-takwa (i.v.) comer juntos

to eat together
ti-se:ntakwah-ke-t "we ate together"
cf. se:(n)- 'together', ta-kwa "to eat"
(SD) se:n-takwa
(C) se:n-ta:lia (t.v., r.v.) reunir(se), unir(se), recoger, poner

junto(s)
to meet, to join together, to unite, to gather, to put
together
cf. se:(n)- 'together', t a : l i a "to s i t , to place"
ti-se:nta: lia-t "we are joining, putting (them together)1'
ti-mu-se:nta:lia-t "we meet, we join"
(SD) se:n-ta:lia
(C) se:n-talua (t.v.) regar (esparcir)

to scatter
cf. se:(n)- 'together, one', talua "to run"
(SD) se:n-talua
(C) se:ntapal otro lado (p. e j . de un río)
the other side, opposite bank
c f . se:(n)- 'one 1
CN centlapal (Sim.) "por un lado, por el otro lado"
(SD) se:ntapal el otro lado del rio
the other side of the river, opposite bank
(SD) sentár, mu-chiwa (r.v.) cuajarse

to congeal, to coagulate
Sp. sentar(se)
(C) se:n-temu ( i . v . ) bajarse juntos

to come down together, to descend together
ti-se:ntemu-ke-t "they came down together"
cf. se:(n)- 'together', temu "to come down"
(SD) se:n-temu
(C) se:n-tepe:wa (t.v.) amontonar

to pile up, to heap together
ni-k-se:ntepe:h-a " I already heaped it together"
c f . se:(n)- 'together', tepe:wa "to heap up"
(SD) senteyah rayo centella (relámpago)

lightning
Sp. centella
(SD) -sentiduh sienes

temples (of head)
Sp. sentido
(SD) sentir, -chiwa sentir

to feel, to sense
Sp. sentir
(SD) se(:)ntsuna-t Sonsonate (nombre de pueblo)

Sonsonate (town name, departmental capital)
cf. sinsonta "mocking bird sp."; cf. a:-t "water, river"
CN cf. centzontli (Sim.) " s i n s o n t l e " ( b i r d sp.)
cf. (C) l a : b i ( : ) y a h
(C) se-pa, sepaya otra vez (sepa?)

again
cf. se: "one", -pa ( ' t i m e s ' ) , -ya 'already'
c f . (SD) se:mpa
CN cf. ceppa (Sim.) "una vez"
(SD) sepiyu(h) cepillo
brush
Sp. cepillo
(SD) serah cera

wax
i-serah-yu " i t s wax" (-yu 'intimate poss.')
Sp. cera
cf. (C) sah-ti
(SD) serah-kastiya sera de candela (serahkastiya7)

candle wax
Sp. cera "wax", castilla "Spanish (Spain)"
(SD) serbesa(h) cerveza

beer
Sp. cerveza
(C) se:-san uno sólo, sólo uno

only one, one alone
cf. se: "one", -san "alone, only"
(SD) se-san
(SD) sesek (adj.) f r i o

cold
cf. seseya "to get cold"
CN cecek (Mol.)
(SD) sesek-apan Rio Haragán, Rio Frio (nombre de un río)

(sesegapag)
"Lazy River, Cold River" (name of a river)
cf. sesek "cold", a:pan "river"
(SD) sesek-e:lu-t elote tierno

immature ear of corn
cf. sesek "cold", e:lu-t "roasting ear, ear of corn"
(SD) sesek-tutu:nik paludismo

maleria
cf. sesek "cold", tutu:nik "hot"
(C) seseya (i.v.) enfriarse
to cool off» to get cold
seseya (pres.) ni-seseya "I'm getting cold"
seseya-k (pret.)
seseya-tuk (perf.)
cf. sesek "cold", -ya 'inchoative 1
CN ceceya (Sim.)
(SD) seseya
(SD) -se:suh seso

brains
i-se:suh "his/her/its brains"
Sp. seso
(C) setakutun pedazo de carne (partido en trocitos)

a small» cut-up piece of meat
cf. (?) se: "one", ta-kutun "piece"
(C) se:wi (i.v.) apagarse

to go out, to die out, to become extinguished
se:wi (pres.)
se:wi-k (pret.)
se:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. se:wia (t.v.) "to extinguish", mu-se:wia "to rest"
CN se:wi (Car.) "descansar, parar"; ceui (Sim.) "apagarse";
PN *se:wi
cf. (SD) s e : v i (t.v.) "to extinguish"
(SD) se:wi (t.v.) apagar

to put out, to extinguish
(also sewi)
s e ( : ) v i (pres.)
sev-ki (pret.) ni-k-sew-ki " I put it out" (niksewgi?)
sew-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-se(:)wi "to put (something) out"; mu-se(:)wi "to rest"
cf. (C) se:wi ( i . v . ) "to go out, to be extinguished", se:wia
(t.v.) "to extinguish"
(SD) mu-se(:)wi (r.v.) descansar
to rest
cf. mu- 'reflexive 1 , se(:)wi "to extinguish"
CN se:wi (Car.) "descansar"; mo-ceuia (Sim.) "descansar"
cf. (C) mu-se:wia "descansar"
(C) se: xiwi-t el año pasado
last year
cf. se: "one", xiwi-t ('year 1 (?))
CN cf. xi wi ti (Car.) "año"; ce xiuitl (Sim.) "un año"
(SD) se: xiwi-t
(SD) Sp. seyoh sello

seal, stamp
Sp. sello
(C) se:yuk otro

other, another
cf. se:- 'one', -uk ( ' s t i l l , yet, now, more(over), even')
CN cf. (?) oc cequi (Mol.)
(SD) se:yuk otro
other, another
uk se:yuk "another, yet another"
(C) se:wia (t.v.) apagar

to put out, to extinguish
se:wia (pres.) ni-k-se:wia "I put it out"
se:wih (pret.)
se:wih-tuk (perf.)
cf. se:wi (i.v.) "to go out"; mu-se:wia "to rest"
CN ceuia (Sim.) "apagar"
cf. (SD) se(:)wi "to put out, extinguish"
(C) mu-se:wia (i.v.) descansar

to rest
cf. mu- 'reflexive', se:wia "to extinguish"
CN se:wi (Car.) "descansar"; moceui (Sim.) "descansar"
cf. (SD) mu-se(:)wi
(SD) sigir, -chiwa perseguir

to persecute, to follow
Sp. seguir
(C) si:l-in caracoli to del mar

small sea snail
sihsi:lin (pi.)
CN cilin (Mol.) "caracol chiquito"
(SD) -si:nchuh ceñidor
loincloth, breechclout, belt
i-si:nchuh "his loincloth"
cf, sinidór
Sp. cincho
(SD) sindigo síndico

town secretary or treasurer (municipal office)
Sp. síndico
(SD) sin=e:-t frijol de milpa (sige:t)

cornfield bean
cf. sin-ti "ear of corn", e:-t "bean"
(C) sinidór ceñidor

Sp. ceñidor
(SD) sinidór
(SD) sinsonta sensontle, sinsontle, sinsonta

mocking bird sp.
Sp. sinsonta (originally borrowed from Pipil into Sp. and
then back into Pipil from Sp.)
(C) sin-ti maíz, mazorca

corn, ear of corn, corn still on cob
CN sintli (Car.) "maíz"; PN *s9n-
(SD) sin-ti
-sin (poss.) nu-sin "my corn"
sihsinti (pl.)
(C) sin-tupil procesión de elotes (procesión para celebrar que

tienen nuevamente maicito, dando gracias por el maicito
nuevo)
procession to celebrate and give thanks for new corn
cf. sin-ti "corn", tupil "staff"
(SD) sinyír, mu-chiwa ceñirse

to gird oneself, to wear a loincloth
Sp. ceñirse
(SD) sipitiyuh "el sipitillo", "el sombrerón"
The S i p i t i l l o , a supernatural being, small with a big hat,
like the headless horseman
Sp» sipitillo (presumably originally borrowed from Pipil into
Sp.; cf. CN tzipinalhuia (Sim.) "encantar a alguien"
(SD) siriyales cirial, ciriales

processional candleholder(s) of the church
Sp. ciriales
(SD) sirkulu(h) círculo

circle
Sp. círculo
(C) si:tal estrella

star
s i h s i : t a l (pi.)
CN s i : t a l i n (Car.)
(SD) s i : t a l
(SD) si:tal alakrán alacrán (una constelación)

a constellation
cf. si:tal "star", Sp. alacrán "scorpion"
(SD) -siwa:-kune:-w hija

daughter
nu-siwa:kune:-w "my daughter"
cf. siwa:-t "woman", kune:-t "child"
(SD) siwa:-kuyame-t tunca, marrana (puerca)

sow
cf. siwa:-t "woman", kuyame-t "pig"
(C) si wa:raunra mo: nah, siwarramona(h) plátano asado (pájaro)

bird sp., "fried plantain"
cf. siwa:mu:n-ti "daughter-in-law, girlfriend", Sp. ramona,
siwa:-t "woman"
(C) siwa:-mu:n-ti nuera, novia

daughter-in-law, girlfriend, bride
-siwa:mu:n (poss.) nu-siwa:mu:n "my daughter-in-law, my
girlfriend"
cf. siwa:-t "woman", mu:n-ti "son-in-law, boyfriend"
CN ciuamontli (Sim.) "nuera"
(SD) siwa:mu:n-ti
(C) siwa:na:wal "la siguanaba" (ser sobrenatural, como la sirena,
la llorona)
supernatural being, woman like the siren
cf, siwa:-t "woman", na:wal ('witch, transformer'); (see text
S of chapter 7)
(SD) siwa:na:wal "la siguanaba", "la siguamonta"
(C) siwa:pah ciguapate (arbusto medicinal)

bush sp., medicinal
cf, siwa:-t "woman", pah-ti "medicine"
CN ciuapatli (Sim.) "planta medicinal"
(SD) siwarpah
(C) siwa:pala puta, prostituta

whore, prostitute
sihsiwa:pala, sihsiwa: pala met (pi.)
cf. siwa:-t "woman", pala "old, rotten"; cf. ta:ka-pala "bum,
lazy man"
(C) siwa:pil muchacha (una joven de 12 a 18 años)

girl (12 to 18 years old)
sihsiwa:pilmet (pi.)
c f . siwa:-t "woman", -pil ('child' (?))
CN cf. ciuapilli (Sim.) "dama, señora"
(SD) siwa:pil
(C) siwarramona(h), siwa:mu:n ramona(h) plátano asado (pájaro)

bird sp., "fried plantain"
cf. siwa:-t "woman", Sp. ramona, siwa:mu:n-ti "girlfriend,
daughter-in-law"
(C) siwa:-t mujer, esposa

woman, wife
-siwas-w (poss.) "wife" nu-siwa:-w "my wife"
sihsiwatket (pi.) "women"
-sihsiwa:-wan (poss. pi.) "wives"
cf. siwa:-mu:n-ti "daughter-in-law, girlfriend", siwa:na:wal
"the siguanaba (supernatural being)", siwarpah "ciguapate
bush", si wa: pala "prostitute", siwa:pil "girl"
CN siwa:tl (Car.)
(SD) siwa:-t
-siwa:-wan, -sihsiwa:-w (poss. pi.)
cf. -siwa:kune:-w "daughter", siwa:kuyame-t "sow"
(SD) si(y)ete-kabritu(h) siete cabrillas (constelación)
a constellation ("seven kid goats")
cf. Sp. siete, cabrito
(SD) si(y)elu(h) cielo

sky, heaven
Sp. cielo
(SD) siyuhti una vez

once, one time
ne siyuhti "once"
(SD) sobra(h), -chiwa sobrar

to be left over, to be extra
cf. sohsobras "left-overs, surplus"
Sp. sobra(s)
(SD) -sobrina(h), -sobrino(h)

niece, nephew
Sp. sobrina, sobrino
(SD) sohsobras (pl.) sobras

left-overs, surplus
cf. -chiwa sobra(h) "to be left over"
Sp. sobras
(SD) sombra(h) sombra

shade
cf. -sombrah-yu "shadow"
Sp. sombra
(SD) -sombrah-yu sombra (de uno)

shadow
nu-sombrah-yu "my shadow"
Sp. sombra, -yu 'intimate poss.1
(SD) sope zopilote

vulture, buzzard
Sp. zope, sope (local variant of zopilote)
(SD) sorriyuh zorrillo

skunk
Sp. zorrillo
(C) su s i , no
i f , whether, no
cf, tesu "no" ( i . e . te:- + su)
cf. su a:kah "nobody"; su datka "nothing"
(SD) su si
i f , whether
cf. (C) a ( : ) s u " i f , whether"
(C) su a:kah ninguno, nadie (su a:gah)

cf. su " i f , no"
CN cf. aka? (Car.) "alguien, alguno"; ayac (Mol.) "nadie"
cf. (SD) tesu a:kah
(C) su datka nada

nothing
su datka ni-k-piya "I don't have anything" (no tengo nada)
cf. su " i f , no" datka ('something ( ? ) ) ; cf. tesu datka
cf. (SD) te: datka "nothing"
(SD) sudár, -chiwa sudar

to sweat
Sp. sudar
(SD) suhsul mucho, bastante

much, a lot
CNcf. (?) cocolli (Sim.) "basura", colli (Sim.) "viejo,
pasado"
(SD) su:hyak olor de quemado, olor de chamuscado

burnt smell
cf. (i)hyak "smell"
cf. (C) tsu:hyak
(C) su kanah no hay

there is/are not
cf. su "no", kanah ('where, there i s / a r e ' )
(C) suki-t barro

clay
-suki—w (poss.) nu—suki—w "my clay"
CN sokitl (Car.) "lodo"; coquitl (Sim.) "mezcla de barro y
paja"
(SD) suki-t (sugit)
(C) su:l-in godorniza, codorniz
quail
suhsu:lin (pi.)
CN ôlin (Sim.)
cf. (SD) su:lin "toddler"
(SD) su:l-in niño que empieza a andar, a parar

toddler, baby learning to walk
cf. (C) su:lin "quail"
(C) sulu:ni (i.v.) hincharse, inflamarse

to swell
sulu:ni (pres.) ni-sulu:ni "I'm swelling up"
sulu:ni-k (pret.)
sulu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. sulu:n-tuk (adj.) "swollen"
CN cf. (?) solo:ni (Car.) "ir con ímpetu y ruido"; $oloni
(Sim.) " f l u i r con estrépito, impetuosidad, hablando de
una corriente de agua"
(SD) sulu:ni
(C) sulu:n-tuk (adj.) hinchado, con hinchazón

swollen, with swelling
suhsulu:ntuk (pi.)
cf. sulu:ni "to swell", -tuk f perf. f
cf. ma:sulu:ntuk "with swollen arm"; ikxisulu:ntuk "with
swollen mouth"; ihtisulu:ntuk "with swollen belly"
(C) su:ma (t.v.) pelear, pegar

to fight, to hit
su:ma (pres.)
su:n-ki (pret.) ni-k-su:n-ki "I hit him" (niksu:rjgi?)
su:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-su:ma "to be fighting"
CN cf. so:ma (Car.) "fruncir"; soma (Sim.) "poner cara de
enojo, fruncir las cejas, arrojarse al suelo"
(SD) su:ma (t.v., r.v.) pelear(se), pegar
to fight, to hit
ni-k-su:ma "I'm hitting him"
ni-mu-su:ma "I'm fighting (with someone)"
(SD) sumbadora(h) zumbadora (culebra)

snake sp., "hisser"
Sp. zumbadora
(SD) surkuh surco
furrow
Sp. surco
(C) suta:wa (i.v.) cansarse

to tire, to get tired
suta:wa (pres.) ni-suta:wa 'I'm getting tired"
sutash (pret.)
suta:h-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. sotla:wa (Car.) "desmayarse"; PN *so:tla(wa) "to fade,
to tire, to be afraid"
(SD) suta:wa
suta:wa-k (pret.)
suta:wa-tuk (perf.)
cf. sutawaya "to tire, to be exhausted"
(SD) sutawaya cansarse, jadearse

to be tired, exhausted, to pant
sutawaya (pres.)
sutawaya-k (pret.)
sutawaya-tuk (perf.)
cf. suta:wa "to t i r e " , -ya 'inchoative' (?)
(C) su:turna, su:tumi (i.v.) descoser

to come undone, to come unsewn, to unsew (?)
su:tuma, su:tumi (pres.) (?)
su:tumi-k (pret.)
su:tun-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. toma (UC) "desatar, soltar"; cf. cotí (Sim.) "pieza de
tela, ropa blanca", toma/tuma (Sim.) "desatarse, deshacer-
se", tomi/tumi (Sim.) "abrirse, desatarse"
(SD) sutuma (t.v.) desatar
to untie
sutuma (pres.)
sutun-ki (pret.)
sutun-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-sutuma "to untie (something)"; cf. sutumi-k "loose,
untied"
(SD) sutumi-k (adj.) suelto

loose, undone, untied
c f . sutuma "to untie", -k 'adj.'
(C) suwa (t.v.) tender
to spread out, to stretch out, to hang out
suwa (pres.) ni-k-suwa "I'm spreading it out"
suh-ki (pret.)
suh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-suwa "to be spreading"
CN 90a (Sim.) "abrir, extender"; sowa (UC) "tender"
(SD) suwa
suh-ki (pret.)
suh-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-suwa "spread it!"
(C) su:yakal suyacal (capa de palma para la lluvia)

palm-leaf rain cape
-su:yakal (poss.) nu-su:yakal "my suyacal/palm rain cape"
suhsu:yakal (pl.)
cf. (?) su:ya- ('palm' ( ? ) ) , -kal "house"
CN cf. coyatl (Sim.) "palmera"
(Jicalapa) suya-t sombrero

hat
CN cf. coyatl (Sim.) "palmera"
(SD) swabeh-chin en voz baja

whisper, quiet
Sp. suave, -tsin/-chin 'diminutive'
(C) -swe:grah suegra

mother-in-law
Sp. suegra
(SD) -swe:grahf -swe:groh suegra, suegro

mother-in-law, father-in-law
Sp. suegra, suegro
T
(C) ta: ¿qué?, que

what
ta: uni "what is it?" (¿qué es?)
ta: ti-k-chih-ki "what did you do?"
ta: panu-k "what happened, what passed?" (¿qué pasó?)
CN tie (Car.); tlein (Sim.); PN *tla-
cf. (SD) tay
(C) -ta:bah, -ta:wah rodilla, rótula

knee, kneecap
Sp. taba
(C) tachalis la vista

sight
i-tachalis "his/her/its sight"
nu-tachalis "my sight"
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. f , chiya "to look", -li-s
1
nominalization'
CN tlachializtli (Mol.)
(SD) tachalis el ser (de una persona), la forma de uno, la
apariencia, la clase de cara de uno (p. ej. se usa para
decir que un niño parece a su padre o a su madre)
one's appearance, one's being, one's form, one's looks (e.g.
used to say that a child looks like its father or mother)
(C) ta-chalua (t.v., unspec. obj.) pegar, golpear

to hit, to beat, to be hitting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', chalua "to h i t , to beat"
(SD) tachalua
(C) tachani tenguereche, mirón (lagartija)

lizard sp., "starer"
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', chiya "to look", -ni 'agent'
CN cf. tlachiani (Sim.) "observador, el que mira"
(SD) ta-chaya:wa (t.v., unspec. obj.) tender, extender

to extend, to stretch, to be stretching
ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , chaya:wa "to extend, to stretch
(SD) ta-chichina (t.v,, unspec.obj.) fumar
to smoke, to be smoking
cf, ta- 'unspec. obj.', chichina "to smoke"
(C) ta-chihcha (t.v., unspec. obj.) escupir

to spit
ta- 'unspec. obj.', chihcha "to spit"
(SD) ta-chihcha
(C) tachihchal saliva

spit, saliva
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj., chihcha "to spit", -1 'passive
nominalization'
(SD) chihchal
(SD) ta-chihchimi (t.v., unspec. obj.) tentar

to touch, to feel
cf. ta- 'unspec, obj,', chihchimi "to touch"
(C) tachipah-tuk (adj,) claro, algo claro

clear, somewhat clear
cf, ta- 'unspec. obj.', chip(a:w)ak "clear", -tuk 'perf. 1
CN cf. tlachipaua (Sim.) "lucir, amanecer, brillar"
(C) ta-chiya (t.v., unspec. obj.) mirar, esperar

to look, to wait, to be looking, to be waiting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', chiya "to look"
(SD) ta-chiya (t.v., unspec. obj.) mirar, esperar, alcararse (el
cielo, el sol), abrir los ojos por primera vez (como de
los animales recién nacidos)
to look, to wait, to clear up (sky, weather), to open eyes
for the first time (of newly born animals), to be looking,
to be waiting
(C) ta-chpa:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) barrer

to sweep (something), to be sweeping
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', (u)chpa:na "to sweep"
cf. uchpa:nwas "broom"
CN tlachpana (Sim.)
cf. (SD) t-uchpa:na
(C) ta-chteki (t.v., unspec. obj.) robar

to steal, to be stealing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', (i)chteki "to steal"
cf. (SD) t-ichteki
(SD) ta-ehekua (t.v., unspec. obj.) probar (comida)
c f . ta- 'unspec. obj.', ehekua "to taste"
(C) taha td, usted, vos

you (sg.)
ta(h) 'abbreviated form'
CN tehuatl (Sim.)
(SD) taha
(C) tahkali (t.v.) botar

to throw out, to throw down, to cut down
tahkali (pres.)
tahkal (pret.) ni-k-tahkal "I threw it out"
tahkal-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-tahkali "throw it out!"
c f . ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.'
CN cf. i c a l i (Mol.) "pelear, escaramuzar, batallar"; i 7 k a l i
(UC) "pelear contra otro"; talcali (Sim.) "derribar a
alguien, rechazar, empujar"
(SD) tahkali (t.v. (?)) botar
to throw out, to throw down, to cut down
cf. tahkalia
(SD) tahkalia (t.v. ( ? ) ) botar

to throw out, to cut down
tahkalia (pres.)
tahkalih, tahkaluh (pret.) (?)
tahkalih-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. tahkali (i.v. ( ? ) ) "to throw out"
cf. ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.'
CN cf. tlacali (Sim.) "derribar a alguien, rechazar, empujar"
(C) ta-ahke:wa (t.v., unspec. obj.) alzar, guardar (ta:hke:wa 7 )

to put up, to put away, to be putting away
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ahketwa "to put away"
(C) tahku mitad; entre, en medio; cintura, rabadilla
half; among, between; waist, rump (note: tahku is a
relational noun in its locative usages "between, among")
i-tahku "in between"
tu-tahku "between us, among us"
nu-tahku "my waist, my rump"
cf. tahku me:ts-ti "half moon"
CN tlaco (Sim.) "mediano, mitad"
(SD) tahku mitad; en medio, entre
half; between, among
(C) tahku me:ts-ti media luna

half moon
cf. tahku "half", me:ts-ti "moon"
(C) tahku-yuwal medianoche

midnight
cf. tahku "half", tayuwal "night"
(C) -tahkwil trenza

braid
nu-tahkwil "my braid"
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 ; tahkwiltia "to braid"
CN cf. tla-?kwiloli (Car.) "pintura, escritura";
t l a c u i l i l t i l l i (Sim.) "encarecido"
(SD) -tahkwi:l listón (cordón para el pelo de la mujer)
hair ribbon
(C) tahkwiltia (t.v., r.v.) trenzar

to braid
tahkwiltia (pres.)
tahkwiltih (pret.) mu-tahkwiltih "(she) braided her hair",
ki-tahkwiltih "(she) braided it"
tahkwiltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- frozen 'unspec. obj. 1 ; cf. (i)hkwilua "to write"; cf
tahkwil "braid", -tia f caus. f
CN cf. tlacuiloa (Sim.) "escribir, pintar"
(SD) tahkwiltia
(C) ta-hkwilua (t.v., unspec. obj.) escribir

to write, to be writing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', (i)hkwilua "to write"; cf. tahkwil
"braid", tahkwiltia "to braid"
CN tlacuiloa (Sim.) "escribir, pintar"
(C) -tahpal fuerza
strength
i-tahpal "his/her/its strength"
ka i-tahpal "stong, loud" (recio)
CN cf. tlapaltic (Sim.) "firme, recio, robusto, fuerte"
(C) tahpiya (i.v. (?)) cuidar, vigilar

to watch, to care for, to look out for/after
tahpiya (pres.) ni-tahpiya "Ifm watching"
tahpix-ki (pret.)
tahpix-tuk (perf.)
c f . (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', -piya "to have"
(C) ta-hseki (t.v., unspec. obj.) tostar

to toast, to be toasting
c f . ta- 'unspec. obj.', (i)hseki "to toast"
c f . (SD) ta-i:seki
(C) tahsul basura, broza

garbage, rubbish, brush, leaves
CN tla 9 solli (Car.) "basura"
c f . (SD) ku:pahsul "garbage"
(C) tahsul-á:-t Agua-con-basura (nombre de un rio cerca de

Cuisnahuat)
name of a river near Cuisnahuat, "Rubbish-River"
cf. tahsul "rubbish", a:-t "water"
(C) tahta-chiya (t.v., unspec. obj., redup.) divertirse, mirar

mucho a todos lados
to have fun, to gawk, to look all around
cf. tahta- ' redup. unspec. obj.' ta-chiya "to be looking, to
be waiting"; chiya "to look, to wait"
CN cf. tlatlachia (Sim.) " i r a ver a menudo"
(C) tahtakal-nah (adj.) no parejo, desigual, irregular, nudoso

uneven, irregular, knotty
CN cf. tlatlacalli (Sim.) "derribado, rechazado, empujado"
(SD) tahtaskal-nah (adj.) esparcido, confuso, feo, no parejo,
irregular, nudoso
scattered, confused, ugly, uneven, irregular, knotty
(C) tahtaketsa (i.v,, redup.) platicar
to chat, to talk
cf. taketsa "to talk"
(SD) tahtaketsa
(C) tahtarau:ta (t.v., redup.) tirarlos

to throw, to shoot (things, pl.)
ni-k-tahtamu:ta "I'm shooting things
cf. tamu:ta "to shoot"; cf. mu-tahtamu:ta "to go along
jumping"
(C) mu-tahtamu:ta (r.v.) ir brincando, corriendo

to go along jumping, running
cf. mu- 'reflexive, tahtamu:ta "to shoot things"
(C) tahtani (t.v.) pedir

to ask for, to request
tahtani (pres.) ni-k-tahtani " I ask for it" (niktahtani?)
tahtan (pret.)
tahtan-tuk (perf.)
cf. tahtanilia "to ask" (preguntar)
CN tlatlani (Sim.) "preguntar"; PN *tlahtlani
(SD) tahtani
(C) tahtanilia (t.v., applic.) preguntar

to ask, to inquire
tahtanilia (pres.) ni-k-tahtanilia " I asked her"
(niktahtaniliya?)
tahtanilih (pret.)
tahtanilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tahtani "to ask for", - ( i ) l i a 'applic.'
CN cf. tlatlani (Sim.) "preguntar"
(SD) tahtanilia
(C) tahta:sa (t.v., redup.) topar, trancar

to bump into, to touch, to reach
cf. ta:sa "to bump into, to touch"
(C) tahtatsi:ni (i.v., redup.) pringar, lloviznar

to sprinkle (light rain)
cf. tatsi:ni "to sprinkle"
CN cf. tlatlatzini (Sim.) "tronar"
(C) tahtawilia (t.v., r.v.) quejar(se)
to complain (about)
tahtawelia (pres.)
tahtawelih (pret.) mu-tahtawelih "(he) complained",
ki-tahtawelih "(he) complained about it"
tahtawelih-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. tlawe:lli (Car.) "indignación, enojo"; tlauelia (Sim.)
"estar irritado contra alguien, sentir odio contra él"
(SD) tahtawilia
(Ataco) -tahtay abuelo, tío

grandfather, uncle
(SD) tahtu:li (n.) principal (él que empieza una reunión, él que
pide la novia (de parte del novio), él que tajtulea, el
principal en una fiesta (tahtujli?)
the principal person in a ceremony, the one who asks for the
bride on behalf of the groom, the one who starts meetings
CN tlatole (Sim.) "hablador, que usa palabras elevadas";
(cf. CN itoa " d e c i r " , tlatoa "hablar")
(SD) tah-tsin señor

sir, lord
CN cf. ta?tli (Car.) "padre"
(C) ta-htsuma (t.v., unspec. obj.) coser, costurar

to sew, to be sewing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', (i)htsuma "to sew"
(C) t-ahwi:lia (t.v., unspec. obj.) mojar

to wet, to dampen
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', a h w i ( : ) l i a "to wet"
(C) ta-ilpia (t.v., unspec. obj.) amarrar

to tie (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ilpia "to tie"
(SD) ta-i:seki (t.v., unspec. obj.) tostar

to toast
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', i : s e k i "tostar"
cf. (C) ta-hseki
(C) ta-iskalia (t.v., unspec. obj.) criar
to grow, to raise, to be raising
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', iskalia "to grow, to raise"
cf. (SD) t-iskalia
(C) ta-istawia (t.v., unspec. obj.) salar

to salt, to be salting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', istawia "to salt"
(C) taixiska (i.v.) gotear

to drip
taixirka (pres.) taixitka " i t ' s dripping" (taixisga?)
taixi:ka-k (pret.)
taixi:ka-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', i : x "grain", (w)i:ka "to carry"
CN ixica (Sim.) "gotear"
(C) ta-ixka (t.v., unspec. obj.) asar

to roast, to fry (meat)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ixka "to roast, fry (meat)"
cf. taixkal "roast(ed), grilled (meat)"
(SD) ta-ixka
(C) taixkal asado, cosa asada

roast, grilled meat
naka-t taixkal "grilled meat" (carne asada)
cf. ta-ixka "to roast, to fry (meat)", -1 'passive
nominalization'
(C) ta-i:xpa:ka (t.v., unspec. obj., incorp.) lavar (trastes)

to wash (dishes), to be washing (dishes)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', i:x-pa:ka "to wash (dishes)"
(C) ta-i:xpalua (t.v., unspec. obj.) lamber, lamer

to lick
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', i:xpalua "to lick"
(C) ta-ka:ki (t.v., unspec. obj.) escuchar, oir

to listen, to hear, to be listening
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ka:ki "to hear"
(C) ta:kaktua (i.v.) callarse
to be quiet, silent, to shut up
taskaktua (pres.) ni-ta:kaktua "I'm being quiet"
(nita:gaktuwa 7 )
ta:kak, ta:kaktuh (pret.) (?)
ta:kaktuk (perf.) ( ? )
xi-ta:kaktu "shut up!", "be quiet!" (chita:gaktu?)
CN cf. tla:kakko (Car.) "con paz"; cf. (?) tlacactli (Sim.)
"oido"
(SD) ta:kaktua
ta:kaktuh (pret.)
taskaktuk (perf.)
(C) ta:kamati (t.v.) obedecer

to obey, to mind
ta:kamati (pres.) ni-k-ta:kamati " I obey him/her/it"
(nikta:gamati?)
ta:kamat-ki (pret.)
taskamat-tuk (perf.)
cf. taska-t "man", mati "to know"
CN tlacamati (Sim.)
(SD) ta:kamati
ni-mits-ta:kamati " I obey you"
(C) ta:kapala vago, hombre haragán (ta:gapala 7 )

bum, vagrant, lazy man
cf. ta:ka-t "man", pala "old, rotten"
cf. siwa:pala "prostitute"
(C) ta-kapaxua (t.v., unspec. obj.) aflojar

to loosen, to untie, to be loosening
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kapaxua "to loosen"
(C) ta:ka-t hombre

man
-ta:ka-w (poss.) nu-ta:ka-w "my man"
tahta:kamet (pl.)
cf. ta:kapala "bum, lazy man"
CN tla:katl (Car.); PN *tla:ka-
(SD) ta:ka-t
tahta:kamet, tarkamet (pl.)
(C) ta-kaxa:nia (t.v., unspec. obj.) aflojar

to loosen, to undo, to be undoing
c f . ta- 'unspec. obj.', kaxa:nia "to loosen"
(SD) ta-ka:xawa (t.v., unspec. obj.) vaciar poco a poco, rebajar,
mermar
to take out some, to empty little by little, to reduce
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ka:xawa "to empty little by little"
(C) -ta:kayu enjambre

swarm
i-ta:kayu "its swarm"
cf. (?) ta:ka-t "man", -yu ('abstraction')
CN cf. (?) tlacayo (Sim.) "habitado"
(SD) ta-kekchiwa (t.v., unspec. obj.) componer

to fix, to put together
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kekchiwa "to f i x "
(SD) ta-ke:luna (t.v., unspec. obj.) quebrar

to break (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ke:luna "to break"
(C) take:n cobija, sábana (tage:g)

blanket, sheet, covers
-take:n (poss.) nu-take:n "my blanket"
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kwe:n-yu "blanket", kwe:ntia "to
cover (with blanket)", ta-ke:ntia "to cover (with blanket)"
CN cf. tlaqueraitl (Sim.), tlaquentli (Sim.) "vestimenta,
ropa"
(C) take:ntia (t.v.) cobijar, acobijar

to cover, to put blankets on
take:ntia (pres.) ni-k-take:ntia "I cover him/her up"
(niktage:ntiya ? )
take:ntih (pret.)
take:ntih-tuk (perf.)
cf. take:n "blanket", -tia 'caus.'; kwe:ntia "to cover"
CN tlaquentia (Mol.) "vestir a otro"
cf. (SD) take:ntia "to dress a corpse"
(SD) takesntia (t.v.) vestir al muerto
to dress/prepare a corpse
takesntia (pres.)
takesntih (pret.) ni-k-take:ntih " I dressed him (the
corpse)"
take:ntih-tuk (perf.)
cf. take:n "blanket", -tia 'caus.'
CN tlaquentia (Mol.) "vestir a otro"
c f . (C) take:ntia "to cover (with a blanket)"
(C) taketsa (i.v.) hablar

to speak, to talk
taketsa (pres.) ni-taketsa "I'm talking" (nitagetsa 9 )
takets-ki (pret.)
takets-tuk (perf.)
c f . (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', ketsa "to l i f t , to stand"
CN cf. tlaquetzalli (Mol.) "fábula, cuento", tlaquetza (Sim.)
"contar fábulas"
(SD) taketsa
(C) taketsal horcón (poste de casa) (tagetsal)

forked house-pole
tahtaketsal (pl.)
c f . ta- 'unspec. obj.', ketsa "to stand, to raise", -1
'passive nominalization'
CN tlaquetzalli (Sim.) "columna, pilar, cuadrado de madera"
(SD) taketsal
(C) ta:ke:wa (t.v.) acomodar, dar trabajo, hacer casa

to accommodate, to provide work for, to give housing
taske:wa (pres.) ki-ta:ke:wa "(he) accommodates him",
ni-k-ta:ke:wa ' 1 give him housing" (nikta:ge:wa ? )
ta:ke:h-ki (pret.)
ta:ke:h-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. tlaqueua (Sim.) "alquilar"
(SD) take:wa
take:w-ki (pret.)
take:w-tuk (perf.)
(C) -ta:kil la fruta, la cosecha de una fruta

fruit, the harvest/picking of some fruit
i-ta:kil " i t s fruit" (ita:gil)
CN cf. (?) tlaquilli (Mol.) "encalado, bruñido"
(SD) -ta:kil cosecha
harvest, yield
(C) takimiltia (t.v.) cargar, alzar, ayudar a poner carga
to load up, to help to load
takimiltia (pres.) ki-takimiltia "(she) loads him"
(gitagimiltiya?)
takimiltih (pret.)
takimiltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.', kirail "load", -tia 'caus.'
(SD) takimiltia
(C) takimilua (t.v., unspec. obj.) envolver, encobijar

to wrap, to cover
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kimilua "to wrap, to cover"
(SD) takimilua
(C) takipi:ni (i.v.) relampaguear

for lightning to flash, to lightning
takipi:ni (pres.)
takipi:ni-k (pret.)
takipi:n-tuk (perf.)
(SD) takipi:ni
(C) ta-ki:xtia (t.v., unspec. obj.) sacar

to take out, to get out, to remove, to be taking out
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', k i : x t i a "to take out"
(SD) -takon-yu tacón

heel
Sp. tacón, -yu 'intimate poss.' (?)
(C) taksa (i.v.) patear

to kick
taksa (pres.) ni-taksa "I'm kicking" (nitaksa?)
taksa-k (pret.)
taksa-tuk (perf.)
cf. ni-taksa-k (i-)ihpak " I kicked him/her" (literally " I
kick on him/her")
cf. ta- (frozen (?)) 'unspec. obj.', ( i ) k x ( i ) "foot", -a
'transitive'
(SD) taksa
(C) taku:kal cacaxte, cacaste (caja de madera para cargar cosas)

(takurgal)
wooden carrying crate
cf. (SD) kakax
(C) takulia, ta:ku:lia (t.v.) regalar
to give (a gift), to present
takulia (pres.)
takulih (pret.) ni-k-takulih " I gave it (to him/her)"
takulih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tatakulia "to give (something)"
(SD) takulia
(SD) ta-ku:lulua (t.v., unspec. obj.) enrollar

to roll up, to wrap up
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , ku:lulua "to roll up"
(C) takusmi (n.) oscuridad (de nubes, de noche) (takurmi?)

darkness (of clouds, night)
takusmi yawi "it's getting dark" (yawi "to go")
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ku:mi-t "pot"
cf. taku:miya "to get dark"
(C) taku:miya (i.v.) oscurecerse

to get dark, to become dark, to darken
taku:miya (pres.)
taku;miya-k (pret.)
taku:miya-tuk (perf.)
cf. taku:mi "dark", -ya 'inchoative'
cf. (SD) takunyuwa
(C) ta-ku:mu:nia (t.v., unspec. obj.) alborotar

to mess up, to get/put in disorder, to agitate, to excite
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ku:mu:nia "to mess up, to excite"
(SD) takunyuwa (i.v.) estar oscuro

to be dark
takunyuwa (pres.)
takunyuwa-k (pret.) takunyuwa-k-a " i t ' s dark already" (ya
entró la noche) (tagugyuwaga7)
takunyuwa-tuk (perf.)
c f . ta- 'unspec. obj.', kusmi-tl "pot", tayuwa "night",
yuwaki "dark"
cf. (C) takurmiya "to get dark"
(C) ta-kuspachua (t.v., unspec. obj.) apachar (oprimir)

to hold down, to press down, to flatten
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', (?) ku:- 'head', pachua "to hold
down"
(SD) ta-kupilua (t.v., unspec. obj.) colgar
to hang, to be hanging (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kupilua "to hang"
(C) ta-kupi:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) arrancar

to pull out, to tear out
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kupirna "to pull out"
(C) ta-ku:suwa (t.v., unspec. obj.) ensartar

to string, to thread, to bead, to be stringing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ku:suwa "to string"
(SD) ta-ku:suwa
(C) takutun pedazo (takutug)

piece
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kutu:na "to cut"
CN tlacotontli (Sim.) "cortado, pedazo"
(SD) takutun (tagutug)
(C) ta-kuwa (t.v., unspec. obj.) to buy

to buy, to be buying
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kuwa "to buy"
(SD) ta-kuwa
(C) ta-kuyuna (t.v., unspec. obj.) abrir hoyo, hacer hoyo

to make a hole, to open a hole
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kuyunia "to open a hole"
cf. (SD) kuyuna "to open a hole"
(SD) ta-kuyuna
(C) ta-kwa (t.v., unspec. obj.) comer

to eat, to be eating, to eat (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kwa "to eat"
cf. takwal "food"; takwaltia "to feed"
(SD) ta-kwa
(SD) takwak-a:-t llovizna algo recio

shower (somewhat strong), heavy sprinkle (rain)
cf. takw(a:w)ak "hard", a:-t "water"
(C) takwak-nah algo duro (no muy duro)

somewhat hard, hardish
cf. takw(a:w)ak "hard", -nah 'adj.'
(C) takwal comida
food
-takwal (poss.) nu-takwal "my food"
cf, ta- 'unspec, obj.', kwa "to eat", -1 'passive
nominalization'
CN tlaqualli (Sim.) "todo lo que se come, vianda, plato"
(SD) takwal
(C) takwaltia (t.v) mantener, dar comida

to maintain, to sustain, to give food to, to feed
takwaltia (pres.) ni-k-takwaltia "I feed him" (nitakwaltiya?)
takwaltih (pret.)
takwaltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-kwa "to eat" -(l)tia 'caus.' ; cf. takwal "food"
(SD) takwaltia
(C) takwatsin tacuazín (tlacuache)

opossum
-takwatsin (poss.)
tahtakwatsin (pi.)
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', kwa "to eat", -tsin 'diminutive'
CN tlaquatzin (Sim.)
(SD) takwatsin
(SD) takwatsin kwawi-t palo de tacuazín, huele-de-noche (árbol)

tree sp., "opossum tree"
cf. takwatsin "opossum", kwawi-t "tree"
(C) takwa:wa-k duro, macizo

hard, solid
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.'
cf. takwak-nah "somewhat hard", takwa:waya "to become hard";
cf. takwak-a:-t "hard shower"
(C) takwa:waya (i.v.) endurarse, endurecerse

to harden, to become hard
takwa :waya (pres.)
takwa:waya-k (pret.)
takwa: waya-tuk (perf.)
cf. takwa:wa-k "hard", -ya 'inchoative'
CN tlakwa:ya (Car.) "endurecer"; tlaquaua (Sim.)
"enderecerse, hacer duro"
(SD) takwa:waya
(C) ta-kwe:chua (t.v,, unspec, obj,) repasar maíz, refinar (masa)
(moler fino)
to grind very fine, to be grinding very fine
cf, ta- 'unspec, obj,', kwe:chua "repasar, refinar"
(SD) ta-kwe:chua
(SD) ta-kwe:lpachua (t.v., unspec. obj.) doblar

to bend, to fold
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', kwe:lpachua "to fold"
(C) takwi (t.v., r.v.) tomar prestado, prestar(se)

to borrow, to take on credit
takwi (pres.)
takwih (pret.) ni-k-takwih " I loaned it (on credit)",
mu-takwih "it was borrowed (on credit)"
cf, (?) ta- frozen 'unspec, obj,', kwi "to grab, to take"
cf. takwiltia "to loan"
CN mo-tlacuia (Mol.) "tomar algo prestado"
(SD) mu-takwi (r.v.) fiarse
(C) takwi:ka (t.v,, i.v.) cantar

to sing
takwi:ka (pres.)
takwi:ka-k (pret.)
takwi:ka-tuk (perf.) ni-k-takwi:ka-tuk " I have sung it"
(niktakwi:gatuk)
cf. ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.'
cf. takwi:kalwia "to sing something for someone"; takwiskani
"singer"
CN kwiika (Car.) "to sing"; PN *kwi:ka
(SD) takwiska (t.v., i.v.) cantar, gorjear
to sing, to warble (of birds)
cf. takwi:kalia "to sing somethng to someone"
(SD)takwi:kalia (t.v., applic.) cantarle (algo para alguien),

arrullarlo
to sing something for someone, to sing to, to lull, to sing a
lullaby to
takwi:kalia (pres.)
takwiskalih (pret.)
takwi:kalih-tuk (perf.) ni-k-takwi:kalih-tuk " I have sung it
to her"
cf. takwi:ka "to sing", -lia 'applic.'
cf. (C) takwi :kalwia
(C) takwi:kalwia (t.v., applic.) cantarle (algo para alguien)
to sing something for someone, to sing to
takwi:kalwia (pres.)
takwi:kalwih (pret.)
takwi:kalwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. takwi:ka "to sing", -lwia (?) 'applic./passive/caus.1
cf. (SD) takwi:kalia
(C) takwirkani cantador (cantante) (takwi:gani?)

singer
cf. takwi:ka "to sing", -ni 'agent 1
(SD) takwirkani
(C) takwiltia (t.v.) prestar, fiar

to loan, to loan on credit
takwiltia (pres.)
takwiltih (pret.) ni-k-takwiltih " I loaned it (to him on
credit)"
takwiltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. takwi "to borrow (on credit)", -ltia 'caus./applic.' (?)
CN cf. tlacuiltia (Sim.) "prestar una cosa a alguien sin que
tenga necesidad de devolverla de la misma especie"
(SD) takwiltia fiar, darle fiado
to loan (something to someone) (on credit)
(C) ta:l tierra, suelo, terreno

land, ground, earth, dirt
-ta:l (poss.) nu-ta:l "my land"
cf. -ta(:)l 'place of'
CN tlaslli (Car.) " t i e r r a " ; PN *tla:l-
(SD) ta:l
(C) ta:l-ahwi húmedo (de tierra, ropa)

damp (of ground, clothes)
cf. also ta:l-ahwi-tuk
cf. t a : l "ground", ahwi "to wet"
CN cf. (?) tlalauiac "tierra abonada, fértil"
(C) ta:l-ahwi-tuk húmedo (de tierra, ropa)

damp (of ground, clothes)
cf. ta:l-ahwi "damp"
(SD) ta:la:lak-tsin, talalak-tsin talalaise (pescado)
fish sp., small, ball-shaped
cf. (?) ta:l "earth", al(a:w)ak "smooth", -tsin 'diminutive1
CN cf. (?) tlalalacatl (Sim.) "ganso, pato silvestre"
cf. (?) (C) ku:talalahtsin "water lizard"
(C) ta:la:pu:ni chagüite, charco, ojo de agua, pantano, vertiente

de agua
spring, puddle, marsh
cf. t a : l "ground", a:-t "water", pu:ni "to be born" (cf.
pu:ni a:-t "spring")
(C) ta:la:puts dragón, talapo (pájaro)

bird sp., motmot ( ? ) , blue with long t a i l , big feet, makes
holes in the ground
ta:l "earth", a:-t "water", -puts ('hump 1 , 'back 1 )
(C) ta:la:wa-k liso

smooth
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ala:wak "smooth"
(C) ta:lchi en el suelo

on the ground
cf. ta:l "ground"
CN tlalchi (Mol.) "en el suelo"
(SD) ta:lchi
(C) ta:lchinul talchinol (casa de comején)

termite's nest
cf. ta:l "earth"
CN c f . (?) tlalchinoltototl (Sim.) "pájaro del tamaño del
gorrión", tlalchinolxochitl (Sim.) "hierba medicinal"
(SD) ta:lepa-t talepate (insecto que chupa sangre)

a blood-sucking insect, small, round, with a long sharp beak
cf. (?) ta:l "ground"
CN cf. (?) epatl (Sim.) " z o r r i l l o "
(C) t a : l i a (t.v.) poner, asentar, llevar (ropa)
to place, to put, to wear (clothes), to set down
t a : l i a (pres.)
ta:lih (pret.) ni-k-ta:lih "I set it down"
ta:lih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ta:l "ground"
cf. mu-ta:lia "to sit (down)", se:nta:lia "to place together"
CN tla:lia (Car.) "sentar, poner"; PN *tla:lia
(SD) t a : l i a
(C) mu-ta:lia (r.v.) sentarse

to sit down
cf. mu- 'reflexive 1 , ta:lia "to put, to place, to set down"
CN mo-tlalia (Sim.) "sentarse, colocarse"
(SD) mu-ta:lia
(C) ta:lichkwa (i.v.) escarbar

to dig
ta:lichkwa (pres.) ni-ta:lichkwa ni-nerai "I'm digging"
ta:lichkwa-k (pret.)
ta:lichkwa-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. (?) t a : l "earth", (?) -kwa "to eat"
CN cf. tlalichtic (Sim.) "duro, no cocido, no hecho"
(C) ta:l-i:xkupi:ni (i.v., incorp.) derrumbarse

(for land) to slide, (for land) to tumble down
ta:li:xkupi:ni (pres.)
ta:li:xkupi:ni-k (pret.)
ta:li:xkupi:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta:l "earth", i : x 'face', "eye", kupi:ni "to tear out"
cf. ta:li:xkupi:ntuk (n.) "landslide"
(C) ta:li:xkupi:n-tuk (n.) derrumbe

landslide
cf. t a : l i : x k u p i : n i "to slide (of land)", -tuk 'perf.'
(C) ta:lkakawa-t tierra-cacao, tarcacaguate (cacahuate ?)

peanut (?)
cf. ta:l "tierra", kakawa-t "cacao"
CN tlalcacauatl (Sim.) "cacahuate"
(SD) ta:lkakawa-t
(C) ta(:)lketsal talquezál (un zacate)
grass sp.
cf. t a : l "ground, earth, d i r t " , ketsa "to raise, stand", -i
'passive nominalizaation'
CN tlalquetzalli (Sim.) "planta medicinal cuyas hojas están
agrupadas en forma de penacho, es un remedio contra la tos
y indigestión"
(C) ta:lkune:-t talconete (animalito que canta cuando va a llover,

suena como la voz del chivo)
an insect (?) that sings when it is going to rain, sounds
like a goat
cf. t a : l "ground", kune:-t "child"
(C) ta:lmats-nah sucio (de tierra en la ropa)

dirty, soiled (clothes)
cf. ta:l "earth, dirt"
(C) ta:l-nex tierra caliente (se siente caliente en los pies al

andar alguien)
hot ground (that feels hot on the feet when one walks on it)
cf. t a : l "ground", nex-ti "ashes"
(SD) ta:lnex
(C) ta:l-pachua (t.v., incorp.) echarle tierra

to throw dirt on, to put in the dirt
ta:lpachua (pres.)
taslpachuh (pret.)
ta:lpachuh-tuk (perf.)
ta:l "tierra", pachua "to hold down, to press, to flatten"
CN cf. tlalpachoa (Sim.) "cubrir de tierra, poner una cosa en
la tierra"
(SD) ta:lpachua enterrar
to bury
ki-ta:lpachuh-ke-t "they buried him"
(SD) ta:lpupah talpupa (hongo de palo podrido, se come)

mushroom sp., mushroom from rotten tree, edible
cf. ta:l "ground"
(C) ta:lputs raontecitos que sacan las taltusas, zompopos

molehill, anthill
cf. ta:l "ground, d i r t " , pu(:)tsua "to pile"
(SD) t a ( : ) l p u ( : ) t s
(SD) ta:lpu:xak talpuja (cascajo, mezcla de tierra y cascajo,
piedra)
gravel, rocks and dirt mixed
cf.tasl "ground, d i r t " , (?) pux(a:w)ak "wrinkled; black
(fungused (?)) corn"
cf. (C) ta:ltepu:xak
(C) ta:ltepu:xak talpuja (cascajo)

gravel
cf. ta:l "ground, dirt", tepujxak "gravel"
(C) tasltexkan talaje, cuerudo (insecto que chupa sangre, cáscara

dura)
a large blood-sucking insect with a hard shell
tahta:ltexkan (pl.)
cf. ta:l "ground", texkan "tick"
(C) ta:ltuma-kwawi-t palo de cereza (en la montaña) (cerezo)

tree sp., wild cherry tree (?)
ta:l "ground, earth, dirt", tuma-t "tomato", kwawi-t "tree"
(C) ta:ltu:san taltusa, tusa

gopher (pocket gopher)
tahta:ltu:san (pl.)
cf. ta:l "ground, dirt"
CN cf. toân (Sim.) "especie de topo"
(SD) ta:ltu:san
(C) mu-talua (r.v.) correr (de gente, animales, agua)

to run, to flow
mu-talua (pres.)
mu-taluh (pret.)
mu-taluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. talultia "to chase"
CN tlaloa (Car.) "to run"; PN *tlalowa
(SD) mu-talua
xi-mu-talu "run!"
mu-talua (i-)ipan "to chase someone/something" (literally "to
run after/behind him/her/it")
(C) ta:lu:lisn temblor

earthquake
cf. ta:luli:ai "for the earth to quake"
(SD) t a : l u : l i n
(C) ta:luli:ni temblar (la tierra)
for the earth to shake/quake
cf. ta:l "earth", u l i : n i "to move"; cf. t a : l u : l i : n
"earthquake"
CN tlalolini (Sim.) "temblar (tierra)"
(C) talultia (t.v.) correr(lo)

to chase
talultia (pres.)
talultih (pret.) ni-k-talultih " I chased it"
talultih-tuk (perf.)
cf. talua "to run", -(l)tia f caus. f
CN tlaloltia (Sim.)
cf. (SD) mu-talua (i-)ipan "to chase"
(SD) talumet pedazos de gUixte (pedazos de vidrio roto)

pieces of broken glass
cf. Sp. (?) limeta
(C) ta:l-u:mi-t un gusano que alumbra en la noche

glowworm (a worm that glows at night)
tahta:lu:mit (pl.)
cf. ta:l "earth", u:mi-t "bone"
CN tlalomitl (Sim.) "gusanillo, blanquecino y brillante, es
duro y siempre recto, de ahí su nombre !hueso de la tierra1"
(C) ta:lwaktsin piojillo

chicken louse
cf. (?) t a : l "ground", wa:ki "dry", -tsin f diminutive f
(SD) ta:lxina:ch comején

termite
cf. ta:l "ground", xina:ch "womb"
cf. (C) ta:lxinech
(C) ta:lxinech comején

termite
tahta:lxinech (pl.)
cf. tasl "ground"
c f . ( S D ) ta:lxinach
(C) tamachiwa (t.v.) medir, pesar
to measure, to weigh
tamachiwa (pres.) ni-k-tamachiwa flIfm measuring it"
tamachih-ki (pret.)
tamachih-tuk (perf.)
CN tamachiua (Sim.) "medir, pesar algo"
(SD) tamachiwa
tamachiw(-ki) (pret.)
tamachiw-tuk (perf.)
(C) ta-mahma:tu:ka (t.v., unspec. obj.) caminar a tientas (sin

ver)
to feel one's way along (without seeing)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', maham:-tu:ka "to go by feeling one's
way"; cf. ma:tu:ka "to touch, to feel"
(SD) ta-maka (t.v., unspec. obj.) dar, castigar

to give (something), to punish
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', maka "to give"
(C) tamakas tamagás (culebra) (tamagas)

snake sp., said to throw "milk" and to be poisonous
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', maka "to give" -s
'nominalization'
CN cf. (?) tlamacazqui (Sim.) "sacerdote, ministro"
(SD) tamakas tamagás, tamagaste (clase de culebra, clase de
avispa)
snake sp.; wasp sp.
(C) tamal tortilla

tortilla
-tamal (poss.) nu-tamal "my tortilla"
tahtamal (pl.)
CN cf. tamalli (sim.) "tamal"
(SD) tamal
(C) ta-mali:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) torcer pita, hacer pita

to twist string, to make string
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', mali:na "to make string"
(SD) tamal-kwa:ch, tamal-kwasch-ti mantel, servilleta (tela para

tortillas
napkin, cloth for wrapping tortillas
cf. tamal "tortilla", kwa:ch-ti "napkin, cloth, rag"
(C) ta-mana (t.v., unspec. obj.) cocinar, cocer
to cook, to be cooking
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', mana "to cook"
cf. tamanti "cooked, something cooked"
(SD) ta-raana
(C) tamanti cocido

cooked, done; something cooked
cf. ta-raana "to cook", -ti ('nominalizer')
(SD) tamanti
(C) tamati (i.v.) imaginar(se), adivinar

to imagine, to guess
tamati (pres.) ni-mati "I imagine"
tamat-ki (pret.)
tamat-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', mati "to know"
(C) taraaya adiós (contestación al saludo de otro) (tamaya?)

goodbye, answer to someone's previous "goodbye" greeting)
cf. ti(y)an=a "goodbye" (said by the first to leave)
(C) tameh el filo

blade, sharp edge
-tan (poss.) i-tan "its blade"
cf. -tan "tooth"
cf. (SD) -tan
(C) ta-me:wa (t.v., unspec. obj.) desherbar, desyerbar

tj.o weed, to tear out plants, to be weeding
ta- 'unspec. obj.', meswa "to weed"
(SD) ta-me:wa
(C) tami (adv.) después

then, afterwards
cf. tami "to end"
wan tami "and then, later, afterwards"
CN tlan(i) (Sim.) "después"
(C) tami (i.v.) acabarse, terminarse
to end, to run out, to terminate
tami (pres.)
tami-k (pret.)
tan-tuk (perf.)
cf. tamia (t.v.) "to end, finish"
CN tlami (Car.) "acabar"; PN *tlami
(SD) tami
tan-ki (pret.) tan-ke-t "they ran out"
(C) tamia (t.v.) acabar, terminar

to finish, to end, to use up
tamia (pres.) ni-k-tamia " I finished it" (niktamiya?)
tamih (pret.)
tamih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tami (i.v.) "to end, to run out"
CN tlamia (Sim.) "acabar, consumir"
(SD) tamia
(C) tami:ma (t.v.) botar, dejar caer

to drop, to throw down
tamisma (pres.) ni-k-tami:ma "I throw it down"
tami:n (pret.)
tami:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.', mi:ma "to throw"
(C) tamu:ta (t.v.) tirar (honda, flecha, escopeta)

to shoot (sling, arrow, shotgun, etc.), to throw
tamu:ta (pres.)
tamu:ta-k (pret.) ni-k-tamu:ta-k "I shot it"
tamu:ta-tuk (perf.)
cf. tahtamusta "to shoot them"
cf. ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.', mu:ta "to throw"
CN cf. mo:tla (Car.) "tirar con piedra"
cf. (SD) mu:ta "to throw at"
(SD) ta-mu:ta (t.v., unspec. obj.) tirar, aventar

to throw, to be throwing (things)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', mu:ta "to throw at"
c f . (C) t arau: ta
(C) -tan diente
tooth
nu-tan "my tooth"
nuhnu-tan (poss. pl.) "my teeth"
i-tahtan, ihi-tan "his/her/its teeth"
lf
cf. tameh "blade, edge"; cf. tankuch "eyetooth"; tantia to
sharpen"
CN tlantli (Car.)
(SD) -tan tooth; blade, sharp edge, sharp tongue
cf. -tankwich "wisdom tooth"
cf. (C) tameh "blade, sharp edge"
(C, SD) -tan 'lugar de (entre, junto a, en, debajo de (sufijo)) 1

'place of (among, next to, in, below (suffix)) 1
cf. -tan "below"
CN -tlan (Sim.)
(C) -tan abajo de, debajo de, bajo de (sustantivo relacional)

below, under, beneath, underneath (relational noun)
i-tan "under him/her/it"
i-tan ne a:ma-t "under the amate tree"
cf. i-tan-kupa "below"
CN tlan(i) (Car.) "debajo"
(C) -ta:nah tanate, maleta

traveling bag, bundle, pack
i-ta:nah "his pack"
tahta:nah (pl.)
CN tanatli (Sim.) "capazo hecho de palma"
(SD) -ta:nah
(C) ta-namaka (t.v., unspec. obj.) vender

to sell, to be selling
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', namaka "to sell"
cf. tanamakani "seller, vender"
(SD) ta-namaka
(C) tanamakani comerciante, vendedor (tanamagani?)

seller, vender
tahtanamakani (pl.)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', namaka "to s e l l " , -ni 'agent'
(C) ta-na:palua (t.v,, unspec. obj.) abrazar
to embrace, to hug, to be hugging
c f . ta- 'unspec. obj.', na:plua "to embrace, to hug"
(SD) ta-napalua abrazar, chinear
to embrace, to hold, to cuddle, to hug, to be holding,
hugging
(C) ta-nawatia (t.v., unspec. obj.) aconsejar

to advise
cf, ta- 'unspec, obj,', nawatia "to advise"
(SD) ta-nawatia
(C) tanchayka nombre de una cueva, una montaña (tanchayga?)

name of a cave, of a mountain (?)
(C) ta-ne:lua (t.v., unspec. obj.) menear

to stir, to be stirring
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ne:lua "to s t i r "
(C) tane:si (i.v.) aclararse el día (amanecer)

to dawn
tane:si (pres.)
tane:si-k (pret.)
tane:s-tuk (perf.)
c f . (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', ne:si "to appear, to be seen"
CN tlaneci (Sim.) "ser de día, aparecer el día, el alba
muestra"
(SD) tañe:si amanecer
to dawn
(C) tane:skan claridad (aurora (?))

clearness, dawn (?)
cf. tane:si "to dawn", -kan ('place of' (derived from ve
(C) tane:wi (t.v.) tomar prestado

to borrow
tane:wi (pres.) ni-k-tane:wi "I'm borrowing it"
(niktane:wi?)
tane:h (pret.)
tane:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. tane:wiltia "to lend"
CN tlaneuia (Sim.) "tomar una cosa en préstamo";
tlane:wia (UC)
(C) tane: wilt ia (t.v.) prestar
to lend, to loan
tane:wiltia (pres.) ni-mits-tane:wiltia "I loan (it) to you"
tane:wiltih (pret.)
tane:wiltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tane:wi "to borrow", -ltia 'caus./applic.' (?)
(C) tanex-nah (adj.) oscuro de nubes (nublado y oscuro)

overcast, dark (from clouds)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', nex-nah 'dirty, dusty'
(C) tankuch colmillo

eyetooth, canine tooth
-tankuch (poss.)
cf. -tan "tooth"
CN tlancochtli (Sim.) "molar"
cf. (SD) -tankwich "wisdom tooth"
(C) -tan-kupa abajo de

under, below
i-tan-kupa "below him/her/it"
cf. -tan "under, below"
CN cf. (?) -co-pa (Sim.) "movimiento 'de, por, hacia'"
(C) tankwa (t.v.) morder

to bite
tankwa (pres.)
tankwah (pret.) ki-tankwah "he bit him" (gitankwah)
tankwah-tuk (perf.)
cf, -tan "tooth", kwa "to eat"
CN tlanqua (Sim.) "morder"
(SD) tankwa
ni-k-tankwa "I bite it" (niktaggwa?)
cf. ta-tankwa "to be biting (something)"
(C) mu-tankwaketsa (r.v.) arrodillarse

to kneel
mu-tankwaketsa (pres.)
mu-tankwakets-ki (pret.) ni-mu-tankwakets-ki "I kneeled"
nimutagkwagetski9)
mu-tankwakets-tuk (perf.)
cf. tankwa- ('knee'), ketsa "to stand"
CN tlanquaquetza (Sim.) "ponerse arrodillado" (cf. tlanquaitl
"rodilla")
(SD) mu-tankwake tsa
(SD) -tankwich muela cordial (cordal)
wisdom tooth
nu-tankwich "my wisdom tooth" (nutaggwich)
CN tlancochtli (Sim.) "molar"
cf. (C) tankuch "eyetooth"
(SD) -tan-naka-yu encía

gums
i-tannakayu tfhis/her gums" (itagnagayu 7 )
nu-tannakayu "my gums"
c f . -tan "tooth", naka-t " f l e s h " , -yu 'intimate p o s s /
(C) tantia (t.v.) afilar

to sharpen
tantia (pres.) ni-k-tantia "I'm sharpening i t " (niktantiya?)
tantih (pret.)
tantih-tuk (perf.)
c f . -tan "tooth", -tia 'caus. 1
CN tlantia (Sim.) "hacer los dientes a una sierra"
(SD) tantia
cf. ta-tantia "to be sharpening"
(C) tapach concha (blanca, del mar)

white sea shell
CN tapachtli (Sim.) "coral, concha, escama de pescado"
(C) ta-pachua (t.v., unspec. obj.) apachar (oprimir)

to hold down, to be holding down
c f . ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , pachua "to hold down"
(SD) tapada(h) presa

dam
Sp. tapada
(C) -tapahsul nido (de pájaro)

bird's nest
i-tapahsul "its nest"
c f . ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , mu-pahsulua "for one's hair to be
messed up", ku:pahsul "rubbish"
(C) tapahtiya, tapahtiyani médico, doctor, curandero, enfermero
doctor, curer, nurse
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pahtia "to cure", -ni 'agent'
CN tapatiani (Sim.) "restaurador"
(C) ta-pa:ka (t.v., unspec. obj.) lavar

to wash
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pa:ka "to wash"
(C) tapa:kani lavandera

washer(woman)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pa:ka "to wash", -ni 'agent'
(C) tapak-ti (n.) el lavado, ropa lavada

the wash
-tapak (poss.) i-tapak "her wash"
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pa:ka "to wash"
CN tlapactli (Sim.) "lavado"
(SD) tapak-ti
(C) tapa:na (t.v.) reventar

to break open, to explode
taparna (pres.)
tapa:n (pret.)
tapa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. tapa:ni (i.v.) "to burst"
CN tlapana (Sim.) "romper, pelar, desgarrar"; tlapa:na (UC)
"quebrar algo"
(SD) tapa:aa reventar; arar
to break open, to explode; to plow
tapa:n(-ki) (pret.)
ni-k-tapa:na ne tail "I plow the ground"
cf. ta-tapa:na "to break (something) open"
(C) tapa:ni (i.v.) reventarse

to burst, to explode, to break open
tapa:ni (pres.)
tapaini-k (pret.)
tapasn-tuk (perf.)
cf. tapa:na (t.v.) "to break open"
CN tlapa:ni (Car.) "quebrarse, romperse"
(C) ta-patilia (t.v., applic.) cambiar, intercambiar, cambiárselo
to change, to exchange, to trade, to change for someone
tapatilia (pres.)
tapatilih (pret.)
tapatilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , pata "to change", -(i)lia 'applic. 1
CN patilia (Sim.) "trocar"; patilia (UC) "enmendar,
reformar"
(SD) ta-patilia
(C) mu-tapatia (r.v.) vestirse, cambiarse

to dress, to change
mu-tapatia (pres.)
mu-tapatih (pret.)
mu-tapatih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , pata "to change", -tia 'caus. 1
CN cf. (tla)patia (Sim.) "arreglar, reparar"
(C) ta-patka:wia (t.v., unspec. obj.) resembrar

to replant, to be replanting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', patka:wia "to replant"
(C) tapa:wil "nido" (el bolado o el huevo que se pone a la gallina

para que ponga)
"nest egg" (the egg or egg-shaped ball put in the nest so the
chicken will lay)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.'
CN cf. pauilia (Sim.) "cebar, atraer mediante reclamos a los
peces, pájaros", tlapauil-maniliztli (Sim.) "cebo para
atraer la caza"
cf. (SD) -pa:wil
(C) ta-paya:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) quebrar nixtamal, quebrar maíz

(hacer masa, la primera pasada de moler)
to be grinding corn in the first pass, to be breaking corn
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', payama "to grind in the first pass"
(SD) ta-paya:na
(C) tapa:yawi-t temporal, aguacero

storm, heavy rain
cf. tapa:ni "to burst"
CN cf. tlapayaui (Sim.) "llover a cántaros"
(SD) tapayawi-t
(C) tapech tapesco (cama, puerta, tapesco, cosa como marco o
cuadro cubierto de varas)
a frame woven or covered with rods or canes, used as a bed
door, attic, etc.)
-tapech (poss.) nu-tapech "my frame/bed"
cf. (?) pechih "mattress"
CN tlapechtli (Car.) "cama, andas"; PN *tlap9ch- "bed, frame"
(SD) tapech
(SD) ta-pelua (t.v., unspec. obj.) abrir

to open (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , pelua "to open"
(C) tapepechurl pared

wall
CN cf. tlapepecholli (Sim.) "tapado, cerrado herméticamente"
(SD) tapepechul pared (de paja, lodo, varas), bajareque
wall, wattle and dob wall
(C) tapetasuwal peñascal (inclinación con mucha piedra)

rocky slope
cf. tapeta-t "cliff", suwa "to spread", -1 'passive
nominalization1
(C) tapeta-t talapeña, peñón, peña, talpetate, peñasco, roca

cliff, boulder
cf. (?) peta-t "mat"
(SD) tapeta-t
tahtapetat (pi.)
(C) ta-pe:wia (t.v., unspec. obj.) cazar

to hunt
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pe:wia "to hunt"
(C) tape:wil caza (lo cazado, lo que se va a cazar)

game (what has been caught/hunted)
-tape:wil (poss.) nu-tape:wil "my game"
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , perwia "to hunt", -1 'passive
nominalization'
CN cf. tlapeuilli (Sim.) "espantado, perseguido"
(SD) taperwil
(C) tapi:k pisque (tamalito de masa y sal con nada adentro)
a small tamale of corn dough and salt with nothing inside
tahtapi:k (pl.)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , pi:ki "to put together"
CN tlapictli (Mol.) "cosa envuelta, así como tamal"
(SD) tapik
(SD) tapitsa (t.v., unspec. obj.) pitar

to blow a whistle, to be blowing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pitsa "to blow a whistle"
(C) ta-pitsakua (t.v., unspec. obj.) adelgazar

to make thinner, slimmer
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pitsakua "to make skinnier"
cf. (SD) tapitsakua "to break into pieces"
(SD) ta-pitsakua pedacear
to break into pieces, to be breaking (something) into pieces
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pitsakua "to break into pieces"
cf. (C) tapitsakua "to make slimmer"
(C) tapitsak-xini (i.v.) lloviznar

to sprinkle, to drizzle
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pits(a:w)ak "thin", x i : n i "to
scatter, to fall"
(C) ta-pixka (t.v., unspec. obj.) tapiscar (piscar)
to pick, to harvest, to be picking
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pixka "to pick"
(SD) ta-pixka
(C) ta-pi:xua (t.v., unspec. obj.) poner huevos

to lay (eggs)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pi:xua "to lay (eggs)"
tapi:xu-s-neki "(she) wants to lay an egg (-s-neki
'desiderative')
(SD) ta-pixua
(C, SD) tapua "to open"; see tapuwa
(C) ta-pukwia (t.v., unspec. obj.) ahumar

to smoke, to cure, to be smoking (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pukwia "to smoke, to cure"
(SD) ta-pulua (t.v., unspec. obj.) perder

to lose, to lose (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pulua "to lose"
(C) ta-pu:nia (t.v., unspec. obj.) parir (de animales)
to give birth to, to bear (of animals)
cf. ta- f unspec. obj. 1 , pu:nia "to give birth"
(C) tapupuch el humo del copal

copal incense smoke
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', cf. pupuchwia "to smoke, to incense"
CN cf. tlapopochui (Sim.) "turiferario, el que incensa,
perfuma"
(C) ta-pupuchwia (t.v., unspec. obj.) sahumar

to smoke with incense, to be incensing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pupuchwia "to incense"
(C) ta-pu:pu:wa (t.v., unspec. obj.) limpiar

to clean, to be cleaning
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pu:pu:wa "to clean"
(SD) ta-pu:pu:wa
(C) ta-pusteki (t.v., unspec. obj.) doblar

to bend, to fold, to be folding
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', pusteki "to fold"
(SD) ta-pusteki doblar maíz
to bend corn stalks, to be bending corn plants
(C) tapuwa (tapua (?)) (t.v.) abrir

to open
tapuwa (pres.)
tapuh (pret.) ni-k-tapuh "I opened it"
tapuh-tuk (perf.)
CN tlapoa (Car.) "abrir"; PN *tlapowa
(SD) tapuwa
( ( ? ) tapua)
tapuh (pret.)
tapuh-tuk (perf.)
(C) tapu:ya:wa temprano, de día, ya es de día, madrugada, mañana

early, morning, early in the day
CN cf. tlapoyaua (Sim.) "estar ya oscuro"
(SD) tapu:yawa
(SD) tartahiár, -chiwa tartajear

to stutter, to stammer
Sp. tartajear
(SD) tartaho(h) tartajo
stutter
Sp. tartajo
(C) ta:sa (t.v, r.v.) trancar, topar(se)

to bump, to collide with, to meet by chance, to abut, to
brace up, to close
ta:sa (pres.) ni-k-ta:sa " I brace i t " , ni-mu-ta:sa " I bump
into"
ta:s-ki (pret.)
ta:s-tuk (perf.)
CN tlarsa (Car.) "echar, derribar"; mo-tla$a (Sim.)
"arrojarse sobre alguien, derribar a alguien"
(SD) ta:sa
(C) ta-sahsaka (t.v., unspec. obj.) acarrear

to carry, to cart, to be carrying
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', sahsaka "to cart, to carry"
(SD) ta-sahsaka
(C) tasesek frío, helada (hielo de la madrugada)

cold, frost
cf. (SD) sesek "cold"
CN cecec (Sim.)
(SD) ta-se(:)wi (t.v., unspec. obj.) apagar

to extinguish, to put (something) out
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', se(:)wi "to extinguish"
(C) tasuhta (t.v.) querer, estimar, amar

to love, to esteem
tasuhta (pres.) ni-k-tasuhta "I love him/her"
tasuhta-k (pret.)
tasuhta-tuk (perf.)
CN tlaso 9 tla (Car.) "amar a otro"
(SD) tasuhta
(C) ta-su:ma (t.v., unspec. obj.) pelear, pegar

to hit, to fight, to be fighting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', su:ma "to h i t , to fight"
(SD) ta-sutuma (t.v., unspec. obj.) desatar

to untie, to be untying, to untie something
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', sutuma "to untie"
(C) ta-suwa (t.v., unspec. obj.) tender
to spread out, to stretch out, to be stretching out
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , suwa "to spread, to stretch"
(SD) ta-suwa
(C) tata (i.v.) quemarse (arder)

to burn
tata (pres.)
tata-k (pret.)
tata-tuk (perf.)
cf. tatia (t.v.) "to burn"; cf. tata (adj.) "hot"
CN tlatla (Car.) "arder, quemarse"; PN *tlatla
(SD) tata (i.v.) quemarse, encenderse
to burn, to be l i t , to catch on fire
(C) tata (adj.) caliente (tata 7 )

hot
cf. tata "to burn"
(SD) tatah padre

father
CN cf. t a 9 t l i (Car.)
(C) tatahku entre medio, en el centro

in the middle, in between
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.1, tahku "half; among, between"
(C) ta-takulia (t.v., unspec. obj.) regalar

to give (gift)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', takulia "to give"
(SD) ta-takulia
(SD) ta-tankwa (t.v., unspec. obj.) morder

to bite, to be biting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tankwa "to bite"
(SD) tata-noy abuelo

grandfather
(SD) ta-tantia (t.v., unspec. obj.) a f i l a r

to sharpen, to be sharpening
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tantia "to sharpen"
(SD) ta-tapa:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) reventar
to break open, to explode, to be breaking (something) open"
cf. ta- f unspec. obj. 1 , tapa:na "to break open"
(C) tatasi (i.v.) toser

to cough
tatasi (pres.)
tatas-ki (pret.)
tatas-tuk (perf.)
cf. tatasi "cough"
CN tlatlasi (Car.)
(SD) tatasi
ni-tatasi "I'm coughing"
(C) tatasi (n.) tos, catarro

cough
cf. tatasi (i.v.) "to cough"
(SD) tatasi, tatasis (n.) tos, catarro
cf. tatasi "to cough", -s 'nominalization'
CN tlatlaciztli (Sim.) "catarro, tos"
(C) ta-ta:wilua (t.v., unspec. obj.) alumbrar, brillar

to light, to shine, to be shining
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ta:wilua "to light, to shine"
(SD) ta-te:ka (t.v., unspec. obj.) tortear (hacer tortillas)

to make tortillas
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', te:ka "to make tortillas"
(C) ta—teki (t.v., unspec. obj.) cortar (fruta)

to cut (fruit), to be cutting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', teki "to cut ( f r u i t ) "
(SD) tateki
(C) tate:mpan a la(s) orilla(s)

at the edge, border, on the brink
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', -term-pan "edge, bank"
(SD) tatermpan a la orilla, al interior (donde van a defecar)
at the edge, on the brink; to the interior (where one goes to
defecate)
(SD) rau-tate:mulia (r.v., applic.) buscar dondequiera
to search everywhere, to look for all over
mu-tate:raulia (pres.)
mu-tate:mulih (pret.)
mu-tate:mulih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- frozen (?) 'unspec. o b j . ' , te:mua "to look for",
-lia 'applic.'
cf. (C) mu-tate:rauwilia "to look for something for someone"
(C) mu-tate:muwilia (r.v., applic.) buscárselo (buscar algo para

uno mismo)
to look for something for oneself, to scrounge up
mu-tate:muwilia (pres.) ni-mu-tate:muwilia "I'm looking for
something for myself"
mu-tate:muwilih (pret.)
mu-tate:muwilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- frozen (?) 'unspec. o b j . ' , te:mua "to look for",
- ( i ) l i a 'applic.'
c f . ( S D ) mu-tate:mulia "to look everywhere for"
(C) ta-te:nna:miki (t.v., unspec. obj.) besar, adorar, venerar (un

imagen)
to k i s s , to worship, to venerate (a s a i n t ) , to be kissing,
worshipping
cf. ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , te:nna:miki "to k i s s , to venerate, to
worship"
cf. (SD) ta-te:nna:miki "to kiss"
(SD) ta-te:nna:miki (t.v., unspec. obj.) besar

to kiss, to be kissing
tate:nna:miki (pres.) ni-tate:nna:miki " I kiss"
( nitate: rjna: migi? )
tate:nna:mik (pret.)
tate:nna:mik-tuk, tate:nna:miki-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. tlatennamictli (Sim.) "besado"
cf. (C) te:nna:miki "to kiss, to worship"; (C) ta-te:nna:miki
"to be kissing, worshipping"
(C) tateputstah atrás, hacia atrás

behind
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', (?) teputs "back, behind"
CN cf. tlateputzyotl (Sim.) "parte opuesta, trasera de algo"
(C) tatia (t.v.) quemar
to burn
tatia (pres.) ni-k-tatia "I'm burning it" (niktatiya 9 )
tatih (pret.)
tatih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tata (i.v.) "to burn"
CN tlatia (Car.) "quemar"; PN *tlatia
(C) tatia quemar, prender (encender)
to burn, to set on fire
(C) ta-tu:ka (t.v., unspec. obj.) sembrar

to plant, to be planting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tu:ka "to plant"
cf. tatu:kal "planting, planted field", tatu:kani "planter"
(SD) ta-tu:ka
(C) tatu:kal la siembra (tatu:gal)

planted field, planting
-tatu:kal (poss.)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tu:ka "to plant", -1 'passive
nominalization'
(C) tatu:kani sembrador (tatu:gani?)

planter, sower
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tu:ka "to plant", -ni 'agent'
(SD) tatwa (i.v.) divertirse

to have fun, to amuse oneself
tatwa (pres.) ni-tatwa "I'm having fun"
tatwa-k (pret.)
tatwa-tuk (perf.)
cf. perhaps (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', (i)ta "to see"
cf. tatwi "to dawn:
CN cf. ihtua (Sim.) "ver, usado en tierra caliente"
(note: *tw changed to Jtt in "to see", cf. CN ( i ) t t a , Pipil
(i)ta, from PN *(±)tta/*(£)twa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
*tiwa)
(C) tatwi (i.v.) amanecer
to dawn
tatwi (pres.)
tatwi-k (pret.) tatwi-k-a "it dawned already"
tatwi-tuk (perf.)
cf. tatwa "to have fun"; perhaps related to (i)ta "to see"
CN tlatwi (Car.) "amanecer"
(SD) tatwi
(C) ta-tsahtsaya:na (t.v., unspec. obj., redup.) estar rompiendo,

rajando
to be breaking, splitting things
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , tsayaina "to break, to split"
cf. (SD) ta-tsaya:na "to be splitting"
(C) tatsa:wani tejedor

weaver
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tsa:wa "to weave", -ni 'agent'
(SD) ta-tsaya:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) rajar

to split, to be splitting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tsayaina "to split"
cf. (C) ta-tsahtsaya:na "to be breaking, splitting things"
(C) ta-tsili:nia (t.v., unspec. obj.) repicar (campana)

to ring (bell), to be ringing
tatsili:nia (pres.)
t a t s i l i : n i h (pret.)
tatsili:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', t s i l i : n i "to ring"
(SD) ta-tsilinia
(C) tatsi:ni (i.v.) pringar (lloviznar débilmente)

to sprinkle
tatsirni (pres.)
tatsi:n ( ? ) , tatsi:ni-k (?) (pret.)
tatsi:n-tuk (perf.) ,
CN cf. tlatzini (Sim.) "estallar, hacer ruido al reventar,
como un huevo que se cuece"
(SD) tatsinuh (adv.) abajo

below, low
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.\ -tsin "base", (?) uh "road"
(C) tatsiwi (i.v.) tener pereza, ser haragán
to feel lazy, to be lazy
tatsiwi (pres.) ni-tatsiwi "I feel lazy, I'm lazy"
tatsiw-ki, tatsiwi-k (pret.)
tatsiw-tuk (perf.)
CN tlatsiwi (car.) "tener pereza"
(SD) tatsiwi
tatsiw-ki (pret.)
(SD) ta-tsuma (t.v., unspec. obj.) costurar

to sew, to be sewing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tsuma "to sew"
c f . ( C ) ihtsuma
(SD) ta-tsumpilua (t.v., unspec. obj.) agachar, poner cabeza abajo

to put one's head down, to crouch, to put upside-down
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tsum-pilua "to put one's head down,
to crouch"
(C) ta-tsunchalua (t.v., unspec. obj.) machucar

to smash, to mash, to be mashing (something)
ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , tsun-chalua "to mash"
cf. (SD) tatsunchalua "to stumble"
(SD) tatsunchalua (i.v.) tropezar

to stumble
tatsunchalua (pres.)
tatsunchaluh (pret.) ni-tatsunchaluh " I stumbled"
tatsunchaluh-tuk (perf.)
cf.(C)tsun-chalua "to mash"; (C) ta-tsunchalua"to be
mashing"
(C) ta-tsutsu:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) tocar (instrumento)

to play (an instrument), to be playing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tsutsu:na "to play"
(SD) ta-tsutsu:na
(SD) tatsuwis-á:-t Río Haragán (nombre de un río)

"Lazy River" (name of a river)
cf. tatsiwi "to be lazy", a:-t "water, river"
(C) ta-tsuyu:nia (t.v., unspec. obj.) freir

to fry, to be frying (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', tsuyu:nia "to fry"
(SD) ta-u:lintia (t.v., unspec. obj.) menear (tawu:lintiya?)
to stir, to move, to be moving, to be stirring
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , u:lintia "to move, to stir"
(C) ta-ululua (t.v., unspec. obj.) recoger (ta(w)ululuwa 7)

to pick up, to gather
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , ululua "to pick up"
(SD) ta-ululua arrollar
to roll
(SD) ta-u:ya (t.v., unspec. obj.) desgranar (maíz)

to shell (corn), to be shelling
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , u:ya "to shell"
cf. tawiya "to shell corn"
(C) -ta:wah, -ta:bah rodilla, rótula

knee, kneecap
nu-ta:wah, nu-ta:bah "my kneecap, my knee"
Sp. taba
(C) ta:wa:na (i.v.) embolarse, emborracharse

to get drunk, to become intoxicated
ta:wa:na (pres.)
ta:wa:n-ki (pret.) ni-ta:wa:n-ki "I got drunk" (nita:wa:ggi ? )
ta:wa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-ta:wa:ntia "to get drunk"
CN tla:wa:na (Car.) "beber vino"
cf. (SD) tawaini
(SD) tawami (i.v.) embolarse, emborracharse

tawa:ni (pres.)
tawa:n-ki (pret.)
tawa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-tawa:ntia "to get drunk"; cf. tawa:n-tuk (adj.)
"drunk"
cf. (C) ta:wa:na
(C) mu-ta:wa:ntia (r.v,) embolarse, emborracharse
mu-ta:wa:ntia (pres.) ni-mu-ta:wa:ntia "I'm getting drunk"
(nimuta:wa:ntiya 7 )
mu-ta:wa:ntih (pret,)
mu-ta:wa:ntih-tuk ( p e r f . )
c f . ta:wa:na "to get drunk", -tia 'caus.'
CN c f . t l a : w a : n t i a (UC) "emborrachar a otro"; tlauantia
(Sim.) "hacer beber, emborrachar"
(SD) mu-tawa:ntia
(SD) tawa:n-tuk (adj.) bolo, borracho

drunk, intoxicated
c f . tawarni "to get drunk", -tuk 'perf.'
(SD) ta-wa:tsa ( t . v . , unspec. obj.) secar algo

to dry something, to be drying (things)
c f . ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , wa:tsa "to dry"
(SD) ta-wawa:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) rascar, piafar

to scratch, to paw (hoof), to be scratching (something)
c f . ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , wawa:na "to scratch, to paw"
(C) tawe:ykan campo (tierra abierta) (tawe:ygai})

open ground, uncovered ground, field
c f . ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , ( ? ) we:y " b i g " -kan ('place o f ' )
(C) ta-wi:ka ( t . v . , unspec. obj.) llevar

to carry, to bear, to be carrying
c f . ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , wirka "to take, to carry"
(SD) ta-wi:ka
(C) t a - w i : k i l i a ( t . v . , unspec. o b j . , applic.) deber (una deuda)

to owe (something)
c f . ta- 'unspec. o b j . ' , w i : k i l i a "to owe"
c f . w i : k a "to take, to carry"
(SD) ta-wi:kilia
(C) ta:wil candil, candela, encendida, tusa prendida, el alumbrado

(luz)
light (e.g. from a candle, oil lamp, lighted cornhusk)
cf. ta:wilua "to light"
CN t l a u i l l i (Sim.) " l u z , c l a r i d a d " ; c f . t l a : w i a (Car.)
"almubrar"
(C) ta-wile:wa (t.v., unspec. obj.) destruir, deshacer
to destroy, to take apart, to destroy (something)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', wile:wa "to destroy"
(C) ta:wilua (t.v.) alumbrar

to light, to illuminate
ta:wilua (pres.)
ta:wiluh (pret.) ni-k-ta:wiluh "I lighted/illuminated it"
ta:wiluh-tuk (perf.)
xi-k-ta:wilu "light it!"
cf. ta:wil "light"; ta-ta:wilua "to light, to illuminate"
CN cf. tlauilia (Sim.) "alumbrar"
(SD) ta:wilua
(C) tawipan-ti entoldo, rancho (casa indígena con techo de paja y

paredes de varas)
native house (with thatched roof and walls of sticks or
canes)
CN cf. tlauipantli (Sim.) "arreglado, ordenado"
cf. (SD) tawipan-ti "panti of wood"
(SD) tawipan-ti panti (conjunto de madera picada, leña arreglada

en montones); varitas de la pared (de casa cuando no tiene
tierra)
a measure of firewood (piled, chopped firewood); canes or
sticks of the walls of a house (without dirt)
CN tlauipantli (Sim.) "arreglado, ordenado"
cf. (C) tawipan-ti "native house"
(C) ta-witeki (t.v., unspec. obj.) castigar, azotar

to punish, to whip, to be punishing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', witeki "to punish, to whip"
(SD) ta-witeki pegar, golpear, aporrear
to h i t , to beat, to club, to be beating
(SD) ta-wiwita (t.v., unspec. obj.) arrancar, desplumar

to pull out, to pluck (feathers), to be pulling (something)
out
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', wiwita "to pull out, to pluck"
( Q ta-wiya (cf. also ta-u:ya) (t.v., unspec. obj.) desgranar
to shell (corn), to be shelling
tawiya (pres.) ni-tawiya "I'm shelling (corn)11
tawix-ki (pret.)
tawix-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , u:ya "to shell"
cf. tawiyal "corn, maize"
CN cf. o:ya (UC); oya (Sim.) "desgranar una espiga"
(SD) ta-wiya (cf. also ta-u:ya)
(C) tawiyal maíz (granos de maíz ya desgranado)

corn, maize (kernels of shelled corn)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', wiya (u:ya) "to shell", -1 'passive
nominalization'
CN tlaolli (Car.) "maíz"; t l a o l l i , tlayolli (Sim.) "maíz
desgranado"; PN *tlayo:l-
(SD) tawiyal
(SD) ta:wrete(h) silla, taburete

chair, stool, small bench
Sp. taburete
(SD) ta-xakwalua (t.v., unspec. obj.) machucar, pelear (de perros)

to mash, to be mashing; for dogs to be fighting
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', xakwalua "to mash, for dogs to fight"
(C) ta-xa:ma:nia (t.v., unspec. obj.) tostar tortillas

to toast tortillas, to be toasting tortillas
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', xa:ma:nia "to toast tortillas"
cf. taxa:ma:nti "tostado" (food)
(C) taxa:ma:nti está tostado

toasted (it's toasted)
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', xa:ma:nia "to toast t o r t i l l a s " , (?)
-ti ('nominalizer')
(SD) ta-xawa (t.v., unspec. obj.) rozar, desmontar

to clear ground, to weed out, to be clearing ground, weeding
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', xawa "to clear ground, to weed"
(C) taxi:ka ( i . v . ) gotear
to drip, to leak
taxi:ka (pres.) taxirka " i t is dripping" (taxiiga?)
taxi:ka-k (pret.)
taxi:ka-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', x i : n i "to sprinkle, to scatter"
CN tlaxica (Sim.) "tener goteras, pasar el agua (la casa)"
(SD) taxi:ka
(C) ta-xi:nia (t.v., unspec. obj.) regar

to sprinkle, to scatter, to be scattering
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', x i : n i a "to sprinkle"
(SD) ta-xi:pewa (t.v., unspec. obj.) pelar, descascarar

to peel, to remove the skin, bark, shell, to be peeling
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', xiipewa "to skin, peel"
(C) taxkal el golpe de hacer tortillas, tortilla

the patting of tortilla making, tortilla
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', (i)xka "to roast", -1 'passive
nominalization'
cf. taxkalua "to make tortillas"
cf. tamal "tortilla"
CN tlaxkalli (Car.) "tortilla"
(SD) taxkal rigua (tortilla de elote tierno)
rigua (tortilla made of young, tender ears of corn)
-taxkal (poss.) nu-taxkal "my rigua"
tahtaxkal (pi.)
(Jicalapa, Chiltiupan) taxkal tortilla
tortilla
(C) taxkalua (t.v. (?)) tortear, hacer tortillas

to make tortillas
taxkalua (pres.)
taxkaluh (pret.)
taxkaluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. taxkal "tortilla", -ua 'passive/inchoative'
CN tlaxcaloa (Sim.) "hacer pan"
(SD) taxkalua
(SD) taxta:wa (t.v.) pagar
to pay
taxta:wa (pres.)
taxta:w(-ki) (pret.) ni-k-taxta:w "I paid it"
taxta:w-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.'
CN cf. (i)xtla:wa (Car.) "pagar"; cf. tla-xtla:wia
c f . ( C ) taxta:wia
(C) taxta:wia (t.v.) pagar

to pay
taxtaswia (pres.)
taxta:wih (pret.)
taxta:wih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) ta- frozen 'unspec. obj.'
CN tla-xtla:wia (Car.) "pagar"; cf. (i)xtla:wa
c f . (SD) taxta:wa
(C) taxwi:s grano, nacido (barro)

pimple, boil
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', ixwi "to f i l l " , -s
'nominalization'
CN tlaxuiztli (Sim.) "absceso, furúnculo, tumor; tlaxuiztli
(Mol.) "encordio o nacido"
(SD) tay ¿qué?, que

what
tay orah "when, at the time that"
CN t i e , tlein (Car.); PN *tla-
cf. (C) ta:
(C) tayi (t.v.) rozar, limpiar milpa, rozar monte

to clear ground, to clean/weed the milpa
tayi (pres.) ni-k-tayi "I clear/clean it" (niktayi 9 )
tax-ki (pret.)
tax-tuk (perf.)
cf. tayil "clearing land"
CN tlai (Sim.) "labrar, preparar la tierra para la siembra"
(SD) tayi
(SD) tayika ¿por qué?, porque

why?, because
tayika ti-wa:lah "why did you come?"
cf. tay "what", ika "therefore"
CN tleica (Sim.) "¿por qué?"
(C) tayil la roza
clearing land (the clearing of ground)
cf. tayi "to clear land", -1 'passive nominalization"
(SD) tayil
(C) tayuwa de noche, la noche

at night, night
ka tayuwa "in the night, at night"
cf. tayuwaki nemi "night is falling"
cf. (?) ta- 'unspec. obj.', yuwaki "dark"
CN tlayoa (Sim.) "ser ya noche, estar oscuro", cf. tlayoualli
(Sim.) "oscuridad"; PN *tlayowa "to be night, to be dark"
(SD) tayuwa
(C) te:- 'alguien' (en palabras compuestas)

'someone' (in compounds; non-productive prefix)
(SD) te-
(C, SD) te- 'piedra' (en palabras compuestas)

'stone' (in compounds)
cf. te-t "stone, rock"
(C, SD) te-, ti(:)- 'fuego' (en palabras compuestas)

'fire' (in compounds)
cf. ti(:)-t " f i r e "
(C) te: no (te:?)

no
cf. tesu "no"
cf. te: ke:man "never", te: ye:k "bad", te:yuk "not yet"
(SD) te:
cf. te: datka "nothing, you're welcome", te: ye:k "bad",
te:yuk "not yet"
(C) -tech junto a, cerca de, pegado con, contra (sustantivo

relacional)
near, next to, against (relational noun)
nu-tech "next to me"
mu-tech "next to you"
i-tech "next to him/her/it"
CN -tech (Car.) "en"; -tech (Sim.) "en, de, sobre, con,
cerca"
(SD) -tech
(SD) te:chan pueblo
town
-chan (poss.)
cf. te(:)- 'someone 1 , chan "house"
cf. (C) tuchan "town"
(C) mu-techtia (r.v.) tener tristeza, estar triste

to be sad
mu-techtia (pres.)
mu-techtih (pret.)
mu-techtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) -tech "against", -tia 'caus.'
(SD) te: datka nada, de nada, no hay de qué

nothing; you're welcome
cf. te: "no"
cf. (C) tesu datka "nothing"
(C) te:hah teja

tile, roof-tile
tehtehah (pi.)
Sp. teja
(SD) te:hah
tehte:has (pi.)
(C) tehchiya (i.v. (?)) esperar

to wait
tehchiya (pres.) ni-tehchiya "I'm waiting"
tehchix-ki (pres.)(?)
tehchix-tuk (perf.)(?)
xi-tehchiya "wait!"
xi-tehcha-kam-a "wait now!" (pi.)
cf. (?) te(:)- 'someone', chiya "to see"
(C) tehemet nosotros

we
te(:)met 'abbreviated form'
CN te^wantin (Car.)
(SD) tehemet
(C) tehe:ri:k tos ferina

whooping cough
(SD) te:hkiya verdad, así es
right, that is so, true
cf. kiya "thus"
(C) tehku (i.v.) subir, trepar

to climb, to ascend, to go up, to rise
tehku (pres.) ni-tehku "I'm climbing, I'm going up"
tehku-k (pret.)
tehku-tuk (perf.)
cf. tehkultia (t.v.) "to raise"
CN tle?ku (Car.) "subir"; PN :tl9hko
(SD) tehku
(C) tehkultia (t.v.) subir

to raise, to lift
tehkultia (pres.)
tehkultih (pret.)
tehkultih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tehku "to climb, to rise", -(l)tia 'caus.'
CN tle 9 koltia (UC) "subir alguna cosa arriba"
(SD) tehkultia
(C) tehmats-nah polvoso

dusty
cf. teh-ti "dust"
(SD) tehte-mi:ma (t.v., incorp., redup.) apedrar

to stone
cf. te-t "stone", tehtet (pl.) , mi:ma "to throw"
(C) tehte:mua (t.v., redup.) rebuscar

to search for
tehterraua (pres.)
tehtermuh (pret.) ni-k-tehte:muh "I searched for it"
cf. te:mua "to look for"
(SD) tehte:ne:wa (t.v., redup.) "contradecir", hablar mal de otro

(criticar)
to speak against someone, to speak ill of, to criticize
tehte:ne:wa (pres.)
tehte:ne:w-ki (pret.) ni-k-tehte:ne:w-ki "I criticized him"
tehte:ne:w-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. te:ne:wa (Car.) "prometer"; teneua (Sim.) "nombrar,
votar por, prometer, fijar, estimar"
cf. (C) te:ne:wa
(C) teh-ti polvo
dust
CN teuhtli (Mol.)
cf. (SD) tew-ti
(C) te:ka (t.v.) acostar, poner al suelo, dejar al suelo

to lay down, to put on the ground
te:ka (pres.)
te:ka-k (pret.)
te:ka-tuk (perf.)
ni-k-te:ka ta:lchi "I lay it on the ground"
cf. mu-te:ka "to lie down"
CN te:ka (Car.) "echar, poner, acostar, asentar piedras,
poner maderos en el suelo tendidos, envasar alguna cosa
liquida"; PN *te:ka "to lay down, to lie down"
cf. (SD) te:ka "to make tortillas"
(SD) te:ka (t.v.) tortear, echar tortillas

to make tortillas
cf. ta-te:ka "to be making tortillas"; cf. mu-te:ka "to l i e
down"
cf. (C) te:ka "to lay down, to put on the ground"
(C) mu-te:ka (r.v.) acostarse

to lie down
cf. mu- 'reflexive 1 , te:ka "to lay down"
CN mo-te:ka (Car.)
(SD) mu-te:ka
cf. (?) te:ka "to make tortillas"
(C) tekechul pacuil, pajuil, guara (loro?) (pájaro) (tegechul)

bird sp., a parrot-like bird which can talk
tehtekechul (pl.)
CN cf. quecholli (Sim.) "pájaro de brillante plumaje muy
solicitado"; kecho:lli (Car.)
(C) te: ke:man nunca

never
cf. te: "no", ke:man "when"
CN cf. aic quemman (Sim.)
cf. (SD) tesu ke:man "never"
(C) teki (t.v.) cortar, cortar fruta
to cut, to cut fruit
teki (pres.) ni-k-teki "I cut it" (niktegi?)
tek (pret.)
tek-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-teki "to cut (something)"
CN teki (Car.)
(SD) teki
(C) teki-maka (t.v.) dar trabajo, dar que hacer

to give work
tekimaka (pres.) ni-k-teki maka "I give him work"
(niktegimaga7)
tekimaka-k (pret.)
tekiraaka-tuk (perf.)
cf. teki-t "work", maka "to give"
CN tequimaca (Sim.) "distribuir los empleos, cargos, el
trabajo"
(SD) teki-maka
(C) tekipanua (t.v., r.v.) mantenerse, preparar su propia comida

(hacer los trabajos de la casa uno mismo)
to maintain oneself, to prepare one's own food, to do house-
hold chores by oneself
tekipanua (pres.) ni-mu-tekipanua "I take care of myself/fix
my own food" (nimutegipanuwa?), ni-k-tekipanua " I make
the food for her"
cf. (?) teki-t "work", panu "to pass"
CN tekipanoa (Car.) "trabajar"; tequipanoa (Sim.) "trabajar,
servir"
(SD) tekipanua
(SD) teki-t trabajo, oficio

work, job, chore, duty
-teki-w (poss.) nu-teki-w "my work" (nutegiw)
cf. tekiti "to work"
CN tekiti (Car.) "obra, tributo"
(C) tekiti (i.v.) trabajar
to work
tekiti (pres.) ni-tekiti "I work" (nitegiti?)
tekit-ki (pret.)
tekit-tuk (perf.)
cf. teki-t "work"
CN tequiti (Sim.) "trabajar, pagar tributo"; PN *t3kit¿
(SD) tekiti
tekiti-k (pret.)
tekiti-tuk (perf.)
(C) tekpan-tuk (adj.) en una linea recta, posteado rectamente, en

formación recta de gente (alineado derechamente)
in a straight line, lined up
cf. -tuk 'perf. 1
CN cf. tekpana (UC) "poner en orden la gente"; tecpana (Sim.)
"colocar en orden, en hileras hablando de personas, ordenar"
(SD) tekpa-t un monte (planta del campo)

plant sp., a wild plant
CN cf. tecpatli (Sim.) "planta cuyo raíz se adhiere como el
vixco y tiene la propiedad de producir jabón"
(C) tekpin pulga

flea
tehtekpin (pl.)
CN tecpin (Mol.)
(SD) tekpin
(C) tekpuyu:-tsin chacuate (un saltamonte sin alas)

a wingless grasshopper
CN cf. (?) tecpoyotl (Sim.) "pregonero"
(C) teksis -ti huevo, testículo

egg, testicle
-teksis (poss.) i-teksis "its egg, its testicle"
cf. i-teksis-kuyame-t "cojón tree"
CN cf. t e : k s i s t l i (Car.) "caracol"
(SD) teksis-ti
tehteksisti (pl.)
i-teksis ne tihlan "chicken's egg"
i-teksis "its egg, its testicle"
(SD) teksis-tsi:ka-t frijol de hormiga
bean sp., "ant-egg" bean
cf. teksis-ti "egg", tsi:ka-t "ant"
(C) -te:ku padre, papá

father
nu-te:ku "my father" (nute:gu ? )
cf. tu-te:ku "God, the Father"
CN te:kw-tli (Car.) "principal, caballero"; tecutli (Sim.)
"noble, señor"; PN *te:kw-
(SD) -te:ku
(C) mu-te:kukuhmati (r.v.) resentirse

to resent, to be offended
mu-te:kukuhmati (pres.) ni-mu-te:kukuhmati "I am offended"
mu-te:kukuhraat-ki (pret.) (?)
mu-te:kukuhmat-ti (perf.) (?)
cf. (?) te:- 'someone 1 , kuku- ('hurt'), mati "to know, to
feel"
CN cf. tecoco (Sim.) "doloroso, triste, hacer sufrir"
(C) tekulu:-t tecolote

owl
tehtekulu:t (pl.)
tekulu:-tsín "little owl" (tecolotillo)
CN tekolotl (Car.) "buho"; PN *t9kolo:-
(SD) tekulu:-t (tegulu:t)
(C) tekuma-t tecomate

bottle gourd, gourd for water, gourd canteen
-tekun (poss.) nu-tekun "my water gourd" (netekug)
tehtekumat (pl.)
CN tekomatl (Car.) "vaso"; tecomatl (Sim.) "árbol cuyo fruto
es una especie de calabaza que servía de vasija"
(SD) tekuma-t (tegumat)
(C) tekuma-xu:chi-t tecomasuchil, tecumaxuchu, tecomasucho (árbol)

tree sp., large, its fruit or seed is like a small bottle
gourd with "cotton" inside, the bark is easily peeled and
is used for belts
cf. tekuma-t "bottle gourd", xu:chi-t "flower"
(SD) tekuma-xu:chu-t
(C) tekunal brasa (tekunal)
live coal
cf. te- 'fire 1
CN teconalli (Sim.) "carbon"
(SD) tekunal (tegunal)
(C) tekusma condor (clase de zopilote (?))

vulture sp. (?)
cf. (?) te- 'rock', kusma "vulture"
(C) -teikuyu due{o

owner
i-te:kuyu "its owner"
cf. te:ku "father", -yu 'intimate poss.' (?)
CN cf. tecuyo (Sim.) "se{or grande, cf. tetecuyo (Sim.)
due{o de esclavos"
(SD) -teikuyu
(C) tekwalutsa (t.v.) dejar que otro lo coma

to let someone else eat something
ki-tekwalutsa "(she) lets him eat"
cf. (?) te- 'someone', kwa "to eat"
(Teotepeque) tekwani tigre (jaguar)

jaguar
cf. te- 'someone (people)', kwa "to eat", -ni 'agent'
(C) tekwisih cangrejo

crab
-tekwisih (poss.) nu-tekwisih "my crab"
tehtekwisih (pi.)
CN tecuicitli (Sim.) "cangrejo del mar"
(SD) tekwisih cangrejo (de agua dulce)
fresh-water crab
(C) -teilpuich hijo

son
nu-teilpuich "my son"
-teilpuich-wan (poss. pi.)
teilpuich-tsin "small son" (hijito)
CN teilpoichtli (Car.) "mancebo"; telpochtli (Sim.)
"muchacho, hombre joven, hijo"
(SD) teilpuch
(SD) tel-tsapuyuh nombre de un río
name of a river
cf. tsapu-t "zapote" (?)
(C) te:ma (t.v.) llenar

to fill
te:ma (pres.)
te:n (pret.)
tern-tuk (perf.)
cf. te:mi (i.v.) "to f i l l " , te:mitia "to f i l l " , tern-tuk
(adj.) " f u l l "
CN te:ma (Car.) "poner maíz, trigo, reales"; tema (Sim.)
"llenar algo de semillas o de tierra, colocar"
(C) termal materia, pus

pus
cf. terma "to fill", -1 fpassive nominalization1
CN temalli (Sim.) "pus, humor"
(SD) termal
(C) temarta-t honda

sling, slingshot
-temarta-w (poss.) i-tema:ta-w "his sling"
i-tehtemarta-w (poss. pl.) "his slings"
cf. te- 'stone 1 , marta-t "net"
CN tematlatl (Sim.) f,honda"
(C) termi (i.v.) llenarse

to fill
termi (pres.)
termi-k (pret.)
tern-tuk (perf.)
cf. terma (t.v.) "to f i l l " , termitia "to f i l l "
CN temi (Sim.) "llenarse"
(SD) termiki (t.v.) so{ar

to dream
termiki (pres.)
termiki-k (pret.) ni-k-termiki-k "I dreamed it"
termik-tuk (perf.)
CN termiki (UC) "so{ar algo"; temiqui (Sim.) "so{ar,
imaginar"
(C) te:mitia (t.v.) llenar
to fill
termitia (pres.)
termitih (pret.) ki-te:mitih "(she) filled it"
te:mitih-tuk (perf.)
cf. te:mi (i.v.) "to f i l l " , te:ma (t.v.) "to f i l l "
CN temitia (Sim.) "llenar"
(C) te:mpah tempate (árbol)

tree sp., sap is good for mouth burns
cf. te:n "mouth", pah-ti "medicine"
(SD) te:mpah
(SD) mu-termparka (r.v., incorp.) lavar la boca

to wash one's mouth
cf. te:n "mouth", parka "to wash"
(C) -termpan orilla, borde

edge, border, brink, bank, shore
i-termpan "its edge, at the edge of it"
cf. tatermpan "at the edge of"
cf. tern "mouth", -pan 'locative'
(C) mu-termperlua (r.v., incorp.) abrir la boca

to open one's mouth
xi-mu-termperlu "open your mouth!"
cf. tern "mouth", perlua "to open"
cf. (SD) termpelua "to yawn"
(SD) mu-termpelua (r.v., incorp.) bostezar

to yawn
cf. tern "mouth", pelua "to open"
cf. (C) termperlua "to open one's mouth"
(C) termpitsa (n.) guavina, guabina (pescado)

fish sp., squirrel fish (?)
tehtermpitsa (pl.)
cf. tern "mouth", pitsa "to blow, whistle"
(SD) termpixki tempisque (árbol)

tree sp., medium sized, many branches, good for firewood
cf. tern "mouth", pixki "for the nixtamal to be skinned"
cf. (C) termpixkis
(C) termpixkis tempisque (árbol)
tree sp.
cf. te:n "mouth11, pixki "for the nixtamal to be skined", - s
1
nominalization1
cf. (SD) te:mpixki
(C) te:m-pupuluka tartajo

stutter
cf. te:n "mouth", pupuluka "not to speak well"
(C) temu (i.v.) bajarse

to descend, to come down, to get down, to get off
temu (pres.) ni-temu "I'm getting down"
temu-k (pret.)
temu-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)altemu "to come down"; temultia "to lower"; se:ntemu
"tocomedown t o g e t h e r " ; c f . t e m u a : - t " f o r w a t e r t o run"
CN temo (Car.) "bajar"; PN *temo(wa)
(SD) temu
(C) temu a:-t correr agua

for water to run
cf. temu "to come down, to descend", a:-t "water"
(C) te:mua (t.v.) buscar

to look for
te:mua (pres.) ni-k-te:mua "I'm looking for her/him/it"
te:muh (pret.)
te:muh-tuk (perf.)
cf. tehteimua "to search for"; tate:muwilia "to scrounge"
CN termoa (Car.) "buscar"; PN *te:mowa
(SD) termua
cf. tatermulia "to look all over for"
(C) te(:)muhmu:tia (t.v., redup.) asustar a alguien

to frighten someone
cf. te(:)- 'someone', mu:tia "to frighten"; cf. te(:)mu:tia
"to frighten someone"
(C) temultia (t.v.) bajar, apear
to lower, to get down
temultia (pres.)
temultih (pret.) ni-k-temultih "I got it down"
temultih-tuk (perf.)
cf. temu "to descend", -(l)tia 'caus.'
(SD) temultia
(C) te(:)mu:tia (t.v.) asustar a alguien

to frighten someone
cf. te(:)- 'someone 1 , muitia "to frighten"
cf. te(:)muhmu:tia "to frighten someone"
(SD) temu:yu(-)t chispa

spark
i-temu:yut ne tit "the fire's spark"
tehtemu:yut (pl.)
cf. te- ' f i r e ' , mu:yu-t "gnat"
CN tlemoyotl (Sim.) "centella, chispa"
cf. (C) timu:yu(:)-t
(C) -te:n boca, orilla

mouth, edge
nu-te:n "my mouth"
i-te:n ku:mi-t "mouth of the pot/jug"
CN teintli (Car.) "labio"; tentli (Sim.) "labios, boca,
borde", PN *te:n-
(SD) -te:n
(C) tenamas tenamaste

hearth stones (rocks in fire to support pots, griddles,
usually three)
-tenamas (poss.) nu-tenamas "my hearth stones"
cf. te- 'stone' (?)
CN tenamaztli (Sim.) "triple soporte de la olla (tres
piedras)"
(SD) tena:mas
(C) te:n a:-t orilla del río (te:g á : t )

bank, edge of the river
cf. te:n "mouth, edge", a:-t "water, rive"
(SD) -tem=aryu saliva, babea
saliva, slobber, drivel
nu-tem-aryu "my saliva" (nutergaryu?)
cf. tern "mouth", ar-yu "liquid"
cf. i-te:n=aryu tuka-t "spiderwed"
(C) tem-chichina (t.v., incorp.) besar

to kiss
ni-k-temchichina "I kiss her"
cf. tern "mouth", chichina "to suck"
(SD) tener, -chiwa sostener

to maintain, to keep
Sp. tener
(C) ternerwa (t.v.) hablar contra, hablar en mal de otra persona,

criticar
to speak against, to speak ill of, to criticize someone
ternerwa (pres.)
ternerh (pret.) ki-ternerh "(she) criticizes him"
ternerh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) tern "mouth"
CN cf. ternerwa (Car.) "prometer"; teneua (Sim.) "nombrar,
llamar, descubrir los autores de un delito, alejar de alguien"
cf. (SD) tehternerwa
(SD) -tem ewayu labio

lip
i-tem ewayu "his/her lip" (iterij ewayu?)
cf, tern "mouth", ewayu "skin"
(C) tenex cal

lime
-tenex (poss.) nu-tenex "my lime"
cf. te- "stone", nex-ti "ash"
CN tenextli (Sim.)
(SD) tenex
(SD) tengerechól tenguerechol, tenguereche (lagartija)

lizard sp.
Sp. tenguerechol
(C) te:n-kál (n.) parte afuera en frente o delante de la puerta de
la casa, patio de la puerta
part outside before the door or before the house, patio or
yard before the door
cf• tern "mouth", kal "house"
(SD) tern-kál (terijgálr)
(SD) ternkirkis tenquiquis, tenquique, orejita de palo

podrido (hongo)
mushroom sp.
cf. (?) tern "mouth"
(C) ternnarmiki (t.v., incorp.) besar, adorar, venerar (un imagen)

to kiss, to worship, to venerate (a saint)
ternnarmiki (pres.) ni-k-ternnarmiki "I kiss/worship him"
(nikte r ijna r migi ? )
ternnarmik (pret.)
temnarmik-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-temnarmiki "to be kissing/worshipping"
CN tennamiqui (Sim.) "besar, jurar sobre la cruz"
cf. (SD) taternnarmiki "to kiss"
(C) ternnux, ternnux kwit callado (taciturno), persona que no

quiere hablar (tergnux)
taciturn, one who speaks little or does not like to talk
cf. tern "mouth", (?) kwita-t "excrement"
(SD) tern-sasal pajero, parlanchín (uno que habla mucho, ligero)

chatterbox, one who speaks a lot or rapidly, one who
stretches the truth
cf. tern "mouth", sasali-k "sticky"
(C) tern-sulurn-tuk (adj.) hinchado de la boca

with swollen mouth
cf. tern "mouth", sulum-tuk "swollen"
(C) tern-tatsiwi callado (taciturno), persona que no quiere

hablar
taciturn, one who speaks little or does not like to talk
cf. tern "mouth", tatsiwi "lazy"
(C) te:n-tí:-t junto al fuego
near the fire, by the fire
cf. te:n "mouth, edge", ti:-t " f i r e "
(SD) te:n-ti:-t
(C) te:n-tuchan entrada del pueblo

town entrance
cf. te:n "mouth", tu-chan "town"
(C) te:n-tuk (adj.) lleno

full
cf. te:mi (i.v.) "to fill", te:ma (t.v.) "to fill", -tuk
'perf. 1
(SD) te:n-tuk
(C) -te:n-tsahka tapón

plug, cork, lid
i-te:ntsahka "its cork"
cf. te:n "mouth", tsahka " l i d "
CN cf. tentzaqua (Mol.) "taparse la boca"
(SD) -te:n-tsahka
i-te:ntsahka ne ku:mi-t "lid/cover of the pot/jug" (tapón de
la olla)
(C) te:n-tsatsas la orilla de un alzadero, orilla del tapesco

donde guardan las cosas
the edge of a storage place/storage bin/rack
(C) -te:n-tsi:ka-w barbilla, mentón, quijada

chin, jaw
i-te:ntsi:ka-w "his/her/its chin/jaw" (ite:ntsi:gaw)
cf. te:n "mouth", tsi:ka-t "ant", -w 'poss.'
(SD) -te:n-tsi:ka-w
(C) -te:n-tsun barba, bigote

beard, moustache
i-te:ntsun "his beard"
cf. te:n "mouth", tsun "hair"
CN tentzontli (Car.) "barba"
(C) te:ntsunyu:yuh barbón (árbol)

tree sp., "big-beard" tree
cf. te:n-tsun "beard"
CN cf. (?) yoyotli (Sim.) "cascabel de madera"
(C) te:n=ulu-t jején (teigulut)
gnat
cf. te:n "mouth", ulu-t "corncob"
(C) te:n-umi-t chonta (clase de paloma)

bird, dove sp.
te:n "mouth", u:mi-t "bone"
(C) te:n-xi:ma (t.v., r.v., incorp.) rasurara(se), afeitar(

to shave
mu-te:nxi:ma "he is shaving"
cf. te:n "mouth", xi:ma "to shave"
(C) -te:nxi:pal labio, jeta

lip, snout
i-te:nxi:pal "its snout"
cf. te:n "mouth", (?) "to skin"
CN tenxipalli (Sim.) "gran labio"
(SD) -te:nxi:pal jeta, labio de animal
snout, animal's lip
i-te:nxi:pal " i t s lip" (ite:gxi:pai)
(C) terpaktia (t.v., 'someone') hacer reirse

to make (someone) laugh
tespaktia (pres.)
terpaktih (pret.)
te:paktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. te:- 'someone', paktia "to make laugh"
cf. (SD) tepakti(h) "fun, happy"
(SD) tepakti(h) (adj. (?)) alegre

fun, happy
cf. (C) te:paktia "to make (someone) laugh
(C) te:pal ajeno

another's, foreign, someone else's
cf. te:- 'someone', -pal 'poss.'
(SD) tepal
(SD) tepan-ti muro, cemento, tepante (muro de piedras)

wall, rock wall
cf. te- 'stone', -pan 'locative' (?)
CN tepantli (Sim.) "muro"
(C) tepe:kuyu-t Tepecoyo (nombre de un lugar, una finca)
Tepecoyo (place name, name of a ranch)
cf. tepe:-t "mountain", kuyu:-t "coyote"
(C) tepe:-mich-in tepemichín (pescado)

fish sp., "mountain fish"
cf. tepe:-t "mountain", mich-in "fish"
(SD) tepe:-mich-in
(C) tepe:-t cerro

mountain, hill, volcano
-tepe:-w (poss.) nu-tepe:-w "my mountain"
tehtepe:t (pi.)
teper-tsin "hill" (cerrito)
CN tepe:tl (Car.) "sierra, monte"
(SD) tepe:-t
(C) tepe: tor oh Cerro del Toro (nombre de un lugar)

tf
Bull Mountain" (place name)
cf. tepe:-t "mountain", Sp. toro
(C) tepetskwinti tepescuinte (tepescuintle)

agouti, paca
-tepetskwinti (poss.) nu-tepetskwinti "my agouti"
tehtepetskwinti (pi.)
cf. tepe:-t "mountain", -ti frozen 'absolutive1
CN tepeitzcuintli (Sim.)"cuadrúpedo feroz muy parecido al
perro"; cf. itzcuintli (Sim.) "perro"
(SD) tepetskwinti
(SD) tepe:wa (t.v.) amontonar

to pile up, to heap
tepe:wa (pres.)
tepe:w(-ki) (pret.)
tepe:w-tuk (perf.)
cf. tepe:-t "mountain"
cf. tepe:wilia "to heap on"; (SD) tepe:wi "to abound"
CN cf. tepe:wa (Car.) "esparcir, echar algo por el suelo"
(SD) tepe:wi (i.v.) haber bastante, abundar
to be sufficient, to abound
tepe:wi (pres.)
tepe:wi-k (pret.)
tepe:w-tuk (perf.)
cf. tepe:-t "mountain"
cf. (C) tepe:wa "to pile up"
CN cf. (?) tepeui (Sim.) "caer, esparcirse, hablando de
hojas, de granos"
(C) teperwilia (t.v., applic.) echárselo, darle bastante,

amontonárselo
to heap on, to put a lot on (someone, something), to give a
lot to (someone, something)
tepe:wilia (pres.) ni-k-tepe:wilia "I'm putting a lot on it"
tepe:wilih (pret.)
tepe:wilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tepe:wa "to pile up, to heap", - ( i ) l i a 'applic.'
(SD) tepe:ya:-t creciento del rio (río con agua crecida)

high water, swell of water in the river
cf. (?) tepe:-t "mountain", a:-t "water, river"
cf. (C) tumaika-t
(SD) tepu:l pene

penis
CN tepulli (Sim.) "miembro viril, verga"
(C) tepu:l-ku:wa-t culebra de dos cabezas, tepulcua, tepolcua

snake sp., a snake which appears to have two heads because
its tail is round like its head, grey, lives in damp
places; inSp. "two-headed snake", in P i p i l "penis-snake"
cf. tepu:l "penis", ku:wa-t "snake"
(SD) tepu:l-ku:wa-t
(C) tepunas tepunás, piedra bofa (piedra pómez)

pumice (stone)
cf. te- 'stone'
CN cf. (?) teponaztli (Sim.) "animal acuático"; ponaôa
(Sim.) "llenar de viento alguna cosa"
cf. tepupusa
(C) tepurnawas tambor indígena (de un rollizo hueco)
native drum, made from a hollowed-out log
CN teponaztli (Sim.) "teponastle (tambor)"
cf. (SD) tepurnawas "sign given one month before a fiesta"
(SD) tepurnawas se{al un mes antes del día de la fiesta, el
anuncio del primer día de una fiesta
sign one mouth before the day of a ceremony ( f i e s t a ) , the
announcement of the first day of a ceremony (fiesta)
cf. (C) tepurnawas "native drum"
(SD) tepurnarwas Tepunaguaste (nombre de un riíto)

Tepunaguaste (name of a small river)
cf. tepurnawas "sign one mounth before a fiesta"
cf. (C) tepurnawas "native drum"
(C) tepurn-nah (adj.) curvo (encorvado) (tepurgnah)

curved, bent
CN cf. (?) tepuntic (Sim.) "tronco de árbol"
(C) tepupusa piedra pómez

pumice (stone)
cf. te- 'stone 1 , (?) pupusa "pupusa (food)"
CN tepopoôctli (Sim.) "piedra ligera, esponjasa"
cf. tepunas
(C) tepupuryu pie de venado (planta (?))

plant sp. (?), "deer-foot" plant
cf. (?) te- 'stone', pupuryu-t "blind"
(C) tepus-ti hierro

iron, metal
-tepus (poss.) nu-tepus "my metal"
cf. te- 'stone', pus (cf. pusteki "to bend", teki "to cut")
CN tepostli (Car.) "hierro, metal"
(SD) tepurs-ti
(C) -teputs lomo (espalda)

hump, back
i-teputs "its back"
cf. teputs "behind"; cf. put sua "to pile up, accumulate"
CN tepotstli (Car.) "espalda"; PN *t9pots- "back, shoulder"
(C) teputs detrás de
behind
teputs kal "behind the house"
ka i-teputs "backwards"
nu-teputsta "behind me"
cf. -teputs "back"
CN cf. tepotzco (Sim.) "detrás"
(C) teputs-mu:ku jorobado

hunchback
cf. teputs "back", (?) mu:ku "small shrimp"
CN cf. teputzotli (Sim.) "jorobado"
(C) teputsu tordito

bird sp., thrush (?)
cf. teputs "back, hump"
CN cf. teputzotli (Sim.) "jorobado"
(C) -teputs-u:mi-yu espinazo

spine, backbone
c f . teputs "back", u:mi-t "bone", -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) -teputs-u:mi-yu
(C) teputswia (t.v.) poner al hombro, llevar al lomo, llevar a

cucuch
to carry over one's shoulder
teputswia (pres.) ni-k-te-putswia "I'm carrying it over my
shoulder"
teputswih (pret.)
teputswih-tuk (perf.)
cf. -teputs "back, hump", -wia 'caus.' (?)
CN cf. (?) teputzuia (Sim.) "repetir, volver a decir una
cosa"
(SD) teputswia
(C) tepuxak talpuja (cascajo, piedra mezclada con tierra; peña

blanda)
gravel, rock mixed with dirt; soft cliff
cf. te- 'stone', pux(a:w)ak "wrinkled"
CN tepoxactli (Sim.) "piedra ligera, porosa, especie de
esponja"
(SD) tepu(:)xak
(SD) terrible(h) terrible, horrible
terrible, horrible
Sp. terrible
(C) te:ru entero (te:ru ? )

whole, entire, all
Sp. entero
(SD) tesahsay peligroso

dangerous
cf. (?) te- 'someone1
cf. (C) sahsayti "for hair to stand from fear"
(C) tesihkwil granizo

hail
tehtesihkwil (pl.)
cf. te- 'piedra', cf. sesek "cold"
(C) tesu no
no
cf. te: "no", su " i f "
(SD) tesu
(SD) tesu a:kah nadie (tesu a:gah)

nobody, no one
CN cf. aca (Sim.) "alguien"
cf. (C) su a:kah
(C) tesu datka nada

nothing
cf. (SD) te: datka
(SD) tesu kanah no hay (tesu ganah)

there is/are not
(SD) tesu ke:man nunca (tesu ge:mag)

never
cf. tesu "no", ke:man "when"
cf. (C) te: ke:man
(SD) tesu ki-mati saber, a saber (quién sabe)

who knows (said when the speaker does not know or is
uncertain what is said)
cf. tesu "no", ki-mati "(he/she) knows it"
(C) tesu kiya no es así
it's not like that, it's not so
cf. tesu "no", kiya "thus"
(C) tesu ne:si invisible

invisible (literally: "it is not seen")
cf. tesu "no", ne:si "to appear, to be seen"
(C) tesu ta-chiya ciego

blind (literally "(he/she/it) does not see")
cf. tesu "no", ta-chiya "to look, to see"
(SD) tesu ta-chiya
(C) tesu ta-ka:ki sordo

deaf (literally: "(he/she/it) does not hear")
cf. tesu "no", ta-ka:ki "to hear (something)"
(SD) tesu ta-kaki
(C) tesu weli taketsa mudo

mute, dumb (literally: "(he/she/it) cannot speak")
cf. tesu "no", taketsa "to chat, to speak"
(SD) tesu weli tahtaketsa
(SD) tesu ye:k chueco, no sirve

no good, bad, worthless
cf. tesu "no", ye:k "good"
cf. (C) te: ye:k
(C) te-t piedra

stone, rock
-te-w (poss.) nu-te-w "my rock"
tehtét (pi.)
cf. te- 'stone' (in compounds); tetsitsin "pebbles'
itew-tamakas "kind of beehive"
CN tetl (Car.); PN *t9-
(SD) te-t
tehtet (pi.)
(SD) te-tal pedrero (donde hay mucha piedra)

rocky place, rocky ground
cf. te- 'stone', -ta(:)l 'place of', t a : l "ground"
CN tetlalli (Sim.) "tierra pedregosa"
(SD) tete-k socado (firme, apretado)
tight
cf. te- 'stone 1 ; cf. t e t i l i a "to tighten"
CN tetic (Mol.) "cosa dura como piedra"
(C) tetetskaliwit, tetetskaliwits TetetzcaligUe (un río)

name of a river
(SD) tetilia (t.v.) socar, amarrar bien apretado

to tighten, to tie tightly
tetilia (pres.)
tetilih (pret.)
tetilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tetek "tight", -lia f caus. f (?)
CN tetilia (Sim.) "endurecer una cosa, hacerle firme"
(SD) tetun-ti piedra, cuña (terrón (?))

stone, wedge, clod (?)
cf. te- 'stone 1 , -tun ('depreciatory-diminutive' (?))
CN tetontli (Sim.) "piedra pequeña"
(SD) tetsikwini ( i . v . , incorp.) brincar, cruzar (el río brincando

de un lugar a otro en piedras)
to jump, to cross the river jumping on rocks
cf. te- 'stone', tsikwi:ni "to leap"
(C) te-tsitsin piedritas

small stones, pebbles
cf. te- 'stone', -tsin 'diminutive'
(SD) te-tsitsin
(C) -tewahka rodilla

knee
nu-tewahka "my knee"
(SD) -tewahka
(C) tewa:ki (i.v.) enflaquecerse, disminuirse

to get thin, skinny; to diminish
tewa:ki (pres.)
tewa:ki-k (pret.)
tewa:k-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) te- 'stone', wa:ki "to dry"
cf. tewa:k-tuk "skinny"
(C) tewa:k-tuk (adj.) flaco, peche
skinny, undernourished
c f . tewa:ki "to get skinny", -tuk 'perf.'
(C) te:wi:lu-t tihuilote (árbol)

tree sp., large, soft wood, good for posts, with fruit like
granadillo
(SD) te:wilu-t, tewi:lu-t
(SD) tew-ti polvo

dust
-tew (poss.)
CN tewtli (Car.)
cf. (C) teh-ti
(SD) tewtital polvoso

dusty
cf. tew-ti "dust", -ta(:)l 'place of' (?)
(C) -tex cuñado

brother-in-law
nu-tex "my brother-in-law
nuhnu-tex (poss. pl.) "my brothers-in-law"
CN te:xtli (Car.)
(C) texkal texcalar (regado para preparar la mezcla)

mortar, preparations for making mortar (?)
cf. (?) te- 'stone 1 , (i)xkal "to roast", -1 'passive
nominalization'
CN cf. texcalli (Sim.) "roca, lugar escarpado, horno";
texcalli (Mol.) "peñasco"
(C) texkan garrapata

tick
tehtexkan (pl.) ("garrapatero")
CN cf. texcan (Sim.) "chinche"
(SD) texkan
(C) te: ye:k malo, feo, no sirve

bad, no good, worthless
cf. te: "no", ye:k "good"
cf. (SD) tesu ye:k
(C) te:yuk todavía no
not yet
cf. te: "no11, -uk ( ' s t i l l , now, even, when1)
(SD) teryuk
f
(C, SD) ti(:)-, te- fuegof (en palabras compuestas)
1
'fire (in compounds
cf. ti(:)-t " f i r e "
(C) tiahwa (t.v.) regañar, latir, ladrar

to scold, to bark at
ni-tiahwa "I scold (him)" (niti(y)ahwa 9 )
cf. (?) te(:)- 'someone 1 , ahwa "to scold, to bark"
(SD) tiahwa
(C) tian=a,tiyan=a adiós (dicho por la persona que se va o que

saluda primero) (tiaga 9 )
goodbye (greeting said by the person leaving or who greets
first)
cf. tamaya "goodbye" (answer to prior "goodbye" greeting)
(SD) t-ichteki (t.v., unspec. obj.) robar

to steal, to be stealing
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', ichteki "to steal"
c f . ( C ) ta-chteki
(C) tiendah, ti(y)endah tienda

store
Sp. tienda
(SD) tihera(h) tijeras

scissors
Sp. tijera(s)
cf. (C) tiseras
(C) tihlan gallina

chicken
-tihlan (poss.)
tihtihlan (pl.)
Sp. castillano (modern castellano)
(SD) tihlan
tihtihlan, tihlanmet (pl.)
(C) tihlan kiniyah gallina guinea (gallina de Guinea)
guinea hen
cf. tihlan "chicken", kiniyah "banana" (from Sp. guineo)
(SD) tihlan kiniyah (tihlag giniyah)
(SD) mu-tihtila:na (r.v., redup.) guiñarse, jalarse

to lurch (?)
cf. tila:na "to pull"
(C) tik en, de

in, from
tik nu-kal "in my house"
CN cf. -c, ic "en"
(SD) tik
tik nu-chan "in ray house" (tik nuchag)
tik i-kal "in her house" (tigigál)
(SD) ti-kaxi-t sahumeador, incensario (de losa)

brasier, clay incense dish
cf. ti- ! f i r e \ kaxi-t "dish"
CN tlecaxitl (Sira.) "incensario"
(C) tiki muy (tigi( 9 ))

very
tiki takwa:wak "very hard"
tiki ka:roh "very expensive"
CN tequi (Sim.) "mucho"
(SD) tikukuh ticuco (tamal de frijol, masa de maíz con frijoles

fritos adentro) (tikukuh)
a tamale with fried beans inside
cf. Sp. ticuco
(C) tikwawi-t tizón

firebrand, burning firewood
-tikwaw (poss.) nu-tikwaw "my firebrand"
tihtikwawit (pi.)
cf. ti- 'fire 1 , kwawi-t "tree, wood"
CN cf. tlequauitl (Mol.) "tizón"
(SD) tiwawi-t
(C) tikwi:ni (i.v.) tronar
to thunder
tikwi:ni (pres.) tikwi:ni "it is thundering"
tikwi:ni-k (pret.)
tikwi:n-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. tecuini (Sim.) "estar agitando, quemar, flamear"
(SD) tikwini
(SD) ti:l tile, tizne, carbón

soot
cf. ti:l-tik "black"; cf. t i : l w i a "to get sooty"
CN cf. t l i r l l i (Car.) "tinta"; t l i l l i (Sim.) "negro fino,
obtenían del humo"; PN *tli:l-
(C) tila:na jalar

to pull
tila:na (pres.)
tila:n (pret.) ni-k-tila:n "I pulled it"
tila:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. tilaiwak "thick", tili:nia "to stretch"
CN cf. tilana (Sim.) "extender, alargar, estirar algo"
(SD) tila:na
tila:n(-ki) (pret.)
(C) tila:wa-k grueso, doble

thick, double
tihtila:wak (pl.)
cf. tilarna "to pull", tiliinia "to stretch"
CN tilauac (Sim.) "espeso, grande, amplio, macizo"
(SD) tila:wa-k
(C) tilirnia (t.v.) estirar

to stretch, to pull on
t i l i : n i a (pres.) ni-k-tili:nia "I'm stretching it"
(niktili:niya?)
t i l i : n i h (pret.)
tili:nih-tuk (perf.)_
cf. (?) tila:na "to pull"
CN tilinia (Sim.) "estirar, extender, alargar"
(SD) ti 21-t ik negro
black
t i h t i i l t i k (pl.)
cf. t i : l "soot", -tik 'adj. 1
cf. ti:ltiya "to turn black"
CN t l i : l t i k (Car.)
cf. (C) k u : t i : l t i k
(SD) tirltiya (i.v.) negrearse, hacerse negro

to turn black, to become black, to blacken
ti:ltiya (pres.)
ti:ltiya-k (pret.)
ti:ltiya-tuk (perf.)
cf. ti:l-tik "black", -ya 'inchoative'
cf. ti:lwia "to get sooty"
(SD) t i : l w i a (t.v., r.v.) entilar(se), ensuciar(se) o manchar(se)

con tizne
ti:lwia (pres.) ki-ti:lwia "(she) gets it sooty",
mu-ti:lwia "it gets sooty"
t i : l w i h (pret.)
ti:lwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. t i : l "soot", -wia 'passive/caus.' (?)
(C) ti:-maka (t.v., incorp.) encender, prender, darle fuego

to light (fire)
ni-k-ti:maka-k "I lighted it (the fire)"
cf. ti:- ' f i r e ' , maka "to give"
(SD) ti-maka prender, quemar
to light, to burn
(SD) timbre(h) timbre

stamp, seal
Sp. timbre
(C) timu:yu-t chispa

spark
timu:yu-tsin "small spark" (chispita)
cf. ti- ' f i r e ' , mu:yu:-t "gnat"
CN tlemoyotl (Sim.) "chispa, centella"
cf. (Sim.) temu:yu-t
(SD) tinta(h) tinta, color

shade, color, tint, hue
Sp. tinta
(SD) ti:pan atrás, detrás
behind
tihti:pan (pl.) "bastante atrás de varios"
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , -ipan "behind"
(C) tiseras tijeras

scissors
-tiseras (poss.) nu-tiseras "my scissors"
tihtiseras (pl.)
Sp. tijeras
cf. (SD) tihera(h)
(C) t i s i (t.v., i.v.) moler

to grind
t i s i (pres.) ni-tisi "I'm grinding, ni-k-tisi "I'm grinding
it"
tis-ki (pret.)
tis-tuk (perf.)
CN tesi (Car.); PN *t¿s¿, *t9si
(SD) tisi
(SD) t-iskalia (t.v., unspec. obj.) criar

to raise, to bring up, to be raising
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj.', iskalia "to raise"
cf. (C) taiskalia
(SD) mu-tiskalia (r.v.) crecer

to grow
cf. mu- 'reflexive', t-iskalia "to raise"
(C) ti:-t fuego

fire
-ti:-w (poss.) nu-ti:-w "my fire"
t i h t i : t (pl.)
CN tletl (Car.); PN *tlai(h)-
(SD) ti-t
tihtit (pl.)
(SD) titikwi:ka (i.v., redup.) oirse ruidos (de distancia)
for noises to be heard (at a distance)
titikwi:ka (pres.)
titikwi:ka-k (pret.)
titikwi:ka-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) kwirka "to sing"
CN cf. tetecuica (Sim.) "hacer ruido, crujir, crepitar"
(SD) tixkwi-t haragán (flojo)

lazy
tixkwiraet (pl.)
cf. (?) tix—ti "corn dough", kwi "to grab"
(SD) tix-ti masa

dough, corn dough
-tix (poss.) nu-tix "my dough"
cf. tisi "to grind"
CN textli (sim.) "harina, cosa molida": PN *tix-
(SD) tix-ti
(C) ti(y)endah, tiendah tienda

store
Sp. tienda
(C, SD) tiyu(:)-, tiyuh- 'sagrado, Dios, santo' (en palabras

compuestas)
'holy, saint, God' (in compounds)
CN teotl (Sim.) "dios, diosa, Dios"
(C) mu-tiyuchiwa (r.v., incorp.) persignarse

to cross oneself
mu-tiyuchiwa (pres.) ni-mu-tiyuchiwa "I cross myself"
mu-tiyuchih-ki (pret.)
mu-tiyuchih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tiyu- 'saint, God', -chiwa "to do"
CN cf. (mo-)teochiua (Sim.) "orar, consagrarse"
(C) ti:yuh tío

uncle
-ti:yuh (poss.) nu-ti:yuh "my uncle"
nu-tihti:yuh (poss. pl.) "my uncles"
Sp. tío
(SD) ti:yuh
(C) tiyuh-kwawi-t cedro
cedar
tihtiyuhkwawit (pi.)
cf. tiyuh 'holy1, kwawi-t "tree"
(C) tiyu:tak tarde

late, afternoon
cf. tiyu:taki "to be late, afternoon"
CN cf. teotlac (Sim.) "noche después de la puesta de sol"
(C) tiyu:taki ( i . v . ) entardecerse, estar tarde

to become afternoon, evening, to be late
tiyuitaki (pres.)
tiyurtak (pret.) tiyu:taki-k-a " i t ' s late now, it i s already
evening"
tiyu:tak-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) tiyu:- 'holy, God', aki "to enter"
CN teotlaquia (Sim.) "hacerse tarde, estar oscuro"
(SD) tiyu:taki
(C) tiyu:-tepe:-t Teotepeque (nombre de pueblo)

Teotepeque (town name)
cf. tiyu:- 'holy, God', tepe:-t "mountain"
(SD) tonto tonto

fool
Sp. tonto
(C) tormentah huracán, tempestad

storm
Sp. tormenta
(SD) trabahu(h) trabajo

work
Sp. trabajo
cf. teki-t "work"
(SD) trampah trampa

trap
Sp. trampa
(SD) trapiche, trapichi trapiche

cane mill, sugar mill
Sp. trapiche
(SD) tren tren
train
Sp. tren
(SD) tres-mariyah tres marías (una constelación)

a constellation, "three-Marys"
(SD) tri(:)guh trigo

wheat
Sp. trigo
(SD) trinchera(h) pante de leña (medida de leña amontanada)

measure/pile of chopped and stacked firewood
Sp. trinchera
(SD) tripabieha(h) tripa de vieja (bejuco de laso)

vine sp., "old woman's intestine"
Sp. tripa vieja
(SD) -tripah-yu tripas, intestino

intestine(s)
i-tripah-yu "her intestine(s)"
Sp. tripa, -yu 'intimate poss.'
(SD) triste(h) triste

sad
nemi triste(h) "(he/she) is sad"
Sp. triste
(C) tru:suh trozo
block or chunk (of wood)
tru:suh-tsín "small blck of wood" (trocito)
Sp. trozo
(C) tuchan pueblo

town
-chan (poss.) nu-chan "my town"
cf. tu- "our", -chan fthouse"
cf. (SD) te:chan
(SD) t-uchpa:na (t.v., unspec. obj.) barrer

to sweep, to be sweeping
cf. ta- 'unspec. obj. 1 , uchpa:na "to sweep"
cf. (C) ta-chpa:na
(C) tuch-ti conejo
rabbit
-tuch (poss.) nu-tuch "my rabbit"
tuhtuchti (poss.)
CN to:chtli (Car.)
cf. (SD) tuch-tsin
(SD) tuch-tsin conejo

rabbit
cf. (C) tuch-ti "rabbit", -tsin 'diminutive1
(SD) tu(:)h-ti gavilán

hawk
tuhtu(:)h-ti (pi.)
CN tlotli (Sim.) "halcón, gavilán"
(SD) tu(:)hti tsunchi:ltik granda-hueso (zopilote rey)

red-headed vulture
cf. tu(:)h-ti "hawk", tsun-chi:l-tik "redheaded"
(C) tuhtuka culeca (gallina clueca)

brooding hen
CN cf. (?) totoca (Sim.) "correr, manar, empeorar, ir aprisa"
(C) tuhtul-meka-t campanilla (bejuco)

vine sp., bellflower (?)
cf. tul- 'yellow', meka-t "vine"
(SD) tuhtul-meka-t
(C) tuhtuma (t.v.) desatar

to untie
tuhtuma (pres.)
tuhtun (pret.) ni-k-tuhtun=a "I already untied it"
(niktuhtuga 7 )
tuhtun-tuk (perf.)
CN to9toma (Car.) "desatar"; toma (Sim.) "desatar" PN *toma
(C) tuhtunwia (t.v.) tocar (la puerta)

to knock
tuhtunwia (pres.)
tuhtunwih (pret.) ki-tuhtunwih "(she) knocked on it"
(gituhtugwih)
tuhtunwih-tuk (perf.)
(SD) tuhtux armadito, cochinito (cochinillo de tierra)
sowbug, potato bug
tuhtuhtux (pl.)
(C) tu:ka (t.v.) enterrar, sembrar

to bury, to plant
tu:ka (pres.)
tu:ka-k (pret.)
tu:ka-tuk (perf.) ti-k-tu:ka-tiwi-t "we have planted i t , we
have buried him"
cf. ta-tu:ka "to plant, to be planting"; ma:tu:ka "to touch,
to feel"
CN to:ka (Car.) "enterrar, sembrar"; PN *to:ka
(SD) tu:ka
(C) tuka-t araña (tukat)

spider
tuhtukat (pl.)
CN tocatl (Sim.)
(SD) tuka-t (tugat)
(SD) tu:kay nombre

name
nu-tu:kay "my name" (nutu:gay)
cf. -tuka:yuh "namesake"
CN to:ka:itl (Car.), -to:ka: ( C a r ) . ( p o s s . )
cf. (C) -tu:key
(C) -tuka:yuh tuque (tocayo)

namesake, someone with the same name
cf. tu:kay "name", -yuh ('abstract noun' ( ? ) )
CN cf. tocayo (Mol.) "firmada escriptura"
cf. (SD) tukuh
(C) -turkey nombre

name
nu-tu:key "my name" (nutu:geY)
cf. turkeytia "to name"
cf. tsun-tu:key "surname"
CN to:kasitl (Car.)
cf. (SD) tu:kay
(C) tu:keytia (t.v.) nombrar
to name
tu:keytia (pres.)
tu:keytih (pret.)
tu:keytih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tuskey "name", -tia 'caus.'
CN tocayotia (Sim.) "nombrar11
(C) tuktia (t.v.) mandar, enviar (cosas)

to send
tuktia (pres.) ni-k-tuktia " I send it11
tuktih (pret.)
tuktih-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. (?) toctia (Sim.) "corregir, castigar, doblar,
sostener"
(SD) tuktia
(SD) -tukuh tuco, tuque (tocayo)

namesake, person with the same name as oneself
nu-tukuh "my namesake"
cf. tu:kay "name"
cf. (C) tuka:yu
(C) tu:l-in tule, tul

tulle, cattails, reeds
-tu:lin (poss.)
CN t o : l l i n (Car.) "espadaña, juncia"
(SD) tu:l-in
tuhtu:lin ( p i . )
(C) tuslin Tular (caserío)

Tular, name of a hamlet
cf. t u : l i n " t u l l e , reeds"
(C) tul-tik amarillo, naranjado

yellow, orange
tuhtultik (pi.)
cf. (?) tu:l-in " t u l l e , cattails", -ti-k f adj. f
cf. tultik-nah "yellowish"
(SD) tul-tik amarillo, bien maduro
yellow, very ripe
(C) -tulti:ka yema
yolk
i-tulti:ka teksisti "the egg's yolk" (itulti:ga teksisti?)
cf. (?) tul-tik "yellow", a:-t "water (SD)"
(SD) -tultika
(C) tultik-nah amarilloso, algo amarillo (amarillento)

yellowish
cf. tul-tik "yellow", -nah 'adj.'
(C) tulua (t.v.) tragar

to swallow
tulua (pres.)
tuluh (pret.) ki-tuluh "(he) swallowed it"
tuluh-tuk (perf.)
CN toloa (Car.)
(SD) tulua
(SD) tuluku(h) vano, tilunco

vain (?)
Sp. tuluco (?)
*
(SD) tulupah chiquito

small, tiny
(C) tumahka (n.) gordura, el grueso

thickness
cf. tum(a:w)ak "fat", -ka 'perf. norainalizataion' (?)
(SD) tumak grande, gigante

large, big, gigantic
cf. tum(a:w)ak " f a t "
CN cf. tomactli (Sim.) "gordo"
(C) tuma:ka-t creciente del río, crecido del río

high water, swell of the river
cf. tum(a:w)ak "fat", a:-t "water, river"
cf. (SD) tepe:ya:-t
(C) -tumak-mey tenazas, pinzas, pulgar
pinchers, thumb
i-tumakmey "its pincher, his/her thumb"
i-tuhtumakmey (poss. pl.) "its pinchers, his thumbs"
(C) tumak-nah medio gordo, algo gordo
somewhat fat, somewhat thick
cf. tum(a:w)ak " f a t " , -nah 'adj. 1
(C) tuma-t tomate (jitomate)

tomato
-tuma-w (poss.) nu-tuma-w "my tomato"
tuhtumat (pi.)
cf. (?) tuma:wak " f a t "
cf. tuma-tsin "small tomato" (tomatillo)
CN tomatl (Sim.); PN *toma-
(SD) tuma-t
(C) tuma-tsin tomatillo

tomato sp., small tomato
cf. tuma-t "tomato", -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) turna:wa-k gordo

fat
cf. tumak- (in compounds); tumak-nah "somewhat fat"
cf. tuma:waya "to get/become fat"; tuma:ya "to fatten"
CN toma:wak (Car.) "gordo"; tomauac (Sim.) "gordo, grueso"
(SD) turna:wa-k
cf. tumawaltia "to fatten"
(SD) tumawaltia (t.v.) engordar

to fatten
tumawaltia (pres.)
tumawaltih (pret.)
tumawaltih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tuma:wak "fat"; tuma:waya "to get fat, -ltia 'caus.'
(C) tuma:waya (i.v.) engordarse

to get fat
tuma:waya (pres.)
tuma:waya-k (pret.)
turaa:waya-tuk (perf.)
cf. tuma:wak "fat", -ya 'inchoative'; cf. tuma:ya "to fatten"
CN cf. tomaua (Sim.) "volverse gordo"
(SD) tuma(:)waya
(C) tumarya (t.v., r.v.) engordar(se)
to fatten, to get fat
turaaiya (pres.) ni-k-tuma:ya "I'm fattening it"
tuma:h (pret.) ni-mu-tuma:h "I got fat, I gained weight"
tuma:h-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. tuma:wak " f a t " , -ya 'inchoative 1 (?)
cf. tuma:waya "to get fat"
(SD) tumbu(h) tumbo (una jicara muy grande)

large gourd bowl
Sp. tumbo
(C) tumin dinero, pisto

money
-tumin (poss.) nu-tumin "my money"
Sp. tomin (silver coin used in America, 1/3 of a drachma)
(SD) tumin dinero, oro, plata, plomo
money, gold, silver, lead
(SD) -tumpi ombligo

navel, bellybutton
nu-tumpi "my navel" (nutumpi7)
(C) tu:nah tuna

prickly pear cactus fruit
Sp. tuna
(C) tu:nal sol

sun
cf. tu:nal "alter-ego"
cf. tutu:nik "hot", tutu:nia "to heat", tutu:niya "to get
hot"
CN cf. tonalli (Sim.) "calor del sol, arder"; cf. tonatiuh
(Mol.) "sol"; PN *to:nal
(SD) tu:nal
(C) tu:nal el tunal de alguien, el espiritu de uno (tonal, nagual,

alma)
one's spirit, soul, companion spirit, alter-ego, nagual
-tu:nal (poss.) i-tu:nal "his alter-ego"
tuhtu:nal (pi.)
cf. tu:nal "sun"
CN tonalli (Sim.) "el alma, espíritu, natividad, lo que es
destinado a alguien"
(SD) tu:nal
(C) tu:nalku verano, canícula (tu:naiku 7 )
summer, dry season, pause in the rains in the rainy season
(dog days)
cf, tu:nal "sun", -ku 'locative', " i n "
CN tonalco (Sim.) "en verano"
(SD) tu:nalku
(SD) tu:nal-miki (i.v., incorp.) marchitarse (morirse plantas de

calor)
to wither, for plants to die of heat
cf. tu:nal "sun", miki "to die"
CN cf. tonalmiqui (Sim.) "morir de calor, estar caldeado,
quemado"
(SD) tu:nal-mí:l milpa de apante, tunalmil (milpa de verano)

summer cornfield, corn planted in summer (?)
cf. tu:nal "sun", mi:l "milpa"
(C) mu-tu:naltatia (r.v., incorp.) asolearse

to sun, to lie/sit in the sun
mu-tu:naltatia (pres.) ni-mu-tu:naltatia "I'm sunning myself"
mu-tu:naltatih (pret.)
mu-tu:naltatih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tu:nal "sun", tatia "to burn"
cf. (SD) mu-tu:nalwia
(SD) mu-tu:nalwia (r.v.) asolearse

mu-tu:nalwia (pres.)
mu-tu:nalwih(-ki) (pret.)
mu-tu:nalwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tu:nal "sun", -wia 'passive/caus.' (?)
cf. (C) mu-tu: nal tatia
(C) tu-na:n-tsin la Virgen

the Virgin, Virgin Mary
cf. tu- "our", na:n "mother", -tsin 'diminutive/reverential"
CN tonantzin (Sim.) "diosa de la tierra, Nuestra Señora de
Guadalupe"
(C) tuna:ntsin tuhtul una campanilla (bejuco)

vine sp., bellflower sp. (?)
cf. tu-na:n-tsin "the Virgin", (?) tul- 'yellow', cf. tuhtul-
meka-t "vine sp."
(C) tu:ntu:n concha
shell
-tu:ntu:n (poss.) i-tu:ntu:n "his/her/its shell"
tuhtu:ntu:n (pl.)
cf. Quiché tu:n "conch trumpet" (and in other Mayan
languages)
(SD) tu:ntu:n tontón, concha del mar
conch shell
(SD) -tupil bordón

staff, cane
i-tupil "his staff"
nu-tupil "my cane"
CN t o : p i : l l i (Car.) "vara"; topilli (Sim.) "bastón, vara de
la justicia"
(C) tupuk a gatas

on all fours, crawling
ni-yaw tupuk "I'm going on all fours"
ni-ya:h-ki tupuk " I went crawling"
(SD) turkah mujer extranjera

foreign woman
Sp. turca
(SD) turuh toro, buey, res, vaca

bull, ox, head of cattle, cow
tuhturuh (pl.)
cf. turuhchin "calf"
Sp. toro
(SD) turuh-chín ternero

calf
Sp. toro, -tsin/-chin 'diminutive'
(C) -tuskak garganta

throat
nu-tuskak "my throat"
CN tozcatl (Sim.) "voz, garganta"; toskitl (Car.) "voz,
garganta"
(SD) -tuskak
(C) tuskatan alero de una casa (hoyo o hueco en la casa)
nook, cranny
cf. -tuskak "throat", -tan 'place of1
CN cf. (?) -tozcatlan (Sim.) "en la garganta, él se casa"
(C) tu-tah-tsin Nuestro Señor, Jesucristo

Our Lord, Jesus Christ
cf. tu- "our", tah ('father 1 ), -tsin 'diminutive/reverential'
(C) tu-tah-wan señor (con respeto), viejo (término para hablarle a

alguien)
'sir' (term of address for old men, respectful)
cf. tu- "our", tah ('father'), -wan 'poss. pi.'
(SD) tutano(h) tútano, tuétano

marrow
Sp. tútano
(C) tu-te:ku Padre, Dios (tute:gu?)

the Father, God
cf. tu- "our", te:ku "father"
(C) tu:tumuch tusa (camisa de la mazorca)

corn husk
tuhtu:tumuch (pi.)
CN cf. totomochtli (Sim.) "hojas secas de la planta de maíz";
PN *to:tomoch
(SD) tutu:much
(C) tutu:nia (t.v.) calentar

to heat
tutu:nia (pres.)
tutu:nih (pret.) ni-k-tutu:nih " I heated it"
tutu:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tutu:nik "hot", tutu:niya "to get hot"
CN totonia (Sim.) "calentarse, tener calor"
(SD) tutu:nia
(C) tutu:ni-k caliente, calor (del sol)
hot, heat (of the sun)
cf. tuinal "sun"; tutu:nia "to heat", tutu:niya "to get hot";
cf. tutu:nka:yu-t "fever"
CN totonqui (Sim.) "caliente"
(SD) tutu:ni-k caliente, calentura
hot, heat
cf. a:-t tutu:n "hot water"
(C) tutu:niya (i.v.) calentarse

to get warm, to heat up
tutu:niya (pres.)
tutu:niya-k (pret.)
tutu:niya-tuk (perf.)
cf. tutu:ni-k "hot", -ya 'inchoative 1
cf. tu:nal "sun"; tutu:nia "to heat"
CN totonia (Sim.) "calentarse"
(C) tutu:nka:yu-t fiebre, calentura

fever
cf. tutu:nik "hot", -a:-yu "liquid" (?)
CN cf. totoncayotl (Sim.) "calor natural"
(C) tutupuch totoposte (clase de pan o tortilla muy dura, de masa

gruesa y dura, no palmeada)
a kind of very hard bread or tortilla made from thick corn
dough, not patted
CN cf. totopochtli (Sim.) "tostado"
(SD) tu:tu-t pájaro

bird
tuhtujtut (pl.)
CN to:to:tl (Car.); PN *to:to:-
(SD) tu:tu-t karpintero(h) pájaro carpintero

woodpecker
cf. tu:tu-t "bird", Sp. carpintero
(SD) tuts-tsin armado (armadillo (?))

armadillo (?)
-tutstsin (poss.)
CN cf. ayotochtli (Sim.) ('armadillo')
(SD) tuwa:pan Río Tepechata
Tepechata River (name of the river which goes through Santo
Domingo de Guzmán)
cf. tu- "our", aspan "river"
(C) -turxih estómago

stomach
-turxih (poss.) nu-tu:xih "my stomach"
CN cf. toxic (Mol.) "el ombligo", toxillan (Mol.) "en la
barriga"
(SD) tuxih tripas, intestinos
intestines
(C) tux-ti tortuga

turtle
tuhtuxti (pi.)
tux-tsin "small turtle" (tuhtuxtsin (pi.))
CN cf. (?) ayotochtli (Sim.) ('armadillo') (from ayo-tl
"turtle" + toch-tli "rabbit")
(SD) twayah toalla

towel
Sp. toalla
(C) tyupan, t(i)yupan iglesia (tyupag)

church
tyuhtyupan (pi.)
cf. tiyu- 'holy, saint, God', -pan 'locative'
CN teopan (Car.); teopan (Sim.) "templo"
(SD) tyurpan, t(i)yupan
tyuhtyurpan (pi.)
TS
(C) -tsahka tapadera

lid, cover
i-tsahka "its lid"
cf. tsakwa "to close, to cover", -ka 'perf. norainalaization'
cf. -te:ntsahka "plug, cork"
CN cf. tzaccayotl (Sim.) "tapadera, tapón"
(SD) -tsahka
i-tsahka ne ku:mi-t "the pot's lid"
(C) tsah-tuk (adj.) tapado

closed, covered
cf. tsakwa "to close, to cover", -tuk 'perf.'
(SD) tsahtsalia (t.v., applic. ( ? ) ) llamar

to call to
tsahtsalia (pres.)
tsahtsalih-tuk (pret.)
cf. tsahtsi "to shout", -lia 'applic.' (?)
CN cf. tzatzilia (Sim.) "llamar a alguien"
(C) tsahtsi (i.v.) gritar

to shout
tsahtsi (pres.) ni-tsahtsi "I'm shouting"
tsahtsi-k (pret.)
tsahtsi-tuk (perf.)
CN tsahtsi (Car.) "gritar"; PN *tlahtsi/*tsahtsi
(SD) tsahtsi
cf. tsahtsalia "to call to"
(C) tsak-tuk (n.) preso

prisoner
tsahtsaktuk (pi.)
cf. tsakwa "to close", -tuk 'perf.'
(C) tsakwa (t.v., r.v.) cerrar(se), tapar(se)
to close, to shut, to cover
tsakwa (pres.) ni-k-tsakwa " I close i t " , rau-tsakwa " i t
closes"
tsak (pret.) ki-tsak-ki-ya "(she) already closed it"
tsak-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsahka "lid", tsahtuk "plug", tsaktuk "prisoner"
CN tsakwa (Car.); PN *tsakwa
(SD) tsakwa
tsak (pret.) ki-tsak-a "(she) already closed it" (gitsaga 7 )
(C) -tsa:lan (sustantivo relacional) entre medio, en medio

between, among, in the middle of (relational noun)
i-tsa:lan "in the middle of it"
tu-tsa:lan "between us"
CN -tzalan (Sim.) "entre, en medio de"
(SD) -tsa:lan
(C) tsala:ni (i.v.) tronar

to thunder
tsala:ni (pres.)
tsala:ni-k (pret.)
tsala:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. (SD) tsa:lani "resonar"
(SD) tsa:lani (i.v.) resonar, sonar (como el golpe de una cubeta

que resuena)
to resound, to clank (like banging a bucket)
tsa:lani (pres.)
tsa:lani-k (pret.)
tsa:lan-tuk (perf.)
cf. (C) tsala:ni "to thunder"
(C) tsana-t zanate

bird sp., grackel
tsahtsanat (pl.)
CN tzanatl (Sim.) "pájaro negro de pico encorvado"
(SD) tsana-t
(C) tsapa-tsin bajito

very short person
cf. -tsin 'diminutive1; cf. chapachin
CN cf. tzapatl (Sim.) "enano", tzapatzin (Sim.) "enanito"
(C) tsapalua (i.v. (?)) bajarse zapatoncito, bajarse
to get down (like a dwarf (?)), to lower oneself
tsapalua (pres.) (also: tsapa:lua)
tsapaluh (pret.)
tsapaluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsapa-tsin "very short person", -lua 'passive/ (?)
CN cf. tzapaton, tzapatzin (Sim.) "enano"
(C) tsapu-t zapote

zapote (fruit, tree)
-tsapu (poss.) nu-tsapu "my zapote"
tsahtsaput (pi.)
cf. chiktsapu-t "chiczapote"
cf. chi:ltik tsapu-t "custard apple" (anona)
cf. istak tsapu-t "white custard apple" (anona blanca)
cf. mu:yutsa "persimmon-like fruit"
cf. naiwatsa "matasano"
CN tzapotl (Sim.) "zapote"; PN *tsapo-
(SD) tsapu-t
cf. ulutsapu-t "a zapote sp." (uluzapote, sunza)
cf. mu:yutzapu-t "persimmon-like fruit"
cf. na:watsapu-t "matasano"
cf. tsapuyu:luh "zapote pit"
(C) tsaputan Ishuatán (nombre de lugar)

Ishuatan (place name)
cf. tsaputantekamet "people of Ishuatan"
cf. tsapu-t "zapote", -tan 'locative'
(C) tsaputantekamet gente de Ishuatán

people of/from Ishuatan
cf. tsaputan "Ishuatan", -teka ('-ite'), -met 'pl.'
(SD) tsapuyu:luh hueso de zapote

zapote pit, zapote seed
cf. tsapu-t "zapote", -yu:lu "heart"
(C) tsatsas alzadero

storage bin, place for storage
(C) tsa:wa (t.v., i.v.) tejer
to weave
(note: only appears in present tense)
ki-tsa:wa "she is weaving it", "she weaves it"
ni-tsa:wa "I'm weaving"
CN tzaua (Sim.) "hilar"; PN *tsa:wa "to twist/make thread"
cf. (SD) tsa:wa "to make clothes"
(SD) tsa:wa ( i . v . ) hacer ropa ( h i l a r , tejer (?))

to make clothes (to weave (?))
tsa:wa (pres.) ni-tsa:wa "I'm making clothes"
tsa:w-ki (pret.)
tsa:w-tuk (perf.)
CN tzaua (Sim.) "hilar"; PN *tsa:wa "to twist/make thread"
cf. (C) tsa:wa "to weave"
(C) tsa:wal telaraña

spider web, cobweb
i-tsa:wal tuka-t "the spider's web"
cf. tsa:wa "to weave", -1 'passive nominalization'
cf. (SD) i-te:na:yu tuka-t
(C) tsaya:na (t.v.) romper, rajar

to tear, to split
tsaya:na (pres.)
tsaya:n (pret.) ni-k-tsaya:n " I split it"
tsaya:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-tsahtsaya:na "to be tearing (something)"; kwatsaya:na
"to split someone's forehead"
CN tzayana (Sim.) "romper, cortar"
(SD) tsaya:na rajar
to split
tsaya:n(-ki) (pret.)
cf. ta-tsaya:na "to split (something)"; kwatsaya:na "to hit
(someone) in the forehead"
cf. tsaya:n-tuk "slit, groove"
(SD) tsaya:n-tuk (n.) ranura

groove, split, slit
cf. tsaya:na "to s p l i t " , -tuk 'perf.'
(C) tsehtselua (t.v.) sacudir
to shake
tsehtselua (pres.) ki-tsehtselua "I shake him/her/it"
tsehtseluh (pret.)
tsehtseluh-tuk (perf.)
CN tzetzeloa (Sim.) "sacudir, agitar"; PN *ts91owa
(SD) tsehtselua sacudir, menear, zarandear
to shake, to stir, to winnow, to sift
(C) tsihkwawi-t quebracho, cicahuite (árbol)

tree sp., quebracho (very hard wood)
tsihtsihkwawit (pl.)
cf. kwawi-t "tree"
CN cf. (?) t z i c t l i (Sim.) "goma, resina" ('chicle')
(SD) mu-tsihkwilua (r.v.) andar a tientas, pararse en puntillas
para alcanzar algo (empinarse)
to walk by feeling one's way, to stand on tiptoes to reach
something
mu-tsihkwilua (pres.)
mu-tsihkwiluh (pret.)
mu-tsihkwiluh-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. tzicuiliui (Mol.) "pararse muy flaco, tollirse
('tullirse')
(SD) tsihtsiskat-kal hormiguero

ant's nest
cf. tsi:ka-t "ant", kal "house"
(SD) tsihtsikwi:ni (i.v., redup.) estar brincando, andar brincando

to be jumping, hopping, to go along jumping, hopping
tsihtsikwi:ni (pres.)
tsihtsikwi:ni-k (pret.)
tsihtsikwi:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsikwi:ni "to jump"
CN cf. tzitzicuini (Sim.) "ser listo, rápido, activo"
(C) tsihtsintia (t.v., redup.) comenzarlos

to begin (iterative)
cf. tsintia "to begin"
(SD) tsihtsintia
(SD) tsi:ka-t hormiga (tsi:gat)
ant
tsihtsiskat (pl.)
cf. tsihtsi:kat-kal "ant's nest"
CN tzicatl (Mol.); PN *tsi:ka-
(C) tsikmu:yu chismuyo, chijuyo, chijmuyo (un pájaro negro)

bird sp., black (it sings: "tsikmu:yu, tsikmu:yu")
(SD) tsikmuyu
(C) tsikpa rigua (tortilla o tamal de elote tierno)

tortilla or tamale made of immature corn
CN cf. (?) t z i c t l i (Sim.) "goma, resina"
(C) tsi:kuwas peine

comb
-tsi:kuwas (poss.) nu-tsi:kuwas "my comb"
tsihtsi:kuwas (pl.)
cf. tsikwastia "to comb"
CN tziquauaztli (Sim.) ; PN *tsik(w)awa:s (?)
(SD) tsiku:was
(SD) tsikwastia (t.v., r.v.) peinar(se)

to comb
tsikwastia (pres.)
tsikwastih (pret.) ni-mu-tsikwastih " I combed (myself)",
ni-k-tsikwastih "I combed him/her/it"
tsikwastih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsiku:was "comb"
CN cf. tziquauazuia
(C) tsikwi:ni (i.v.) brincar, saltar

to jump, to leap
tsikwi:ni (pres.) ni-tsikwi:ni "I jump"
tsikwi:ni-k (pret.)
tsikwi:n-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. tzicuini (Sim.) "salpicar, brotar (líquido)"
(SD) tsikwi:ni
cf. tsihtsikwi:ni "to be jumping"
(SD) tsilini (i.v.) repicar (campana)
to ring (of bells)
tsilini (pres.)
tsilini-k (pret.)
tsilin-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-tsilinia ffto resound, to ring"
CN t z i l i n i (Sim.) "sonar, resonar, hablando de metal"; PN
*tsili:nV
cf. (C) ta-tsili:nia
(SD) -tsim-bankuh-yu rabadilla (el hueso de la nalga)

tailbone
i-tsimbankuh-yu "his tailbone"
cf. -tsin "buttocks, rump", Sp. banco, -yu 'intimate poss.'
cf. -tsum-bankuh-yu
(C, SD) -tsin, -chin (sufijo) 'diminutivo, reverencial'

'diminutive, reverential' ( s u f f i x )
-tsi(n)tsin, -chi(n)chin (pl.)
CN -tzin (Sim.)
(C, SD) tsin 'nalga, base, ano' (en palabras compuestas)

backside, buttocks, rump, arse; base, bottom ' (in compounds)
CN tzintli (Sim.) "ano, colon, base, cimiento"
(C) tsina:kan murciélago (tsinargag)

tsihtsina:kan (pl.)
CN tzinacan (Sim.); PN *tsina:kan
(SD) tsina:kan
(SD) tsina:kan un bejuco con raices como patas de murciélago

vine sp., vine with roots like a bat's feet
cf. tsina:kan "bat"
(C) -tsin=ahpan refajo (ya no se usa)

short skirt or sash worn over skirt (no longer used)
i-tsin-ahpan "her sash/skirt"
cf. tsin 'buttocks'
(SD)
mu—tsin—aspaka (r.v., incorp.) lavarse las nalgas
to wash one's backside
cf. tsin 'backside', mu-a:paka "to wash"
(C) tsin=e:-t frijol de milpa, frijol de maíz
"cornfield bean"
tsihtsin=e:t (pl.) (tsihtsige:t)
cf. tsin 'buttocks, base', e-t "bean"
cf. (SD) sin=e:-t
(C) tsine:wa (t.v.) hachar palos, rozar palos, botar palos/cosas

(cortar o tumbar árboles)
to cut down trees, to clear land of trees
tsine:wa (pres.)
tsine:h (pret.) ni-k-tsine:h "I cut it" (lo haché)
tsine:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsin 'base'
CN cf. tzineua "arrancar, destruir"
(SD) tsine:wa
tsine:w(-ki) (pret.)
tsine:w-tuk (perf.)
(SD) tsine:wil-in chacuate (clase de saltamonte)

grasshopper sp.
tsihtsine:wilin (pl.)
cf. (?) tsine:wa "to cut down trees", -in 'absolutive'
(SD) -tsinkach-yu xinga, posol, chingaste (asiento, sedimento)

dregs, grounds
i-tsinkach-yu "its grounds"
cf. (?) tsin 'bottom', -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) tsin-kál rincón

corner
tsihtsin-kál (pl.)
cf. tsin 'base, bottom, buttocks', kal "house"
(C) tsinka:lach sin nalga (con las nalgas planas)

flat-rumped, flat buttocks
cf. tsin 'buttocks'
cf. (SD) tsinmahma:lach
(SD) tsin-kamak nalga (tiggamak)

buttocks, rump, backside
-tsinkamak (poss.) nu-tsinkamak "my rump"
tsihtsinkamak (pl.)
cf. tsin 'buttocks', -kamak "cheek"
cf. (C) -tsintamal
(SD) tsin-kekex mujer sin formalidad, mujer promiscua (tsiggegex)
promiscuous woman (prostitute ?)
cf. tsin 'butt, ass', kekex-ti "a plant that causes itching"
(C) tsin-ketsa (t.v., incorp.) levantar, parar (parar de punta,

como un tronco, de un extremo)
to stand on end
tsinketsa (pres.) ki-tsinketsa "I stand it (on its base)"
(gitsiggestsa 9 )
tsinkets-ki (pret.)
tsinkets-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsin 'base, bottom, backside', ketsa "to lift, to stand"
(SD) tsin-ketsa (t.v., incorp.) parar (de punta, de un extremo,
como un tronco), copularse con
to stand on end, to copulate with
cf. tsin 'base, bottom, buttocks', ketsa "to stand, to lift"
CN tzinquetza (Sim.) "ponerse la mujer a manera de perra o de
otro animal, para que el varón tenga parte con ella, tener
parte y tomarse el varón y la mujer a manera de brutos"
(C) -tsinkuhku sinchucuyo (parte de la espalda de la rabadilla

para abajo )
small of the back and tailbone
nu-tsinkuhku "my small-of-the-back"
(SD) -tsinkuhku (tsigguhku9)
(C) tsin-ku:ma:tsah piñuela (mata de piña)

pineapple plant
cf. tsin 'base, bottom', ku:ma:tsah "piña"
(C) mu-tsin-ku:ti:ya (r.v., incorp.) rendirse de estar sentado

(cansarse de estar sentado)
to tire of sitting
mu-tsinku:ti:ya (pres.)
mu-tsinku:ti:ya-k (pret.)
mu-tsinku:ti:ya-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsin 'backside, rump', ku:ti:ya "to tire"
(C) tsin-kutu:na (t.v., incorp.) trozar bajo en el tronco, cortar

algo con asiento
to cut the bottom or base of something, e.g. a tree trunk
ni-k-tsinkutu:na "I cut it low, at the bottom/base"
cf. tsin 'base, bottom', kuturna "to cut"
(SD) tsin-kutu:na
(C) tsinkuya sincuyo, sincuya (clase de anona)
anona, custard apple sp.
cf. (?) tsin 'buttocks, base'
(SD) tsinkuya (tsinguya?)
(SD) tsin-mahma:lach sin nalga (persona que no tiene nalga)

cf. tsin 'buttocks, rump', ma:lachua "to flatten"
cf. (C) tsinkailach
(SD) tsinmaxak tijera, tijerilla (insecto) (palabra obscena)

earwig (obscene word)
cf. tsin "buttocks", maxak "groin"
(SD) tsin-mu-es-tuk acurrucado en cuclillas

squatting, crouching
cf. tsin 'buttocks, base', mu- 'reflexive', es-tuk "seated"
cf. (C) tsin-mu-ets-tuk
(C) tsin-mu-ets-tuk acurrucado

cf. tsin 'buttocks, base', mu- 'reflexive', ets-tuk "seated"
cf. (SD) tsin-mu-es-tuk
(SD) mu-tsin-na:maka (r.v., incorp.) vender la mujer su cuerpo

(ser prostituta) (mutsigna:maga?)
to be a prostitute
cf. tsin 'buttocks, ass', nasmaka "to sell"
CN tzinnamaca (Sim.) "prostituirse, venderse (mujer)"
(C) tsinnanats nalgona

woman with big buttocks
tsihtsinnanatsmet (pl.) (tsihtsignanatsmet)
cf. tsin 'buttocks, rump'
CN cf. nanatzoa (Sim.) "volverse gordo"
(C) tsin-nex sucio de las nalgas (tsignex)

dirty backside, dirty butt
cf. tsin 'buttocks, backside', nex-nah "dirty, dusty"
cf. (SD) tsinsu:su:l
(SD) tsinsu:su:l sucio de las nalgas
cf. tsin 'buttocks, backside'
CN cf. 9090IÜ (Sim.) "suciedad, basura"
c f . (C) tsin-nex
(C) mu-tsin-ta:lia (r.v., incorp.) sentarse, ir sentado,

acurrucarse
to squat down, to crouch, to waddle
c f . tsin 'buttocks, base', mu-ta:lia "to s i t "
(SD) mu-tsin-ta:lia
(C) tsin-ta:lmats-nah sucio de las nalgas

cf. tsin 'buttocks, rump', ta:lmats-nah "dirty"
cf. tsin-nex "dirty butt"
c f . (SD) t s i n s u : s u : l
(C) -tsin-tamal nalga

buttocks, backside, rump
i-tsintamal "his/her rump"
i-tsihtsintamal (poss. pi.) "his/her/(their) rumps"
cf. tsin 'buttocks', tamal "tortilla"
cf. (SD) tsin-kamak
(C) tsin-temultia (t.v.) rebajar, retroceder ( i r en retroceso,

reverso)
to go backwards, to reverse, to come back down
ki-tsintemultia "(he/she) is coming back down"
cf. tsin 'buttocks, base, bottom', temultia "to lower, to get
down"
(C) -tsinte-w molleja

gizzard
i-tsinte-w "its gizzard"
c f , tsin 'buttocks, base', te- 'stone', -w 'poss.'
(SD) -tsinte-w
(C) —tsinteyu, i—tsinteyu ikxi carcañal, talón

heel, heelbone
c f . (?) tsin 'base, bottom', te- 'stone', -yu 'intimate
poss.'
CN cf. ( ? ) tzinteyo "provista de su cepa, de su gleba"
(C) tsintia (t.v.) empezar, comenzar
to begin
tsintia (pres.)
tsintih (pret.)
tsintih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsihtsintia "to begin them (iterative)"
cf. (?) tsin 'base, bottom, rump', -tia 'caus.'
CN tzintia (Sim.) "empezar"
(C) tsintiseras tijereta (pájaro)

bird sp., flycatcher (?)
cf. tsin 'butt, backside', Sp. tiseras "scissors"
(C) tsintukia (t.v.) atizar (el fuego)

to poke, to stir, to stoke the fire
tsintukia (pres.) ni-k-tsintukia "I'm stoking it"
tsintukih (pret.)
tsintukih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) tsin 'buttocks, base'
CN cf. toquia (Sim.) "atizar el fuego"
(SD) tsin-tuma:wak nalgón, nalgona

person with big buttocks
cf. tsin 'buttocks', tuma:wak "fat"
(SD) -tsin=u:mi-yu cadera

hip, hipbone
cf. tsin 'buttocks, rump, backside', u:mi-t "bone", -yu
'intimate poss.'
(C) tsi:pi-t peche, tierno (maíz inmaduro, bebé) (el niño

menor cuando nace otro o cuando su mamá está embarasada;
un hombre que lo domina su esposa, uno que sólo sueña)
infant, tender, immature; the youngest child of a woman who
is pregnant, or, whose mother has given birth to another
baby; a hen-pecked man; immature corn; one who dreams all
the time
i-tsi:pi-yu "her baby, her youngest child"
tsihtsirpit (pl.)
CN cf. t z i p i t l (Sim.) "niño enfermo a causa de la leche que
toma"; tzipitl (Mol.) "la criatura que está enferma o
desgañada a causa de estar su madre preñada"
(C) pi tamal tortilla de camahua (tortilla de maíz nuevo)
tsis
tortilla made from new corn/immature corn

cf. tsi:pi-t "tender, immature", tamal "tortilla"
(C) tsi:-t chicharrita pequeña

small cicada sp.
t s i h t s i : t (pl.)
CN cf. (?) t z i t z i t l (Sim.) "especie de turquesas de inferior
calidad"
(C) tsitsirkas chichicaste (ortiga)

stinging nettle
CN tzitzicaztli (Sim.) "ortiga"
(SD) tsitsirkas (tsitsi:gas)
(C) tsitsi:ka-tuk (adj.) silencioso

silent, quiet
cf. tsitsi:kaya "to be quiet", -tuk 'perf.'
(C) tsitsi:kaya (i.v.) silenciarse, estar silencio

to be quiet, to become silent
tsitsi:kaya (pres.)
tsitsi:kaya-k (pret.) tsitsi:kaya-k "it got quiet"
tsitsi:kaya-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsitsi:ka-tuk "silent, quiet", -ya finchoative' (?)
(SD) tsitsikwihyak tujo (tufo) de zopilote (el mal olor del

zopilote)
cf. ihyak "smell, stink"
cf. (C) tsitsiwihyak
(C) tsitsimikwawi-t sisimite (árbol)

tree sp., about ten meters high, with a sour fruit like
hogplums, which are eaten by ring-tailed cats (mico león)
cf. tsitsimi-t "demon", kwawi-t "tree"
(SD) tsitsimi-t el demonio, el sisimite, el sombrerón (ser

sobrenatural)
demon, headless horseman, a supernatural being
tsihtsitsimit (pl.)
CN tzitzimitl (Sim.) "diablo, demonio, habitante del aire"
(C) tsitsinaka cosa que relumbra, que brilla (p. ej. un puño de
brasas)
shining, glittering, sparkling, something that flashes off
and on
(SD) tsisinaka
(C) tsitsi:n-tik tieso, duro

stiff, hard
-ti-k 'adj.'
(SD) tsitsi:n-tik duro, tieso, almidonado
hard, stiff, starched
(C) tsitsinua (t.v.) pedacear

to cut or break into pieces
tsitsinua (pres.) ni-k-tsitsinua "I'm breaking it into
pieces"
tsitsinuh (pret.)
tsitsinuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) 'buttocks, base', -ua 'passive/caus.'
(C) tsitsiwihyak el tufo del zopilote (mal olor del zopilote), el

sumo, almizcloso
vulture's stench
cf. (SD) tsitsikwihyak
(C) tsuhtsuntamehtia (t.v., redup.) sacarles punta, hacerlos

puntiagudos
to sharpen, to make points (pl.), to make (things) pointed
tsuhtsuntamehtia (pres.)
tsuhtsuntamehtih (pret.) (?)
tsuhtsuntamehtih-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. tsun-tameh "pointed, sharp", -tia 'caus.'
(SD) -tsuhtsun-yu cejas, pestañas

eyebrow, eyelashes
nu-tsuhtsun-yu "my eyebrow, my eyelashes"
cf. tsun- 'hair', -yu 'intimate poss.'
CN cf. tzotzonyo (Mol.) "lleno de pelos ásperos"; tzotzonyo
(Sim.) "velludo"
(C) tsu(:)hyak humo de lo chamuscado, lo quemado, mal olor de

carne quemada
cf. (i)hyak "smell"
cf. (SD) su:hyak
(C) tsukul chibola, chipote (chichón)
lump, bump, knot
CN cf. (?) tzocatl (Sim.) "verruga, puerro"
(C) tsukul-tik espeso

thick (of liquids)
cf. tsukul "lump"
(SD) tsukul-tik (tsugultik)
(C) mu-tsukulua (r.v.) acurrucarse

to squat, to crouch
mu-tsukulua (pres.)
mu-tsukuluh (pret.)
mu-tsukulih-tuk
cf. tsukul "lump, bump, knot", -ua fpassive/caus.f
(C) tsukunawi hipo

hiccough
tsuhtsukunawi (several people with hiccoughs)
CN cf. tzicunoliztli (Mol.)
(SD) tsukunawi (tsugunawi?)
(SD) tsu:lah nigua, sula

chigger, small flea
cf. (SD) tsu:lan
(C) tsu:lan nigua

chigger, small flea
tsuhtsu:lan (pi.)
cf. (SD) tsu:lah
(SD) tsuma (t.v.) coser, costurar

to sew
tsuma (pres.)
tsun-ki (pret.) ni-k-tsun-ki "I sewed it"
tsun-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-tsuma "to be sewing"
CN tzoma (Sim.) "coser"; PN *tsoma
c f . ( C ) ihtsuma
(SD) -tsum-bankuh-yu rabadilla

tailbone, rump and tailbone
cf. tsun "point, top", bankuh "bench", -yu 'intimate poss.
cf, -tsimbankuh-yu
(C) -tsum-bune:te copete (de pájaro)
tuft on bird's head (head plume)
i-tsurabune:te "its tuft" (itsumbune:te?)
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', Sp. bonete
(SD) tsum-pahsul con el pelo alborotado (despeinado)

with messed-up hair, unkempt
cf. tsun- 'hair', ku:pahsul "unkempt, gargage"
CN tzompaôlli (Sim.) "cabellos despeinados, despeinado"
(C) mu-tsum-pa:ka (r.v., incorp.) lavarse la cabeza

to wash one's head
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', pa:ka "to wash"
(SD) tsumpalachu una lagartija

lizard sp.
cf. tsun- 'head'
(C) -tsumpan encima de, en la punta, en la cumbre (sustantivo

relacional)
on, on top of, on the summit (relational noun)
i-tsumpan "on top of it"
nu-tsumpan "on top of me, on my head"
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', -pan 'locative'
(SD) -tsumpan
(C) tsum-pe:peta (t.v., incorp.) despulgar (espulgar)

to deflea, to delouse, to clean someone's head, to look for
fleas/lice
tsumpe:peta (pres.)
tsumpe:pet-ki (pret.) ni-k-tsumpe:pet-ki-ya "I already
deloused him"
tsumpe:pet-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', pe:peta "to search"
(SD) tsum-pe:suh calvo

bald
ni-tsurape:suh "I'm bald"
cf. tsun- 'hair, head', (?) pe:suh "colón, peso (money)"
(C) tsum-pilua (t.v.) poner cabeza abajo
to put upside-down
ni-k-tsumpilua " I put him/her/it upside down"
c f . tsun- 'head 1 , pilua "to hang"
CN cf. piloa (Sim.) "colgarse, caer, derramarse desde lo
alto"
(SD) tsum-pilua poner cabeza abajo, agachar
to put upside-down, to crouch, to bend over"
(C) tsumpu:pu zompopo (clase de hormiga grande)

ant sp., large
tsuhtsumpu:pu (pl.)
cf. (?) tsun- 'head1
(SD) tsumpu:pu
(C, SD) tsun- 'pelo, cabeza, punta' (en palabras compuestas)

'head, hair, point, top' (in compounds)
cf. -tsun "point"
CN tsontli (Car.) "cabello, pelo"; tzontli (Sim.) "cabello,
pelo, sobre, extremo"; PN tson- "hair"
(C) -tsun la punta

point, top
i-tsun "its tip, point, top"
(SD) -tsun cojollo (cogollo (de árbol))
top (of a tree)
(C) mu-tsun=ahwilia (r.v., incorp.) mojarse la cabeza

to wet/dampen one's head
ni-mu-tsunahwilia "I'm wetting my head" (nimutsugahwiliya?)
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', ahwilia "to wet"
(SD) mu-tsun=ahwilia
(SD) tsun»a:lepu renacuajo, tepocate (tsugarlepu9)

tadpole
cf. tsun- 'head'
(C) tsun-chalua (t.v., incorp.) machucar

to mash, to smash
ni-k-tsunchalua "I smash it"
cf. tsun- 'head', chalua "to hit, to beat"
cf. ta-tsunchalua "to be mashing (something)"
(C) tsunchekek pájaro carpintero
woodpecker
cf, tsun- 'head1
cf, chercheke
cf, (SD) chehe
(SD) tsun-chichik chimbolo (pescado)

fish sp,
tsuhtsunchichik (pl.)
cf. tsun- 'head', (?) chichik "bitter"
cf. (C) pu:te-t
(C) tsun-chi:chi:l tzonchiche, sunchiche, quebrantahueso, zope

cabeza roja (colorada) (zopilote de cabeza roja)
red-headed vulture
cf. tsun- 'head', chi:l- 'red'
(SD) tsun-chi:chi:l
(C) tsun-chisltik pelirrojo, rubio

redhead
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', chi:l-tik "red"
(C) tsun=eheka-t loco, pasmado (no tiene juicio, no entiende)
(tsugehekat)
"nuts", crazy
cf. tsun- 'head', eheka-t "wind"
(SD) tsun=ehekat
(C) tsun=istak cana (tsugistak)

grey hair
cf. tsun- 'pelo', istak "white"
CN cf. tzoniztac (Sim.) "canoso"
(C) tsun-i:xpuya:wi (i.v., incorp.) marearse

to get dizzy, faint
cf. tsun- 'head', i:x-puya:wi "to get dizzy"
(C) -tsunkal pelo

hair
i-tsunkal "his/her hair"
nu-tsunkal "my hair"
i-tsunkal sin-ti "el pelo de maíz"
cf. tsun- 'hair', (?) kal "house"
CN cf. tzoncalli (Sim.) "cabellera, peluca"
(SD) -tsunkal (tsuggal)
(SD) tsun-kareta una lagartija
lizard sp.
cf. tsun- 'head', Sp. careta "mask"
(C) tsunkechehchel "la calavera (espanto)"

"The Skull" (a supernatural spook)
(cf. chapter 7, texts Sip and N)
(note: f>The skull" makes the sound: chi:k-che:l.
chi:k-che:l)
cf. tsun- 'head'
(C) tsunkulu:chuh muruxo, colocho (crespo, rizado)

curly haired
cf. tsun- 'hair, head'
CN cf. quacocolochtic (Mol.) "crespo"
(C) tsun-tameh puntudo, puntiagudo

sharp, pointed
cf. tsun- 'head, point', tameh "sharp edge, blade"
cf. tsuhtsuntamehtia "to sharpen, to make them pointed"
(C) tsun-tapa:na (t.v., incorp.) reventar la cabeza

to break open someone's head
ki-tsuntapa:n "(she) broke his head open"
cf. tsun- 'head', tapa:na "to break open"
(SD) tsun-tapa:na (t.v., r.v., incorp.) reventar(se) la cabeza
to break open one's own/someone else's head
ni-mu-tsuntapa:n ' 1 broke my head open"
(C) tsun-teki (t.v., incorp.) machetear (machetar)

to wound, to cut with a machete
ki-tsuntek "(he) wounded him with a machete"
cf. tsun- 'head', teki "to cut"
CN cf. (?) tzontequi (Sim.) "juzgar un asunto, pronunciar una
sentencia"
(SD) tsun-teki (i.v., t.v., incorp.) herir(se)
to wound
mu-tsuntek "(he) wounded himself", ki-tsuntek "(he) wounded
him"
(C) tsun-tekuma-t calavera, cabeza; "la calavera" (espanto)
skull, head; "The Skull" (spook)
-tsuntekun (poss.) i-tsuntekun "her head, skull"
cf. tsun- fheadf, tekuma-t "bottle gourd"
CN tzontecomatl (Sim.) "cabeza separada del cuerpo, cabeza"
(SD) tsun-tekuma-t, -tsun-tekun
(C) tsuntekwi:ch seso(s)

brains
-tsuntekwirch (poss.) i-tsuntekwi:ch "his/her/its brains"
c f . tsun- 'head 1
(C) tsun-tesú:n cabezón

big-headed person, person with a large head
c f . tsun- 'head 1
(C) tsunte-t bagre (pescado)

f i s h sp., catfish (?)
tsuhtsuntet (pl.)
cf. tsun- 'head', te-t "sone"
CN cf. (?) tzontetl (Sim.) "idiota, tonto, estúpido"
c f . (SD) tsunte-t "crazy"
(SD) tsun-te-t cabeza de piedra (tonto, loco, persona que no

entiende)
"nuts", crazy
c f . tsun- 'head', te-t "stone"
CN tzontetl (Sim.) "idiota, tonto, estúpido"
c f . (C) tsunte-t " f i s h (catfish ( ? ) ) "
(SD) -tsunteyu -(i)kxi talón, tacón de pie

heel
i-tsunteyu nu-kxi "my heel"
c f . tsun- 'head', ( ? ) te- 'stone', -yu 'intimate poss.',
( i ) k x i "foot"
c f . (C) -tsinteyu ( i k x i )
(SD) tsun-ti veinte manos de maíz

twenty handfuls of corn
se: tsun-ti "one hundred ears of corn" (un sonte, cien
mazorcas)
6 tsun-ti "small faneague (bushel)" (fanega chiquita)
12 tsun-ti "large faneague (bushel)" (fanega grande)
CN cf. cen tzontli (Sim.) "cuenta de 4 0 0 " , "para contar
objetos planos, delgados"
(SD) tsun-tisi (t.v., incorp.) moler (p. ej. café en oro, arroz
sin granza, cosas ajenas en la masa)
to grind (e.g. coffee, rice, foreign matter in the dough)
ki-tsuntisi (pret.) "(she) grinds it (foreign matter)"
cf. tsun- 'head 1 , t i s i "to grind"
(C) tsun-tu:ka (t.v., r.v.) agachar(se)

to squat, to lower, to bend down
ni-mu-tsuntu:ka "I bend down"
ni-k-tsuntu:ka "I bent it down"
cf. tsun- 'head', tu:ka "to bury"
(SD) -tsun-tu:kay apellido

surname
i-tsuntu:kay "his/her surname"
c f . tsun 'head', tuskay "name"
cf. (C) -tsuntu:key
(C) -tsun-tu:key apellido

surname
i-tsuntu:key "his/her surname"
c f . tsun- 'head', tuskey "name"
cf. (SD) -tsun-tu:kay
(C) tsuntulupu tulupo, romo

blunt
cf. tsun- 'head, point', (?) Sp. tulupo
(C) tsun-tsapu-t sunza, zunza, sonzapote (árbol y fruta)

zapote sp., tree and f r u i t , a large and hard fruit with a
large pit and thin meat, yellow
cf. tsun- 'head', tsapu-t "zapote"
(SD) tsuntsapu-t
(C) tsuntsaput-tiyuhkwawi-t caoba

mahongany
cf. tsun-tsapu-t "sunsa zapote", tiyuh-kwawi-t "cedar"
(C) tsuntsen-nah calvo (ralo de pelo)

bald, thinning hair
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', -nah 'adj.'
(Teotepeque) tsunwewech jolote, chompipe (guajolote, pavo)
turkey
cf, tsun- 'head 1 , Sp, güegüecho (?)
cf. (SD) wewechu "turkey"
(SD) tsun-xi:lu-t pelirrojo, chele, canche (güero)

blond or redheaded
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', xi:lu-t "immature ear of corn"
(SD) tsunxirpe pelón, calvo

bald, hairless
cf, tsun- 'hair, head', x i : p e : w i "to skin"
cf. (C) tsunxispets
(C) tsunxi:pets pelón

bald, hairless
cf. tsun- 'head, hair', x i : p e : w i "to skin", (?) pets-tik
"smooth"
cf. (Sim.) tsunxi:pe
(SD) -tsunyawal yagual (un trapo en forma de círculo que se pone

en la cabeza para cargar cántaro, tinajas, etc.)
a coiled piece of cloth put on the head for carrying water
jugs, etc.
cf. tsun- 'head', yawal "coiled cloth" (yagual)
(C) mu-tsunyuli:xkwepa (r.v., incorp.) dar vuelta de gato

(voltereta)
to do a somersault
ni-mu-tsunyuli:xkwep-ki " I turned a somersault"
cf. tsun- 'head', -yul "heart", i:x-kwepa "to turn
around/over"
(C) tsupe:le-k (adj.) dulce

sweet
tsuhtsupe:lek (pi.)
cf. tsupesliya "to become sweet, to sweeten"
CN tsope:lik (Car.)
(SD) tsupele-k
(C) tsupe:liya (i.v.) endulzarse
to become sweet, to get sweet, to turn sweet, to sweeten
tsupe:liya (pres.)
tsupe:liya-k (pret.)
tsupe:liya-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsupe:lek "sweet", -ya 'inchoative1
CN tsope:liya (Car.)
(C) tsupi ano, culo (tsupi 7 )

anus, arse
CN cf. tzopi (Sim.) "terminarse, acabarse"
(SD) tsupi ano, culo (palabra obscena)
anus, arse (obscene)
(C) tsupina (t.v.) picar, pullar

to sting, to stab
tsupina (pres.)
tsupin (pret.)
tsupin-tuk (perf.) ki-tsupin-tuk "(she) has stabbed him"
c f . (?) tsupi "anus, arse"
CN tzopina (Sim.) "picar, incitar, acelerar, aguijonear";
tsopinia (UC) "punzar a otro"
(SD) tsupina (t.v.) picar, pullar, inyectar, picotear
to sting, to stab, to peck (of birds), to inject (give an
injection)
maka xi-nech-tsupina "don't sting/stab me!"
(C) tsu:tsu grano, divieso (barro)

boil, pimple
CN cf. tzotzoui (Sim.) "tener granos, bubas"
(SD) tsu:tsu llaga, herida (tsu:tsu?)
sore, wound
CN cf. tzotzouiztli (Mol.) "llaga vieja"
(C) tsutsukul tinaja, cántaro

pitcher, jug
-tsutsukul (poss.) nu-tsutsukul "my jug"
tsuhtsutsukul (pl.)
c f . (?) tsukul "lump, bump, knot"
CN tzotzocolli (Mol.) "cántaro grande de barro"
(SD) tsutsukul
(C) tsutsuluka liso (extendido, p. ej, como un mantel
smooth, straightened out (e.g. as a tablecloth)
CN (?) tsoloa (UC) "estrechar, en(s)angostar"; cf, tzoloa
(Sim.) "encoger, apretar, comprimir una cosa", tzoliui
(Sim.) "encogerse, retirarsle, contraerse"
(C) tsutsu:na (t.v.) tocar (instrumento)

to play (musical instrument)
tsutsu:na (pres.) ni-k-tsutsu:na " I play it"
tsutsu:n (pret.)
tsutsu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-tsutsu:na "to play, to be playing"
CN tsotsona (Car.) "golpear algo, tañer instrumento";
tzotzona (Sim.) "tocar ciertos instrumentos"
(SD) tsutsu:na
(SD) tsuyurna, tsuyu:nia (t.v.) freir; see tsuyu:nia

to fry
(SD) tsuyu:ni (i.v.) freirse

to fry
tsuyu:ai (pres.)
tsuyu:n-ki (pret.) (?)
tsuyu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsuyu:na, tsuyu:nia (t.v.) "to fry"
CN tzoyoni (Sim.) "freirse"
(C) tsuyu:nia (t.v.) freir

to fry
tsuyu:nia (pres.)
tsuyu:nih (pret.) ni-k-tsuyu:nih " I fried it"
tsuyu:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsuyu:ni (i.v.) "to fry, to be fried"
CN tzoyonia (Sim.) " f r e i r "
(SD) tsuyu:nia, tsuyu:na (t.v.) freir
to fry
tsuyu:na, tsuyu:nia. (pres.)
tsuyu:n-ki (pret.) ki-tsuyu:n-ki "(she) fried i t "
tsuyu:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. tsuyu:ni ( i . v . ) "to fry, to be fried"
U
(C) (u)chpa:na (t.v.) barrer

to sweep
uchpa:na (pres.) ni-k-uchpa:na ffIfm sweeping it"
uchpa:n (pret.)
uchpa:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-chpa:na "to be sweeping"; uchpa:nwas "broom"
CN (o)chpa:na, tla-chpa:na (Car.); PN *ochpa:na
(SD) uchpa:na barrer, asear
to sweep, to clean up
cf. t-uchpa:na "to be sweeping"
(C) uchpa:nwas escoba

broom
-uchpa:nwas (poss.)
uhuchpa:nwas (pl.)
cf. (u)chpa:na "to sweep", -wa-s 'nominalization'
CN ochpauaztli (Sim.) "escoba"
(SD) uchpa:nwas
(C) u:chul-nah estrecho, angosto

narrow
CN (?) tzoltic (Mol.)
(SD) uhle hule (uhle?)

rubber
-uhle (poss.) nu-uhle "my rubber" (nuwuhle9)
uhuhle (pl.)
CN olli (Sim.) "hule"; cf. Sp hule (?)
cf. (C) uhli
(C) uhli hule (uhli 9 )

rubber
-uhli (poss.) nu-uhli "my rubber"
uhuhli (pl.)
cf. uhli kwawi-t "rubber tree"
CN olli (Sim.) "hule"; cf. Sp. hule (?)
cf. (SD) uhle
(C) uhli kwawi-t palo de hule
rubber tree
cf. uhli "rubber", kwawi-t "tree"
CN cf. olquauitl (Sim.)
(C) -uhmi-yu pluma

feather
i-uhmi-yu " i t s feather" (-yu 'intimate poss.1)
i-uhuhmi-yu (pi. poss.) "its feathers"
CN cf. (?) tomiotl (Sim.) "pelo, lana"
(SD) -uhmi-yu pluma, pelo de animal
feather, fur
(C) uh-petawa (t.v., incorp.) chapear camino (rozar, limpiar

camino con machete)
to clean/clear a road of weeds and brush with a machete
uhpetawa (pres.)
uhpetah (pret.) ni-uhpetah " I chopped/cleaned the road"
uhpetah-tuk (perf.)
cf. uh-ti "road", petawa "to open (shirt), to extend"
(C) uhta-t vara de tarro (como bambú pero verde y más chiquito)
cane or reed sp«, like bamboo, but smaller and green
-uhta-w (poss.) nu-uhta-w "ray cane"
CN otlatl (Sim.) "caña dura"
(C) uh-ti camino, sendero

road, trail
-uhpan (poss.) nu-uhpan "my road, way, trail" (-pan
'locative 1 (?))
uhuhti (pi.)
cf. uh-petawa "to clear a road"
CN o?tli (Car.); PN *oh-
(SD) uh-ti
i-uh "his/her road" (iyuh)
nu-uh "my road" (núwuh), (nuwúh)
cf, -uh -tsunkal "part (in hair)"
(SD) -uh -tsunkal raya del pelo (camino del cabello)

part in hair
i-uh nu-tsunkal "my part" (iyuh nutsugkai)
cf. uh-ti "road", -tsunkal "hair"
(cf. iyuh -tsunkal)
(SD) uhu:lini (i.v., redup.) moverse, menearse, apurarse
to stir, to move, to hurry
x-uhu:lini "move!", "hurry!" (¡movete!, iapurate!)
cf. u : l i n i "to move, to s t i r "
(C) uh-u:me ambos, los dos

both
cf. u:me "two" (uh-u:me (pl.))
CN oome (Sim.)
(C) uh-u:me
(C) uhux ujuxte (árbol, fruta amarilla, se come su semilla)
tree sp., with yellow fruit whose seeds are eaten
cf. uhux-ti "ujuxte fruit"
(SD) uhux
uhuhux (pl.)
(C) uk (conj.) cuando ('aún, todavía, ahora, además, por, por

ahora1 (?))
'when, now, s t i l l , even, furthermore, by, for now1 (?)
(conj.)
cf. -uk ( c l i t i c )
cf. (Ataco) uk-se: "another, other"
CN oc (Sim.)
(SD) uk
uk seryuk "another" (seiyuk "(an)other")
(C, SD) -uk, -yuk (clítico) ('aún, todavía, ahora, además, por
ahora, hasta' ( ? ) )
('still, yet, now, moreover, for now, until') (clitic)
cf. murstayuk "until tomorrow" (hasta mañana)
cf. peynayuk "it's still early, in the early morning"
cf. sanuk "up to now, to the present" (hasta ahora)
cf. se:yuk "another, other"
cf. te:yuk "not yet" (todavía no)
(C) ukich varón (ugich)

male, man
uhukich, uhukichmet (pl.)
CN okichtli (Car.) "varón, hombre"; PN *okich
(SD) ukich
uhukich, ukichket (pl.)
(Ataco) uk-se: otro
other, another
cf. uk ( ' s t i l l , furthermore'), se: "one"
cf. (C, SD) se:yuk "another"; (SD) uk sesyuk "another"
(C) uksi (i.v.) madurarse, estar cocido

to ripen, to be cooked/done
uksi (pres.)
uksi-k (pret.)
uksi-tuk (perf.)
cf. ukxitia (t.v.) "to ripen, to cook"; uksi-k "ripe, cooked
CN (i)kwsi (Car.) "cocerse, madurarse"
(SD) uksi
(C) uksi-k (adj.) cocido, maduro, listo

cooked, ripe, done, ready
cf. uksi "to ripen, to be cooked", -k 'adj.'
CN icucic (Sim.) "maduro, cocido"
(SD) uksi-k
(C) uku-t ocote

pine, pine kindling, torch pine
(also: okot, probably due to influence from Sp. ocote)
uhukut, ohokot (pl.)
cf. uku-tal "pine stand, pine grove" (ocotal)
CN ocotl (Sim.) "especie de pino aromático; PN *oko-
(C) uku-tal ocotal

pine grove, stand of pines
cf. uku-t "pine", -ta(:)l 'place of'
(C) ukxitia (t.v.) madurar, poner a madurar

to ripen
ukxitia (pres.) ni-k-ukxitia "I'm ripening it"
ukxitih (pret.)
ukxitih-tuk (perf.)
cf. uksi (i.v.) "to ripen, to be cooked", -tia 'caus'.; cf
uksi-k "ripe, cooked"
CN cf. tla-cuxitia (Mol.) "madurar"
(SD) ukxitia
(C) uli:ni (i.v.) menearse, moverse
to stir, to move
ulirni (pres.)
ulisni-k, uli:n-ki (pret.)
uli:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. ulitnia (t.v.) "to s t i r , to move"
cf. uhli "rubber"
CN o l i : n i (Car.) "menear"
(SD) utlini
cf. uhutlini "to move, to hurry"
(C) ulisnia (t.v., r.v.) menear, menearse

to stir, to move
ulisnia (pres.)
u l i : n i h (pret.) ni-k-uli:nih " I stirred/moved it",
ni-mu-uli:nih " I moved"
uli:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. u l i : n i "to move, to s t i r "
CN olinia (Sim.) "remover, agitar algo, mover una cosa"
olijnia (Car.); PN * o : l i : n i a
cf. (SD) u : l i n t i a "to s t i r "
(SD) u : l i n t i a (t.v.) menear

to stir
u : l i n t i a (pres.)
u:lintih (pret.)
u:lintih-tuk (perf.)
cf. u : l i n i "to s t i r , to move"; cf. ta-uslintia "to be
stirring (something)"
cf. (C) ulisnia
(C) ulul-nah redondo, esférico

round, spherical
cf. uhli "rubber" ( ? ) ; cf. (SD) ululua "to roll"
CN cf. ololtic (Sim.) "redondo como bola o una pelota"
(C) ululua (t.v,) recoger
to pick up, to gather
ululua (pres.)
ululuh (pret.)
ululuh-tuk (perf.) ni-k-ululuh-tuk "I have gathered it"
cf. ta-ululua "to gather (things), to be picking up"
cf. ulul-nah "round"
CN cf. ololoa (Sim.) "reunir cosas, juntar, amontonar,
redondear"
cf. (Sim.) ululua "to roll"
(SD) ululua (t.v.) arrollar

to roll
ululua (pres.)
ululuh (pret.)
ululuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ku:lulua "to roll up"
CN ololoa (Car.) "hacer alguna cosa redonda como bola"
cf. (C) ululua "to gather"
(C) ulu-t olote

corncob (cob with no kernels)
-ulu (poss.) nu-ulu "my corncob"
uhulut (pl.)
CN olotl (Sim.) "mazorca de maíz desgranada"
(SD) ulu-t
(SD) ulu-tsapu-t uluzapote, sunza, soncita (un zapotillo con

zapote largo)
zapote sp., with long zapote fruits
cf. ulu-t "corncob", tsapu-t "zapote"
(C) ulu-xu:chi-t siemprevivo, siempreviva

plant sp., "house-leek" (?) (sempervivum)
(C) ulyuh bautismo

baptism
-ulyuh (poss.) nu-ulyuh "my baptism"
CN cf. (?) ollotl (Sim.) "centro, medio"
(SD) umár, -chiwa humar, fumar

to smoke
Sp. humar (local equivalent of fumar)
(C) u:me dos (u:me ? )
two
uhu:me (pl.) "both"
CN o:me (Car.); PN *o:m9
(SD) u:me
uhu:me "both"
(C) u:minex uminexte, cafecillo (árbol)

tree sp., hard wood9 good for house beams
cf. u:mi-t "bone", nex-ti "ash"
(C) -u:miskwil costilla

rib
i-u:miskwil "his/her rib"
nu-u:miskwil "my rib"
cf. u:mi-t "bone"
CN omicicuilli (Mol.)
(C) u:mi-t hueso

bone
-u:mi-yu (intimate poss.) nu-u:mi-yu "my bone (part of my
body)"
-u:mi-w (poss.) nu-u:mi-w "my bone" (for eating)
nu-uhu:mi-yu (pl. poss.) "my bones"
CN omitl (Car.); PN *o:mV-
(SD) u:mi-t
nu-u:mi-yu "my bone" (of my body)
nu-u:mit "my bone" (for eating)
(C) uni eso, ese, esa; aquel, aquella, aquello (demostrativo)

that (demonstrative)
CN cf. ino
(SD) uni
cf. yahuni "that"
cf. uni-san "right there"
(C) uni (t.v.) beber
to drink
uni (pres.) ni-k-uni " I drink i t " ( n i g u n i 9 ) , ki-uni "he
drinks it" (gi(y)uni?)
uni-k (pret.)
uni-tuk (perf.)
ni-mits-uni "I'm drinking you/(it) for you" (somewhat forced
example but it demonstrates clearly that the root begins
with ii and not lc as in many other Nahua varieties, e.g.
Tetelcingo koni)
(SD) uni
ni-mits-uni "I'm drinking you/(it) for you"
(SD) uni-san ahí no más

right there
cf. uni "that", -san 'only'
(SD) untuwia (t.v.) atizar (el fuego)

to poke, to stoke, to stir the fire
untuwia (pres.) ni-k-untuwia "I'm stoking it"
untuwih (pret.)
untuwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. Sp. (?) junto (e.g. juntar el fuego "to stoke"), -wia
'passive/caus.'
(SD) unyeroh uñero

ingrown nail
Sp. uñero
(C) u:pahkwawi-t chaperno (árbol)

tree sp.
cf. kwawi-t "tree"
(C) usrah, o:rah hora, a la hora de

hour, at that time, at the time when
Sp. hora
(SD) urakán huracán

strong wind
Sp. huracán
(C) u:rduh zurdo

left-handed
ni-u:rduh "I'm left-handed"
(C) ustu:kal Ostucal (nombre de una cueva en el camino a San
Julián)
Ostucal, (name of a cave on the road to San Julián)
c f . ustu:-t "cave, ravine", kal "house" (?)
(C) ustu:-t barranco, cueva

ravine, cave
uhustu:t (pl.)
ka ustus-t "in the ravine"
CN o:sto:tl (Car.) "cave"; PN *osto:-
(SD) ustus-t
(SD) ustu:t-á:-t Río la Barranca (nombre de un río)

,f
Ravine River" (name of a river)
cf. ustu:-t "ravine, cave", a:-t "water, river"
(C) ustu:tsin gato de monte, gato onza, gato sonta

wildcat, bobcat
cf. (?) ustu:-t "cave, ravine", -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) utsti-tuk embarazada, cargada, preñada

pregnant
cf. -tuk 'perf 1
CN cf. otzi(a) (Sim.) "preñar, estar embarazada", otztli
(Sim.) "preñada"; PN *o:ts-
(SD) utsti-tuk
(C) u:wa-t caña

cañe
cf. ista(:)k-u:wa-t "cane sp. (white cane)"
cf. chi:ltik-u:wa-t "cane sp. (red cane)"
cf. u:wa-tal "canebreak"
(SD) u:wa-t
u:wa-t istak "cane sp. (white cane)"
u:wa-t morado(h) "cane sp. (purple cane)"
u:wa-t xuxuhnah "cane sp. (purple cane)"
(C) u:wa-tal guatal, potrero (monte antes de limpiarse, algo alto)

canebreak (?), overgrown or uncleared land
cf. u:wa-t "cane", - t a ( : ) l ; 'place of'
(SD) u:wa-tal
(C) uwih difícil, costoso, apenas, "rejude"
difficult, hard, extremely difficult; hardly, with difficulty
CN owi? (Car.)
(SD) uwih
(C) u:xi-sa:lua (t.v., incorp.) pegar el pañal en el bálsamo

(ponen un trapo, parche en un cuadro raspado de la cáscara
para absorber el bálsamo)
to place a cloth/patch in a balsam tree on a scraped square
in its bark in order to absorb the balsam sap
cf. u:xi-t "balsam", saslua "to stick, to glue"
(C) u:xi-t bálsamo

balsam tree, balm
uhu:xit (pi.)
CN oxitl (Sim.) "especie de ungUento hecho con trementina"
(C) u:ya (t.v.) desgranar

to shell (corn)
u:ya (pres.)
u:x-ki (pret.) ni-k-u:x-ki " I shelled it"
u:x-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-wiya "to shell, to be shelling"
CN o:ya (Car.)
(SD) u:ya
cf. ta-wiya, ta-u:ya "to shell, to be shelling"
(C) wahchul-tik bofito (liviano, cosa que no pesa)

light
cf. -ti-k f adj. f
(C) wahkal guacal (jicara), morro, palo de morro

gourd, gourd bowl, gourd tree
wahwahkal (pi.)
wahkal-tsin "small gourd" (guacalito)
CN cf. uacalli (Sim.) "especie de cuévano en forma de caja
cuadrangular"
(SD) wahkal guacal, morro (jicara)
gourd, gourd bowl, gourd tree
cf. -wahkal "kneecap"
(SD) -wahkal, i-wahkal -tewahka rótula
kneecap
nu-wahkal "my kneecap"
i-wahkal nu-tewahka "my kneecap"
cf, wahkal "gourd", -tewahka "knee"
(C) wahkalmalu:ni manune (árbol)

tree sp., good for building
cf. wahkal "gourd", (?) mali:na "to twist"
(SD) wahwa:ki (i.v., redup.) marchitarse

to wither, to wilt
c f . wa:ki "to dry"
(SD) wakalchiyah salicolchón (palomita (?), guacalchia (?))

dove sp. (?)
cf. Sp. guacalchia ( c f . (?) wahkal "gourd", chiya "to look")
cf. (C) warakchiyu
(C) wa:ka:x ganado, vaca (wa:ga:x)

cattle, cow
-wa:ka:x (poss.)
wahwa:ka:x, wa:ka:xmet, wahwa:ka:xmet (pl.)
Sp. vacas
c f . (SD) turuh
(C) wa:ki (i.v.) secarse

to dry
wa:ki (pres.)
wa:ki-k (pret.)
wa:k-tuk (perf.)
c f . wa:tsa (t.v.) "to dry", wa:k-tuk "dry",
CN wa:ki (Car.); PN *wa:ki
(SD) wa:ki
cf. wahwa:ki "to wither"
(C) wa:k-ta:l terreno seco

dry ground
cf. wa:ki "to dry", -ta:l 'place of', "ground"
(C) wa:k-tuk (adj.) seco
dry
cf. wa:ki "to dry", -tuk f perf. f
cf. kuwa:k-tuk "it is dry"
CN cf. uactoc (Sim.) "estar seco, maduro, hablando de trigo"
(SD) wa:k-tuk
(C) waktsin guacse, guactsin, guacsín, guause (pájaro)

bird sp., a kind of small owl which sings (?)
cf. (?) -tsin 'diminutive 1
CN uactli (Sim.) "pájaro de cuyo canto se sacaban presagios"
(SD) waktsin
(C, SD) (w)al- 'hacia acá1 ( f direccional f )

'hither1 (directional prefix)
(note: wal- appears when no other prefix precedes; otherwise
-al- occurs)
cf. wa:la(:)h "came"
CN wal- (Car.) "hacia acá"
(C) wa:la:h ('pret. 1 of w i : t s "to come", irregular verb)

wa:lah (pret.) " ( h e / s h e / i t ) came"
wa:la:h-ke-t (pret. pl.) "they came"
cf. wi:ts "(he/she/it) comes"
cf. (w)al- 'hither 1 ('dir.')
CN wa:lla 9 (Car.); PN *wa:lla:h-
(SD) wa:lah
(C) (w)al-ahsi (t.v.) hallar, encontrar

to find
-al-ahsi (pres.) n-al-ahsi " I find i t " , k-al-ahsi "he found
it"
-al-ahsi-k (pret.)
-al-ahsi-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither', ahsi "to arrive, to find"
CN ualaci (Sim.) "sobrevenir, sorprender"
(SD) (w)al-ahsi (t.v.) alcanzar
to reach, to catch up with
(C) (w)al-a:na (t.v.) traer
to bring, to fetch
-al-a:na (pres.)
-al-a:n-ki (pret.) n-al-a:n-ki "I brought it" (nalarggi?)
-al-a:n-tuk (perf.)
x-al-a:na "bring it!"
cf. (w)al- 'hither 1 , a:na "to grab, to pick up"
(SD) (w)al-asna
(C) walchachapaka salto de agua, chorro de agua (cascada)

waterfall
cf. (?) (w)al- 'hither 1
CN cf. chachapaca (Sim.) "caer gotas grandes"
(SD) walchakeh gualchaque, gualxaque, guaxaque (mal espíritu en

forma de chompipe o ave grande) (walchakeh)
an evil spirit or malicious supernatural being in the form of
a turkey or a large bird
cf. (C) waxake
(C) (w)al-ehku (i.v.) llegar acá

to arrive here
-al-ehku (pres.)
-al-ehku-k (pret.)
-al-ehku-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither', ehku "to arrive"
(SD) (w)al-ehku
n-al-ehku-k-a "I already arrived (here)" (nalehkuga?)
(C) (w)al-i:ka (t.v.) traer

to bring
-al-i:ka (pres.)
-al-i:ka-k (pret.) t-al-i:ka-ke-t "we brought it"
-al-iska-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither', wiska "to take, to carry"
cf. (w)al-wi:ka
(C) (w)al-i:sa (i.v.) despertarse
to wake up
-al-i:sa (pres.)
-al-i:sa-k (pret.)
-al-i:sa-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither 1 , i : s a "to wake up"
CN ualiâ (Sim.) "levantarse, despertarse"
(SD) (w)al-issa ( i . v . , t.v. (?)) despertar(se), recordar
to wake up, to remember
(SD) (w)al-i:xtia (t.v.) sacar

to take out, to get out, to remove
-al-i:xtia (pres.)
-al-i:xtih (pret.)
-al-i:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither 1 , i : x t i a "to get out, to take out"
cf. (C) (w)al-ki:xtia
(C) (w)al-ixtu:na tardarse, dilatarse

-al-ixtu:na (pres.)
-al-ixtu:n-ki (pret.) n-al-ixtu:n-ki " I was late"
(nalixtu:ggi ? )
cf. (w)al- 'hither', ixtu:na "to be late"
(C) (w)al-ki:sa (i.v.) salir (estando ya afuera)

to leave (from outside)
cf. (w)al- 'hither', ki:sa "to leave"
CN ualquiâ (Sim.) "salir del fondo, aparecer, surgir"
(SD) (w)al-ki:sa
(C) (w)al-ki:xtia (t.v.) sacar

to take out, to get out, to remove
-al-ki:xtia (pres.)
-al-ki:xtih (pret.)
-al-ki:xtih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither', ki:xtia "to get out, to remove"
cf. (SD) (w)al-i:xtia
(SD) (w)alkuwetsi caerse

to fall
cf. (w)al- 'hither', (?) ku- 'head', wetsi "to f a l l "
(C) (w)al-kwi (t.v.) traer (para acá)
to bring
-al-kwi (pres.)
-al-kwih (pret.)
-al-kwih-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither 1 , kwi "to grab"
CN ualcui (Sim.) "llevar, traer"
(SD) (w)al-kwi (t.v.) agarrar
to take, to grab
(C) (w)al-naka quedarse

to stay, to remain
wal-naka-k "(he/she) stayed", n-al-naka-k " I stayed"
cf. (w)al- 'hither', naka "to stay"
(C) (w)al-na:miki (t.v.) creer

to believe
cf. (w)al- 'hither', na:miki "to meet"
CN cf. ualnamiqui (Sim.) "ir a recibir a alguien"
(C) (w)al-mu-ne:lwia (r.v.) apurarse

to hurry
-al-mu-ne:lwia (pres.)
-al-mu-ne:lwih (pret.)
-al-mu-ne:lwih-tuk (perf.)
x-al-mu-ne:lwi "hurry!"
cf. (w)al- 'hither', mu-ne:lwia "to hurry"
(C) (w)al-ne:si aparecerse

to appear, to come into sight
cf. (w)al- 'hither', ne:si "to appear, to be seen"
(C) (w)al-nu:tsa (t.v.) llamar, ir a llamar

to call, to go call
cf. (w)al- 'hither', nu:tsa "to speak"
n-al-nu:tsa "I'm going to call him"
CN cf. no:tsa (Car.) "to call"
(C) (w)alta:kati (i.v.) nacer (empezar a crecer)

to begin to grow, to sprout, to be born
walta:kati (pres.) (?)
walta:kat-ki (pret.)
walta:kat-tuk (perf.) (?)
c f . ( w ) a l - 'hither'
CN tlacati (Sim.) "nacer"
(C) (w)al-temu (i.v.) bajarse
to come down, to descend
cf. (w)al- 'hither1, temu "to come down, to descend"
CN ualtemo (Sim.) "descender"
(C) (w)al-tsin-ki:sa (i.v., incorp.) salir escondido
to leave in hiding, to leave (hidden)
-al-tsin-ki:sa (pres.)
-al-tsin-ki:s-ki (pret.) wal-tsin-ki:s-ki "she is leaving in
hiding" ( wal t sigg i : s gi ? )
-al-tsin-ki:s-tuk (perf.)
cf. (w)al- 'hither', tsin- 'base, buttocks', ki:sa "to leave"
CN cf. tzinquiâ "volver la espalda, retroceder, batirse en
retirada"
(SD) (w)al-tsin-ki:sa (i.v., incorp.) acercarse
to approach, to draw near
x-al-tsin-ki:sa "come closer!"
(C) (w)al-wi:ka (t.v.) traer

to bring
cf. (w)al- 'hither', wi:ka "to take, to carry"
cf. (w)al-i:ka "to bring"
(SD) (w)al-wi:ka
(C) (w)al-xi:ni (i.v.) regarse, caerse (como fruta)

to sprinkle, to scatter, to fall (like fruit, seeds)
cf. (w)al- 'hither', xi:ni "to scatter, for fruit to fall"
(C) -wan (sustantivo relacional) con

with (relational noun)
nu-wan "with me"
mu-wan "with you"
i-wan "with him/her/it"
tu-wan "with us"
anmu-wan "with you (pl.)"
in-wan "with them"
cf. wan "and"
CN -uan (Sim.)
(SD) -wan
(C) wan (conj.) y

and (conj.)
cf. -wan "with"
(SD) wan
(C) warachiyu guacalchía (palomita (?))
dove sp., small
cf. (SD) wakalchiyah
(SD) wardián guardián, curandero

guardian, curer
Sp. guardián
(SD) wa:ruh guaro, licor

cane liquor, corn liquor
Sp. guaro
(SD) wasa:ma-t arco iris (un monte, una planta del campo)
a wild plant sp., "rainbow" plant
CN cf. (?) uacamatl (Sim.) "raíz comestible"
(SD) waska-t plumillo (árbol)

tree sp., "small-feather" tree
(C) wa:tsa (t.v.) secar

to dry
wa:tsa (pres.)
wa:ts-ki (pret.) ni-k-wa:ts-ki " I dried it"
wa:ts-tuk (perf.)
cf. wa:ki (i.v.) "to dry"
CN watsa (Car.); wa:tsa (UC)
(SD) wa:tsa
cf. ta-wa:tsa "to be drying (something)"
(C) wawa:na (t.v.) raspar, rascar (con uñas), arrascar

to scrape, to scratch (with fingernails, with claws)
wawa:na (pres.)
wawa:n (pret.) ni-k-wawa:n-a "I already scratched her"
(nikwawa:rja9)
wawa:n-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. uauana (Sim.) "arar, ahondar la tierra, trazar,
dibujar una cosa"
(SD) wawa:na (t.v., r.v.) rascar(se), raspar(se), rasurarse,
piafar
to scratch, to scrape, to shave, to paw (horse)
wawa:n(-ki) (pret.)
ni-k-wawa:na " I scratch i t " , ni-mu-wawa:na "I'm scratching
(myself)"
(SD) wawasua (t.v.) rayar, raspar
to scratch, to make scratches, stripes, or lines
wawasua (pres.)
wawasuh (pret.)
wawasuh-tuk (perf.)
cf. wawasuh-tuk (adj.) "striped, scratched"
(SD) wawasuh-tuk (adj.) rayado

striped, lined, scratched
cf. wawasua "to scratch, to l i n e , to stripe", -tuk 'perf. 1
(C) waxake, waxa:keh gualxaque, guaxaque, gualchaque (mal espíritu

que asusta o espanta de noche, de forma de un ave grande
como jolote)
evil spirit, a malicious supernatural being whilch frightens
people at night, in the form of a large bird like a
turkey
cf. (SD) walchakeh
(C) wa:xin palo guaje (árbol)

tree sp. (not a gourd tree) ^
wahwa:xin (pl.) ^
CN cf. wa:xin (Car.); uaxin (Sim.) "árbol cuyo fruto,
parecido al del algarrobo, es comestible"
(C) wehka lejos (wehka9)

far, distant
cf. we:y " b i g "
CN we9ka (Car.); PN *w9hka
(SD) wehka
(C) -wehpu:l, -wehpul cuñado

brother-in-law
i-wehpul "his/her brother-in-law"
nu-wehpul "my brother-in-law"
nu-wehwehpulmet (pl. poss.) "my brothers-in-law"
CN yepulli (Mol.) "cuñada de hombre"
cf. (SD) -ehpul "woman's brother-in-law"
(SD) weku(h) hueco

hollow
Sp. hueco
(SD) welchah godorniza (codorniz)
quail
wehwelchah (pi.)
(C) weli (i.v.) poder

to be able, can (note: also appears in auxiliary-like
constructions)
weli (pres.) ni-weli ,fI can"
weli-k (pret.)
weli-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. weliti (UC) "poder hacer algo"; wel (Car.) "bien";
ueli (Sim.) "posible" (adj., adv.)
(SD) weli
(C) weloirah mediodía, buen tiempo

noon, good time (?)
pal welo:rah "by noon" (para mediodia)
cf. wel ('before, w e l l ' ) ; Sp. hora
(SD) -weltiw, -eltiw hermana de hombre

man's sister
i-weltiw, i-eltiw "his sister"
nu-weltiw "my sister"
CN cf. weltiwtli (Car.) "hermana mayor"
(SD) welto(h), bwelto(h) vuelto, cambio

change (money)
Sp. vuelto
(SD) -weweruh-yu manzana de Adán

Adam's apple
cf. (?) Sp. güegüecho "goiter", -yu 'intimate poss.'
(C) —wes concuñada, concuña

co-sister-in-law, term for women married to brothers
i-wes "her co-sister-in-law"
nu-wes "my co-sister-in-law"
CN cf. weswastli (Car.) "cuñada de mujer"
(SD) —wes cuñada de mujer
woman's sister-in-law
wehwes (pi.)
nu-wes-wan (pi. poss.) "my sisters-in-law"
(C) wetsi (v.i.) caerse
to fall
wetsi (pres.)
wets-ki (pret.) ni-wets-ki " I fell"
wets-tuk (perf.)
cf. wets as-t " i t is raining"
CN wetsi (Car.); PN *w9tsi
(SD) wetsi
ni-wets-tuk "I have fallen down, I'm lying down"
cf. wetsi as-t "it is raining"
(C) wetsi a:-t llover

to rain
cf. wetsi "to f a l l " , a:-t "water"
wets nemi a:-t "it is raining"
(SD) wetsi a:-t
(C) wetska (i.v.) reirse

to laugh
wetska (pres.) ni-wetska "I'm laughing"
wetska-k (pret.)
wetska-tuk (perf.)
cf. wetska (n.) "laugh, laughter"
CN wetska (Car.) "reirse"
(C) wetska (n.) risa

laugh, laughter
cf. wetska "to laugh"
(SD) wewechu(h) chorapipe varón (guajolote macho)

male turkey, torn turkey
Sp. güegüecho "goiter"
(C) we:weh tambor pequeño

small drum
CN weswe:tl (Car.) "guitarra, atabal"
cf. (SD) we:we:-t
(SD) we:we:-t tamborcito, tambor chiquito

small drum
wehwe:we:t (pl.)
CN we:we:tl (Car.) "guitarra, atabal"
(C) we:y grande
big, large
cf. we:y-ihti "pregnant"
CN we:i (Car.); PN * w e : y ( i )
(SD) we:y bastante, mucho, recio
much, loud, lots
cf. ombrón "big"
cf. we:y -ihti "pregnant"
(SD) we:y -ihti embarazada

pregnant
we:y i-ihti "she is pregnant
we:y nu-ihti "I am pregnant"
cf. we:y "much ( b i g ) " , ihti "belly"
cf. (SD) we:y-ihti
(C) weyak largo

long
wehweyak (pl.)
CN ueyac (Sim.)
(SD) weyak largo; niño que creció
long; a child that has grown
cf. kuweyak "long and pointed"
(SD) mu-weyaltia (r.v.) crecer

to grow
mu-weyaltia (pres.)
mu-weyaltih (pret.) (?)
mu-weyaltih-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. we:y "much (big)", weyak "long", -(l)tia 'caus.
mu-weya "to grow"
CN cf. ueya (Sim.) "crecer"
(SD) mu-weya (r.v.) crecer

to grow
mu-yewa (pres.) (?)
mu-weya-k (pret.)
mu-weya-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. mu-weyaltia "to grow"
CN ueya (Sim.)
(C) weyaya kwerpoh un viejo (de 50 años para arriba)

old man, over 50 years old
cf. we:y " b i g " ; Sp. cuerpo
cf. (SD) mu-weya "to grow"
(C) we:y-ihti embarazada
pregnant
cf. we:y " b i g " , i h t i "belly"
cf. (SD) we:y -ihti
(C) we:y-i-xumpe "el sombrerón" (ser sobrenatural, espanto)

"Big-Hat", a supernatural being (spook), like the headless
horseman
cf. we:y "big" i-xumpe flhis hat"
(SD) -wesyka cuerpo; vulva

body; vulva
nu-we:yka "my body, my vulva" (nuwe:yga?)
CN cf. (?) ueica (Sim.) "superior, grandemente"
(C) we:ymuhku Armenia (nombre de pueblo)

town name
cf. we:y "big"
(C) wihwilarnia (t.v., redup. (?)) colgar

to hang
wihwilainia (pres.)
wihwilasnih (pret.) ki-wihwila:nih "(she) hangs it"
wihwila:nih-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. uiuilana (Sim.) "estar tullido"; cf. (?) wilaina (UC)
"arrastrar"
(C) wihwile:h-tuk (adj.) descompuesto, desarmado

broken, out of order, taken apart
cf. wile:wi "to break down"
(C) wi:ka llevar

to take, to carry
wi:ka (pres.) ni-k-wi:ka "I carry it" (nikwi:ga 9 )
wi:ka-k (pret.)
wi:ka-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-wi:ka "to carry (something)"; cf. (w)al-wi:ka,
(w)al-i:ka "to bring"; cf. wirkilia "to owe"
CN wi:ka (Car.)
(SD) wi:ka
(C) w i : k i l i a (t.v.) deber (una deuda (a alguien))
to owe (someone something)
wiskilia (pres.) ni-mits-wiskilia "I owe you (a debt)"
wi:kilih (pret.)
wi:kilih-tuk (perf.)
cf. wi:ka "to take, to carry", - ( i ) l i a 'applic.'
cf. ta-wi:kilia "to owe (something)"
CN cf. uiquilia (Sim.) "reverencial de uica"
(SD) wikilia
(C) wile:wa (t.v.) destruir, deshacer

to destroy, to take apart
wileswa (pres.)
wile:h (pret.) ni-k-wile:h " I destroyed it"
wilesh-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-wileswa "to take (something) apart"; wileswi "to break
down"
(C) wileswi (i.v.) descomponerse

to break down
wileswi (pres.)
wileswi-k (pret.)
wilesh-tuk (perf.) (?)
cf. wileswa (t.v.) "to destroy, to take apart";
wihwilesh-tuk "out of order, broken"
(C) wislu-isx güiliglüxte (árbol)

tree sp.
cf. wislu-t "bird", isx 'face', "eye"
(C) wislu-t pájaro

bird
wislu-tsin "bird" (the most common form)
wislutsitsin "little birds" (pajaritos)
CN uilotl (Sim.) "paloma"
c f . (SD) wislu-t "dove"
(SD) wislu-t paloma grande de monte; pene

dove sp., large wild dove; penis
i-wislut "his penis"
CN uilotl (Sim.) "paloma"
(C) winku:lax granadilla montés (bejuco con fruta como granadilla)
wild vine sp., with a fruit like pomegranate (?)
wihwinkuslax (?)
c f . Sp. gUin "light vine or root sprout", colas " t a i l s "
(C) wi:pta pasado mañana (wi:pta?)

day after tomorrow"
CN wi:ptla (Car.)
(SD) wi:pta
(C) wistumún paloma del suelo

dove sp.
(C) witeki (t.v.) castigar, azotar, golpear, pegar, aporrear

to punish, to whip, to beat, to hit
witeki (pres.) ni-k-witeki "I punish him/her"
witek (pret.) nech-witek "(he/she) punished/beat me"
witek-tuk (perf.)
cf. (?) teki "to cut"
cf. ta-witeki "to punish, to be punishing"
(SD) witeki
(C) w i : t s ( i . v . , irregular) venir

to come (irregular)
wi:ts(pres.) ni-wi:ts "I'm coming", ti-wi:ts-et "we're
coming"
wa:la(:)h (pret.) ni-wa:lah " I came", ti-wa:la:h-ke-t "we
came"
wa:la:h-tuk (perf.)
CN wi:ts (Car.) "venir", w a : l l a ? , wa:lla:- (Car.) " i r
(pasado); PN *wi:ts
(SD) wi:ts
wa:lah (pret.)
(C) wits-kili-t gUisquilite (hierba de monte en varitas con muchas

espinas, no se come)
plant sp., wild plant, small canes or reeds, lots of thorns
cf. wits-ti "thorn", kili-t "chipilin plant"
CN cf. uitzquilitl (Sim.) "cardo, cabeza de alcachofa"
(SD) wits-kili-tl huizquil, güisquil (chayóte (?))
chayóte plant (?)
(C) wits-kuyul gttiscoyol, huiscoyol (clase de palma chiquita con
espinas)
palm sp., a small, very thorny palm, with small, ball-shaped
fruit, like small coconuts, which is eaten
cf. wits-ti "thorn", kuyul "coyol palm"
(SD) wits-kuyul
(C) wits-takwatsin zorro espín (puerco espín)

porcupine
cf. wits-ti "thorn", takwatsin "opossum"
CN uitztlacuatzin (Sim.) "especie de puerco espín"
(C) wits-tal espinero (lugar con muchas espinas)

thorny place, briar patch (?)
cf. wits-ti "thorn", -ta(:)l 'place of'
(C) wits-ti espina

thorn
-wits-yu(poss.) i-wits-yu " i t s thorn(s)" (-yu 'intimate
poss.')
cf. wits-tal "thorny place"
CN wits- (Car.); uitztli (Sim.); PN *wits-
(SD) wits-ti
wihwitsti (pl.)
i-wits-yu ne kwawi-t "the tree's thorn"
cf. wits-tik "thorny"
(SD) wits-tik de espinas (espinoso)

thorny
wihwitstik (pl.)
c f . wits-ti "thorn", -ti-k 'adj.'
CN cf. uitztic (Sim.) "puntiagudo, agudo"
(C) wits-tuma-t gUistomate (palito (arbusto) con tomatillos

amarillos que no se comen, con muchas espinas)
a thorny bush, with non-edible tomato-like fruit
cf. wits-ti "thorn", tuma-t "tomato"
CN uitztomatl (Sim.) "arbolillo cuya corteza se usa come
remedio para los ojos"
(SD) wits-tuma-t
(C) wiwita (t.v.) arrancar (hierba)
to pull out (plants), to uproot
wiwita (pres.)
wiwit-ki (pret.) ni-k-wiwit-ki "I pulled it out"
wiwit-tuk (perf.)
CN uiuitla (Sim.) "arrancar, coger, desplumar"
(SD) wiwita arrancar, desplumar
to pull out, to uproot; to pluck (feathers)
wiwita-k (pret.)
wiwita-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-wiwita "to be pulling out"
(C) wix(-)ti gttixte (pedazo de vidrio quebrado)

-wixti (poss.) nu-wixtl "my piece of broken glass"
wihwixti (pl.)
(C) xahkal ramada, ramadita, ranchito, rancho

shed, shack
xahxahkal (pl.)
CN xa^kalli (Car.) "casa de paja"; xacalli (Sim.) "choza,
cabaña, casa con techo de paja"
(SD) xahkal
(C) xahxakwalua (t.v., redup.) restregarlos

to scrub, to scrape (pl.)
cf. xakwalua "to scrub, to scrape"
CN xaxaqualoa (Sim.) "restregarse, frotarse contra algo"
cf. (SD) xahxakwalua "to mash"
(SD) xahxakwalua machucarlos

to mash, to smash, to pound (pl.)
cf. xakwalua "to mash"
CN xaxaqualoa (Sim.) "restregarse, frotarse contra algo"
cf. (C) xahxakwalua "to scrub"
(C) xakwalua (t.v.) restregar
to scrub, to scrape
xakwalua (pres.)
xakwaluh (pret.) ni-k-xakwaluh "I scrubbed it"
xakwaluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. xahxakwalua "to scrub (them)"
CN xaqualoa (Sim.) "frotarse, rascarse"
cf. (SD) xakwalua "to mash"
(SD) xakwalua (t.v.) machucar, pelear (de perros)

to pound, to mash, for dogs to fight
xakwalua (pres.)
xakwaluh (pret.)
xakwaluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. xahxakwalua "to pound (them)"
cf. ta-xakwalua "to be pounding, mashing"
cf. (C) xakwalua "to scrub"
(C) xa:lmu:yu:-t chijín (mosca chiquitilla)

very small fly sp., small gnat sp.
cf. xa:l ( f sand f ), mu:yu:-t "gnat"
(SD) xa:lmu:yu-t jején
gnat
(C) xa:lte:n sartén

-xa:lte:n (poss.)
xahxa:lte:n (pi.)
Sp. sartén
(SD) xa:ltu:kani dormilona (garrobito, clase de lagartija)

lizard sp., a small iguana called "sleeper"
cf. xa:l ('arena 1 ), tu:ka "to bury", -ni 'agent 1
(SD) xa:ltutu:n salpullido, sarna

rash, mange
-xasltutu:n (poss.)
cf. xa:l ('sand'), tutu:nik "hot"
cf. (C) xa:ltutu:nik
(C) xa:ltutu:nik salpullido

rash
cf. xa:l ('sand'), tutu:nik "hot"
cf. (SD) xa:ltutu:n
(C) xa:ma:nia (t.v.) tostar tortilla
to toast tortillas
xa:ma:nia (pres.)
xa:ma:nih (pret.)
xa:ma:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-xa:aia:nia "to be toasting"; cf. taxa:ma:nti "tostado"
CN cf. (?) xamania (Sim.) "estrellar, romper una cosa"
(Ultimately this is a loan from Mixe-Zoquean *sami "to
heat")
cf. (SD) xamamtia
(SD) xama:ntia (t.v.) tostar tortilla

to toast tortillas
xama:ntia (pres.)
xamarntih (pret.)
xama:ntih-tuk (perf.)
cf. -tia 'caus. 1
cf. (C) xa:ma:nia
(C) xa:n después, más tarde

later
(C) xa:nti Santiago (nombre de persona) (xarnti 9 )

Santiago ("James, personal name)
Sp. Santiago
(C) xapun jabón

soap
Sp. jabón
(SD) xapun
nu-xapun "my soap"
(C) xapu-t sepultura, tumba, hoyo del entierro, sepulcro

tomb, grave, sepulcher
CN cf. xapotla (Mol.) "romper u horadar pared", (cf.
tlaxapochtli (Mol.) "hoyo"
(SD) xapu-t
(C) xara(h) xara (pájaro)

bird sp.
Sp. xara
(C) xa:wa (t.v.) rozar, guatalear, desmontar
to clear off land of vegetation
xa:wa (pres.)
xa:h-ki (pret.) ni-k-xash-ki ,fI cleared it off"
xa:h-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. xaua (Sim.) "afeitarse la india a su modo antiguo,
pintarse el fruto"
(SD) xawa
xaw-ki (pret.)
xaw-tuk (perf.)
cf. ta-xawa "to be clearing (something)"
(C) xa:wa adiós (contestación) (xa:wa?)

goodbye (the reply after one has been greeted by another)
cf. niyawa "goodbye" (said by the first to leave or to greet)
cf. (SD) xa:wa tel
cf. (?) x(i)- 'imperative 1 , yawi "to go", -a 'already, now'
(SD) xa:wa tel adiós (contestación)

goodbye (the reply after one has been greeted by another)
cf. niyawa tel "goodbye" (said by the first to leave or to
greet)
(C) xaxawaka áspero

rough
CN cf. (?) xaxauaca (Sim.) "derramarse, esparcirse"
(C) xe:pah Sebastiana (nombre de persona)

Sebastiana (personal name)
Sp. Sebastiana
(C) xe:puh Sebastián (nombre de persona)

Sebastian (personal name)
Sp. Sebastián
(SD) -xetah jeta, labio

snout, lip
Sp. jeta
(C) xihxi:kua (t.v.) engañar, mentir
to cheat, to deceive, to lie
xihxi:kua (pres.)
xihxi:kuh (pret.) ki-xihxi:kuh "(he/she) deceived him/her"
xihxi:kuh-tuk (perf.)
tesu ti-nech-xihxi:kua "don't deceive me!" (¡no me engañés!"
cf. (?) xi:k "navel"
CN xixicoa (Sim.) "engañar"
(SD) xihxi:kua
(SD) xihxini (i.v., redup.) pringar (lloviznar)

to sprinkle
xihxini a:-t "to sprinkle light drops" (pringar pringuitas)
cf. xini "to sprinkle, to scatter, to fall"
(C) xihxipiintsin chichipince (arbusto (matocha))

a bush sp., small with orange flowers
-tsin 'diminutive'
CN cf. (?) xipintli "prepucio, capullo del miembro"
cf. (Sim.) chihchipi:ntsin
(C) -xi:k ombligo

navel, bellybutton
nu-xi:k "my navel"
CN x i c t l i (Sim.) ; PN *xi:k-
(SD) -xi:k ombligo; badajo
navel; bell clapper
i-xi:k kamparnah "bell clapper"
(C) xi:kal tarro ( j i c a r a ) (xiigai)

large gourd, gourd bowl
-xl:kal (poss.) nu-xi:kal "ray gourd dish"
CN x i c a l l i (Sim.) " j i c a r a (especie de vasija de madera que
sirve para beber)"
(SD) xi:kal tol, clase de guacal (jicara)
gourd bowl
xihxi:kal (pl.)
(C) xi:kama jicama (xi:kama 9 )

a large edible root (Buraelia solscifolia (?))
-xi:kama (poss.)
CN xicama(tl) (Sim.) "raíz muy dulce que se come cruda"
cf. (SD) xikamah
(SD) xikamah jicama (xigamah)
a large edible root (Bumelia solscifolia (?))
-xikamah (poss.)
xihxikamah (pl.)
CN xicama(tl) (Sim.) "raíz muy dulce que se come cruda"
cf. (C) xi:kama
(C) xirkuh jicote (abeja, avispa)

bee or wasp sp., small, black
xihxi:kuh (pl.)
CN xi:ko?tli (Car.) "abejón"; xicotli (Mol.) "abeja grande de
miel que horada los árboles"
(SD) xi:kuh jicote, avispa (xi:guh)
wasp sp., black
(SD) xi:ku-gitarra(h) guitarrón (una avispa negra que pica duro)

wasp sp., black, sting hurts very much
cf. xi:kuh "wasp sp.", Sp. guitarra"
(C) xirkupiluwas barajo (palito (arbolito))

bush or small tree sp.
cf. xi:kuh "wasp sp.", pilua "to hang", -wa-s
1
nominalization1
(C) xila jila (nombre de palo, de su flor) (xila 7 )

tree sp., its flower of the same name
(SD) xila
(C) xi:lu-t jilote

small, immature, green ear of corn before it develops kernels
-xi:lu (poss.) nu-xi:lu "my green ear of corn"
CN xilotl (Sim.) "mazorca de maíz todavía lechosa pero
ya comestible"
(SD) xi:lu-t
xihxi:lut (pl.)
(C) xi:ma (t.v.) cortar el pelo, rasurar

to cut hair, to shave
xi:ma (pres.)
xi:n-ki (pret.) ni-k-xi:n-ki "I shaved him" (nikxi:ggi 9 )
cf. (mu-)te:n-xi:ma "to shave (beard)"
CN xima (Sim.) "afeitarse, cortarse los cabellos"
(SD) xi:ma raspar, rasurar
to scrape, to shave
(C) xina:ch chinaste, matriz, ovario
womb, ovary, egg inside of chicken
-xi:nach (poss.)
CN cf. xina:chtli (Car.) "semilla"
(SD) -xina:ch
i-xina:ch "her womb"
-xihxina:ch (pl.)
(C) xi:ni (i.v.) regarse, botarse, caerse una fruta

to scatter, to fall (fruit)
x i : n i (pres.)
xi:ni-k (pret.)
xi:n-tuk (perf.)
cf. xi:nia (t.v.) "to scatter"; (w)al-xi:ni "to sprinkle,
scatter"
CN xini (Sim.) "caer, desplomarse, destrozarse"
(SD) xini
xin-ki (pret.)
(C) x i : n i a (t.v.) regar (p. ej. agua, semilla) (esparcir)

to sprinkle, to scatter
xi:nia (pres.)
xi:nih (pret.) ni-k-xi:nih "I scattered it"
xi:nih-tuk (perf.)
cf. xi:ni (i.v.) "to sprinkle, to scatter, to f a l l "
CN cf. xinia (Sim.) "derribar, deshacer, destruir"
(C) -xi:nka chingaste (asientos, pozol húmedo, residuo, sedimento

(en un vaso))
dregs, grounds
i-xi:nka "its grounds"
cf. xi:ni "to scatter, to fall", -ka 'perf. nominalization1
(C) xi:nyu, xi:nyuh jiote (impétigo) (xi:rjyu ? ), (xi:rjyuh)

peeling skin, a skin desease (impetigo (?))
cf. (?) x i : n i "to scatter, to f a l l " , -yu ('abstraction 1 )
CN xincayotl (Sim.) "costra de una llaga"; xincayotl (Mol.)
"escama"
(SD) xinyu jiote, escama
peeling skin, skin desease (impetigo (?)); scale
i-xinyu rnichin "fish scale(s)"
i-xinyu ku:ke "skin of iguana"
(C) xi:nyu-kwawi-t, i-xi:nyu(h) kwawi-t palo jiote (árbol)
tree sp., "peeling-skin tree"
cf. xi:nyu(h) "peeling skin (desease, impetigo (?))", kwawi-t
"tree"
cf. (SD) palosanto
(C) xi:pe:wa (t.v.) pelar, descascarar

to peel, to remove the skin, bark, shell
xi:pe:wa (pres.) ni-k-xi:pe:wa "I'm peeling i t "
xi:pe:h (pret.)
xi:pe:h-tuk (perf.)
cf. x i : p e : w i (i.v.) "to peel"; cf. xipi:nawi "to peel"
CN xipeua (Sim.) "desollar, descortezar, mondar"
(SD) xiipewa
cf. ta-xi:pewa "to be peeling (something)"
(C) xi:pe:wi pelarse

to peel, to get skinned, peeled
xi:peswi (pres.)
xi:pe:wi-k (pret.)
xi:pe:h-tuk (perf.)
c f . xi:pe:wa "to peel"; cf. xipi:nawi "to peel"
(C) xipi:nawi (i.v.) pelarse

to peel, to get skinned
xipi:nawi (pres.)
xipiinawi-k (pret.)
xipi:nah-tuk (perf.)
cf. x i : p e : w i "to peel", xi:pe:wa "to peel"
CN cf. (?) x i p i n t l i (Sim.) "prepucio"; xipineuayotequi (?)
(Sim.) "circuncidar"
cf. (SD) xi:pinawi "to slide"
(SD) xi:pinawi (i.v.) resbalarse, patinar

to slide, to slip, to skate
xijpinawi (pres.)
xi:pinawi-k (pret.)
xi:pinaw-tuk (perf.)
c f . (C) xipi:nawi "to peel"
(C) xiwi-t ( f año f (?))
year (?)
(note: occurs only in se: xiwi-t "last year")
CN xiwitl (Car.) "año"
(SD) xiwi-t
(occurs only in se: xiwi-t "last year")
(C) xi:wtek iguana dorada

iguana sp., "golden iguana"
xihxi:wtek (pl.)
CN cf. xiuhtecutli (Sim.) "señor del año o de la hierba, dios
del fuego que tenia diversos nombres: ... Cueâltzin
( ' l i t t l e iguana 1 )"
(C) mu-xi:xa (r.v.) orinar, mear

to urinate
mu-xi:xa (pres.) ni-mu-xi:xa "Ifm urinating"
mu-xi:x-ki (pret.)
mu-xi:x-tuk (pret.)
cf. (SD) xi:x-ti "urine"
CN xixa (Sira.) " i r de vientre"; PN * x i : x a
(SD) mu-xi:xa
(SD) xi:x-ti orina, meado

urine
-xi:x (poss.) nu-xi:x "my urine"
x i h x i : x t i (pl.)
CN cf. xixtli (Sim.) "excremento del hombre"
cf. (C) a : x i : x
(SD) xolka(h), xolko(h) desdentada, desdentado

toothless
Sp. xolca, xolco
(C) xu:chi-ku:wa-t suchicua, xuchicoa (culebra)

snake sp., "flower snake"
cf. xu:chi-t "flower", ku:wa-t "snake"
(SD) xu:chi-ku:wa-t
(C) xu:chi-meka-sala raecasala (culebra)

snake sp.
cf. xu:chi-t "flower", meka-t "vine, cord", sala "pants"
(C) xu:chi-t flor
flower
-xu:chi-w (poss.) nu-xu:chi-w "my flower"
xuhxu:chit (pl.)
CN xo:chit (Car.); PN *xo:chi-
(SD) xu:chu-t, xu:chi-t flor
flower
-xu:chu (poss.) nu-xu:chu "my flower"
(SD) xuhxul un pájaro

bird sp., yellow neck, grey body
(SD) mu-xuhxulewa (r.v., redup.) restregárselos

to scrub, to scrape oneself (iterative)
cf. xulewa "to scrub"
CN xoxoleua (Sim.) "despellejarse, magullarse"
(Tacuba) xukchin jarro

jug
cf. -tsin/-chin 'diminutive1
CN xoctli "marmita, olla, vasija de barro"
(C) xuku-k ácido, agrio (xuguk)

sour
xuhxukuk (pl.)
cf. xuku-t "hogplum"
CN xococ (Sim.) "agrio, ácido" (Sim.) xukuk
(SD) xukuk-mu:yu-t mosquito muy chiquito (xugukmu:yut)

very small gnat sp.
cf. xukuk "sour", mu:yu-t "gnat"
(C) xukumasa:-t pepenance (árbol)

tree sp., a small tree with many branches, round in shape,
with thorns
cf. xuku-t "hogplum", masa:-t "deer"
(C) xuku-t jocote (tejocote)

hogplum
-xuku (poss.) nu-xuku "my hogplum"
xuhxukut (pl.)
CN xokotl (Car.)
(SD) xuku-t (xugut)
nu-xukut "my hogplum"
(C) -xu:leh-yu marido, esposo
husbanu
nu-xu:leh-yu ftmy husband"
cf, xu:re:-t "old man", -yu 'intimate poss,'
(SD) -xu:leh-yu
-xuhxu:leh-yu (pi,)
(C) xulewa (t.v,, r.v.) restregar, restregarse

to scrapte, to scrub, to rub
xulewa (pres.) ki-xulewa "(she) scrubs it", mu-xulewa "(she)
scrubs herself"
xuleh (pret.)
xuleh-tuk (perf.)
CN xoleua (Sim.) "despellejarse, magullarse a golpes,
contusionarse"
(SD) xulewa (t.v., r.v.)
xulew(-ki) (pret.)
xulew-tuk (perf.)
cf. mu-xuhxulewa "to scrub, to scrape (iterative)"
(C) xuluch-tik aguado

thin, watery
CN cf. (?) xolochtic (Sim.) "arrugado, doblado, plegado"
(SD) xu:lun julón, morro, morrito, j i c a r a , cascarón de huevo,

cascarón de coco, guacal (cosas huecas)
gourd bowl or dish, empty shell (e.g. of eggs, coconuts,
hollow things)
(C) xu:lu-t niño tierno, tiernito (bebé)

baby, infant
xuhxu:lut, xuhxu:lumet (pi.)
xu:lu-tsin "little baby"
CN cf. xolo(tl) (Sim.) "paje, joven, joven criado"
(SD) xu:lu-t
(C) -xumpe sombrero

hat
nu-xumpe "my hat" (nuxumpe7)
cf. xumpe "mushroom sp."
Sp. sombrero
(SD) xumpe
(C) xumpe una clase de hongo
mushroom sp.
xuhxumpe (pl.)
cf. -xumpe "hat"
(SD) xusmul nido (de gallina)

(chicken's) nest
i-xu:mul "its nest"
i-xu:mul ne tihlan "the chicken's nest"
CN cf. xomulli (Sim.) "rincón"
(C) xu:pan invierno (tempurada de lluvias)

winter (rainy season)
CN xo:pan (Car.) "verano"; xopan, xupan (Sim.) "primavera"
(SD) xuspan
(C) xupil-in grillo

cricket
CN chopili(n) (Mol.)
(SD) xupisl-in grillo, pene de niño
cricket; little boy's penis
xuhxupislin (pl.)
(C) xu:ré:-t anciano

old man
xuhxuiretket (pl.)
xu:re:-tsín "old man (reverential)" (viejito)
cf. -xu:leh-yu "husband"
CN cf. (?) xoleua (Sim.) "despellejarse, magullarse"
cf. (SD) chuslé-t, chusle-t "old man"
(C) xu:ta (t.v., r.v.) herir(se)

to wound, to be wounded
xu:ta (pres.)
xu:ta-k (pret.) ni-mu-xu:ta-k "I got wounded",
ni-k-xu:ta-k "I wounded him"
xu:ta-tuk (perf.)
CN cf. xo:tla (Car.) "abrasarse, cortar, brotar"; xotla
(Sim.) "cortar una tela, hacer rayas, aserrar madera"
(C) xuti jute (caracol de agua) (xuti?)
water snail
xuhxuti (pl.)
(SD) xuti
(C) xuti-kili-t santa mariona, santa maría (árbol)

tree sp., tree with tender buds that are eaten cooked with
snails
cf. xuti "water snail", kili-t "chipilin plant"
(SD) xuti-kili-t
(SD) xuwahla:ka-t saite, chaite (mata de pitajaya (pitahaya))

cactus sp., pitahaya (?)
xuhxuwahla:kat (pl.)
cf. (?) xuxuwik "green"
(C) xuwil(-)in filín, juilín

fish sp.
CN xouilin (Sim.) "pez parecido a la trucha"
(SD) xuxuk-nah verde

green
cf. xuxuwik "green", -nah f adj.'
CN cf. xoxoctic (Sim.) "verde"
(C) xuxuk-tsin azul

blue
cf. xuxuwik "green", -tsin 'diminutive1
(C) xuxuwi-k verde, crudo

green, unripe, raw
cf. xuxuk-tsin "blue"
CN xoxouhqui (Sim.) "verde, crudo, azul"; PN *xowi-
(SD) xuxuwi-k
cf. xuxuk-nah "green"
(C) xuyu:nna perdiz (xuyu:rjna ? )

grouse, partridge (?)
xuhxuyuinna (pl.)
(C) yaha é l , ella
he, she
ya(h) 'abbreviated form'
CN ye 9 wa(tl) (Car.)
(SD) yaha
(SD) yahane aquel, aquella, aquello

that, that one (over there)
cf. yaha "he/she", ne "the, that"
(SD) yahini éste, ésta, ésto

this, this one
cf. yaha "he/she", ini "this"
(SD) yahuni ése, ésa, éso

that, that one
cf. yaha "he/she", uni "that"
(C) -yak nariz

nose
i-yak "his/her nose"
nu-yak "my nose"
cf. yaka- 'nose' (in compounds)
CN yakatl (Car.); PN *yaka-
(SD) -yak
(C, SD) yaka- 'nariz' (en palabras compuestas)

'nose' (in compounds)
CN yakatl (Car.)
(SD) yaka-kutu chato

stub-nosed, pugnosed
cf. yaka- 'nose', kutu "short"
CN cf. yacacocotoctic (Sim.) "que tiene cortada la nariz",
yacacotona (Sim.) "cortar la nariz a alguien"
(C) yakapatax (n.) ( e l ) chato
stub-nosed or pugnosed person
cf, yaka- 'nose 1 , (?) pata:wak "wide"
(C) yakapatax-nah (adj.) chato

stub-nosed, pugnosed
cf. yakapatax "pugnosed", -nah 'adj.'
(SD) mu-yaka-pitsa (r.v., incorp.) sonarse la nariz

to blow one's nose
cf. yaka- 'nose', pitsa "to blow (whistle)"
cf. (C) mu-yakatsulki:xtia
(C) -yakatsul moco

mucus, snot
nu-yakatsul "my mucus" (nuyagatsui)
cf. yaka- 'nose'
(SD) -yakatsul
(C) mu-yakatsul-ki:xtia (r.v., incorp.) sonarse la nariz

to blow one's nose
cf. yakatsul "mucus", ki:xtia "to get out"
(C) yarluwa ayer (ya:luwa ? )

yesterday
cf. ya:luwa ka tayuwa "last night"
CN ya:lwa (Car.); PN *ya:lwa
(SD) ya(:)luwa
(C) ya:luwa ka tayuwa anoche

last night
cf. ya:luwa "yesterday", ka "in", tayuwa "night"
(C) yama:ni-k blando, suave, aguado

bland, soft, mushy
yahyaraa:nik (pi.)
cf. yama:niya "to soften"; yamanka "warm"
CN ya:ma:nki (Car.); yamanqui (Sim.) "blando, tierno, ligero"
(SD) yaraa:ni-k
(C) yama:niya (i.v.) ablandarse
to soften, to become soft, bland
yama:niya (pres.)
yama:niya-k (pret.)
yama:niya-tuk (perf.)
cf. yama:ni-k "soft", -ya 'inchoative1
CN yama:niya (Car.) "estar templado"; yamania (Sim.) "ser
moderado, calmado, apacible, ablandar, suavizar"
(SD) yama:niya
(C) yamanka tibio

warm
cf. yama:nik "bland, soft"; yama:niya "to soften", -ka 'perf.
nominalization' (?)
CN yamanca (Sim.) "blandamente"
(C) yankwi-k nuevo

new
yahyankwik (pl.)
yankwik ne nu-sala "my pants are new"
CN yankwik (Car.)
(SD) yankwi-k
(C) yanurah llano

plain
(Ataco) yapuk un pájaro verde

bird sp., green, makes its hole in the cliff walls
(C) yawal (n.) yagual (un trapo puesto en forma de círculo para
colocar tinajas, ollas, cántaros en la cabeza para
cargarlos o para ponerlos en el suelo)
apiece of cloth coiled upon which to place water jugs and
pots either to carry them on one's head or to put them on
the ground/floor
-yawal (poss.)
yahyawal (pl.)
cf. -tsun-yawal "water-jug cloth"; yawal-nah "round",
mu-yawalua "to roll"
CN yaualli (Sim.) "almohadilla de marmita, de cántaro"
(SD) yawal
(C) yawal-nah redondo (como coraal)(circular)
round, circular (round like a griddle)
cf. yawal "water-jug cloth", -nah 'adj.1
CN cf. yaualtic (Sim.) "redondo, esférico, convexo"
(C) rau-yawalua (r.v.) arrollarse (enroscarse)

to roll up, to curl up, to coil
mu-yawalua (pres.)
mu-yawaluh (pret.)
mu-yawaluh-tuk (perf.)
cf. yawal "water-jug cloth", yawal-nah "round"
CN yaualoa (Sim.) "enrollarse"
(SD) yawalua (t.v., r.v.) dar(se) vueltas (girar, rodar)
to turn around, to spin
ni-k-yawalua "I'm turning it around", ni-mu-yawalua "I'm
turning, I'm spinning around"
(C) yaswepta antier, anteayer

day before yesterday
cf. wisp ta "day after tomorrow"
CN yeouiptla (Mol.); yeueyupan (Sim.)
cf. (SD) yepta, biespta
(C) yawi ( i . v . , irregular) ir

to go (irregular)
niyawi, ni-yaw, ni-yu, n-u "I'm going, I go"
ti-yawi-t "we are going, we go"
n-u ni-yu "I'm going to go"
ni-yash-ki "I went"
ni-yah-tuk " I have gone"
ni-ya-skiya " I would go"
CN yaw (Car.), yawi (UC)
(SD) yawi
(C) yehemet ellos

they
ye(:)met 'abbreiviated form'
CN ye?wa:ntin (Car.)
(SD) yehemet
(SD) yehka camarón hembra (yehka7)

female shrimp
yehyehka (pl.)
(C) yehkan sólo (?), derecho
alone (?), right
cf. (?) ye:k "good"
cf. -ma:-yehkan "right hand"
cf. ka -yehkan "to the right" (ka nu-yehkan "to my right")
cf. yehka:ya "that's true"
CN cf. yeccantli (Sim.) "lado derecho"
(C) yehka:ya es verdad

i t ' s the truth, that's true
cf. (?) ye:k "good"
(C) mu-yehye:k-chiwa (r.v., incorp., redup.) componerse la ropa

for clothes to turn out right, to be fixed well
cf. ye:k "good", -chiwa "to do, to make"
cf. (SD) mu-yehyesktia "to delouse, to get rid of fleas"
(SD) mu-yehye:ktia (r.v., redup.) despulgarse

to get rid of fleas, to delouse
mu-yehye:ktia (pres.)
mu-yehyesktih (pret.)
mu-yehye:ktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ye:k "good", -tia 'caus.'
cf. ye:ktiya "to be fixed, to turn out right"
cf. (C) mu-yehye:k-chiwa "for clothes to turn out right"
(C) yehyeswa ika por ratos

at times, somewhat earlier (?)
cf. ye:wa "earlier the same day", ika "therefore, sometimes"
(C) yehyé:y tres cada uno

three each
cf. ye:y "three"
(C) ye:k bueno

yehye:k (pl.)
ye:k- (Car.); yectli (Sim.) "bueno, virtuoso, justo"
(SD) ye:k
(C) -ye:kah-yu sombra

shadow (of a person), shade (of a tree)
nu-ye:kah-yu "my shadow" (-yu 'intimate poss.' (?))
CN ecauhyotl (Mol.)
cf. (SD) -yekaw-yu
(C) ye:kawi ( i . v . ) terminarse (p. e j . el trabajo, una milpa)
to end, to finish, to terminate (e.g. work, a field)
yerkawi (pres.)
ye:kawi-k (pret.) ye:kawi-k "it ended" (yeigawi?)
ye:kah-tuk (perf.)
cf. ( ? ) ye:k "good"
CN yecaui (Sim.) "terminarse, acabarse"
(SD) ye:kawi
ye:kaw-tuk (perf.)
(SD) -yekaw-yu sombra

shadow
mu-yekaw-yu "your shadow"
-yehyekaw-yu ( p l . )
CN ecauhyotl (Mol.)
cf. (C) -ye:kah-yu
(SD) ye:ktia (t.v.) despulgar, limpiar (milpa, piojos, pulgas)

to delouse, to get rid of fleas, to clean, to pick
ye:ktia (pres.)
yeiktih (pret.) ni-k-ye:ktih " I deloused him, I cleaned it"
ye:ktih-tuk (perf.)
cf. ye:k "good", -tia f caus. f
cf. ye:ktiya "to turn out right, to improve"
CN yectia (SD) "limpiar, purificar alguna cosa"
(C) ye:ktiya (i.v.) componerse

to get better, to turn out r i g h t , to improve, to become
correct
ye:ktiya (pres.)
ye:ktiya-k (pret.)
ye:kitiya-tuk (perf.)
cf. ye:k "good"; ye:ktia "to delouse, to clean"; -ya
' inchoativef
CN yectia (Sim.) "hacerse bueno, llegar a ser mejor"
cf. rau-yehye:k-chiwa "for clothes to come out right"
(SD) ye:ktiya ( i . v . ) sanarse, mejorarse
to recover, to get better, to improve
cf. mu-ye:ktia "to delouse, to clean", mu-yehye:ktia "to
delouse"
(C) ye:k-tsin buena gente (persona justa, amable)

good person, nice person
cf. ye:k " g o o d " , - t s i n 'diminutive'
(SD) -yemah-yu yema del dedo
fleshy part of finger tip
i-yemah-yu ffhis/her fleshy part of fingertip"
Sp. yema, -yu 'intimate poss.1
(SD) yena(h) llena (de la luna)

full (of the moon)
Sp. llena
(SD) yepta, bie:pta antier, anteayer

day before yesterday, three days ago
cf. wirpta "day after tomorrow"
CN yeouiptla (Mol.), yeueyupan (Sim.)
c f . (C) ya:wepta
(SD) yerbabwena(h) yerbabuena, hierbabuena

mint
Sp. hierbabuena
(C) ye:wa dende hoy (anteriormente en el mismo día, hace un rato,

poco antes) (ye:wa ? )
earlier the same day, a short while ago, shortly before
cf. yehye:wa ika "somewhat earlier, at times"
CN ye:wa (Car.) "hace poco"; yeua (Sim.) "luego, hace un
instante, poco antes"
(C) ye:wah yegua

mare
Sp. yegua
(C) yesy tres

three
cf. yehyéry "three each"
CN (y)e:(y)i (Car.); e i , yei (Sim.) ; PN * e : y ¿
(SD) ye:y
(SD) yinhibre(h) jengibre

ginger
Sp. jengibre
(SD) yuguh yugo

yoke
Sp. yugo
(C, SD) yu(:)l- 'corazón1 (en palabras compuestas)
'heart 1 (in compounds)
(C) -yu(:)l corazón

heart
nu-yul "my heart"
i-yul kwawi-t "tree heart"
CN yo:llotl (Car,)
cf. (SD) -yu(:)lu
(C) yu:li-k despacio, suave

slow, soft
yuhyu:lik (pl.)
CN yo:lik (Car.) "mansamente"; yolic (Sim.) "tranquilamente,
poco a poco, a menudo"; PN *yo:li:-k
(SD) yu:li-k
(C) yuliksu-t isote, izote

plant sp., like yucca (?)
cf. (?) yul- 'heart', iksu-t "izote"
CN cf. icôtl (Sim.) "palmera de las montañas"
(C) yul-kakasiwi (adj.) desesperado, con aflicción

troubled, with despair, sorrowful, grieved
cf. yul- 'heart', mu-kakasua "to be troubled"
(SD) yu:l-kwi (t.v., r.v.) revivir

to revive, to come to life"
cf. yu:l- 'heart', kwi "to grab"
mu-yu:lkwih "(he/she) revived, came to life"
(SD) yu:l-miki (i.v.) dar ataque (tener un ataque cardíaco)

to have a heart attack
cf. yu:l- "heart", miki "to die"
(C) yu:ltamal tamal de elote

tamale of fresh corn
cf. (?) yu:lik "bland", tamal "tortilla"
(C) yul-tata ( i . v . , incorp.) tener agruras

to have acid stomach, heartburn
cf. yul- 'heart', tata "to burn"
(C) yusltia (t.v,, r.v.) llenar con
to f i l l with
y u : l t i a (pres.)
y u : l t i h (pret.) ni-k-yu:ltih " I f i l l e d i t " , mu-yu:ltih " i t
filled"
yu:ltih-tuk (perf.)
c f . (?) yu:l- 'heart', -tia 'caus.'
(C) yultihtika ( i . v . , irregular (?)) palpitar

for the heart to beat, palpitate
(note: appears only in the present tense (?))
ni-yultihtika "my heart is beating, palpitating"
c f . yul- 'heart'
CN cf. (?) titipan (Mol.) "encima del vientre", titicpa qui$a
"procede de lo interior de nosotros"
(C) yu(:)ltuk vivo

alive
c f . yu(:)l- 'heart', -tuk 'perf. ( a d j . ) '
(SD) yu(:)ltuk
(SD) -yu(:)lu corazón

heart
nu-yulu "my heart" (nuyulu?)
cf. yu(:)l- 'heart' (in compounds)
CN yo:llotl (Car.)
c f . (C) -yu(:)l
(SD) yuntah yunta

pair of work animals, team of animals
Sp. yunta
(SD) yuwaki (adj.) opaco, nublado

overcast, dark
cf. tayuwa "at night"
CN cf. youaquia (Sim.) "ser de noche"
(C) yuyumuka (i.v.) picar, tener picazón, picar el comezón
to itch
yuyumuka (pres.)
yuyumuka-k (pret.) (?)
yuyumuka-tuk (perf.) (?)
CN yoyomoca (Mol.) "tener comezón"
(SD) yuyumuka
cf. yuyumukalis "foot fungus"
(SD) yuyumukalis mazamorra (hongos de pie que pican mucho)

a foot fungus that itches a lot
cf. yuyumuka "to itch", -li-s 'nominalization1
Chapter 6
Spanish-Pipil Dictionary
6.0. Introduction
This chapter is a Spanish-Pipil dictionary, which also contains

English glosses. The decision to present it in Spanish rather
than English is based primarily on the fact that many entries have
very clear and distinct meanings in Spanish, for which only
imprecise English glosses are available, or only wordy paraphrases.
It does not contain full information for each entry, but rather is
intended as something of a ready index to the full entries
contained in chapter 5 (the Pipil-Spanish-English dictionary). The
same symbols and abbreviations used in chapter 5 are again employed
here.
a, en, donde
at, in
ka (C, SD)
a donde (a o en la casa de alguien)

at, at someone's (house, place)
ka -chan (C, SD)
a gatas
tupuk (C)
a la derecha
to the right, on the right
ka -yehkan (C)
a la mar, al mar
to the sea, to the ocean
ka:la:má:l (SD)
ia la orilla
at the edge, on the brink
tateimpan (C, SD)
a la puerca!
son-of-a-gun!
a-la-pwerkah (SD)
a pie
on foot
ikxipan (C)
a saber, saber, quién sabe

who knows, it remains to be seen, I don't know
ka ke:n (C)
tesu ki-mati (SD)
abajo
under, beneath, below
katani (C, SD)
-tan (C) "abajo de, debajo de, bajo de"
-tankupa (C) "abajo de"
abanicar, abanicarse
to fan (oneself)
irxpitsa (SD) "abanicar"
mu-ahkape:wia (C) "abanicarse, mosquear"
mu-pe:wia (C) "abanicarse, soplarse"
ábdomen, barriga
belly, abdomen, stomach
ihti (C, SD)
ablandarse
to soften, to become soft, bland
yama:niya (C, SD)
abogado
lawyer
abogado(h) (SD)
abrazar
to embrace, to hug
natpalua (C)
napalua (SD)
tanaspalua (C) "estar abrazando, abrazar (algo)"
tanapalua (SD) "estar abrazando, abrazar (algo)"
abrigo, chumpa, chaqueta

jacket, coat
chumpah (SD)
abrir
to open
peilua (C)
pelua (SD)
tapelua (SD) "abrir (algo)"
tapuwa (tapua (?)) (C, SD) (t.v.)
abrir agujero, hoyo; hacer hoyo; abrirse agujero, hoyo

to make a hole, to open a hole
kuyuna (SD) "abrir agujero, hoyo"
kuyunia (C) "abrir agujero, hoyo"
kuyuni (C) "abrirse hoyo, agujero"
takuyuna (C, SD) "estar abriendo agujero, hoyo"
abrir la boca
to open one's mouth
mu-te:mpe:lua (C)
abrir la camisa
to open one's shirt
mupetawa (SD)
abrir la cueva (el cangrejo)

(for a crab) to open its cave
mu-kaltapa:na (C)
abrir las manos, las pinzas (tenazas)

to open hands, pinchers
mu-ma:pe:lua (C)
abrir los ojos por primera vez (los animales), mirar

(for animals) to open their eyes for the first time, to see
tachiya (SD)
abrir más
to open more, wider
i:xpeslua (C, SD)
abrirse, rajarse, romperse

to open, to split open, to break
i:xtsaya:ni (SD)
abuela
grandmother
-lama (C)
nanawela, nanawelita (Ataco)
no:yah (SD)
abuelo
grandfather
tahtay (Ataco) "abuelo, tío"
tata-noy (SD) "abuelo"
abundar
to abound, to be in abundance, for there to be a lot
sama:wa (C, SD)
tepe:wi (SD) "abundar, haber bastante"
acabar, terminar; acabarse, terminarse

to end, to terminate, to run out (of)
tami (C, SD) "acabarse, terminarse"
tamia (C, SD) "acabar, terminar"
acapatal (lugar de acapates)

place of acapate plants
ahkapatá:1 (C)
acapate, alcapate (acapacle)

"acapate" plant
ahkapah (C, SD)
acapetate
mat with figures/pictures woven in
a:kapeta-t (C, SD)
acarrear
to cart, to carry
sahsaka (C, SD)
tasahsaka (C, SD) "estar acarreando, acarrear (algo)"
acercar, acercarse
to approach, to come near(er), to place near(er)
ahxitia (C) "acercar, arrimar"
(w)altsinkirsa (SD) "acercarse"
ácido, agrio
sour
xukuk (C, SD)
aclararse
to clear up
tachiya (SD) "aclararse (el cielo, el sol)
tañe:si (C), (SD (?)) "aclararse el día (amanecer)"
acobijar, encobijar, enchivar; acobijarse, encobijarse, enchivarse

to cover (oneself) with a blanket
kwe:ntia (C, SD) (t.v.)
mu-kwe:ntia (C, SD) (r.v.)
take:ntia (C) "estar encobijando, acobijar (algo)"
acoloreando, acoloreado (adj.)

reddened, beginning to ripen
chihchi:lihtuk (SD)
acoloradear, hacer rojo

to redden, to color red
chi:chi:ltia (C)
chihchi:ltia (SD)
acoloradearse, enrojecerse
to redden, to turn red
chi:chi:ltiya (C)
chihchi:ltiya (SD)
acomodar, dar trabajo, hacer casa (para alguien)

to accommodate, to provide work for, to give housing
ta:ke:wa (C, SD)
aconsejar
to advise, to counsel
nawatia (C, SD)
tanawatia (C, SD) "estar aconsejando, aconsejar (algo)"
acordar, acordarse de
to remember
elnarmiki (C, SD) (t.v.)
i:xkehketsa (C) "acordarse, pensar"
acostar, acostarse
to lay down, to lie down
raelaswa (C) (t.v., r.v.)
mu-te:ka (C, SD) "acostarse"
te:ka (C) "acostar, poner al suelo, dejar al suelo"
acostar(se) boca arriba

to lie/lay down face up (on one's/its back)
i:xahketsua (SD) (t.v., r.v.)
acostarse de lado
to lie on one's side
mu-chiwa ladiár (SD)
acostumbrarse
to get used to, to become accustomed to
mu-mati (C)
acurrucado
tsinmuetstuk (C)
tsinmuestuk (SD) "acurrucado en cuclillas"
acurrucarse
to crouch, to squat
mu-tsinta:lia (C, SD) "acurrucarse, sentarse, ir sentando"
mu-tsukulua (C) "acurrucarse"
achiote, bija
bixa, annotto (a food-coloring condiment)
a:chiyu-t (C)
a:chi:yu-t (SD)
adelgazar, sencillar, refinar (hacer más delgado)
to make thinner, simpler, skinnier
pitsakua (C)
tapitsakua (C) "adelgazar (algo)"
adentro
inside
ihtik (C, SD)
ka-ihtik (C)
kalihtik (C)
adiós
goodbye
niyawa (C) "adiós" (dicho por la persona que sale o que
saluda antes)
niyawa tel (C) "adiós" (dicho por la persona que sale o que
saluda antes)
xa:wa "adiós" (contestación)
xa:wa tel "adiós" (contestación)
adivinar, imaginar
to guess, to imagine
tamati (C)
adobe
adobe, adobe brick
adobe(h) (SD)
lagriyuh (SD) "adobe, ladrillo"
¿adónde?
where to?
ka:nka (C, SD)
adorar
to worship, to adore
-chiwa adorár
te:nna:miki (C) "adorar, venerar, besar"
tate:nna:miki (C) "adorar (algo), estar adorando; venerar
(algo); besar (algo)"
adormecer, hacer dormir

to put to sleep, to get (someone) to sleep
kuchte:ka (C)
kuchteka (SD)
afate, ajuate (polvillo o basura de maicillo, arroz, etc.)
chaff or dust of sorghum, rice, etc. which is blown or fanned to
get rid of it
ahwa-t (C, SD)
afeitar, afeitarse, rasurar, rasurarse

to shave
mu-chiwa nabahiár (SD) "afeitarse, rasurarse"
te:nxi:ma (C) (t.v., r.v.)
afilar
to sharpen
tantia (C, SD)
tatantia (SD) "estar afilando, afilar (algo)"
aflojar, aflojarse
to loosen
ka:xani (SD) "aflojarse"
kaxa:nia (C) " a f l o j a r "
takapaxua (C) "aflojar (algo)"
takaxa:nia (C) aflojar (algo)"
agachado, empinado
bending down, leaning, crouching
i:xpi:lka (SD)
agachar, agacharse
to bend down, to crouch
i:xpilua (SD) (t.v., r.v.)
mu-nekwilua (C) "agacharse"
mu-patachua (C) "agacharse, aguasaparse"
tsumpilua (SD) "agachar, poner cabeza abajo"
tatsumpilua "agachar (algo), poner (algo) cabeza abajo"
tsuntuika (C) (t.v., r.v.)
agarrar
to grab, to take
(w)alkwi (SD)
a:na (C)
itskia (C, SD)
kwi (C, SD)
agruras (tener)
heartburn
yultata (C) "tener agruras"
agrio, ácido
sour
xukuk (C, SD)
agua
water
a:-t (C, SD)
agua caliente
hot water
apsul (C)
a:t tutu:n (SD)
Agua Con Basura (un rio)

"Water-with-trash" (name of a river)
tahsul-á:t (C)
agua de coco
coconut juice
iyasyu koko (i-a:-yu koko) (SD)
Agua de Gato, Amistán (lugar)

"Cat water/river", "Amistan" (place name)
a:mistan
aguacate
avocado
a:waka-t (C, SD)
aguacero
strong rainstorm, thunderstorm
awahe (SD)
tapa:yawit (C) "aguacero, temporal"
tapayawit (SD) "aguacero, temporal"
aguado
watery, runny, liquid
xuluchtik (C)
yamamik (C, SD) "aguado, blando, suave"
aguantar
to abide, to withstand, to put up with, to stand
e:ku(w)a (SD)
selia (C, SD)
aguarapar, apalastar, aplastarse, reducirse una parte del cuerpo o
de una planta
to flatten, to reduce, to shrivel in part
mailachua (SD) (t.v., r.v.)
aguasaparse, agacharse (para evitar algo, p. ej. para ir debajo de

una rama)
to duck, to stoop
mu-patachua (C)
aguate, bellota
bud, banana flower, sorghum flower, acorn (?)
a:wa-t (SD)
agüera (queda agua) (?)

watery, runny
iya:w (C)
águila
eagle
ágila (SD)
ahí, por ahí

there, over there
ikuni (SD)
ahí, allí, allá

there
ne: (SD)
ne:pa (C)
ahí no más
right there
uni-san (SD)
ahijada
goddaughter
aihadah, eihadah (SD)
ahijado
godson
aihaduh, eihaduh (SD)
ahogarse
to drown, to choke
a:mesawi (C)
a:tuki (SD)
ahora, hoy
now, today
a:n (SD)
a ( : ) x a ( : ) n (SD)
seman (SD)
san (SD) "ahora"
ahoyar, hacer hoyo

to make a hole
-chiwa oyoh (SD)
ahumado, humoso
smoky, smoked
pukyuhtuk (C)
ahumar
to smoke
pukwia (C, SD)
pukyua (C)
tapukwia (C) "estar ahumando, ahumar (algo)"
aire, viento, norte
wind
eheka-t (C, SD)
ajalín (clase de cangrejo)

sand crab
a : x a : l i n (SD)
a:xa:ltekwisih (C)
ajeno
foreign, someone else's
te:pal (C)
tepal (SD)
ajo
garlic
a:hu (SD)
a:hus (C)
ajonjolí
sesame
ahonholín (SD)
ajuate, afate (polvillo o basura de maicillo, arroz, etc.)

chaff or dust of sorghum, rice, etc. which i s blown or fanned
to get rid of it
ahwa-t (C, SD)
al interior, a la orilla
at the edge, to the interior
tatermpan (SD)
al lado de
beside, along, next to
-nakastan (SD)
al revés
backwards, opposite
ka i-teputs (C)
al sur, abajo
below, to the south
katani
ala, aleta
wing, fin
-ehtapal (C, SD)
alacrán
scorpion
ku:lu-t (C, SD)
alacrán (constelación)
a constellation ("scorpion")
si:tal alakrán (SD)
alambre
wire
alambre(h) (SD)
albañil
mason, builder
albanyil (SD)
alberja, arbeja, chicaro, guisante
pea(s)
perumet, pernket (SD)
albino, hijo del sol

albino
i:xmu:hmuts (C)
alborotado
mussed up, unkempt
ku:pahsulnah (SD) "alborotado (el pelo), greñudo"
tsurapahsul (SD) "alborotado (el pelo), despeinado"
alborotar, alborotarse
to swarm, to excite/get excited
mu-kaltapa:na (SD) "alborotar (p. ej. hormiguero, abejero)
ku:mu:nia (C) "alborotar"
kumuintia (SD) "alborotar"
ku:mu:ni (C) "alborotar"
kumurni (SD) "alborotarse"
mu-pahsulua (C) "alborotarse (el pelo)"
alcaldía (presidencia municipal)

town hall, city hall
ka:bi:lduh (C, SD)
alcanzar
to reach, to catch up with
ahsi (C, SD) "alcanzar, llegar, hallar, encontrar, caber"
(w)alahsi (SD)
ikxahsi (SD)
alegrarse, estar alegre/contento

to be happy, to become happy, to rejoice
pahpa:ki (C)
alegre
happy, fun
alegre(h) (SD)
tepakti(h) (SD)
alegre (estar)
to be happy, to rejoice
pa:ki (C) "estar alegre"
pahpaiki (C) "estar alegre, alegrarse"
alero
nook, cranny
tuskatan (C, SD)
aleta, ala
fin, wing
-ehtapal (C, SD)
aletear (volar en la brisa)

to flap (to flap in the breeze)
ahkapata:ni (C)
algodón
cotton
ichka-t (C, SD)
algodón de ave (pelusa)

down (of feathers)
kamu:sa (SD)
alguacil
(auxiliary) policeman
alwa:sil (C, SD)
alguaxte (semilla de calabaza)

squashseed
ayuhwach (C, SD)
'alguien 1 (prefijo 'objecto no-especificado humano')

'someone', 'somebody' ('unspecified human object')
te:- (C)
te- (SD)
alguien, alguno
someone, somebody
ahakah (SD)
ka:kah (C)
alguno, alguien
someone, somebody
ahakah (SD)
ka:kah (C)
aliento, (mal) olor
breath, (bad) smell
-ihiyu (C, SD)
a l i s a r , repellar (p. e j . pared)

to smooth, to finish the surface
ma:ti:lua (C)
petstilia (SD) "alisar (p. ej. comales, ollas con una
piedrita)"
alma, ánima
soul
a:lmah (C)
almendra (árbol)
almond (tree)
alraendres (SD)
almidonado, tieso, duro

starched, stiff, hard
tsitsisntik (C, SD)
almohada (cojín)
pillow, cushion
kwahtetun (C, SD)
altar
altar
altál (C)
altár (C, SD)
alto
high, tall
ahku (SD)
-kahku (SD) "alto, trepado"
ku:htik (C) "alto, crecido"
alumbrar
to shine, to light (up), to illuminate
ka:wa:ni (C) "alumbrar, brillar"
ta:wilua (C, SD)
tata:wilua (C) "alumbrar (algo), brillar"
alzadero
storage hook, storage place
charkwahtsin (C) "alzadero, gancho"
tsatsas (C) "alzadero"
alzar
to put up, to put away, to store, to pick up
ahke:wa (C) "alzar, guardar"
ta:hke:wa (C) "alzar (algo), guardar (algo)"
takimiltia (C, SD) "alzar, cargar, ayudar a poner una carga"
allá, allí, ahí

there
ne: (SD)
ne:pa (C)
ama de leche, nodriza

wet nurse
chichiwah (SD)
amanecer
to dawn
tane:si (C, SD)
tatwi (C, SD)
amanecer (al)
at dawn, upon rising
ka tatwi (C) "al amanecer"
amante, enamorado
lover
enaraorado(h) (C)
amar, querer, estimar

to love, to esteem
tasuhta (C, SD)
amargarse
to become bitter, to turn bitter
chichiktiya (C)
chichiya (C, SD)
amargo
bitter
chichik (C, SD)
amarillento, amarilloso
yellowish
tultiknah (C)
amarillo
yellow
tultik (C, SD)
amarilloso (amarillento)
yellowish
tultiknah (C)
amarrar
to tie
ilpia (C, SD)
tailpia (C) "amarrar (algo)"
amarrar con pita (mecate), hacer tapesco, arreglar, empeñar

to tie with string, to make something with netting, to
assemble, to put together
pi:ki (C, SD)
amarrar muy apretado, socar

tetilia (SD)
amate
"amate" tree (fig sp.)
a:ma-t (C, SD)
amatillo
small "amate" tree (fig sp.)
kuki:xtilu:ni (C)
ambos
both
uhu:me (C, SD)
Amistán, Agua de Gato (lugar)

Amistan, "Cat water/river" (place name)
a:mistan
amo, patrón
master, boss
a:mu(h) (SD)
amontonar
to pile up, to gather together, to heap up
puitsua (C) "amontonar, juntar"
putsua (SD) "amontonar, juntar"
se:ntepe:wa (C)
tepe:wa (SD)
amontonárselo, darle bastante

to heap on, to pile on
tepe:wilia (C)
ampliar (lodo, harina, para hacer comal), extender

to add to, to extend, to amplify (e.g. mud or flour)
tete(:)wa (SD)
ampolla
blister
ampo(:)yah (SD)
anciana
old woman
lamahtsin (C)
lamaschin (SD)
lama-t (SD)
lamah (SD)
anciano, viejito
old man
-kuhkul (C, Comazagua) (respetuoso)
xu:ré:-t (C)
anchar, extender, tender

to widen, to extend, to stretch
pata:wa (C, SD)
ancharse, volverse más ancho

to become wider, to widen
pata:waya (SD)
ancho
wide
pata:wak (C, SD)
ancho (de cosas huecas, hoyos)

wide (of hollow things, holes)
kuya:wak (C, SD)
andar, caminar
to walk
nehnemi (C, SD)
andar a gatas, gatear

to crawl, to go on all fours
mu-ma:pelua (SD)
andar a tientas, pararse en puntillas (empinarse)

to walk/go by feeling one's way, to stand on
tiptoes to reach something
mu-tsihkwilua (SD)
aneblinado, neblinado
foggy
mixte:ntuk (C)
ángel
angel
anhel (C)
angosto, estrecho
narrow
u:chulnah (C)
anguila, anguilla
eel
a:ku:wa-t (C)
michinku(2)wa-1 (SD)
anillo
ring
a:ni:yuh (C)
ánima, alma
soul
a:lmah (C)
animalito peludo con antena
fuzzy insect with antenna
ikax-kabayuh (SD)
ano, culo
anus, arse, ass
tsupi (C)
anoche
last night
ya:luwa ka tayuwa (C)
anona (cf. zapote)
anona colorada
red anona, red custard apple (?)
chuslu (SD)
'antes' (partícula 'imperfectivo')

'before' ('imperfective' particle)
katka (C, SD)
antier, anteayer
day before yesterday
ya:wepta (C)
bierpta, yepta (SD)
antiguo, antiguamente
long ago, anciently, in olden days/times
ikma:n (C)
ikman (SD)
año pasado
last year
se: xiwi-t (C, SD) "el año pasado"
apachar (oprimir, aplastar)

to hold down, to press, to flatten
ku:pachua (C, SD)
pachua (SD)
taku:pachua (C) "estar apachando, apachar (algo)"
tapachua (SD) "estar apachando, apachar (algo)"
apacharse» estar apachándose (aplastarse, oprimirse)
to be flattened, to be held down, to be pressed
mu-pahpachua (C)
apagacandela (mariposa nocturna), mariposa

moth, butterfly
pa:pa:lu:-t (C)
pa:pa:lu-t (SD)
apagar, apagarse
to extinguish, to put out, to be extinguished, to go out
se:wi (C) (i.v.)
se:wi (SD) (t.v.)
se:wia (C) (t.v.)
apapachar en el regazo, chinear en la pierna

to hold on one's lap
metspanua (C)
aparecer, aparecerse
to appear, to be seen
ne:si (C, SD) "aparecerse"
ne:xtia (C, SD) "aparecer, dejar verse"
(w)alne:si (C) "aparecerse"
apariencia (clase de cara), el ser (de uno)

appearance, one's form, one's being
tachalis (SD)
apartar, quitar, trasladar

to set aside, to remove, to transfer
ihkwani (SD)
ihkwania (C, SD)
aparte, separado
apart, separated
-kwah (C)
apear, bajar
to lower, to get (something) down
temultia (C, SD)
apedrar
to stone, to throw rocks at
tehtemirma (SD)
apellido
surname, family name, last name
-tsuntu:kay (SD)
-tsunturkey (C)
apenado, molesto
troubled, bothered
mu-kakasuhtuk
apestar, heder
to stink
ihya:ya (C, SD)
apestoso, hediondo
stinking
ihyak (C, SD)
aplastar, aplastarse
to flatten
ma:lachua (SD) (t.v., r.v.) "aplastar(se), aguarapar(se),
apachar (se)11
pachua (SD) "aplastar, oprimir, apachar"
aplaudir
to applaud
-chiwa palmár (SD)
aporrear, pegar, golpear, castigar, azotar

to beat, to hit, to whip, to punish
witeki (C, SD)
tawiteki (C, SD) "estar castigando, golpeando"
aprender
to learn
mu-machtia (C, SD)
apretado, estrecha (de una camisa)

tight, small (e.g. a shirt)
ku:pitsaktsin (C)
ku:pitsa:wak (C)
apretar
to tighten
pitsini (SD)
pitsinia (C)
apretón de manos (dar la mano)

handshake
ketál (SD)
apurar, apurarse
to hurry
ihisiwi (SD) "apurarse"
i h i s i w i t i a (SD) (t.v.) "apurar"
nehne:lwia (C) (t.v.) 'apurar"
nerlwia (C) (t.v., r.v.) "apurar, apurarse"
uhu:lini (SD) "apurarse, menearse, moverse"
(w)al-mu-neslwia (C) "apurarse"
aquel, aquella, aquello

that, that one
ne:né: (C)
uni (C, SD)
yahane (SD)
aqui
here
ni:kan (C)
nikan (SD)
nin (SD)
araña
spider
tuka-t (C, SD)
arar
to plow
mulujnia (C) "arar, esponjar"
tapa:na (SD) "arar, reventar"
arbeja, alberja, chicharo, guisante

pea(s)
perumet, perunket (SD)
árbol, palo, madera
tree, wood
ku-, ku:-, kuh- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
kwawi-t (C, SD)
árbol (una clase de), cf. palo de
árbol (clase que echa flores)

tree sp. (bears flowers)
kwilu:ni (SD)
arco iris
rainbow
kusama:lu(h) (C)
kusama:lu-t (SD)
arco iris (un monte, una planta del campo)

a wild plant sp. ("rainbow" plant)
wasa:ma-t (SD)
arco y flecha
bow and arrow
mi:t (C)
arder
to burn
chichinaka (C)
tata (C, SD) "arder, quemarse"
chisltata (C, SD) "arder (del cuerpo)"
rairailaka (SD) "arder el fuego"
mimilika (C) "arder el fuego"
ardilla
squirrel
mutuhtsin (Teotepeque)
mutusin (C)
mututsin (SD) (?)
ardor
ardor, smarting, burning
chisltata (SD)
arena
sand
a:xa:l (C)
xa:l- (en palabras compuestas (?))
arenoso, xara, mal molido

sandy, poorly ground, gritty
payaxnah (SD)
arete
earring
arirtas (C)
aritu (SD)
arisco
surly, angry
brabu(h) (SD) "arisco, bravo"
chúkaro(h) (SD) "arisco (de animal), chucaro"
armadito, cochinilla
sowbug, potato bug
tuhtux (SD)
Armenia (lugar)
Armenia (place name)
we:ymuhku (C)
aroma, buen olor, olor

aroma, good smell, smell
puputuka (C)
arrancar, arrancarse
to uproot, to tear our, to tear off
ahkerwa (SD) "arrancar, despegar"
ahke:wi (SD) "arrancarse, despegarse"
kupi:na (C) "arrancar"
ku(:)pina (SD) "arrancar"
kupi:ni (C) "arrancarse, zafarse"
takupi:na (C) "arrancar (algo), estar arrancando"
tawiwita (SD) "estar arrancando"
wiwita (C, SD) "arrancar" (como hierba)"
arrancar la cabeza
to tear off the head
kechkupi:na (C)
arranca-sebo (avispa)
wasp sp, (lftears-out-tallowM)
arranka-sebu (SD)
arrear, espantar, asustar, espantarse, asustarse

to drive (animals), to scare, to frighten
mu:tia (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.)
arreglar, componer
to fix
kekchiwa (C, SD)
arreglar, empeñar, hacer tapesco, amarrar con pita (mecate)

to arrange, to assemble, to tie together with string, to make a
frame with netting
pi:ki (C, SD)
arriadora, arriera (hormiga)

driver ant
arriadora (SD)
iyawtsi:ka-t (C)
arriba
up, above, over
ahku (C, SD)
ikahku (SD)
kahkuwik (SD) "arriba, al norte"
arriera, arriadora (hormiga)

driver ant
arriadora (SD)
iyawtsi:ka-t (C)
arriero
mule-skinner
korralero(h) (SD)
arrimar, acercar
to place near, next to, to bring near to
ahxitia (C)
arroba
a 25-pound measure of corn, beans, rice, etc.
almun (SD)
arrocero (tordito;
bird sp. (rice-eating thrush ?)
arrosero (SD)
arrodillarse
to kneel
mu-tankwaketsa (C, SD)
arrojar, vomitar
to vomit, to throw up
m-isu:ta (C)
m-i:suta (SD)
arrojar, aventar, tirar

to throw
mu:ta (SD)
arrollar
to roll
ululua (SD)
taululua (SD) "arrollar (algo), estar arrollando"
arrollarse (enroscarse)
to roll, to coil
mu-yawalua (C)
arróz
rice
arrós (C)
arroz (en su planta)

rice (on the plant)
i:xsaka-t (SD)
arrugado
wrinkled
i:xkwehkwelechnah (C)
i:x(x)uhxupilnah (C) "arrugado de la cara, hinchado de los
ojos"
raa:pilichnah (C) "arrugado de la mano"
pilichnah (C, SD) "arrugado (por el agua, piel de gente,
mango, etc.)
puxa:wak (C) "arrugado (por el agua), puspo"
arruinar, descomponer, desarmar
to ruin, to take apart, to break apart/down
ihtakua (C, SD)
arrullar (para alguien), cantar algo para alguien

to sing to (someone), to lull (someone)
takwiikalia (SD)
asado
roasted, fried
ixkatuk (C)
taixkal (C) "asado, cosa asada"
asar
to roast, to fry
ixka (C, SD)
taixka (C, SD) "asar (algo), estar asando"
asco (darse)
to feel nausea, to be nauseous
el-mu-yawa (C, SD) "darse asco"
asentar, poner, llevar (ropa)

to place, to put, to wear
t a : l i a (C, SD)
asesino
killer, assassin
asesinu(h) (SD)
así
thus, in this manner/way
keneraeh (C) "así, como"
kieneh (SD)
kiunih (C) "así, así es"
kiya (C)
así es, verdad

true, that's right, that's it
te:hkiya (SD)
así no más
right there
kiunihsan (C, SD)
asolearse
mu-tu:naltatia (C)
mu-tu:nalwia (SD)
asomarse, darse a ver (dejar verse), aparecer

to be seen, to lean out, to stick one's head out,
to appear, to cause to be seen
ne:xtia (C)
áspero
rough
xaxawaka (C)
asta, palo
pole
asta (SD)
asustar, asustarse
to scare, to be frightened
i:xmu:tia (SD) "asustar, espantar"
rau-i:xmu:tia (C, SD) "asustarse, espantarse"
mustia (C, SD) (t.v,, r.v.) "asustar(se), espantar(se),
arrear"
te(:)muhmu:tia (C) "asustar a alguien"
te(:)mu:tia (C) "asustar a alguien"
ataque (dar), tener un ataque cardíaco

to have/suffer a heart attack
yu:lmiki (SD) "dar ataque, tener un ataque cardiaco"
atarantarse, marearse
to feel dizzy, to become faint
i:xpuya:wi (C)
ataud
coffin
-kahah-yu (SD)
ka:hú:n (C)
ka:hó:n (C)
atención, caso
attention (e.g. in "to pay attention to")
ka:soh (C)
atizar
to stoke, to build up the fire
chakaltia (SD)
tsintukia (C)
untuwia (SD)
atol, atole
atole (a corn drink)
atusl (C)
atorar, trabar
to stick, to jam, to get something stuck
ku:naktia (C, SD)
atorarse, trabarse
to get stuck
ku:naka (C)
ku:naki (SD)
atrás
behind
tateputsnah (C) "atrás, hacia atrás"
ti:pan (SD) "atrás, detrás"
atrasarse, quedarse
to remain, to stay
naka (SD)
aullo, aullido, latido

howl
ku:yu:chu:ka (C)
ku:yuchu:ka (SD)
aurora (?), claridad

dawn (?), clearness
tane:skan (C)
aventar
to throw
kumimia (SD) "aventar, tirar, echar"
ku:tamima (SD) "aventar, botar"
mu:ta (SD) "aventar, tirar, arrojar"
tamu:ta (SD) "aventar (algo), tirar (algo)"
avergonzarse, tener vergüenza
to be ashamed, to be embarrassed
i:xpi:na:wa (C)
i:xpina:wa (SD)
avispa 'arranca-sebo1
wasp sp. ("tears-out-tallow")
arranka-sebu (SD)
avispa (clase de)

wasp sp.
etsa-t (SD)
axila, sobaco
armpit
-kuxun (SD)
ayeco (frijol de castilla), chilipuca

bean sp.
a:yekuh (C)
ayer
yesterday
ya:luwa (C)
ya(:)luwa (SD)
ayote (calabaza)
squash sp. (pumpkin sp.)
ayuh (C, SD)
ayudar
to help
palerwia (C, SD)
ayudar a poner carga, alzar, cargar

to help (someone) place a load, to load, to put up
takimiltia (C, SD)
ayunar
to fast
-chiwa ayunár (SD)
azacuán (pájaro)
bird sp. (aquatic ?, seen only in summer)
atsakwani (SD)
azadón
large hoe
asadón (SD)
azotar
to whip
witeki (C, SD) "azotar, castigar, golpear, pegar, aporrear"
tawiteki (C) "estar azotando, castigando"
azúcar
sugar
a:su:hkal (C)
azucena
white lily
asusena (SD)
azul
blue
xuxuktsin (C)
babea, saliva
saliva, slobber, drivel
-te:n=a:yu (SD)
badajo, ombligo
navel, belly button
-xisk (SD)
bagre (pescado)
fish sp, (catfish ?)
tsunte-t (C)
bailar
to dance
ihtutia (C, SD)
bajar, apear
to lower, to get (something) down
temultia (C, SD)
bajareque, pared
wall, wattle and dob wall
tapepechul (C)
bajarse
to get down, to descend
ku:temu (C)
temu (C, SD)
tsapa(:)lua (C)
(w)altemu (C, SD)
bajarse juntos
to get down together, to descend together
se:ntemu (C, SD)
bajarse zapatoncito
to get down (like a dwarf ?), to lower oneself
tsapalua (C)
bajito
short
chapachin (C)
tsapatsin (C)
bajo de, abajo de, debajo de

below, under, beneath, underneath
-tan (C)
balde, cubeta
bucket, pail
balde(h) (SD)
bálsamo
balsam
u:xi-t (C)
bambú
bamboo
bambú(h) (SD)
barabatón (SD) "clase de bambú"
banco (para sentarse)
bench
banhuh (SD)
banqueta
stool
banketa (SD)
kwihkwal (SD)
bañar, bañarse
to bathe
-a:ltia (C, SD)
barba, bigote
beard, moustache
-terntsun (C)
barbasco (veneno para matar pescado)

fish poison
chihchi:lmeka-t (SD)
pahchi:lmeka-t (C)
barbilla, mentón, quijada

chin, jaw
-te:ntsiska-w (C, SD)
barbón (árbol)
tree sp. ("beared" tree)
te:ntsunyu:yuh (C)
barbudo
beared
kamaxayal (C)
barco
boat
barkuh (SD)
barranco, cueva
ravine, cave
ustus-t (C, SD)
barrer
to sweep
(u)chpa:na (C)
uchpa:na (SD)
tachpa:na (C) "estar barriendo, barrer (algo)"
tuchpa:na (SD) "estar barriendo, barrer (algo)"
barriga
belly
ihti (C, SD)
barrilete (papalote, cometa)

kite
pa:pa:lu-t (SD)
barrio
barrio, quarter (section of town)
bárriu (SD)
barro (como para hacer ollas)

clay
suki-t (C, SD)
barro, grano, nacido

pimple, boil
pusa (C, SD)
saswa-t (C, SD)
taxwi:s (C)
base, nalga
bottom, base, rump, backside, arse
tsin (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
¡basta!
that's enough!, that'll do!
basta (SD)
bastante, mucho
much, a lot
miyak (C, SD)
suhsul (SD)
bastante, recio
a lot, loud, strong, much, big
we:y(SD)
basura, broza
trash, garbage, rubbish
kuipahsul (SD)
tahsul (C)
batea
wooden tray
ku:xi:kal (C)
bautismo
baptism
ulyuh (C)
bautizar
to baptize
-chiwa bautisár (SD)
-maka ulyuh (C)
bebé, tiernito, niño chiquito

baby, infant
xu:lu-t (C, SD)
bebe-leche (lagartija)
lizard sp. ("milk-drinker")
kuwix-in (C)
beber
to drink
a : t i (C, SD) (i.v.)
uni (C, SD) (t.v.)
bejuco
vine
meka-t (C, SD)
bejuco (una clase de)

vine sp.
prendamor
bejuco (una clase de bejuco con raices como patas de muciélago)

vine sp. (with roots like bats1 feet)
tsina:kan (SD)
bejuco lagarto
vine sp. ("alligator" vine)
kuntan (SD)
bejuquillo (culebra)
snake sp. ("vine" snake)
iixmekayu kak-ti (C)
kurwat meka-t (SD)
bellota, aguate
bud, acorn (?)
a:wa-t (SD)
bendecir
to bless
-chiwa bendesír (C, SD)
besar
to kiss
tate:nna:miki (C, SD) "besar (algo), estar besando"
te:nchichina (C)
te:nna:miki (C) "besar, adorar, venerar"
beso, bechito
kiss, little kiss (children's word ?)
chito, chitu (SD)
bestia, caballo
horse
ka:bayuh (SD)
ka:wayu (C)
biberón, pacha
baby bottle
chichi:wal (SD)
bigote
moustache
bigoteh (SD)
te:ntsun (C) "bigote, barba"
bija, achiote
bixa, annotto (food-coloring condiment)
a:chiyu-t (C)
a:chi:yu-t (SD)
bizco
cock-eyed, cross-eyed
i:xchiku (C)
i:xturnu (SD)
bianco
white
istak (C, SD)
blando, suave, aguado

bland, soft, watery
yama:nik (C, SD)
blanquearse
to turn white, to become white, to whiten
istaya (SD)
bledo, blero
plant sp. (with leaves like spinach)
leruh (SD)
boa, masacuate, mazacuate

boa constrictor
masa:ku(:)wa-t (C)
masa:ku:wa-t (SD)
bobo, pescado bobo

fish sp. ("dumb11 fish)
bobo, michin bobo (SD)
boca
mouth
-te:n (C, SD)
boda
wedding
bodah (SD)
bofe (pulmón)
lung
puhpus (C, SD)
bofito (liviano)
light
ahkatik (SD)
wahchultik (C)
bola, pelota
ball
peluta (C)
bolo, borracho
drunk
tawa:ntuk (SD)
bordar
to embroider
-chiwa bordár
borde, orilla
edge, bank, brink
-te:rapan (C)
bordón
cane, staff
-bordón (SD)
-tupil (SD) "bordón, vara (de justicia)"
borracho, bolo
drunk
tawa:ntuk (SD)
borrunoso, chiboludo, chiboloso, garrasposo

knotty, bumpy
i:xtsuhtsukul (SD)
i:xtsuhtsukulnah (C)
bosque, monte
woods, forest, uncleared land
kohtan (SD)
kuhtan, ku:htan (C)
bostezar
to yawn
ahkamacha:lua (C)
rau-ka:raachulua (SD)
mu-te:mpelua (SD)
bota
boot
bo:ta(h) (SD)
botar (voltear)
to turn over
irxkwepa (C, SD)
botar
to throw out, to overturn, to throw down
ku:tamima (SD) "botar, aventar"
tahkali (C, SD)
tahkalia (SD)
tami:raa (C) "botar, dejar caer"
botarse, regarse, caerse (fruta)

to fall, to scatter, to sprinkle
x i : n i (C)
xini (SD)
botar palos, rozar palos, hachar palos (tumbar, cortar árboles)

to fell trees, to chop down trees
tsine:wa (C, SD)
botella
botella
bigruh (SD) "botella, vidrio"
boteyah, boteah (C)
boteya(h) (SD)
botón
button
botón (SD)
brasa
live coal
tekunal (C, SD)
brasas regadas
coals spread out so fire will light or burn better
chakanaltituk (C)
bravo, arisco
surly, angry
brabu(h) (SD)
brazo
arm
-mahkul (C)
mahkul (SD)
brillante (?), cosa que relumbra, brilla

bright, shining
tsitsinaka (C, SD)
brillar, alumbrar
to shine, to illuminate
ka:wa:ni (C)
tataiwilua (C)
brincar
to jump, to leap
tsikwi:ni (C, SD) "brincar, saltar"
tsihtsikwi:ni (SD) "brincar, estar brincando, andar
brincado"
tetsikwini (SD) "brincar, cruzar en las piedras (p. ej. el
río)
brío (fuerza, energía para hacer algo)

gumption, energy/strength to do something
-kwahsiwis (C)
brisa
breeze
a:na:wak (C)
brisa(h) (SD)
brote, pichota
bud
piyuch (SD)
brotón, cojollo, retoño

bud, sprout
-mulinka (C)
broza, basura
trash, rubbish
tahsul (C)
bruja
witch
bruhah (C)
bruha(h) (SD)
brujo
witch, sorcerer
bruhu(h) (SD)
ku:sikna (C)
mi:ku (C, SD) "brujo, mico, transformador"
na:na:watsin (SD)
buche, tragadera
-buchi, buche (SD)
buena gente
nice (person), good (person)
yesktsín (C)
buenas tardes
good evening, good afternoon
bwenas tardes (SD)
bueno
good
ye:k (C, SD)
buenos dias
good morning
bwenas dias (SD)
buey
ox
bwey (SD)
turuh (SD) "buey, toro, res, vaca"
bulta, carga, tercio

bundle, load
kimil (C)
kimis tsin (C)
burbujear
to bubble
-chiwa borbunyár (SD)
burgar, bramar, bramear

to bellow, to roar, to howl
-chiwa burgár (SD)
burlar, burlarse de
to mock, to make fun of
ahkawetska (SD)
burro, burra
burro, donkey
burru(h), burra(h) (SD)
burro (marco de madera para la piedra de moler (metate))

wooden frame to support the quern (metate)
burruh (SD)
buscar
to seek, to look for
te:mua (C, SD)
buscar dondequiera
to look high and low for, to search
mu-tate:mulia (SD)
buscárselo (buscar algo para uno mismo)

to scrounge up, to look for something for oneself
mu-tatesmuwilia (C)
butaca, botadora
armchair
botaka (SD)
C
cabal (exacto, completo)

exact, just right
kabál (C)
caballo, bestia
horse
ka:bayuh (SD)
ka:wayu (C)
caber, llegar, alcanzar, hallar, encontrar

to fit, to arrive, to reach, to find, to meet
ahsi (C, SD)
cabecearse (estar a punto de dormirse)

to nod, to be falling asleep
kuchisneki (C)
kukuchi (SD)
cabeza
head
ku- (C, SD) 'cabeza1 (en palabras compuestas)
kwa-, kwah-, kwa:- (C, SD) (en palabaras compuestas)
tsun- (C, SD) 'cabeza, pelo, punta' (en palabras compuestas)
tsuntekuma-t (C, SD) "cabeza, calavera, 'la calavera'"
cabeza de piedra (loco, tonto)

crazy, fool ("stone head")
tsunte-t (SD)
cabezón
big head, fat-head
tsuntesú:n (C)
cabo
handle
ka:bo(h) (SD)
cabra, cabro
goat
ka:bra (C)
ka:brah, ka:bruh (SD)
caca, excremento, estiércol
excrement, crap, feces
kwita-t (C, SD)
cacaguatal (árboles de cacao, huerta de cacao)

cacao orchard, stand of cacao trees
kakawatal (C)
cacahuate (?), tarcacaguate, tierra-cacao

peanut (?)
ta:lkakawa-t (C, SD)
cacao
cacao, cocoa
kakawa-t (C, SD)
cacarear (animales)
to cackle
mu-kakasua (SD)
cacarico (camaroncito)
small shrimp sp.
armuku (C)
mu:ku (SD)
cacaste, cacaxte (caja de madera par cargar cosas)

carrying crate
kakax (SD)
taku:kal (C)
cacaste, cacaxte de animal (esqueleto)

dried up animal, animal skeleton
-kakax-yu (SD)
cachete, mejilla
cheek
-kamak (C, SD)
cachimba, pipa (para fumar)

pipe
kachimbu (C)
cacho, cuerno
horn
-kachoh (SD)
cada
each
kada (C)
cada uno
each one
sehsé:
cadaver, muerto
dead person, cadaver, dead body
mikini (C)
cadejo (ser sobrenatural, lobo o pastor alemán que guía o ataca a

los borrachos)
supernatural wolf or German shepherd that either leads drunks or
attacks them
kadeho(h) (SD)
cadena
chain
kadena (SD)
cadera
hip
-pale:tah-yu (C)
-tsin-u:mi-yu (SD)
caerse
to fall
wetsi (C, SD)
(w)alkuwetsi (SD)
caerse (una fruta), regarse

to fall (fruit), to scatter, to sprinkle
x i : n i (C)
xini (SD)
(w)alxi:ni (C)
caerse boca arriba

to fall on one's back, to fall face up
ahketswetsi (C)
café (color)
brown
ku:puknah (SD)
café
coffee
kafé(h) (C, SD)
cafecillo, uminexte (árbol)

tree sp. (hard wood, good for houses)
u:minex (C)
Cagadero de Gallina (lugar)

"Chicken Crapper" (place name)
imihkwitayan tihlan (C)
cajete, losa
clay dish
kaxi-t (C, SD)
cajón
box
ka:hó:n (C)
cajuellta, pétalo de flor

flower petal
kahwelah (SD)
cal
lime (of stone)
tenex (C, SD)
calabaza, ayote
squash sp., pumpkin sp.
ayuh (C, SD)
calabóz (clase de machete)

kind of machete
kalabó:s (SD)
calabozo, cárcel
jail
alkalabú:s (C)
calado (estar) (estar recocido el maíz)
to be soaked through (for corn soaked in ash to be ready)
nexkalaki (C) "estar calado"
calambre
cramp
kalambre(h) (SD)
calambre (tener), culebrear, curcuvear

mu-kwehkwetua (SD) "tener calambre, culebrear, curcuvear"
calavera, cabeza; "la calavera (espanto)"

skull, head; "the skull" (supernatural being)
tsuntekuma-t (C, SD) "la calavera" (espanto)
"the skull" (supernatural being)
tsunkechehchel (C)
tsuntekuma-t (C, SD)
calcetín
sock(s)
kalsetin
caldo
soup, stew
iya:yu (C)
kalduh (SD)
calentarse
to get warm, to heat up
tutuiniya (SD)
calentura, fiebre
fever
tutu:nka:yu-t (C)
caliente
hot
tata (C)
tutu:nik (C, SD) "caliente, hace calor"
calsonte (palo en la construcción de casas)

beam, roof pole
kaltsunti (C, SD)
calvo
bald
kwa:xi:petsnah (C) "calvo, frente calvo"
tsumpeisuh (SD) "calvo"
tsuntsennah (C) "calvo (ralo de pelo)"
tsunxi:pe (SD) "calvo, pelón"
tsunxi:pets (C) "calvo, pelón"
calzón
pants, trousers
-sala (C, SD)
callado (taciturno)
quiet, one who talks little, taciturn person
te:nnux (kwit) (C)
te:n-tatsiwi (C)
callarse
to be quiet, to shut up
ta-.kaktua (C, SD)
calle
street
kayeh (C, SD)
camagua (elote, palo, etc. no seco)

not yet dried out
kama:wak (C)
ka:mawak (SD)
camalote (un zacatón grueso)

grass sp.
kamalu-t (C)
caraanance, hoyuelo
dimples
kamanantsin (C, SD)
camarón
shrimp
chakalin (C, SD)
camarón hembra
female shrimp
yehka (SD)
camaroncillo
small shrimp (sp.)
a:cha:kal (C)
camaroncito cascarudo del rio, cacarico

river shrimp sp.
a:muku (C)
murku (SD)
cambiar, cambiarse
to change, to exchange
pata (C) "cambiar (dinero, ropa)"
tapatilia (C, SD) "cambiar, intercambiar, cambiárselo"
rau-tapatia (C) "cambiarse, vestirse"
cambio, vuelto
change (money)
bwelto(h), welto(h) (SD)
cambio, repuesto (refacción)

change, exchange, (spare) part
-patka (C, SD)
cameconejo (zacate de conejo (?)) (zacatillo, un zacate fino)

grass sp.
kamikoneho(h) (SD)
sakana:wal (SD)
caminar, andar
to walk
nehnerai (C, SD)
caminar a tientas (sin ver)

to walk by feeling one's way (without seeing)
mahma:tu:ka (C)
tamahma:tu:ka (C)
camino
road, path, way
uh-ti (C, SD)
camino del pelo, raya del cabello

part (in hair)
-kwa:-uhpan (C)
camioneta (camión de pasaje)
bus
kamioneta(h) (SD)
camisa
shirt
-kotón (Ataco)
camote
sweet potato
chi:ltik kamuh (C, SD)
campana
bell
kampanah (SD)
campanilla (una clase de campanilla, bejuco)

vine sp.
tunarntsin tuhtul (C)
campo (tierra abierta)

country, open ground
tawe:ykan (C)
camposanto, cementerio
cemetery, graveyard
pant L(y)ón (SD)
cana
cañe
ka:nah (SD)
tsun-istak (C)
canasta
basket
chikiwi-t (C, SD)
candela
candle
kande:lah (C)
cangrejo
crab
tekwisis (C, SD)
canícula
pause in the rains of rainy season (dog days)
kanikluh (SD)
tu:nalku (C, SD) "canícula, verano"
canilla, pierna
leg, shank
-ku:ts (C)
canoa, lancha
canoe, small boat
kanuwah (SD)
canoa (para dar comida a animales)

trough
p i : l a ( h ) (SD)
cansarse
to tire, to get tired
kuhku:tiya (C) "cansarse, rendirse"
ku:ti:ya (SD) "cansarse (de estar en un lugar (sentado,
parado, acostado))"
suta:wa (C, SD) "cansarse"
rau-tsinku:ti:ya (C) "cansarse de estar sentado"
cantador, cantante
singer
takwi:kani (C, SD)
cantar
to sing
takwi:ka (C, SD)
cantar algo para alguien

to sing something for someone
takwi:kalwia (C)
takwirkalia (SD)
cántaro, tinaja
water jug, pitcher
tsutsukul (C, SD)
cantil (culebra)
snake sp.
kantíl (SD)
cantón
canton, hamlet
kantón (SD)
canuto, gajo, tajada

nekpach (C, SD)
caña
cane
kanyax (Nahuizalco)
u:wa-t (C, SD)
caña blanca
cane sp. ("white cane")
ista(:)ku:wa-t (C)
caña colorada
cane sp. ("red cane")
chi:ltiku:wa-t (C)
caoba
mahogany
tsuntsaput-tiyuhkwawi-t (C)
caolote (árbol)
tree sp.
ku:chiyan (C)
kwawulu-t (SD)
capar, castrar
to castrate
-chiwa kapár (SD)
capilla
chapel
kapiya(h) (SD)
capitana de la cofradía
captainess of the confraternity
dipotada, diputada (SD)
kalpúrl (SD)
capulamate (árbol)
"capulamate" tree
kapula:ma-t (SD)
capulín
bird cherry, choke cherry (tree and fruit)
kapulin (C, SD)
cara
face
i:x- (C, SD) f cara f , "ojo11 (en palabras compuestas)
-irxkaliyu (C)
ka:ra(h) (SD)
cara larga
long face(d)
iixkuweyak (SD)
i:xweyak (C) "cara larga, carón"
cara tiesa
s t i f f face(d)
i : x t e t s i : l n a h (C) (adj.)
caracol
snail
karakól (SD)
caracol de agua, jute

snail (water snail)
xuti (C, SD)
caracol (una clase de jute)

snail sp.
i : x p e : l (SD)
i:xpe:lxuti (SD)
caracolito (una clase de caracolito)

small snail sp.
kalnetwi (C)
xutira:yuh (SD)
caracolito del mar, conchita
small sea snail, small shell
a : x i : l i n (SD)
si:lin (C) "caracolito de mar"
carbon, tizne, tile

soot
k u : n t i : l (C)
carcajear, carcajearse
to cackle
ahahwetska (C)
carcañal, talon
heel
itsinteyu (ikxi) (C)
i-tsunteyu -(i)kxi (SD)
-tsinteyu (C)
i-tsinteyu ikxi (C)
cárcel
jail
alkalabú:s (C) "cárcel, calabozo"
re(:)ha(h) (SD)
carga, bulta, tercio

load, bundle
kimil (C)
kimi:tsin (C)
carga (de leña)

load (of firewood)
karrgah (C, SD)
cargadores (de Semana Santa)

bearers (in Holy Week)
kargadores (SD)
cargar, alzar, ayudar a poner carga

to load, to help someone place a load, to put up
takimiltia (C, SD)
cargo (oficio)
office, charge
kasrgoh (C)
carne
meat
naka-t (C, SD)
caro
expensive
ka:roh (C)
carón, cara larga

long face, big face
iixweyak (C)
carreta
cart
karretah (SD)
carrizal (?)
canebreak, stand of reeds
a:katal (C)
carrizo, vara
cane, reed
a:ka-t (C, SD)
carpintero
carpenter
kalpinteroh (C)
casa
house
kal (C, SD)
-chan (C, SD) "casa, hogar"
casampulga (araña venenosa)

spider sp. (said to be poisonous)
chi:ltuka-t (C)
casar, casarse
to marry
nasmiktia (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.)
cascabel (culebra)
rattlesnake
kwechwah (C, SD)
cáscara, pellejo, piel

skin, hide, leather, shell, peel
-e:wayu (C)
-ewayu (SD)
cascarón de huevo, cascarón de coco, julón, jicara, morro

shell (eggshell, coconut shell, gourd)
xu:lun (SD)
caserío
hamlet, small village
kahkal (C, SD)
casi
almost
kasi (SD)
caso, atención
attention (e.g. to pay attention)
ka:soh (C)
caspa
dandruff
gaspa(h) (SD)
castellano, castilla, español

Spanish
kastiyah (C, SD)
castigar
to punish
maka (C, SD) "castigar, dar"
-chiwa kastigár (SD)
taraaka (SD) "castigar, dar"
tawiteki (C) "castigar, azotar"
witeki (C, SD) "castigar, azotar, pegar, aporrear"
castilla, castellano, español

Spanish
kastiyah (C, SD)
castrar, capar
to castrate
-chiwa kapár (SD)
catarro, tos
cough, influenza
tatasi (C)
tatasis, tatasi (SD)
catequista
catechism teacher, catechist
dotrinera (SD)
católico
Catholic
katóliko(h) (SD)
caza (lo cazado, lo que se caza)

game (that which is hunted)
tapetwil (C, SD)
cazar
to hunt
pe:wia (C)
cebolla
onion
seboya(h) (SD)
cedro
cedar
se(:)gru(h) (SD)
tiyuhkwawi-t (C)
ceiba
silk-cotton tree
pu:chu-t (C, SD)
ceja
eyebrow
i:xkalyu (SD)
-i:xtsuhtsun-yu (C, SD) "cejas, pestañas"
-i:xtun-yu (SD) (forma singular no muy común) "ceja,
pestaña"
-tsuhtsun-yu (SD) "cejas, pestañas"
celebrar
to celebrate
ilwiki:sa (SD)
cementerio, camposanto
cemetery, graveyard
panti(y)ón (SD)
cena
dinner
se:na(h) (SD)
ceniza
ash
nex-ti (C, SD)
centavito, cinco
cent, five
maikwil (SD)
centella, rayo
lightning
senteyah (SD)
ceñidor, maxtate, mastate

breechclout, loincloth
raaxta-t (C, SD)
-si:nchuh (SD)
sinidór (C, SD)
ceñirse
to gird oneself, to wear a loincloth
mu-chiwa sinyir (SD)
cepillo
brush
sepiyu(h) (SD)
cera
wax
sah-ti (C)
serah (SD)
cerca
near, close
achka
cerca de
near
-na:wak (C, SD) "cerca de, junto con"
-tech (C, SD) "cerca de, junto a, pegado con, contra"
cerco, corral, chiquero

fense, corral, pigpen
ku:lal (SD)
cerco, círculo
fense, circle
yawaltsaktuk (C)
cerezo (?), palo de cereza de la montaña

wild cherry tree (?)
ta:ltumakwawi-t (C)
cerillo, fósforo
match
hórsporoh (C)
cernada, nejayote, nijayote (agua de nixtamal)

nixtamal water, water in which corn is washed which has the
dirty remains
nexa:yu-t (C, SD)
cerrar, cerrarse
to close
tsakwa (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.)
cerro
mountan
tepe:-t (C, SD)
Cerro de Cuisnahuat (lugar)

Cuisnahuat mountain
kwisna:wahtepe:t (C)
Cerro del Toro (lugar)

"Bull Mountain" (place name)
tepe:toroh (C)
cerveza
beer
serbesa(h) (SD)
cicahuite, quebracho (árbol)

tree sp, (quebracho tree)
tsihkwawi-t (C)
cicatriz
scar
kipi (C)
pelech (SD)
cicatrizarse, secarse
to dry up, for a scar to form
i:xwaki (SD)
ciego
blind
isxchukulu (C) "ciego, choco"
i:xpupuyu-t (C) "ciego, choco"
pupu:yu-t (SD) "ciego"
tesu tachiya (C, SD) "ciego"
cielo
sky, heaven
ka-ikahku (SD)
si(y)elu(h) (SD)
ciguapate (arbusto medicinal)

ciguapate bush (medicinal bush)
siwa:pah (C, SD)
cilantro, culantro
coriander
kulantroh (SD)
cinco
five
ma:kwil (C)
markwil (SD) (arcáico)
puwal (C) "cinco"
se:mpuwal (C)
cinco mazorcas
five ears of corn
puwal (SD)
cincho, faja
sash, belt
pa:xah (C, SD)
cintura, gruesura
waist
-cha:raahka (SD)
circular, redondo
circular, round
yawalnah (C)
círculo, cerco
circle, fense
yawaltsaktuk (C)
cirial(es)
processional candle-holders of the church
siriyales (SD)
ciudad
city
siwdád (SD)
clara de huevo
egg yolk
ista:ka (C)
istaka:yu (SD)
claridad (aurora (?))

clearness, dawn (?)
tane:skan (C)
claro
clear
chipa:wak (C, SD)
chipaknah (SD) "claro, algo claro"
tachipahtuk (C) "claro, algo claro"
clavo
nail
klabu(h) (SD)
kla:wus (C)
clisclis, lijlicse (gavilancillo)

small hawk
lihliktsin (C)
coa, chuzo (palo para sembrar)

planting stick
maka:nuh
Coatepeque (lugar)
Coatepeque (place name)
ku(:)watepe:-t (C)
cobija
blanket
-kwe:n-yu (SD) "cobija, chiva"
take:n (C) "cobija, sábana"
cobijar, encobijar, acobijar

to cover with a blanket
take:ntia (C)
cocer, cocinar
to cook
mana (C, SD)
tamaña (C, SD) "cocer (algo), estar cocinando"
cocer maíz, cocer nixtamal

to cook nixtamal (prepared corn)
nexketsa (C, SD)
cocido
cooked
tamanti (C, SD)
cocido (estar), madurarse

to be cooked, to ripen
uksi (C, SD) "estar cocido, madurarse"
cocido, maduro
cooked, ripe
uksik (C, SD)
cocinar, cocer
to cook
mana (C, SD)
tamaña (C, SD) "estar cocinando, cocer (algo)"
coco
coconut
ku:ku(h) (C)
koko(h) (SD)
"el coco", mal espíritu, espanto

bogeyman (spook)
-kuhkul (C, SD)
cochinilla, amradito, cochinito

sowbug, potato bug
tuhtux (SD)
cochino (persona sucia)

dirty person
chuntal (SD)
codo
-kodoh-yu (SD)
-ma:mis-yu (C)
codorniz, godorniza
quail
su:lin (C)
welchah (SD)
cofradía
confaternity (religious organization)
kofradia (SD)
mayordomi(y)a(h) (SD)
cofre
trunk, chest, coffer
kohre(h) (SD)
cogollo
shoot, sprout, bud
-tsun (SD) "cogollo (de árbol)
-mulinka (C) "cogollo, cojollo, retoño, brotón"
cohete
rocket
kwetes (C)
cojín, almohada
cushion, pillow
kwahtetun (C, SD)
cojo, renco de un pie, patojo de un pie

lame
metskalapa (C)
cojón (árbol)
tree sp.
iteksis-kuyame-t (C, SD)
cola
tail
-kolah-yu (SD)
-kwitapil (C)
colar
to strain (liquids)
kwa:chki:xtia (C)
colchón
mattress
kolchón (SD)
-pechih (C)
pehpech (SD)
comadre
co-godmother
kusmasleh (C)
comadreja
weasel
kusama:liyuh (C)
comal
griddle (clay tortilla griddle)
kuma:l (C)
kuraal (SD)
comején
termite
ta:lxina:ch (SD)
tarlxinech (C)
comenzar
to begin, to start
pe:wa (C f SD)
tsintia (C) "comenzar, empezar"
tsihtsintia (C, SD) "comenzarlos" (pl.)
comer
to eat
kwa (C, SD)
takwa (C, SD) "comer (algo), estar comiendo"
comer juntos
to eat together
se:ntakwa (C, SD)
comerciante, vendedor
vender, seller
tanamakani (C)
cometa (estrella fugaz)

shooting star
kometa(h) (SD)
comida
food
takwal (C, SD)
como
kenemeh (C) "como, asi"
komo (SD) "como"
compadre
co-godfather
ku:mpa:leh (C)
compañero
companion, buddy
a:mi:guh (C, SD) "compañero, amigo"
-kumpa (SD) "compañero, compañera"
componer, componerse
to fix, to get better
kekchiwa (C, SD) "componer"
takekchiwa (SD) "componer (algo)"
ye:ktiya (C) "componerse"
componerse la ropa
for the clothes to come out good
mu-yehye:kchiwa (C)
comprar
to buy
kuwa (C, SD)
takuwa (C, SD) "comprar (algo), estar comprando"
comprar algo para alguien

to buy something for someone
kuwilia (C)
comulgar
to take communion
rau-chiwa konfesár (SD)
con
with
-wan (C, SD)
conacaste, cuanacaste, guanacaste (árbol)

tree sp,
ku:nakas (C, SD)
concuñada, concuña
co-sister-in-law (term for women married to brothers)
-wes (C)
concha
shell
konchah (SD)
tapach (C)
concha de mar
sea shell
tu:ntu:n (C, SD)
concha de mar, conchita

sea shell, small shell
patach (C)
conchita, caracolito de mar

small shell, small sea snail
a : x i : l i n (SD)
condor (clase de zopilote)

vulture sp.
tekusma (C)
conejo
rabbit
konehoh (SD)
tuch-ti (C)
tuchtsin (SD)
confuso, esparcido, no parejo, nudoso

tahta:kalnah (SD)
conga (pescado)
fish sp.
kongah (SD)
conocer
to know, to be familiar with, to recognize
i:xmati (C, SD)
consejo
counsel, advice
konse:hoh (C)
contar
to count
puwa (C, SD) (contar números)
contento
happy» content
kontentu(h) (SD)
contento (estar)
to be happy, content
i:xpahpa:ki (C) "estar contento"
contra, junto a, cerca de

against, next to, near
-tech (C, SD)
contradecir (hablar mal de otro)

to speak ill of someone, to speak against, to criticize
tehte:ne:wa (SD)
te:ne:wa (C)
convento
convent
kombento(h) (SD)
copal
copal incense
kupal (C, SD)
copalchillo (árbol)
tree sp, (small copal tree sp, ?)
kupalchi:tuh (C)
copalillo
tree sp. (small copal tree sp. ?)
kupalchin (SD)
copete (de pájaro)

crest (of bird)
-tsumbune:te (C)
copinal (árbol)
tree sp.
ku:pinul (C, SD)
copular(se con)
to copulate (with)
tsinketsa (SD)
corazón
heart
-yu(s)l (C)
-yu(:)lu (SD)
yu(:)l- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
cordoncillo (arbusto o vara)

plant sp. (a bush or cane with sections likébamboo, with many
small branches like strings)
chi:lta (C)
corral, cerco, chiquero

corral, fense, pigpen
ku:lal (SD)
correa
leather strap
i:xmekayu (C)
korrea (SD)
correr
to run
mu-talua (C, SD)
talultia (C) (t.v.)
correr agua
for water to flow
temu a:t (C)
cortar
to cut
-chiwa pedasiár (SD) "cortar en pedazos, descuartizar"
kuhkutu:na (C, SD) "cortar en pedazos"
kutu:na (C, SD) "cortar (con cuchillo, machete)
teki (C, SD) "cortar, cortar fruta"
tateki (C, SD) "cortar (fruta), estar cortando (fruta)"
cortar algo con asiento, trozar bajo en el tronco

to cut the bottom or base of something
tsinkutu:na (C, SD)
cortar el pelo, rasurar

to cut one's hair, to shave
xi:ma (C)
cortar la cabeza, desnucar
to cut off the head, to decapitate
kechkutu:na (C, SD)
cortar manos, ramas

to cut off hands, branches
mahma:kutu:na (C, SD)
cortar ramas
to cut branches
mahmahtsalkutu:na (C)
mahma:kutu:na (C, SD)
corto
short
kutu (C, SD)
kututsin (C)
corto de la pierna
one-legged
ikxikutu (C, SD)
cosecha
harvest
-ta:kil (SD)
-ta:kil (C) "cosecha de una fruta, fruta"
coser, costurar
to sew
(i)htsuma (C)
tsuma (SD)
tahtsuma (C) "estar costurando"
cosquillas (hacer)
to tickle
chihchikilua (C, SD) "hacer cosquillas"
costa, la costa
coast, the coast
ka-ga:ri:tah (SD)
costal
gunnysack
kuxta:l (C)
kuxta:l, ku:xtal (SD)
costilla
rib
-u:miskwil (C)
costra
scab
kostrón (SD)
costumbre
custom, habit
kustumbre(h) (SD)
costurar
to sew
-chiwa kosturár (SD)
(i)htsuma (C) "costurar, coser"
tsuma (SD) "costurar, coser"
tahtsuma (C) "estar costurando"
cotusa, coatusa, cuatusa, guatusa

agouti, paca (?)
kutu:x (C, SD)
coyol (palmera)
palm sp, ("coyol" palm)
kuyul (C, SD)
coyote
coyote
kuyu:-t (C, SD)
crecer
to grow
mu-chiwa (C)
mu-tiskalia (SD)
mu-weyaltia (SD)
creciente del rio

high water, swell of river
tepe:ya:-t (SD)
tuma:ka-t (C)
creer
to believe
(w)alna:miki (SD)
-chiwa krer (SD)
crespa, chorcha, cresta

crest, comb
-kere:spa (C)
chorcha(h) (SD)
crespo
curly
muruxu (SD) "crespo, rizo, colocho"
tsunkulu:chuh (C) "crespo, muruxo, colocho"
cresta, cf. crespa
creyente
believer
kreyente(h) (SD)
luteranah (C)
criada, criado, servienta, serviente

maid, servant
kri(y)adah (SD) "criada, servienta"
kri(y)aduh (SD) "criado, serviente"
crianza
up-bringing
kriansa (SD)
criar
to raise, to bring up
iskalia (C, SD)
taiskalia (C) "criar (algo), estar criando"
tiskalia (SD) "criar (algo), estar criando"
criatura, niño, tiernito (bebé)

baby, infant
kune:-t (C, SD)
criticar, maldecir (hablar mal de otro)
to criticize, to speak i l l of, to speak against
tehte:ne:wa (SD)
te:ne:wa (C)
crucificar
to crucify
-chiwa krusifikár (SD)
crudo, verde
raw, green
xuxuwik (C, SD)
cruz, la santa cruz

cross, the Holy Cross
santa-krus (SD)
cruz del señor (constelación)

a constellation (,fCross-of-the-Lordft)
krus-el-senyór (SD)
cuajarse
to congeal, to coagulate
mu-chiwa sentár (SD)
cuajmol, guajmol, quiamol (raiz que se usa para bañarse)

a root sp, (used for bathing)
kiyahmul (C)
kiyahmu:l (SD)
¿cuál?
which, which one?
ka-diya we si (C)
cuanacaste, conacaste, guanacaste (árbol)

tree sp,
kusnakas (C, SD)
cuando ('aún, todavía, ahora, además, por, por ahora')

when, still, now, even, furthermore, for now
uk (C, SD)
¿cuándo?, cuando
when
kesman (C, SD)
¿cuánto?, ¿cuántos?
how much, how many?
ke:ski (C, SD)
¿cuánto vale?
anka ke:ski (SD)
ka ke:ski (SD)
cuatro
four
na:wi (C, SD)
cuatrojo (pescado)
fish sp. ("four-eyed11 fish)
kwatroho(h) (SD)
cuatusa, coatusa, cotusa, guatusa

agouti, paca (?)
kutu:x (C, SD)
cubeta, balde
bucket, pail
balde(h)(SD)
cucaracha
cockroach
ku:kah (C)
ku:ka(h) (SD)
ku:kara:chah (C)
cucaracha del río (insecto)

insect sp. ("river cockroach"; water skeeter ?)
ita(:)kayu a:t (SD)
cuchara de madera, paleta, pala

large wooden spoon
palah (SD)
cuchara meneadora
spoon, stirrer
raenyadora(h) (SD)
cuello, pescuezo
neck
kech- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
-kechkusyu (C, SD)
cuello (tener), tener palancas, tener influencias

to have pull, to have influential connections
-piya garantiyah (C) "tener cuello, tener palancas, tener
influencias"
cuelludo, uno que tiene cuello (palancas, influencias)

someone who has pull, influential connections
kweyudu(h) (SD)
cuenta (de collar)

bead
ku:s-ti (C)
cuento
story
ka:soh (SD)
ka:suh (C)
cuerda
rope, cord; a measure of land
kwerda(h) (SD)
cuerno, cacho
horn
-kachoh (SD)
cuero
leather
kwetax-ti (C, SD)
-ewayu (SD) "cuero, piel, cáscara"
cuerpo
body
-we:yka (SD) "cuerpo, vulva"
-kwerpoh (C)
cuerudo, talaje (insecto que chupa sangre)

a blood-sucking insect
ta:ltexkan (C)
cuesta arriba, empinado
up hill, sloping
i:xihkatuk (C)
cueva, barranco
cave, ravine
ustu:-t (C, SD)
cuexte (muy molido, molido muy fino)

finely ground, ground very fine
kwechtik (C)
cuidado
care
kwidado (C)
Cuisnahuat (lugar)
Cuisnahuat (place name)
kwisna:wa-t (C)
cuchillo
knife
ku:chi:yuh (C, SD)
cuchu, pando
bent, curved
kwe(:)lnah (SD)
cujín (árbol)
tree sp.
ku:xine (C) "cujín, paterno"
pepetu(h) (SD)
culantro (cilantro)
coriander
kulantroh (SD)
culebra
snake
ku:wa-t (C, SD)
culebra de dos cabezas, tepulcua, tepolcua

snake sp. ("two-headed snake")
tepu:lku:wa-t (C, SD)
culebrear, pandearse
to bend, to wind, to wriggle
mu-kwehkwe:lua (C)
mu-kwehkwetua (SD)
culeca (gallina clueca)

brooding hen
tuhtuka (C)
culo, ano
arse, ass, anus
tsupi (C)
tsupi (SD) (obsceno)
culpa
fault
kulpah (C, SD)
culto
meeting
kultuh (SD)
cuma (machete pando)

kind of machete (bent in form)
kumah (C, SD)
cumpliaños
birthday
kumplianyos (SD)
cuna
cradle
-kaimahtsin (C)
kuinah (SD)
cuña, piedra (terrón (?))

wedge, stone (clod)
tetun-ti (SD)
cuñada de hombre
man's sister-in-law
kunyada(h) (SD)
cuñada de mujer
woman's sister-in-law
-wes (SD)
cuñado
brother-in-law
-tex (C)
-wehpu:l (C) (-wehpul (?))
cuñado de hombre
man's brother-in-law
kunyadu(h) (SD)
cuñado de mujer
woman's brother-in-law
-ehpul (SD)
cura, padre, sacerdote

priest
pa:leh (C, SD)
curandero
curer, healer
tapahtiya, tapahtiyani (C) "curandero, médico, doctor,
enfermero"
wardián (SD) "curandero, guardián"
curar, curarse
to cure, to heal
pahti (SD) "curarse, sanarse"
pahtia (C) (t.v., r.v.)
mu-pahtia (C) "curarse, sanarse"
curcuvear, culebrear, tener calambre

to curve, to wind, to have a cramp
rau-kwehkwetua (SD)
cursear, tener diarrea

to have diarrhea
a : k i : x t i a (C)
a:pitsa (C, SD)
curso, diarrea
diarrhea
a:pitsal (SD)
curvo (encurvado) (adj.)
curved, bent
tepu:nnah (C)
cusuco, armadillo
armadillo
na:pich (C)
cutecuma, tecumasucho, tecomasuchil (árbol)

tree sp.
ku:tekuma (SD)
tekumaxu:chi-t (C)
cuto de la mano, manco

one-handed (with one hand cut off)
ma:kutu (C, SD)
cuto de la pierna, corto de la pierna

one-legged (with one leg, with one short leg)
ikxikutu (C, SD)
cuxta (árbol)
tree sp.
kuxta (C)
cuxuxa (bebida, de chicha)

liquor, strong drink
kuxu:xah (C, SD)
cuyanigua
plant sp.
kuyan-iswa-t (C)
CH
chacuate
grasshopper sp.
chakwate (C) "chacuate, saltamonte, chapulín"
tekpuyu:tsin (C) "chacuate (un saltamonte sin alas)"
tsineiwilin (SD) "chacuate (clase de saltamonte)"
chacha (pájaro)
bird sp.
chacha (C)
chacho, guate (fruta endosado)

doubled, twin (joined fruit)
chachawa-t (C)
chagUite, chahuite, charco

puddle
chawite, chawiti (SD)
charkuh (SD)
te:la:pu:ni (C) "chagUite, charco, pantano"
chaite, saite (mata de pitajaya (pitahaya))

cactus sp.
xuwahla:ka-t (C)
champinol (pinol con dulce)

sweet pinole (powdered sweet)
champinurl (C)
chan, chía
very small seed used for a drink (amaranth ?)
chan (C)
chamuscar, quemar
to singe, to burn
chichinua (C, SD)
chancaca (dulce de maíz)
a sweet powder from "joco" corn eaten with sugar and cinnamon
chankwita-t (SD)
chapa, cera (un jugo)

wax, a game played with wax
cha:pah (C)
chapear camino (rozar, limpiar camino con machete)

to clear/clean the road with a machete
uhpetawa (C)
chaperno (árbol)
tree sp,
u:pahkwawi-t (C)
chapultapa, chapulejtapa (árbol)

tree sp.
chapulehtapal (C)
chapulín
grasshopper
chakwate (C)
chapulín (C, SD)
chaqueta, chumpa, abrigo

jacket, coat
chumpah (SD)
charco, chagüite, chahuite

puddle
chawite, chawiti (SD)
charkuh (SD)
ta:la:pu:ni (C) "charco, chagüite, pantano"
chato
pug-nosed, snub-nosed, stub-nosed
yakakutu (SD)
yakapatax (C, SD)
chayo (planta)
plant sp., a chayote-like plant
cha:yuh (SD)
cheje (pájaro)
bird sp. (like a woodpecker)
che:cheke (C)
chehe (SD)
chele, pelirrojo, canche (gUero)

blond, redhead
tsunxi:lu-t (SD)
cheles, légañas
sleepy seeds (mucus in eyes formed during sleep)
i:xchihche:le (C)
chía, chan
a very small seed used to make a drink (amaranth ?)
chan (C)
chibola (chipote)
bump, lump, knot
i:xchibolahyu (SD) "chibola, chipuste"
tsukul (C)
chiboloso, garrasposo, borruñoso, chiboludo

bumpy, lumpy, knotty
i:xtsuhtsukul (SD)
chicle
chicle, gum
chikle (SD)
chicozapote
chicozapote, sapodilla
chikutsapu-t (C)
chicha
chicha, a fermented drink
samuka(h) (SD)
chícharo, alberja, arbeja, guisante

pea(s)
perumet, perunket (SD)
chicharrita pequeña (insecto)
a small cicada sp.
tsi:-t (C)
chichi, seno, teta

breast, teat
-chi:chih (C)
-chichi:wal (SD)
chichicaste (ortiga)
stinging nettle
tsitsi:kas (C, SD)
chichiguas (planta)
plant sp.
chichiwah (SD)
chichiglüte, chichihuite, chichigttltera

bird sp.
chi:wixtsin (C)
chichipince, tomatillo (arbusto)

chichipince bush
chihchipi:ntsin (SD)
xihxipi:ntsin (C)
chichuisa, piojo blanco

louse sp., white louse
istakatime-t (C)
chiflar, silvar
to whistle
-chiwa chihlár (SD)
ma:kiki:sa (C, SD)
ma:kiki:si (SD)
chiguirin (chicharrita)
a small cicada sp.
kutu-turrún (C)
chijín (mosca chiquitilla)

gnat sp.
xa:lmu:yu:-t (C)
chijmuyo, chismuyo, chijuyo (pájaro)
bird sp,
tsikmu:yu (C)
tsikmuyu (SD)
chijualera, chigualero (olla para agua para hacer tortillas)

bowl of water for making tortillas
archiwalti
chijuyo, chimuyo, chismuyo (pájaro)

bird sp.
tsikmu:yu (C)
tsikmuyu (SD)
chilamate
tree sp. (relative of amate)
chila:ma-t (C)
chilasate (avispa)
wasp sp.
chi:letsa-t (C)
chilate (bebida de maíz tostado)

toasted-corn drink
chisla-t (C, SD)
childulce, chile verde, chile de arroz

green chili, green chili pepper
chi:ltsupe:lek (SD)
chile
chili, chili pepper
c h i : l (C, SD)
chile de arroz, childulce, chile verde

green chili, green chili pepper
chi:ltsupe:lek (SD)
chile pirigUela (chile ciruela), chilaguaco, chilguaque

c h i l i sp., chili pepper sp.
chi:lwaku, chilwako (SD)
chile verde, childulce, chile de arroz

green chili sp., green chili pepper sp.
chi:ltsupe:lek (SD)
chilguaco, r.hilguaque, chile pirigllela (chile ciruela)
c h i l i sp., chili pepper sp.
chi(:)lwaku, chilwako (SD)
chilepulga, chiltepe, chilpepe, chiltepi

chili sp., c h i l i pepper sp.
chi:ltekpin (C, SD)
chilipuca, ayeco (frijol de castilla)

bean sp.
a:yekuh (C)
chilmol, chirmol
a kind of sauce
chi:lmul (C)
chi:lmol (SD)
chilpepe, chiltepe, chilepulga, chiltepi

chili sp., chili pepper sp.
chisltekpin (C, SD)
Chilteopán (lugar)
Chilteopan (place name)
chi(:)ltyupan (C)
chiltepe, chilpepe, chilepulga, chiltepi

chisltekpin (C, SD)
chiltomate
chisl turna-1 (SD)
chiltota (pájaro)
bird sp. (oriole ?)
chisltutituh (C)
chisltutu-t (SD)
chimbolo (pescado)
fish sp.
puste-t (C)
tsunchichik (SD)
chimichaco, quimilila (varita, carrizo)
reed sp., cane sp.
chimicha:ka-t (C)
chimpe (el ultimo hijo)

the last or youngest son
chimpe (C)
chirmpe (SD)
"el Chimpe" (Nanahuatzin, personaje mitológico)

"the Youngest Son" (mythological being)
na:na:watsin (C)
chimpito
the youngest or last son
chimpituh (C)
chinaste, matriz, ovario

womb, ovary, egg inside chicken
xina:ch (C)
-xina:ch (SD)
chinche
bedbug (?)
chi:nchin (C)
chi:nchi(:)n (SD)
chineado, regazo
lap
-elpan (SD)
chinear, abrazar
to cuddle, to embrace
napalua (SD)
tanapalua (SD) "chinear (a alguien), estar chineando"
chinear en la pierna (apapachar en el regazo)

to hold on one's lap
metspanua (C)
chingaste
dregs, grounds, sediment
pu:su:lka (C) "chingaste, pozol, caxte, rapa"
pusulka (SD) "chingaste, pozol, caxte, rapa"
-tsinkach-yu (SD) "chingaste, xinga, pozol (asiento,
sedimento)"
-xisnka (C) "chingaste, pozol, asientos, residuo, sedimento
húmedo"
chipilín
plant sp. (a condiment)
kili-t (C)
chipote, chibola
bump, lump, knot
tsukul (C)
chipuste (chipote)
lump, bump, knot, clod, marimba sticks, penis
chipu:s (C)
chipusti (SD)
i:xchibolahyu (SD) "chipuste, chibola"
chiquero, corral, cerco

pigpen, corral, fense
ku:lal (SD)
chiquirin
cicada ?, sea shrimp ?
chikirin (SD)
chiquito
small, little
chikitik (SD)
tulupah (SD)
chira, llaga
sore, wound
chirah
chirivisco (palitos secos, ramitas)

kindling, small sticks
ku:tapipis (C)
ku:tsitsin (SD)
chirmol, chilmol
a kind of sauce
chi:lmul (C)
chi:lmol (SD)
chismosa
gossip, gossipy woman
abladora (SD)
linguda(h) (SD)
chismuyo, chijuyo, chijrauyo (pájaro)

bird sp.
tsikmuiyu (C)
tsikmuyu (SD)
chispa
spark
i:xtemu:yu-t (SD)
temu:yu-t (SD)
timu:yu(:)-t (C)
chispetear, chispear
to spark
-chiwa chispiár (SD)
chiva, cobija
blanket
-kwe:n-yu (SD)
chivos, dados
dice
chibos (SD)
choco, choca
blind in one eye, one-eyed
choka (SD) "choca"
choko (SD) "choco"
iixchukulu (C) "choco, ciego"
i:xpupuyu-t (SD) "choco, ciego"
chocolate
chocolate
chukula-t (C, SD)
chompipe, jolote, guajolote (pavo)
turkey
chumpi (SD)
chumpi:pi (C, SD)
tsunwewech (Teotepeque)
wewechu(h) (SD) "chompipe varón"
chonta (pájaro)
bird sp.
a:pawiyani (SD) "chonta, sinsontle"
te:n-umi-t (C) "chonta (una clase de paloma)"
chorcha, crespa, cresta

crest, comb
-kere:spa (C)
-chorcha(h) (SD)
chorizo
sausage
choriso(h) (SD)
chucaro, arisco
wild, untamed, angry (of animals)
chúkaro(h) (SD)
chucho, perro
dog
pe:lu (C, SD)
chueco, no sirve
no good, bad
tesu ye:k (SD)
chufle
plant sp. (grows by rivers and gulleys, eaten in soup)
chuhle (C)
chuhleh (SD)
faja, cincho
sash, belt
pa:xah (C, SD)
falda, enagua, nagua, refajo

skirt
kweya-t (SD)
kweyi_t (SD)
faltar
to lack, to be lacking
-chiwa hwalta, -chiwa falta (C)
familia
family
familya (SD)
hwamilya(h) (SD)
-miyakwan (C)
favor
favor
bién (C)
hwabór, fabór (SD)
favor (hacer el)

to do a favor
-chiwa fabór "hacer el favor"
feo
ugly
hierota (SD)
feria, fiesta
fiesta, fair
hiesta(h) (SD)
fiar, fiarse
takwi (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.)
takwiltia (C, SD) "fiar, prestar"
fiebre
fever
hiebre(h) (SD)
tutu:nka:yu-t (C) "fiebre, calentura"
fiesta
fiesta, ceremony
ilwi-t (C, SD)
filin, juilin (pescado)

fish sp.
hwilín, filin (SD)
xuwilin (C)
filo
blade, sharp edge
tameh (C)
-tan (SD)
finca
farm
finka (SD)
flaco, delgado
skinny, thin
ku:wa:ktuk (SD) "flaco, seco"
pitsa:wak (C)
pitsa:wak, pichatwak (SD)
tewasktuk (C) "flaco, peche"
flojo
loose
kaxa:ntuk (C)
flor
flower
xu:chi-t (C, SD)
xu:chu-t (SD)
flor de muerto
flower sp. ( l i l y ?)
sejmpuwal (C)
se(:)mpuwal (SD)
flor de pascua
easter lily
paskwah tuhtul (C)
flor de zacate
grass/straw from which figurines/toys are made
sakamiyawal (C)
sakana:wal (C)
floreado, flor (?)

flower, flowered (?)
i-xu:chi-yu (C)
florido, pinto
plaid, motley, of various colors
kwikwilihtuk (C)
forastero
stranger, foreigner, outsider
forastero(h), hurastero(h) (SD)
fósforo (cerillo)
match
hó:sporoh (C)
kahiya(h) (SD)
freir, freirse
to fry
tatsuyu:nia (C) ,! freir (algo), estar friendo"
tsuyu:na, tsuyu:nia (SD) " f r e i r "
tsuyu:nia (C)
tsuyu:ni (SD) " f r e i r s e "
frente
forehead
-kwa:tapal (C)
kwa:tapal (SD)
frente calvo, calvo de la frente

with bald forehead, bald on the forehead
kwa:xi:petsnah (C)
frijol
bean
e:-t (C, SD)
i:x-é:-t (SD)
frijol blanco
bean sp., "white" bean
istake:-t (SD)
frijol colorado
bean sp., "red" bean
chi:ltike:-t (SD)
frijol de hormiga
bean sp., "ant" bean
teksistsi:ka-t (SD)
frijol de milpa
bean sp., cornfield bean
sin=e:-t (SD)
tsin=e:-t (C)
frijol muhuto
bean sp., bean cooked without liquid
e:muhmulu (C)
rauhmulu (SD)
muhmulu:ntuk (SD)
frijolar
bean patch, bean field
e : t a l (C)
frío
cold
sesek (SD)
sekta:kayul (C) "un frío (persona friolenta)"
tasesek (C)
frío (tener), sentir frío

sekmiki (C, SD) "tener frío, sentir frío"
frontera
border, frontier
hrontera(h) (SD)
fruta, cosecha de una fruta

fruit, picking of a fruit
-ta:kil (C)
fuego
fire
te-, ti(:)- (C, SD) 'fuego1 (en palabras compuestas)
ti:-t (C)
ti-t (SD)
fuente (donde nace el agua), manantial

spring
pu:ni a:t (SD)
fuerte (picante, fuerte de tragos)

strong (of spicy things or alchoholic drinks)
kukuk (C)
kukuknah (C) "fuerte, algo fuerte"
fuerza
strength
-tahpal (C)
fumar
to smoke
chichina (C, SD)
-chiwa umár (SD)
tachichina (SD) "estar fumando, fumar (algo)"
fustán
petticoat
fustán, hustán (SD)
G
gajo
section (of fruit, cane)
ga:hu(h) (SD)
makpal (C) "gajo, gaja"
nekpach (C, SD) "gajo, canuto, tajada"
galgo
glutton
galgu(h) (SD) "galgo, goloso"
gulusuh, goloso(h) (C) "galgo, jambado"
hahambaduh (C) "galgo, jambado"
gallina
chicken
tihlan (C, SD)
gallina ciega (gusano (?))

cut worm (?)
i:xpupuyu:tsin (C)
gallina guinea
guinea hen, guinea foul
tihlan kiniyah (C, SD)
gallo
rooster
puyu (Izalco)
ganado, vaca
cow, cattle
wa:ka:x (C)
gancho
hook
charkwahtsin (C) "gancho (alzadero)"
kuchahkul (SD) "gancho (de madera)"
ganso, gansa
goose
gansu(h) (SD)
garganta
throat
-kupak (C) "garganta, voz, eco"
kupak (SD) "garganta, voz, eco"
-tuskak (C, SD) "garganta"
garlito; carrizo
fish trap; reed
a:ka-t (SD)
garra, uña
claw, fingernail
isti-t (C)
itsti-t (SD)
garrapata
tick
texkan (C, SD)
garrapatilla
small tick sp.
ma:kwahkwa (SD)
garrasposo, borruñoso, chiboloso, chiboludo

knotty, rough, bumpy, lumpy
isxtsuhtsukul (SD)
garrobo, iguana, guexpo

iguana
ku:ke (SD)
kujketspal (C)
garrotear, pegar, golpear (con algo)

to beat, to h i t , to club
ku:witeki (SD)
garza
crane, heron
garsa(h) (SD)
gastar
to spend
-chiwa gastuh (SD)
gatas (a)
tupak (C) "a gatas"
gatear, andar a gatas

to crawl, to go on all fours
mu-ma:pelua (SD)
gato
cat
mistu:n (C, SD)
mistu:ntsín (C) "gatito"
gato de monte, gato onza, gato sonta

wildcat, bobcat
ustustsin (C)
gavilán
hawk
kwix-ti (C)
tu(:)h-ti (SD)
gente
people, person
kristanuh (C, SD)
gentío
crowd
hentiyah (SD)
gigante
giant, gigantic, huge, large
ko:htik (SD)
kurhtik (C)
ombronaso(h) (SD)
tumak (SD) "gigante, grande"
girar, rodar(se), revolcar(se)

to turn around, to revolve, to rotate
i:xmimilua (C) (t.v,, r.v,)
gobernar
to govern, to dominate
maka dominya (SD)
godorniza (codorniz)
quail
su:lin (C)
welchah (SD)
golondrina
swallow
gulundrina(h) (SD)
goloso, galgo
glutton
galgu(h) (SD)
golpe de hacer tortillas, tortilla

tortilla, the noise of patting out tortillas
taxkal (C)
golpear
to hit
chalua (C, SD) "golpear, pegar"
chahchalua (C, SD) "golpear, dar golpes, estar golpeando"
tachalua (C, SD) "estar golpeando"
witeki (C, SD) "golpear, pegar, castigar, azotar"
ku:witeki (SD) "golpear, pegar (con algo), garrotear"
tawiteki (C, SD) "estar golpeando, pegando, aporreando"
gonce, nudillo
hinge, knuckle, joint
-gonsah (SD)
gordo
fat
ku: tumak (C) "gordo, grueso"
ku:turna:wak (C) "gordo, grueso"
tuma:wak (C, SD)
tumaknah (C) "medio gordo, algo gordo"
gordura, gruesura, el grueso (de algo)

fat, fatness
tumahka (C)
gorjear, cantar
to warble, to sing
takwi:ka (SD)
gotear
to drip
chipisni (C, SD)
taixi:ka (C)
taxi:ka (C, SD)
gracias, Dios se lo pague

thanks
dios-se-lo-page (SD)
pa:mpa diyúx (C)
grada
step
grada(h) (SD)
grado(s)
step, degree
gradus (SD)
granadilla montes
wild vine sp* (with a fruit like pomegranate)
winkuslax (C)
granda-hueso (zopilote rey)

vulture sp. (red-headed vulture)
tu(:)hti tsunchirltik (SD)
grande
big, large
ombrón (SD)
tumak (SD) "grande, gigante"
we:y (C)
granizo
hail
granisu(h) (SD)
tesihkwil (SD)
grano (barro)
pimple, boil
pusa (C, SD) "grano, nacido"
sa:wa-t (C, SD) "grano"
taxwiss (C) "grano, nacido"
tsu:tsu (C) "grano, divieso"
grano (semilla)
grain, seed
i:x (SD)
grano de maíz
kernel of corn
i:x tawiyal (SD)
granudo (de masa), mal molido, xara

grainy, badly ground, gritty
payaxnah (C, SD)
greñudo, cabello alborotado

with mussed up hair, unkempt
ku:pahsulnah (C)
grillo
cricket
xupilin (C)
xupirlin (SD)
gringo (norteamericano o europeo)

"gringo 1 1 (North A m e r i c a n , European, any light-skinned
foreigner)
gringu (SD)
gritar
to shout
tsahtsi (C, SD)
grueso
thick
cha:ma:wak (SD)
ku: tumak, ku:tuma:wak (C) "grueso, gordo"
tila:wak (C, SD) "grueso, doble"
gruesura, gordura (el grueso de algo)

thickness
tumahka (C)
guacal (jicara), morro, palo de morro

gourd
wahkal (C, SD)
guacalchía (pájaro)
bird sp,
warakchiyu (C)
guaco (raíz medicinal)

a medicinal root
iyak-mi:ku (C)
guacoco (arbolito)
small tree sp.
chahchi:lkwawi-t (C)
guacse, guacsín, guactsín, guause (pájaro)

bird sp.
waktsin (C, SD)
guajmol, cuajmol, quiamol (raíz que se usa para bañarse)

a root (used for bathing)
kiyahmul (C)
kiyahmusl (SD)
guajolote, jolote, chompipe

turkey
chumpi (SD)
chumpi:pi (C, SD)
wewechu(h) (SD) "guajolote, macho, chompipe varón"
gualchaque, gualxaque, guaxaque (espanto en forma de un ave grande

como chompipe)
a supernatural being/spook in the form of a big bird like
a turkey
walchakeh (SD)
waxake, waxa:keh (C)
guanacaste, conacaste, cuanacaste (árbol)

tree sp., "guanacaste" tree
ku:nakas (C, SD)
guapa, guapo, hermosa, hermoso

pretty, handsome
ga:lá:n (C)
galán (SD)
guapo (de hombre)
handsome
ihi:chnah (C)
guapote, zambo (pescado)

catfish
puhul (C)
guara (pájaro)
bird sp.
kwesalin (C)
tekechul (C) "guara, pacuil, pajuil"
guardar (alzar)
to keep, to put up, to store
ahke:wa (C)
ta:hke:wa (C) "guardar (algo)"
guardián, curandero
guard, curer
wardián (SD)
guaro, licor
cane liquor, corn liquor
wa:ruh (SD)
guarumo (árbol)
tree sp.
kujpapay (C)
kupapaya (SD)
guatal, potrero
overgrown or uncleared land, canebreak (?)
u: watal (C, SD)
guatalear, rozar, desmontar

to clear land of vegetation
xa:wa (C)
xawa (SD)
guate, chacho (fruta endosada)

twin, double (of joined fruit)
chachawa-t (C)
Guatemala
Guatemala
chapín (SD) "Guatemala, guatemalteco"
gwatemala, watemala (SD)
guatusa, coatusa, cotusa, cuatusa

agouti, paca
kutu:x (C, SD)
guavina, guabina (pescado)

fish sp.
te:mpitsa (C)
guayaba
guava
cha:luku-t (C, SD)
guayabillo
small guava sp.
chalchuku-t (C)
guerra
war
gerra(h) (SD)
guexpo, garrobo, iguana

iguana
ku:ke (SD)
ku:ketspal (C)
güiligüixte (árbol)
tree sp.
wi:lu-i:x (C)
guindar, colgar
to hang
nenwila:nia (C)
pilua (SD)
guineo (plátano, banana)

banana
kiniyah (C, SD)
gttisampér, huisamper (bejuco)
vine sp.
champe:ris, champeris (C)
güiscoyol (clase de palma)

palm sp.
kuyul (SD)
witskuyul (C, SD)
gUisquil, huizquil (chayóte)

chayóte
witskili-t (C)
gUistomate (arbusto)
bush sp.
witstuma-t (C, SD)
guitarra
guitar
gita:rrah (C)
guitarrón (avispa)
large wasp sp.
xi:kugitarra(h) (SD)
güixte (pedazo de vidrio)

lime:tah (C)
limetah (SD)
wixti (C)
talumet (SD)
gusanillo de mosca (queresa)

maggot
ihkwi:ch (C)
ihkwich (SD)
gusano, lombriz
worm
kwilin (C, SD)
gusano pelado del rio

a water insect with a hundred legs
a:petasul (SD)
gusano que alumbra en la noche
glowworm
ta:lu:mi-t (C)
haber (hay)
there is, there are
nemi (C, SD) "hay, ser, estar"
su kanah (C) "no hay"
tesu kanah (SD) "no hay"
haber bastante, abundar

to abound, for there to be lots
tepe:wi (SD)
habla o lenguaje que no se entiende, tartamudo

speech or language that is not understood, stutterer
pupuluka (C) (n.)
hablar
to speak
ina (SD) (i.v.) "hablar, decir"
nu:tsa (C, SD)
taketsa (C, SD) "hablar, platicar"
hablar contra, criticar

to criticize, to speak against
tehte:newa (SD)
te:ne:wa (C)
hablar no muy bien, no hablar bien

not to speak well
pupuluka (C)
hablar suavecito, calladito (en voz baja)

to speak softly, to whisper
pupuluka (SD)
hacer
to make
chiwa (C, SD)
hacer dormir, adormecer

to put to sleep, to cause to sleep, to get to sleep
kuchte:ka (C)
kuchteka (SD)
hacer hoyo, abrir hoyo

to make a hole
takuyuna (C, SD)
hacer llorar
to cause to cry, to make someone cry
chu:kaltia (SD)
chu:ktia (C)
hacer pita (hilar), torcer pita (mecate)

to make string/thread, to twist string/thread
ichma:lini (SD)
tamali:na (C)
hacer ropa (tejer (?))

to make clothes (to weave ?)
tsa:wa (SD)
hacer reir
to cause to laugh, to make laugh
paxktia (C)
hacer reirse (a alguien)

to make someone laugh
te:paktia (C)
hacer tapesco, amarrar con pita (mecate), arreglar, empeñar

to t i e together w i t h s t r i n g , to a s s e m b l e , to make a
frame with netting
p i : k i (C, SD)
hacer tortillas, tortear

to make tortillas
taxkalua (C, SD)
te:ka (SD)
hacerse negro, negrearse volverse negro
to turn black, to get black, to become black
tirltiya (SD)
•hacia acá1 (prefijo direccional)

'toward1 (directional prefix)
(w)al- (C, SD)
hacia atrás, atrás

behind
tateputstah (C)
hacha
axe
a:chah (SD)
ha:chah (C)
hachar palos, rozar palos, botar palos (tumbar, cortar árboles)

to chop down trees
tsine:wa (C, SD)
hachita (obsidiana)
obsidian, piece of worked obsidian
achitah (SD)
hallar, encontrar
to find
ahsi (C, SD)
(w)alahsi (C)
hamaca
hammock
asmakah (C, SD)
hamaca para niños

children's hammock
chi:wix (C)
hambre
hunger
mayan (C, SD)
hambre (tener)
to be hungry
maya: na (C) "tener hambre"
mayana (SD) "tener hambre"
haragán (flojo, perezoso)

lazy, a lazy person
tixkwi-t (SD)
haragán (ser), tener pereza

to be lazy, to feel lazy
tatsiwi (C, SD)
harina
flour
arina(h) (SD)
hartarse (de comida), llenarse (de comida)

to be full (of food), to eat to satiation
i : x w i (C, SD)
hasta
until
asta (C, SD)
axta (C)
hasta ahora
until now, up to now
sanuk (C)
hasta mañana
until tomorrow
mu:stayuk (C)
hay
there is, there are
nemi (C, SD) "hay, ser, estar"
hay (no), no hay

there is not, there are not
su kanah (C) "no hay"
tesu kanah (SD) "no hay"
hechizar
to bewitch, to hex
-chiwa danyu(h) (SD)
-chiwa embenenár (SD)
heder, apestar
to stink
ihya:ya (C, SD)
hediondo, apestoso
stinking
ihyak (C, SD)
helada, frío
cold
tasesek (C)
herida
wound
pelechnah (C) "herida todavía no compuesta, fruta raspada"
tsu:tsu (SD) "llaga, herida"
herir, herirse
to wound
tsunteki (C) "herir"
tsunteki (SD) (t.v., r.v.)
hermana (menor) de hombre

man's (younger) sister
-eltiw, -weltiw (SD)
hermana mayor, tía

elder sister, aunt
-pi:pi (C)
hermana mayor de mujer

woman's elder sister
pi:pi (SD)
hermana menor de mujer

woman's younger sister
-i:ka-w (SD)
hermano
brother
-manu(h) (SD)
hermano mayor
elder brother
-ma:n (C)
hermano menor, hermana menor

younger brother, younger sister
-i:ka-w (C)
hermosa, bonita
beautiful, pretty
galana (SD)
hermoso, hermosa, guapo, guapa

beaautiful, handsome
ga:lá:n (C)
galán (SD)
hervir
to boil
kwakwalaka (C, SD) (i.v.)
hiél
bile, gall
-chichi:ka (C)
-chichika (SD)
hierba de tinta
plant sp., "ink plant"
sakatinta(h) (SD)
hierbabuena, yerbabuena
mint
yerbabwena(h) (SD)
hierro
iron, metal
tepus-ti (C)
tepu:s-ti (SD)
hígado
liver
-eltapach (C, SD)
hija
daughter
-siwa:kune:-w (SD)
hijastra
stepdaughter
entenada (SD)
hijastro
stepson
entenado (SD)
Ihijo!, 1niño! (término para hablar a niños, muchachos)

boy! (term of address for boys)
chujleh (C)
hijo
son
-pi:pil (SD)
-te:lpu:ch (C, SD)
hijo del sol (albino)

albino
i:xmu:hmuts (C)
hilo
thread
ikpa-t (SD) (arcáico)
i : l e : r a h (C, SD)
hinchado, con hinchazón

swelled, swollen
sulu:ntuk (C)
hinchado de la barriga
with swollen belly/stomach
ihtisulu:ntuk (C)
hinchado de la boca
with swollen mouth
te:nsulu:atuk (C)
hinchado de la mano
with swollen hand
ma:sulu:ntuk (C)
hinchado de los ojos, arrugado de la cara

with swollen eyes, wrinkled face
i:x(x)uhxupilnah (C)
hinchado del pie

with swollen foot
(i)kxisulu:ntuk (C)
hincharse, inflamarse
to swell
sulu:ni (C, SD)
hipo
hiccough
tsukunawi (C, SD)
hocico
snout
-chi:raal (C)
-te:nchi:mal (C)
hoja
leaf
iswa-t (C, SD)
hollín
soot
kalkwech (C)
hombre
man
ta:ka-t (C, SD)
hombre haragán, vago

lazy man, bum
ta:kapala (C)
honda
sling, slingshot
ondiya (SD) "honda, hondilla"
teraa:ta-t (C)
hondilla
sling, slingshot
ka:chamblaka (C)
ondiyah (SD) "honda, hondilla"
hondillazo
a hit with a sling(shot)
ondiyasu(h) (SD)
hondo
deep
miktan (C, SD)
hongo
mushroom
na:naka-t (C)
ongo(h) (SD)
hongo (una clase de hongo)

mushroom sp.
xumpe (C)
hongo de palo, tenquiqui

mushroom sp.
ku:nanaka-t (SD)
honrado
honest, just, fair, honorable
onrado(h) (SD)
hora, a la hora que

hour, at the time that
o:rah, u:rah (C)
horcón
house post
taketsal (C, SD)
hormiga
ant
tsi:ka-t (SD)
hormiga tigra, turunca

ant sp,, "tiger 11 ant
ku:lutsi:ka-t (C, SD)
hormiguero
anthill, ant nest
tsihtsi:katkal (SD)
horno
oven
orniyuh (SD)
horrible, terrible
horrible, terrible
fierota (SD)
terrible(h) (SD)
hoy, ahora
today, now
a:n (SD)
a:xa:n (C)
a ( : ) x a ( : ) n (SD)
seman (SD)
hoyo (hacer)
to make a hole
-chiwa oyoh (SD) "hacer hoyo, abrir hoyo"
kuyuna (SD) "hacer hoyo, abrir agujero"
kuyunia (C) "hacer hoyo, abrir agujero"
takuyuna (C, SD) "estar haciendo hoyo(s)"
hoyuelo, camanance
dimples
kamanantsin (C, SD)
hueco
hollow
weku(h) (SD)
huele-de-noche (árbol)
tree sp.
i:xkwa-t (SD)
takwatsin kwawi-t (SD) "huele-de-noche, palo de tacuazín"
huérfano
orphan
iknupil (C, SD)
iknu:tsin (C, SD)
pepe (SD)
hueso
bone
u:mi-t (C, SD)
hueso de fruta, pepita

pit, fruit seed
i:x (C, SD)
hueso de zapote
zapote pit, zapote seed
tsapuyu:luh (SD)
huevo, testículo
egg, testicle
teksis-ti (C, SD)
huir
to flee, to run away
chu:lua (C, SD)
huisamper, gUisamper
vine sp.
champeiris, champeris (C)
huiscoyol, gUiscoyol
palm sp.
witskuyul (C, SD)
huizquil, gllisquil
chayóte
witskili-t (SD)
hule
rubber
uhle (SD)
uhli (C)
humar (fumar)
to smoke
-chiwa umár (SD)
húmedo
damp, wet
taslahwi (C)
tailahwituk (C)
humillarse, encogerse, esconderse, evitar

to duck, to shrink away, to avoid
mu-kuyulua (C, SD)
humo
smoke
puk-ti (C, SD)
humo (echar)
to smoke, to give off smoke
mumulutsa (C) (t.v,, redup.) "echar humo"
humo de copal
copal incense smoke
tapupuch (C)
humoso, ahumado
smoky
pukyuhtuk (C)
hundir, hundirse
to sink, to immerse
askalaktia (C, SD) "hundir"
a:pachua (C, SD) flhundir, meter en el agua"
a:kalaki (C, SD) "hundirse, entrar en el agua"
huracán
strong wind, storm, hurricane
bruhu(h) (SD)
tormentah (C) "huracán, tempestad"
urakán (SD)
huso, malacate
spindle
malaka-t (C, SD)
idioma
language
idioma(h) (SD)
iglesia
church
iglésiya(h) (SD)
tyupan, t(i)yupan (C)
tyu:pan, t(i)yu:pan (SD)
igual
equal, same
iwál (SD)
ke:n=a (C)
ke:n=ake:n (SD) "igual, igual como"
iguana, garrobo, guexpo

iguana
ku:ke (SD)
kurketspal (C)
iguana dorada
iguana sp*
xi:wtek (C)
ijiyo (mal olor, aliento)

breath, bad smell
-ihiyu (C, SD)
ilama (pescado)
fish sp. (like an eel)
alak michin (C)
lamah-michin (C, SD)
imaginar, imaginarse
to imagine
irxkehketsa (SD) "imaginar, pensar"
tamati (C) "imaginar, adivinar"
incensario, sahumeador
brasier, clay incense dish
tikaxi-t (SD)
incordio, encordia
turmor or lump in groin
metskaxil (C)
-metstawiyal (SD)
-metstawiyal-yu (C)
indígena
Indian
indi(y)us (SD)
indigestado (?)
with indigestion
indihestad o(h) (SD)
inflamarse, hincharse
to swell
sulu:ni (C, SD)
inflar, soplar, sorber

to inflate, to blow up, to sip
ijxpitsa (C, SD)
influencias (tener), tener cuello, tener palanca

to have influential connections, to be well connected
-piya garantiyah (C)
ingle, encajes
groin
-maxak (C)
inmaduro, tierno
immature, tender
selek (C, SD)
insípido, sin sabor
insipid, tasteless
a:sesek (C)
insultar, ofender
to insult, to offend
ihilwia (C)
intercambiar, cambiar(selo)
to exchange, to change
tapatilia (C, SD)
intestino, tripas
intestine(s)
-kwitaxkul (C)
-tripah-yu (SD)
tuxih (SD)
invierno (tempurada de lluvias)

winter (rainy season)
xu:pan (C, SD)
invisible
invisible
tesu ne:si (C)
invitar
to invite
-chiwa kombidár (SD)
inyectar, pullar, picar

to inject, to poke, to sting, to stab
tsupina (SD)
ir
to go
yawi (C, SD)
ir brincando, corriendo
to go along jumping, running
mu-tahtamusta (C)
iscanal (árbol)
tree sp.
axkanel (C)
ixkanal (SD)
isco, ixco, lindero

boundary marker
i:xku (C)
Ishuatán (lugar)
Ishuatan (place name)
tsaputan (C)
Ishuatecos (gente de Ishuatán)

Ishuatanites
tsaputantekamet (C)
isla
island
laisla (SD)
isote, izote
plant sp. (like yucca)
iksu-t (C)
yuliksu-t (C)
istatén (árbol)
tree sp.
istatenan (C)
Izalco (lugar)
Izalco (place name)
isalku (SD)
izote, isote
plant sp. (like yucca ?)
iksu-t (C)
yuliksu-t (C)
J
jabón
soap
xapun (C, SD)
jadearse, cansarse
to pant, to get tired, to become exhausted
sutawaya (SD)
jaguar, "tigre"
jaguar, "tiger"
tekwani (Teotepeque)
jáiba
large crab sp.
a:matskal (C)
jalar
to pull
tilaina (C, SD)
jambado, galgo
glutton
goloso(h), gulusuh (C)
hahambaduh (C)
jaral flosión (fluxión, inflamación o irritación de los ojos)

swelling or irritation of the eyes
hlosión, flosión (SD)
jarro
jug
xukchin (Tacuba)
javali, tunco de monte

peccary
kohtan kuyame-t (SD)
ku(:)htan kuyame-t (C)
jefe
boss
hefe(h) (SD)
jején
gnat
te:n=ulu-t (C)
xa:lmu:yu-t (SD)
jengibre
ginger
yinhibre(h) (SD)
Jesucristo, Nuestro Señor

Jesus Christ, Our Lord
tutahtsin (C)
jeta
snout, animal's lip
-te:nxi:pal (C) " j e t a , labio"
-te:nxi:pal (SD) "jeta, labio (de animal)"
-xetah (SD) "jeta, labio"
jicama
a large edible root
xiikama (C)
xikamah (SD)
jicara
gourd bowl
hulún (C)
wahkal (C, SD) "jicara, guacal, morro"
xi:kal (C) "jicara, tarro"
xu:lun (SD) " j i c a r a , julón, morro, cascarón de huevo o de
coco"
jicote (clase de avispa)

wasp sp.
xi:kuh (C, SD)
jila (árbol, flor)

tree sp., flower sp.
xila (C, SD)
jilote
tender or immature corn (green ears that have not yet developed
kernels)
xi:lu-t (C, SD)
jiote
peeling skin9 skin desease (impetigo ?)
xi:nyu (C)
xinyu (SD)
jiote (árbol)
tree sp.
ixi:nyu-kwawi-t, xi:nyu-kwawi-t (C)
jobo
hogplum sp.
alakxuku-t (C)
jocote (tejocote)
hogplum
xuku-t (C, SD)
jolote, chompipe (guajolote)

turkey
chumpi (SD)
chumpitpi (C, SD)
tsunwewech (Teotepeque)
jorobado
hunchbacked, humpbacked
teputsmusku (C)
¡joven! (término para hablar a niños, muchachos)

boy! (term of address for boys)
chu:leh (SD)
joven, muchacho, soltero

young man, boy, bachelor
piltsin (C)
jugar
to play
a : w i l t i a (C) (t.v., r.v.)
jugo
juice
hu:gu(h) (SD)
juguete
toy
aswil-ti (C, SD)
juguetón
playful person
ma:wiltiyani (C)
juilín, filin (pescado)

fish sp.
xuwilin (C)
julón, morro, jicara, cascarón de huevo o de coco"

shell, egg shell, gourd, coconut shell
xuslun (SD)
junta, reunión
meeting
hunta(h) (SD)
juntar, amontonar
to gather, to heap, to pile
pustsua (C, SD)
junto
together, next to
huntik (SD) "junto a"
-tech (C, SD) "junto a, cerca de, pegado con, contra"
-na:wak (C, SD) "junto con, cerca de"
junto al fuego
next to the fire, near the fire
tesn-tís-t (C)
te:n-ti-t (SD)
juntos
together
se:n- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
juntos (estar), estar juntos
to be together
se:nkak (SD)
justamente, mismo, sólo

just, only
-san (C, SD)
jute (caracol de agua)

(water) snail
xuti (C, SD)
jute (clase de jute, caracol)

snail sp.
i : x p e : l (SD)
i:xpe:lxuti (SD)
jute venenoso (caracol)

snail sp. (poisonous)
kukurluxuti (C)
juzgar
to judge
-chiwa husgár (SD)
la, el (artículo definido)

the (definite article)
ne (C, SD)
labio
lip
-te:n ewayu (SD)
labio, jeta
lip, snout
-te:nxi:pal (C)
-te:nxi:pal (SD) "jeta, labio de animal"
-xetah (SD)
labio leporino
harelip
hetón (SD)
ladearse, ladear
to lean, to be leaning
mu-nekwilua (C, SD) "ladearse"
nekwilua (SD) "ladear"
ladina
ladina, Latin woman
mulata(h) (SD)
ladino
ladino, Latin man
ehkuni (C) "ladino, extranjero"
mulatu(h) (SD)
lado (al lado de)

beside, along side of
-nakastan (SD) "al lado de"
ladrar, latir, regañar

to bark, to scold
ahahwa (C, SD)
ahwa (C, SD)
ladrillo, adobe
brick, adobe
lagriyuh (SD)
ladrón
thief
mañoso(h) (SD)
lagartija (cf. tenguereche)

lizard
kwixin (Teotepeque)
lagartija (una clase de)

lizard sp.
kakawana (C)
kaikawani (SD)
tsumpalachu (SD)
tsunkareta (SD)
lagarto
alligator, cayman
lagartu, lagarto (SD)
lago
lake
la:guh (C)
lágrima
tear
i:xa:yu (C, SD)
lamber (cf. lamer)
lamer, lamber
to lick
isxpalua (C, SD)
tai:xpalua (C) "estar lamiendo"
lana
wool
la:nah (SD)
lancha, canoa
canoe, small boat
kanuwah (SD)
lápiz
pencil
lapis (SD)
largo
long
i:xku(h)weyak (C) "largo, cosa larga"
kuweyak (SD) "largo, terminado en punta"
weyak (C, SD) "largo"
Las Marias (un cantón de Cuisnahuat)

Las Marias (a hamlet of Cuisnahuat)
mariyahtepe:-t (C)
latido, aullo, aullido
howl, howling
ku:yu:chu:ka (C)
ku:yuchu:ka (SD)
latir, ladrar, regañar

to bark, to scold
ahahwa (C, SD)
ahwa (C, SD)
tiahwa (C, SD)
laurel
laurel tree
lawrél (SD)
lavado (el lavado, ropa lavada)

the wash
tapak(-)ti (C, SD)
lavandera
washerwoman
tapa:kani (C)
lavar, lavarse
to wash
mu-a:paka (SD) "lavarse"
i:xpa:ka (C, SD) "lavar (p. ej. trastes)"
mu-i:xpupu:wa (C) "lavarse, limpiarse"
mu-ma:pa:ka "lavarse"
pa:ka (C) (t.v., r.v.) "lavar, lavarse"
tai:xpa:ka (C) "estar lavando (trastes)"
lavarse el pie
to wash one's feet
mu-kxipa:ka (C)
lavarse la barriga
to wash one's belly, stomach
mu-ihtia:paka (SD)
lavarse la boca
to wash one's one
mu-te:mpa:ka (SD)
lavarse la cabeza
to wash one's head
mu-tsumpa:ka (C)
lavarse la cara
to wash one's face
mu-i:xpa:ka (SD)
lavarse las manos

to wash one's hands
mu-ma:paka (C, SD)
lavarse las nalgas

to wash one's buttocks
mu-tsina:paka (SD)
lavar por primera vez

to wash for the first time
a:wia (SD)
lechuga
lettuce
lechuga(h) (SD)
leer
to read
a:ma-ita (C)
-chiwa leér (SD)
légañas, cheles
sleepy seeds, mucus that forms in the eyes during sleep
i:xchihche:le (C)
lejía
lye
lehiya(h) (SD)
lejos
far
wehka (C, SD)
lengua (la lengua indígena)

language (the native language)
lengwah (SD)
lengua
tongue
-nenepil (C)
lengua-de-vaca (planta)
plant sp. ("cow's-tongue")
lengwah-baka(h) (SD)
lenguage o habla que no se entiende, tartamudo

language or speech that is not understood, stutterer
pupuluka (C) (n.)
leña, madera, árbol

firewood
kwawi-t (C, SD)
leña podrida
rotten firewood
ku:pala (C)
kuhpala (SD)
leñar (picar leña, recoger leña)

to gather/chop firewood
kwahkwawi (C, SD)
leporino (labio)
harelip
hetón (SD) "labio leporino"
lerdo
dull, dumb, stupid
i:xmehme:le (C)
letrina
toilet
mihkwitayan (C)
levantar, levantarse
to raise, to rise, to get up, to l i f t
ehkukia (SD) "levantar"
irxketsa (C) "levantar"
ketsa (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.) "levantar(se), parar(se)"
tsinketsa (C, SD) "levantar, parar (de punta, de un extremo)"
libélula, veraneño
dragonfly
pijpiyahtsin (C)
libro, papel
book, paper
a:ma-t (C, SD)
licor, guaro
liquor
wairuh (SD)
liendre
nit, louse egg
a h s i : l (C)
ahsil-ti (SD)
ligoso, liso
slick, smooth, slimy
ala:wak (C, SD)
lijlicse, clisclis (gavilancillo)

small hawk sp.
lihliktsin (C)
lima
lemon
lala-li(:)ma(h) (SD)
limón
lime
limón (SD)
limoncillo (árbol)
tree sp., "small lime" tree
limunsiyu(h) (SD)
limpiar, limpiarse
to clean
i:xpupu:wa (SD) "limpiarse"
puchina (SD) "limpiar, desplumar"
mu-puhpu:pu:wa (SD) "limpiarse (todo el cuerpo)"
pu:pu:wa (C, SD) "limpiar(se)"
tapu:pu:wa (C, SD) "estar limpiando, limpiar (algo)"
limpiar(se) la cara
to clean the face
i:xpu:pu:wa (C) (t.v., r.v.)
limpiar milpa, rozar (milpa, monte)

to clear ground, to weed/clean the milpa
tayi (C, SD)
lindero
boundary marker
i:xku (C, SD)
linea recta (en), en formación recta

in a straight line, lined up
tekpantuk (C)
lirio
lily
liriu, lirio, liria (SD)
liso
smooth
ala:vak (C, SD) "liso, ligoso"
petstik (C)
ta:la:wak (C)
tsutsuluka (C) "liso (extendido, p. ej. de un mantel)"
listón
ribbon
-tahkwi:l (SD)
liviano, bofito
light (not heavy)
ahkatik (SD)
wahchultik (C)
lo mismo da
it doesn't matter, it's all the same
kehke:n aya (C)
kiuniha (SD)
loco
crazy
loko (SD)
tsun=eheka-t (Ct SD) "loco, pasmado"
tsunte-t (SD) "loco, tonto, cabeza de piedra"
lodo
mud
pu:lul (C, SD)
lombriz
worm
kwilin (C, SD)
pi:kal (SD)
pilley (Tacuba)
lombriz de la barriga
intestinal worm
pi(:)yal (SD)
lombriz medidor
inch worm
kwilin medidór (SD)
lomo (espalda)
hump, back
-teputs (C)
loro, lora
parrot
lora(h) (SD)
loroco, oloroco (verdura)

plant sp. (edible vine)
masa:kili-t (C, SD)
losa, cajete
clay dish, bowl
kaxi-t (C, SD)
luciérnaga, lucerna
fire-fly, lightning bug
i:xkipitsin (C)
i:xpitsin (SD)
luego, pronto
soon, right away
neman=a (C, SD)
lugar de (sufijo)
place of (suffix)
-tan (C, SD)
lumpe (trampa o red para pescados)

fish trap, small fish net
lumpe (SD)
luna
moon
me:ts-ti (C, SD)
luna nueva
new moon
kune:t me:ts-ti (C)
selek me:ts-ti (SD)
lunar
mole
-lunár (SD)
LL
llaga, herida
sore, wound
tsu:tsu (SD)
llamar
to call
tsahtsalia (SD)
(w)alnu:tsa (C) "llamar, ir a llamar"
llano
plain
planada(h) (SD)
planchln (SD)
yanura (C)
llegar
to arrive
ahsi (C, SD) "llegar, hallar, alcanzar, caber"
ehku (C, SD) "llegar"
(w)alehku (C, SD) "llegar (acá)"
llena (de la luna)

full (of moon)
yena(h) (SD)
llenar, llenarse
to fill
te:ma (C) "llenar"
te:mi (C) "llenarse"
te: mi tia (C) "llenar"
yu:ltia (C) "llenar (con)"
llenarse (de comida)

to be full, satiated (with food)
i : x w i (C, SD)
lleno
full
te:ntuk (C, SD)
llevar
to take; to wear
t a : l i a (C, SD) "llevar (ropa), poner, sentar"
wi:ka (C, SD) "llevar"
tawi:ka (C, SD) "llevar (algo), estar llevando, llevar a
memex, al hombro"
to carry on/over one's shoulder
cf. memech (SD) "a memex, al hombro"
llevar al hombro
kechtanua (C, SD)
llevar al lomo, poner al hombro, llevar a cucuch

teputswia (C, SD)
llorar
to cry
chu:ka (C, SD)
llorón
cry baby (someone who cries a lot)
i:xchu:yu (C)
llover
to rain
wets a:t (C, SD)
llovizna algo recia

rain shower, sprinkle (somewhat hard)
takwakas-t (SD)
lloviznar
to sprinkle (rain)
tahtatsi:ni (C) "lloviznar, pringar"
tapitsakxini (C)
xihxini (SD) "lloviznar, pringar"
lloviznita
sprinkle (light rain)
pitsaka:-t (SD)
lluvia, agua
rain, water
a:-t (C, SD)
macizo, duro
hard
takwa:wak (C, SD)
macolla
bunch, cluster
makoya(h) (SD)
machete
machete
mache (C, SD)
machetear, herir
to cut with a machete, to wound
tsunteki (C)
macho
male, masculine
machu(h) (SD)
macho, mula
mule
machi:tuh (C)
machorral (bosque con vegetación enredada y revuelta)

thicket (?) (thick, dense and cluttered forest)
machorra(h) (SD)
machucar
to smash, to mash
chahchakwa:ni (SD) "machucar, picar"
ma:tilua (SD)
xahxakwalua (SD) "machucarlos"
xakwalua (SD) "machucar, pelear (perros)"
tatsunchalua (C)
taxakwalua (SD) "machucar (algo)"
tsunchalua (C) "machucar (algo)"
madera, árbol, palo

wood, tree
ku-, ku:-, kuh- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
kwawi-t (C, SD) "madera, árbol, palo, leña"
madrastra
stepmother
magrastra(h) (SD)
madre
mother
na:n (C, SD)
madre cacao, madre de cacao

tree sp. ("mother of cacao")
iyahkwawi-t (C)
madrina
godmother
magrina(h) (SD)
madrugada
early morning
ka tatwi (C) "en la madrugada"
peynayuk (SD) "de la madrugada, todavía está temprano"
tapu:ya:wa (C) "madrugada, temprano, de día, mañana"
tapu:yawa (SD) "madrugada, temprano, de día, mañana"
madurar, poner a madurar

to ripen, to cause to ripen
ukxitia (C, SD)
madurarse, estar cocido

to ripen, to be cooked
uksi (C, SD)
maduro, cocido
ripe, cooked
uksik (C, SD)
maestra
teacher
maxtra(h) (SD)
maestro
master
maxtru(h) (SD)
maguey, pita (mecate)

century plant, string/cord
ich-ti (C, SD)
maíz
maize, corn
sin-ti (C, SD) "maíz, mazorca"
tawiyal (C, SD) "maíz (desgranado)"
maíz bien cocido y peladito

well-made nixtamal/well-cooked and skinned corn
pixkik (SD)
maíz negrito
small black corn (fungused corn ?)
puxa:wak (SD)
mal de ojo (dar), ojear

ijxkukulita (C) ,fdar el mal de ojo, ojear"
mal espiritu, "el coco"

evil spirit, "bogeyman"
-kuhkul (C, SD)
malacate (huso)
spindle
malaka-t (C, SD)
maldecir
to curse
chiwa maldiktár (SD)
maleta, tanate
traveling bag, pack, bundle
-ta:nah (C, SD)
malo
bad
ma:luh (C, SD)
malo, feo, no sirve

bad, ugly, no good
tesu yesk (SD)
malvado
evil, bad
ma:luh (SD)
mamar
to nurse
chi:chi (C) (t.v.)
c h i : c h i : (SD) ( i . v . , t.v.)
mamaso (masa de tortilla deshecha y molida con alguaxte; tortilla
de esta masa; cualquier cosa torcida y amontonada)
a kind of dough made from crumbed tortillas and pumpkin seeds, a
tortilla made of this dough, anything twisted and piled up
mahmastsu (C, SD)
mamey
mamey fruit (zapote sp.)
ma:mé (C)
ma:mé:h (SD)
manantial, donde nace el agua

spring
pu:ni a:t (SD)
manco, cuto de la mano

one-armed, one-handed (person with one hand or arm missing)
ma:kutu (C, SD)
mandadero, mensajero
messenger
mandaderu(h) (SD)
mandar, enviar (cosas)

to send
tuktia (C, SD)
mandil, delantal
apron
mandil (SD)
manga
sleeve
mangah (SD)
mango
mango
manguh (C, SD)
mano
hand
mah-f ma:- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
-mey (C, SD)
-may (Comazagua, Teotepeque)
la mano (apretón de manos)
handshake
ketál (SD)
mano derecha
right hand
-maryehkan (C)
mano de piedra de moler (de metate)

pestle, hand-stone for grinding on metate (quern)
i-mey meta-t (C)
manso
tame
mansuh (SD)
mantel, servilleta (tela para tortillas)

napkin or small cloth for tortillas
tamalkwa:ch(-ti) (SD)
mantener, dar comida

to make food for, to take care of
tekipanua (C, SD)
manune (árbol)
tree sp*
wahkalmalu:ni (C)
manzana de Adán
Adam's apple
-buchi (C)
mansana(h) (SD)
-weweruh-yu (SD)
manzanilla
camomile
mansaniya(h) (SD)
mañana
tomorrow
mu:sta (C, SD)
mu:stayuk (C, SD) "hasta mañana"
mapache
raccoon
ma:pach-in (C, SD)
maguiligua, inaquilisgua, maquiligtte (árbol)

tree sp.
maskwiliswa-t (C)
ma(:)kwiliswa-t (SD)
mar
sea, ocean
a:la:má:l (C, SD)
a:la:má:r (C)
marchitarse
to wither
mihmiki (C, SD)
tu:nalmiki (SD)
wahwarki (SD)
marchito
withered
marchitu(h) (SD)
marearse, atarantarse
to be(come)/get dizzy, faint
i:xpuya:wi (C)
tsuni:xpuya:wi (C)
mareo, mareado
dizziness
mare(y)o(h) (SD)
marido, esposo
husband
-xu:leh-yu (C, SD)
mariposa; apagacandela (mariposa nocturna)

butterfly; moth
pa:pa:lu:-t (C)
pa:pa:lu-t (SD)
maroma, columpio
swing
ku:pa:wichi (C)
marrana, tunca, puerca
sow (female pig)
siwa:kuyame-t (SD)
marrana con su cría, tunca parida

sow with piglets
chachapal (SD)
marrano, tunco, puerco

pig, swine
kuyame-t (C, SD)
marrano macho, tunco

boar (male pig)
kupis (SD)
más
furthermore, moreover, in addition, more than
mas (C, SD) (conj.)
más tarde, después

later
xa:n (C)
masa
dough, dough
tix—ti (C, SD)
masacuate (boa)
boa constrictor
masa:ku(:)wa-t £C)
masa:ku:wa-t (SD)
máscara
mask
isxmaiskrah (C)
ma:skrah (C, SD) "máscara (para bailes)"
mastate, maxtate (ceñidor)

maxta-t (C, SD)
masticar
to chew
chahchankwa (SD)
chunkwahkwa (C)
mata
stock, stem, plant
-ku:yu (C, SD)
-matah (SD)
matalin (bejuquito)
small vine sp.
ma:talin (C, SD)
matar, matarse
to kill, to commit suicide
miktia (C, SD) "matar"
mu-miktia (SD) "matarse, suicidarse"
matasano
tree sp.
na:watsa (C)
na:watsapu-t (SD)
matate (red)
net, net bag
ma:ta-t (C, SD)
materia, pus
pus
te:mal (C, SD)
matraca
matraca, wooden rattle
matraka (C, SD)
matriz, chinaste, ovario

womb, ovary, egg in chicken
xina:ch (C, SD)
maxtate, mastate (ceñidor)

maxta-t (C, SD)
mayor, primero
main, first
achtu (SD)
mayordomo (de la cofradía)

mayordomo, religious steward in confraternity
mayordomo(h) (SD)
mazamorra (hongo de pie que pica mucho)

a foot fungus that itches a lot
yuyumukalis (SD)
mazorca, maíz
ear of corn, corn
sin-ti (C, SD)
meado, orina
urine
xi:x-ti (SD)
mecapal
tumpline
mekapal (C, SD)
mecasala (culebra)
snake sp.
xu:chimekasala (C)
mecate, pita
string, cord
ich-ti (C, SD) "mecate, pita, cuerda, maguey"
meka-t (C, SD) "mecate, bejuco, pita"
mecer, mecerse
to swing
chayuntia (SD) (t.v., r.v.) "mecer, columpiar, mecerse,
columpiarse"
media luna
half moon
tahku me:ts-ti (C)
medianoche
midnight
tahkuyuwal (C)
medicina, remedio
medicine, remedy
pah-ti (C)
remedyu(h) (SD)
médico, doctor, curandero, enfermero

doctor, curer, nurse
tapahtiya, tapahtiyani (C)
medida
measurement, measure
medidah (SD)
medidor (lombriz)
inch worm
kwilin medidor (SD)
medio (en), entre

in the middle, between, among
-tahku (C, SD)
-tsa:lan (C, SD)
ta tahku (C)
mediodía, buen tiempo (?)

noon, in good time (?)
welorrah (C)
medir, pesar
to measure, to weigh
ta machi wa (C, SD)
mejilla, cachete
cheek
-kamak (C, SD)
mejillas rojas
red cheeks
kamachi:ltik (SD)
mejorarse, sanarse
to get better, to recover, to improve
ye:ktiya (SD)
memela (algo largo y oval, una clase de tortilla larga y ovala)
long, oval-shaped thing; a kind of tortilla which is long and
oval
mehmela (C)
memela (SD)
menear, menearse
to stir, to move
kekelutsa (C) (t.v., r.v.) ft menear(se), mover(se),
aflojar (se)11
keke:lutsa (SD) (t.v., r.v.) ,f menear(se), mover(se),
aflojar(se)"
ne:lua (C, SD) "menear"
tane:lua (C) "menear (algo), estar meneando"
tsehtselua (SD) "menear, sacudir, zarandear"
uli:ni (C) "menearse, moverse"
u:lini (SD) "menearse, moverse"
u l i : n i a (C) (t.v., r.v.) "menear(se)"
uhu:lini (SD) "menearse, moverse, apurarse"
u:lintia (SD) "menear"
tau:lintia (SD) "menear (algo), estar meneando"
mensajero, mandadero
messenger
mandaderu(h) (SD)
mentir
to lie (prevaricate)
-chiwa mentir (SD)
xihxi:kua (C, SD) "mentir, engañar"
mentira
lie, falshood
mentirah (SD)
sanka, sainka (C)
mentón, quijada, barbilla

jaw, chin
-tesntsiska-w (C, SD)'
mercado
market
merkadoh (SD)
mermar
to reduce, to decrease, to take out a little
kaxa:wa (C) "mermar, rebajar, quitar/vaciar un poco"
karxawa (SD) "mermar, rebajar, quitar/vaciar un poco"
taka:xawa (SD) "mermar (algo)"
mes
month
me:s (C)
mesa
table
me:sah (C, SD)
metate, piedra de moler

metate, quern
meta-t (C, SD)
meter
to insert, to stick/put in
i:xtu:ka (C, SD)
kalaktia (C, SD) "meter, dentrar"
meter en el agua, hundir

to put in water, to sink, to immerse
aspachua (C, SD)
mezclado, revuelto, mixto

mixed
rebwelto(h), rewelto(h) (SD)
mezquino, verruga
wart
chipin (SD)
"mico" (brujo, transformador)

witch, transformer, sorcerer
mi:ku (C, SD)
miedo (tener)
to be afraid, to be frightened
mahmawi (C, SD) "tener miedo"
miel (de colmena)
honey
neka:yu-t (C)
migaja
crumb
mumuxu (SD)
-pu:su:l (C) "migaja, mumujo"
miguero, con migajas

crumby
pu:su:lnah (C)
mil
thousand
mi:l (C)
milagro
miracle
podér (SD)
lf
-chiwa podér (SD) hacer un milagro"
milpa
milpa, cornfield
misl (C, SD)
milpa de apante, tunalmil (milpa de verano)

summer cornfield, corn planted in summer (?)
tu:nal-mi:l (SD)
mina de leña
source of firewood
mi:nah (SD)
mirar
to look
chiya (C, SD)
tachiya (C, SD) "estar mirando, esperando"
mirasol
sunflower
chichikakaw (SD)
mirón, tenguereche (lagartija)
lizard sp, ("starer")
tachani (C)
misa
Mass
rai:sah (C, SD)
mismo, justamente, sólo

same, just, only
-san (C, SD)
mistilicuco (pájaro)
bird sp.
mistikili (C)
mitad; en medio, entre

half; in the middle, between, among
tahku (C, SD)
moco
mucus, snot
-yakatsul (C, SD)
moho, mojo
mold, mildew
moho (SD)
mojar, mojarse
to wet, to dampen, to get wet
ahwi (C, SD) "mojarse"
ahwilia (C) "mojar"
ate(:)kia (C) "mojar(se), regar"
a:tepe:wa (C, SD) "mojar, echarle mucha agua"
tahwi:lia (C) "mojar (algo)"
mojarse la cabeza
to wet one's head
mu-tsun=ahwilia (C, SD)
mojón (lindero)
boundary marker
mohonero(h) (SD)
moler
to grind (corn)
t i s i (C, SD)
moler (p. ej., café, arroz, cosas ajenas en la masa)

to grind (e.g., rice, coffee, foreign things in the corndough)
tsuntisi (SD)
moler mucho, repasar, moler muy fino (la masa)

to grind very fine, to grind much
kwe:chua (C)
takwe:chua (SD) "moler (algo) muy fino, repasar"
molestar, molestarse, estar apenado, sofocar, saporar(se)

to be bothered, vexed, harrassed, troubled
kakasua (C)
molido muy fino (la masa), cuexte

finely ground
kwechtik (C)
molinillo
chocolate beater
mu:rinchi (SD)
murinilyuh (C)
molote, tigrillo causel

feline sp. (small, spotted)
muluktsin (C)
molleja
gizzard
-tsinte-w (C, SD)
monte, bosque (tierra no rozada, selva, jungla)

"bush", woods, forest (uncleared land)
kohtan (SD)
ku(:)htan (C)
montecitos (que sacan las taltusas, zompopos, etc.)

molehill, anthill
ta:lputs (C)
ta(:)lpu(:)ts (SD)
mono
monkey
mono(h) (SD)
mora
berry, raspberry, blackberry
mora(h) (SD)
morado
purple
morado(h) (SD)
morder
to bite
tankwa (C, SD)
tatankwa (SD) "morder (algo), estar mordiendo"
moreno, negro
black
k u : t i : l t i k (C)
morro, guacal
gourd
chi:chiwah (C)
chi:chiwal (C)
wahkal (C, SD) "morro, guacal (jicara)"
xu:lun (SD) "morro, jicara, julón, cascarón"
mosca, mosquito
fly, gnat
mu:yu-t (SD)
mosca grande; queresa

fly; maggot
ihkwich (SD)
mosquear
to swat flies
mu-ahkape:wia (C) "mosquear, soplarse (abanicarse)"
mu:mu:yupe:wia (C, SD) "mosquear"
mosquito
gnat
mu:yu:-t (C)
mu:yu-t (SD)
sayulin (SD)
mosquito muy chiquito

very small gnat
xukukrau:yu-t (SD)
mostrar, enseñar
to show
ilwitia (C, SD)
mótate, mutate, muta

food of pineapple fried with eggs and tomatoes
mu:tah (C, SD)
mover, moverse, menear, menearse

to move
kekelutsa (C) (t.v., r.v.) "mover(se), menear(se)ff
keke:lutsa (SD) ffmover(se), menear(se), aflojar(se) 11
uhu:lini (SD) "moverse, menearse, apurarse"
uli:ni (C) "moverse, menearse"
u:lini (SD) "moverse, menearse"
mozo
worker, servant, fellow
mo(:)su(h) (SD)
mozote, mosote (clase de cardo (?))

burr, cuckle burr
mu:su-t (C, SD)
muchacha
girl
siwa:pil (C, SD)
muchacho, sipote
boy
pispil (C, SD)
piltsin (C, SD)
muchacho inútil, lerdo
useless boy, dummy
i:xmehme:le (C)
mucho, muchos, bastante

much, many, a lot
miyak (C, SD)
suhsul (SD) "mucho, bastante"
punyuh (SD) "muchos, puño, grupo grande"
mudo
dumb, mute
tesu weli taketsa (C, SD)
muela cordial (cordal)

wisdom tooth
-tankwich (SD)
muerto, cadáver
dead person, cadaver
mikini (C)
mujer
woman
siwa:-t (C, SD)
mujer extranjera
foreign woman
turkah (SD)
mujer sin formalidad (mujer promiscua)

promiscuous woman, prostitute (?)
tsinkekex (SD)
mula
mule
mu:lah (C, SD)
raachi:tuh (C) "mula, macho"
mulquite (mazorcas no crecidas)

small, not fully grown ear of corn
mulki:-t (C)
raulki-t (SD)
mumujo, migaja
crumb
-pu:su:l (C)
mundo
world
mundu(h) (SD)
municipio
municipality, city, town center
munisipiyu(h) (SD)
muñeca (de la mano)

wrist
i-kechku:yu -mey (C, SD)
murciélago
bat
tsina:kan (C, SD)
muro, cemento, tepante (muro de piedras)

wall, rock wall
tepan-ti (SD)
muruxo, colocho (crespo, rizado)

curly
tsunkulu:chuh (C)
musgo
moss
a:mux (C, SD)
muslo, pierna
thigh, leg
-metsku:yu (C, SD)
muta, mutate, mótate

food of pineapple fried with eggs and tomatoes
mu:tah (C, SD)
muy
very
tiki (C)
N
nacatamal (tamal de carne)

meat tamale
nakatamal (C, SD)
nacer
to be born
ne:si (SD) "nacer, aparecerse"
(w)alta:kati (C) "nacer, empezar a crecer"
nacido, grano (barro)

pimple, boil
pusa (C, SD)
taxwi:s (C)
nada
nothing
su datka (C)
te: datka (C)
tesu datka (C)
nada, de nada, no hay de qué

it's nothing, your welcome
te: datka (SD)
tesu datka (C)
nadie
nobody
su a:kah (C) "nadie, ninguno"
tesu askah (SD) "nadie"
nagua, enagua, refajo, falda

skirt
kweya-t (SD)
kweyi-t (C)
nahuate, pipil (lengua)

Pipil
na:wa-t (C, SD)
Nahuizalco (lugar)
Nahuizalco (place name)
na:wisalku (C, SD)
nalga
buttocks
tsin (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas) 'nalga, base*
tsinkamak (SD)
-tsintamal (C)
nalga (sin), sin nalga

tsinka:lach (C) " s i n nalga"
tsinmahma:lach (SD) "sin nalga"
nalgón, nalgona
person with large buttocks
kulón, kulona(h) (SD)
tsintuma:wak (SD)
tsinnanats (C) "nalgona"
Nanahuatzin, "el chirape" (el sabio, personaje mitológico)

Nanahuatzin (mythological personage), "the youngest son" (see
text N, ch.7)
na:na:watsin (C)
nance, nanche
fruit sp., nance
na:n (SD)
nasntsin (C)
naranja
orange
lala (C, SD)
narices
nostil(s)
-bentanah -yak (SD) i-bentanah nu-yak (SD) "mis narices"
nariz
nose
-yak (C f SD)
yaka- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
nauseas (tener)
to be/feel nauseous
el-mu-yawa (C, SD)
neblinado, aneblinado
foggy
mixte:ntuk (C)
necesitar
to need
mu-neki (C, SD)
negrearse, ennegrecerse, hacerse negro

to turn black, to become black, to get black
ku:ti:ltiya (C)
t i : l t i y a (SD)
negro
black
kuti:ltik (SD)
ku:ti:ltik (C) "negro, moreno"
tiiltik (SD)
nejayote, nijayote, cernada (agua de nixtamal)

nixtamal water, the water in which corn is washed which has the
dirty remains
nexasyu-t (C, SD)
nestamal, nixtamal, nistamal

nixtamal, leached corn (stage in the preparation of corn dough
where kernels are soaked in water with lye or ash to
soften the skins)
nextamal (C, SD)
nexno (sucio de ceniza, polvo, enpolvado)

dusty
nexnah (SD)
nido
nest
-ni:du(h) (SD)
-tapahsul (C)
xu:mul (SD) "nido (de gallina)"
"nido11 (el bolado o huevo que le ponen a la gallina para que ponga)
"nest egg" (egg or ball put in the nest to get a chicken to
lay)
-pa:wil (SD)
taparwil (C)
nieta, nieto
grandchild
-ixwiyu (C, SD)
nigua
chigger (small flea)
tsu:lah (SD)
tsuslan (C)
ninguno, nadie
no one, nobody
su a:kah (C)
¡niña! (término para hablar a una niña de ocho años en adelante)

girl! (term of address for a girl eight years and older)
chiwaw (SD)
niñera
nanny, babysitter
kune:piya (SD) (n.)
¡niño! (término para hablar a niños de cinco años en adelante)

boy! (term of address for boys of five years and older)
chu:leh (C)
no:y (SD)
niño
child
kune:-t (C, SD) "niño, criatura, tierno (bebé)"
niño, muchacho, sipote

boy
p i : p i l (SD)
niño que creció, largo

a child that has grown; long
weyak (SD)
niño que empieza a andar, a parar
child that is beginning to walk or to stand
s u : l i n (C)
niño tierno, tiernito, criatura (bebé)

baby, infant
xu:lu-t (C, SD)
níspero (fruta, árbol)

fruit sp., tree sp.
mu:yutsa (C)
mu:yutsapu-t (SD)
nixpulo (conserva de miel y de maíz molido y tostado)

a preserve or candy made of toasted corn and honey
kú:biyuh (C)
nixtamal, nestamal, nistamal

nixtamal, leached corn (a stage in the preparation of corn dough
where kernels are soaked in ash or lye to soften the skins)
nextamal (C, SD)
no
no
inte (Ataco, Tacuba)
te: (C, SD)
tesu (C, SD)
no es así
i t ' s not so, i t ' s not like that
tesu kiya (C)
no hay
there is not, there are not
su kanah (C)
tesu kanah (C, SD)
no hay de qué, de nada

it's nothing, you're welcome
te: datka (SD)
tesu datka (C)
no parejo, nudoso, irregular
tahtakalnah (C)
tahta:kalnah (SD)
no sirve
no good, bad
te: ye:k (C)
tesu ye:k (SD) lfno sirve, chueco"
noche (de)
at night
ka tayuwa (SD) "de noche, en la noche"
tayuwa (C, SD) "noche, de noche"
nodriza, mujer que da cria al bebé de otra, ama de leche

wet nurse
chichiwah (SD)
nombrar
to name
tu:keytia (C)
nombre
name
tu:kay (SD)
-tu:key (C)
norte, viento, aire

wind
eheka-t (C, SD)
norte (dirección), arriba

north, up, above
kahkuwik (SD)
nosotros
we
tehemet (C, SD)
novia, nuera
bride, girlfriend, daughter-in-law
siwa:mu:n-ti (C, SD)
novio, yerno
groom, boyfriend, son-in-law
mu:n-ti (C, SD)
nublado y oscuro (oscuro por las nubes)

tanexnah (C)
nudillo, gonce
knuckle, joint, hinge
-gonsah (SD)
nudo
knot
isxtsukul (C)
-i:xtsukul-yu (SD)
nudo(h) (SD)
pusunkal (SD)
nudoso, irregular, no parejo

knotty, irregular, uneven
tahtakalnah (C)
tahtarkalnah (SD)
nuera, novia
daughter-in-law, bride, girlfriend
siwa:mu:n-ti (C, SD)
Nuestro Señor, Jesucristo

Our Lord, Jesus Christ
tutahtsin (C)
nuevo
new
yankwik (C, SD)
nunca
never
te: ke:man (C)
tesu ke:man (SD)
O
o
or
o (SD)
obedecer
to obey
ta:kamati (C, SD)
obsidiana
obsidian, worked obsidian
achitah (SD)
ocotal
pine grove, stand of pines
ukutal (C)
ocote
pine, pine kindling, pine torch
uku-t (C)
okot (C)
ocupar la mujer (tener relaciones sexuales con una mujer)

to occupy a woman (to have sexual relations with a woman)
-chiwa okupár (SD)
odiar, envidiar
to hate, to envy
ihiya (C)
ofender, insultar
to offend, to insult
ihilwia (C)
oficio
office, position, charge, appointment, post
palestrah (C) "oficio, puesto, sitio"
teki-t (C, SD) "trabajo, oficio"
ofrenda
offering
limosna(h) (SD)
oido, oreja
ear
-nakas (C, SD)
oir
to hear
ka:ki (C)
kaki (SD)
takarki ftoir (algo), escuchar, estar escuchando"
oirse ruidos (de distancia)

for noises to be heard (at a distance)
titikwi:ka (SD)
ojalá
oh that, would that, may it be that
hwa:lá (SD)
ma: (C, SD) "ojalá que, s i , que"
maka (SD) "ojalá que, si, que"
ojear, dar el mal de ojo

i:xkukulita (C)
ojo
eye
i : x (C, SD)
oler
to smell
ahnekua (SD) (t.v.) "oler"
ihnekwi (C) "oler"
oler bien, tener buen olor

to smell good, to have a good aroma/smell
puputu:ka (SD)
olor
smell
-ihiyu (C, SD) "olor, aliento, ijiyo"
puputuka (C) "olor, aroma, buen olor"
olor de quemado, olor de chamuscado
burnt smell, singed smell, smell of something burned
su:hyak (SD)
tsu:hyak (C)
oloroco, loroco (verdura)

vine s p . ( e d i b l e )
masa:kili-t (C, SD)
olote
corncob (without kernels)
ulu-t (C, SD)
olvidar(se)
to forget
elkarwa (C)
elka(:)wa (SD)
olla
(clay) pot
ku:mi-t (C, SD)
ombligo
navel, belly button
-tsumpi (SD)
-xi:k (C, SD)
opaco, nublado
overcast, dark
yuwaki (SD)
oprimir, apachar, aplastar

to press, to hold down, to flatten
ku:pachua (C, SD)
pachua (SD)
taku:pachua (C) "apachar (algo)"
tapachua (C) "apachar (algo)"
oprimirse, apacharse, estar apachándose

to be pressed, held down
mu-pahpachua (C)
orar
to pray
-chiwa orár (SD)
ordeñar, torcer (ropa mojada)

to milk, to twist/squeeze (wet clothes)
patska (C, SD)
oreja, oido
ear
-nakas (C, SD)
órgano, pitajaya (pitahaya)

cactus sp, (organ cactus ?)
iixwahlaka (SD)
orilla
edge
ori:yah (SD)
tate:mpan (C, SD) "a la o r i l l a "
-te:mpan (C) "orilla, borde"
-te:n (C, SD) " o r i l l a , boca"
orilla del rio

edge/bank of the river
te:n a:t (C)
orilla de un alzadero, orilla del tapesco donde guardan cosas

the edge of a storage place/rack/bin
te:ntsatsas (C)
orina
urine
a : x i : x (C)
xi:x-ti (SD)
orinar, mear
to urinate
mu-xi:xa (C, SD)
oro
gold
oroh (C, SD)
tumin "oro, plata, plomo, dinero"
oscurecerse
to get dark
taku:miya (C)
oscuridad, oscuro
dark, darkness
ku(:)nyuwa (SD)
takurmi (C) "oscuridad"
oscuro, sombra, debajo del palo (árbol)

shaded, shade, under a tree
kuryuwa (SD)
oscuro (estar), estar oscuro

to be dark
takunyuwa (SD)
oscuro de nubes (nublado y oscuro)

tanexnah (C)
oso colmenero
anteater
nektsin (C)
Ostucal (lugar, cueva)

Ostucal (place name, cave name)
usturkal (C)
otra vez
again
se:mpa (SD)
se-pa (C)
se-paya (C)
otro
other, another
sesyuk (C, SD)
uk-se: (Ataco)
neyuk (SD)
otro lado
the other side, opposite bank
se:ntapal (C)
otro lado del río
the other side/bank of the river
se:ntapal (SD)
ovario, matriz, chinaste

ovary, womb, egg inside of a chicken
xina:ch (C)
-xina:ch (SD)
pacuil, pajuil, guara (pájaro)

bird sp.
tekechul (C)
pacha (biberón)
baby bottle
chichiswal (SD)
padrastro
stepfather
pagrastro(h) (SD)
padre
father
tatah (SD)
-te:ku (C, SD)
padre, cura, sacerdote

Father, priest
pa:leh (C, SD)
Padre, Dios
God the Father, God
tute:ku (C)
pagar
to pay
taxta:wa (SD)
taxta:wia (C)
pago, sueldo
pay, salary
pa:guh (C, SD)
paja (para casa), zacate

straw (for thatch), grass
saka-t (C, SD)
pájaro
bird
tu:tu-t (SD)
wi:lu:-t (C)
pájaro bobo, sinsonte bobo

bird sp.
i:xte:mbló:r (C)
pájaro caballero, pucuyo, pájaro león, pijuyo, tijul

bird sp.
pukuyuh (C, SD)
pájaro carpintero
woodpecker
tu:tut karpintero(h) (SD)
tsunchekek (C)
pájaro (una clase de)

bird sp.
kwachichi:l (SD)
xuhxul (SD)
pájaro (un pájaro verde)

bird sp.
yapuk (Ataco)
pajero, parlanchín
chatterbox, one who speaks rapidly, one who stretches the truth
te:nsasal (SD)
pajuil, pacuil, guara (pájaro)

bird sp.
tekechul (C)
pala, paleta, cuchara de madera
shovel, large wooden spoon, ladle
palah (SD)
palabra
word
palabra(h), palawra(h) (SD)
palacio
palace
palásiu(h), palásio(h) (SD)
palangana
washbowl, water dish
palangana(h) (SD)
paleta, cuchara de madera

ladle, large wooden spoon
palah (SD)
paletah (C, SD)
pálido
pale
a:istak (C, SD)
pilichnah (SD)
artultik (C) "pálido, descolorido (de gente)11
a:puhpu (C, SD) "pálido, puspo (de gente)"
palma (de la mano)

palm (of hand)
-martaxkal (C, SD)
palma, palmera
palm (tree)
palmah (C, SD)
palo, árbol, madera

tree, wood
ku-, kus-, kuh- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
kwawi-t (C, SD)
palo de cabra, pie de cabra

tree sp, ("goat's foot" tree)
chuhchu:wits (C)
palo de cereza (en la montaña)
wild cherry tree (?)
ta:ltumakwawi-t (C)
palo de hule
rubber tree
uhli kwawi-t (C)
palo de tacuazín, huele-de-noche

tree sp. ("opossum11 tree)
takwatsin kwawi-t (SD)
palo de zorrillo
tree sp, ("skunk" tree)
mutuhtsin (C)
palo guaje
tree sp*
wa:xin (C)
palo jabillo, pataxte (árbol)

tree sp. (wild cacao ?)
ku:patach (C)
palo jiote
tree sp. ("peeling-skin" tree)
ixi:nyu kwawi-t, xi:nyu-kwawi-t (C)
palosanto (SD)
palo pito
tree sp.
ku:lekeme-t (SD)
le:keme-t (C)
palo podrido
rotten tree, rotten wood
kurpala (C)
paloma
dove, pigeon
paloma(h) (SD)
paloma azul, paloma morada

dove sp. ("blue/purple" dove)
muhkusuku (C)
paloma con alas blancas
dove sp, (with white wings)
istakehtapal (C)
paloma del suelo

dove sp, ("ground" dove)
wistumún (C)
paloma grande de monte

dove sp. (large dove of the forest)
wislu-t (SD)
palpitar, el golpe (del corazón)

heartbeat, throb
pohpok-ti (SD)
yultihtika (C)
paludismo
malaria
sesek-tutu:nik (SD)
pan
bread
pan (C, SD)
panal (de avispa)

wasp's nest
raimiya:wa-t (C, SD)
pan-caliente (un bejuco)

vine sp. ("hot-bread" vine)
pankali(y)ente(h) (SD)
pandear, pandearse
to bend, to curve
kwe:liwi (C, SD) "pandearse"
kwe:lua (SD) "pandear, doblar"
mu-kwehkwe:lua (C) "pandearse, culebrear(se)"
mu-kwe:lua (SD) "pandearse"
nekwilua (SD) (t.v., r.v.) "pandear(se), ladear(
hacer (se) al lado"
pando
bent, curved
kwerlnah (C)
kwe(:)lnah (SD)
pantalón
pants, trousers
sala (C, SD)
pantano
swamp
pantano(h) (SD)
ta:la:pu:ni (C) "pantano, charco, chagüite"
pante, pantis, trinchera (medida de leña picada, amontonada)

a measure of chopped and stacked firewood
ku:pa:n-ti (C)
pa:n-ti (SD)
tawipan-ti (SD)
trinchera(h) (SD)
pantorrilla
calf of leg
-ku:ts (SD)
panzón
pot-bellied, big belly
ihtibó:n (C)
paño, rebozo
kerchief, scarf
paryuh (C)
-kwahtsin (SD) "paño (rebozo blanco, para cubrirse la mujer)"
paño viejo
old cloth, rag
kwarchpala (C, SD)
papa
potato
pa:pah (SD)
papalote, barrilete (cometa)

kite
pa:pa:lu-t (SD)
papaya
papaya
papaya (SD)
papel, libro
paper, book
a:ma-t (C, SD)
papelillo (árbol)
tree sp. ("little paper" tree)
papeliyu(h) (SD)
papera
mumps
papera(h) (SD)
para, para que

for, in order to, so that
pal (C, SD) (conj.)
parado
standing
ihkatuk (C, SD)
parado, erecto (obsceno)

standing, erect (obscene)
kutili:ntuk (SD) (obsceno)
paralitico
cripple, paralytic
paralitiko (SD)
parar, pararse, levantar, levantarse

to stand, to get up, to r i s e , to raise, to l i f t
ketsa (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.)
parar (de punta, de un extremo)

to stand on end
tsinketsa (C, SD)
pararse en puntillas para alcanzar algo (empinarse), andar a tientas
to stand on tiptoes to reach something
mu-tsihkwilua (SD)
pared
wall
tapepechu:l (C)
tapepechul (SD)
parir
to bear, to give birth to
pu:ni (SD) (i.v.)
pu:nia (C) (t.v.)
tapu:nia (C) "parir (de animales)"
parlanchín, pajero
chatterbox, someone who talks rapidly, someone who stretches the
truth
tesnsasal (SD)
párpado
eyelash
-isxewayu (SD)
parque
park
parke(h) (SD)
participar, tomar parte

to participate, to take part
maka parte(h) (SD)
partir, cortar (con cuchillo, machete)

to cut in two, to cut (with a knife, machete)
kutu:na (SD)
pasado mañana
day after tomorrow
wi:pta (C, SD)
pasado pasado mañana (en tres días)

in three days
i:xta wi:pta (C)
pasar
to pass, to cross
panu (C, SD) (i.v.) "pasar, cruzar"
panultia (C, SD) (t.v.) "pasar, traspasar"
paseador
person who just has a good time
pa:xa:luwani (C, SD)
pasear
to take a walk, to have fun, to visit
pa:xa:lua (C, SD)
pasmado, loco
"nuts", crazy, addled
tsun=eheka-t (C, SD)
paso
step
pa:suh (SD)
pastilla
pill
pastiyah (SD)
pastor
pastor
pastór (SD)
pata, pie
foot
(i)kxi (C, SD)
pataxte (cacao inferior)

wild cacao (?)
ku:patach (C) "pataxte, palo jabillo"
pa(:)tach (SD)
patear
to kick
taksa (C, SD)
paterna, paterno (árbol, fruta)
tree sp.
ku:xi (SD)
ku:xine (C)
patinar, resbalarse
to skate, to slide
xispinawi (SD)
patio de la puerta (parte afuera delante de la puerta)

patio or part of yard just before the door
te:n-kál (C, SD)
pato
duck
patu(h) (C)
patux (SD)
patojo de un pie (renco, cojo)

lame in one leg
metskalapa (C)
patrón, amo
boss, master
a:mu(h) (SD)
peche (último hijo de una madre que está embarazada o que está
con tiernito que mama)
youngest child of a mother who is pregnant or who has another
nursing infant
pi:tsu-t (C, SD)
peche, tierno (de bebé, de maíz)

tender, immature, infant (of baby, corn)
tsi:pi-t (C)
peche, flaco
tewa:ktuk (C)
pecho
chest
-elpan (C)
-elpets (SD) "pecho, pechuga (de animal)"
-pe:chuh (SD) "pecho, pechuga"
pechuga
breast
elkuhku (C)
-elpets (SD) "pechuga, pecho (de animal)"
-pe:chuh (SD) "pechuga, pecho"
pedacear
to break into pieces
murauxua (C, SD) "pedacear, pozolear"
pitsakua (SD) "pedacear, despanicar"
tapitsakua (SD) "pedacear (algo), estar quebrando en pedazos"
tsitsinua (C)
pedazo
piece
takutun (C, SD)
pedazo de carne (partido en trocitos)

piece of meat, cut up piece of meat
setakutun (C)
pedazo de vidrio (gUixte)

piece of glass
talumet (SD)
lime:tah (C)
limetah (SD)
pedir
to ask for
tahtani (C, SD)
pedo
fart
ihyal (SD)
pedrada (piedrazo)
the cast/throw/hit of a stone/rock
pedradah (C)
pedrero (donde hay mucha piedra)

rocky ground, place where there is a lot of stone
tetal (SD)
pegajoso
sticky
sasa:lik (C)
sa(:)salik (SD)
pegar
to hit
chalua (C, SD) "pegar, golpear"
ku:witeki (SD) "pegar, golpear (con algo), garrotear"
su:ma (C, SD) "pegar, pelearse"
tachalua (C, SD) "pegar (algo), estar golpeando"
tasu:ma (C) "estar pegando, peleando(se)"
tawiteki (C, SD) "pegar, golpear, aporrear (algo)"
pegar en la frente
to hit in the forehead
kwatsaya:na (SD)
pegar (con goma)

to stick, to glue
sa:lua (C, SD)
pegar el pañal en el bálsamo (para absorber el liquido)

to place a cloth/patch on a scraped place on a balsam tree to
absorb its sap
usxisaslua (C)
peinarse, peinar
to comb
mu-ahsuma (C) "peinarse (?)"
tsikwastia (SD) (t.v., r.v.) "peinar(se)"
peine
comb
tsiskuwas (C)
tsiku:was (SD)
pejecaite (pescado)
fish sp. ("sandal" f i s h )
michin-kak-ti (SD)
pelar, pelarse
to skin, to peel
xi:pe:wa (C) "pelar, descascarar"
xi:pewa (SD) "pelar, descascarar"
x i : p e : w i (C) "pelarse"
taxispewa (SD) "pelar (algo), descascarar (algo)"
pelarse el nixtamal, pelarse el maiz cocido

for kernels of cooked corn to lose their skin
pixki (C)
pelear(se)
to fight
su:ma (C, SD) "pelear(se), pegar"
tasusma (C) "estar peleando, pegar (algo)"
taxakwalua (SD) "estar peleando (perros), machucar"
xakwalua (SD) "pelear (perros), machucar"
peligroso
dangerous
tesahsay (SD)
pelirrojo
red-head
tsunchisltik (C) "pelirrojo, rubio"
tsunxi:lu-t (SD) "pelirrojo, chele, canche (güero)"
pelo
hair
tsun- (C, SD) 'pelo, cabeza' (en palabras compuestas)
-tsunkal (C, SD) "pelo, cabello"
pelo de animal, pluma

fur, hair (of animal), feather
-uhmi-yu (SD)
pelón, calvo
bald
tsunxispe (SD)
tsunxispets (C)
pelota, bola
ball
peluta (C)
peludo
hairy
ku:pachón (C)
ku:pahsul (C)
pachón (SD) "peludo, cubierto de pelusa"
pelusa
fuzz
kamu:sa (SD) "pelusa, algodón de ave"
pachón (SD) "peludo, cubierto de pelusa"
pellejo, piel, cáscara

hide, skin, peel, bark
-e:wayu (C)
pellizcar
to pinch
istiwia (C)
itstiwia (SD)
pena, penado
trouble, bother(ed)
-pe:na (C)
pene
penis
chipusti (SD) "pene, chipuste"
meka-t (C) "pene, bejuco"
tepu:l (SD)
wi:lu-t (SD) "pene, paloma grande de monte"
xupislin (SD) "pene de niño, grillo"
pensar
to think
chiwa pensár (SD)
i:xkehketsa (C, SD)
peña, peñón, peñasco, talapeña, talpetate

cliff, boulder
tapeta-t (C, SD)
peñascal (inclinación con mucha piedra)

rocky slope
tapetasuwal (C)
pepenance (árbol)
tree sp.
ixukumasa:-t, xukumasa:-t (C)
pepenar, recoger, picotear

to pick, to peck, to pick up
pehpena (C, SD)
pepeto (árbol)
tree sp.
a:ku:xi (SD) "pepeto, pepetillo"
a:ku:xine (C) "pepeto, pepetillo"
pepetu(h) (SD) "pepeto, cojin, cujin"
pepexte (colchón)
pad, cushion to protect back from loads
-pechih (C)
pehpech (SD)
pepián, pipián, pepitorio

kind of sause
pipiyán (SD)
pepino
cucumber
pepinu(h) (SD)
pepita, hueso de fruta

pit (stone of fruit)
isx (C, SD)
pequeño
small, little
achi, atsi (C) "pequeño, poco"
chikitik (SD)
perder, perderse
to lose, to get lost
irxpulua (SD) (t.v., r.v.) "perder(se)"
puliwi (C, SD) "perderse, desaparecerse"
pulua (C, SD) "perder"
tapulua (SD) "perder (algo)"
perdiz
grouse, partridge (?)
ixkumún (SD)
xuyu:nna (C)
perdonar
to forgive
-chiwa perdonár (SD)
pereza (tener), ser haragán

to be lazy
tatsiwi (C, SD)
perico
parrakeet
perikuhchin (SD)
piriki:tuh (C)
perla (cuenta)
bead
ku:s-ti (C)
pero
but
ma (C) (conj.) "pero, y ahora"
pe(:)ro(h) (C)
pero, pe:ro(h) (SD)
perro, chucho
dog
pe:lu (C, SD)
perseguir
to persecute
-chiwa sigir (SD)
persignarse
to cross oneself
mu-chiwa persiknár (SD)
mu-tiyuchiwa (C)
persona; cf. gente, hombre

person; see people, man
persona del mismo pueblo (coterráneo)
person from the same town
-chanta:ka-w (SD)
pesado
heavy
etek (C, SD)
pesar, medir
to weigh, to measure
tamachiwa (C, SD)
pescado, pez
fish
michin (C, SD)
pescar
to fish
-chiwa peskár (SD)
pescuezo, cuello
neck
kech- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
-kechku:yu (C, SD)
pestañas, cejas
eyelashes, eyebrows
-i:xtsuhtsunyu (C, SD)
-tsuhtsun-yu (SD)
peste
pest, plague
pespe(h) (SD)
pétalo de flor, cajuelita

petal
kwahwelah (SD)
petate, estera
woven mat
peta-t (C)
piafar, rascar
to paw (horse), to scratch
tawawa:na (SD)
piar, llorar
to peep, to cry
chu:ka (SD)
picante, fuerte
hot, spicy
chichik (C) "picante, amargo"
hwerte(h) (SD)
kukuk (C)
kukuknah (C) "algo picante"
picar
to cut up; to sting; to itch
chahchakwa:ni (SD) "picar, machucar"
tsupina (C, SD) "picar, pullar"
yuyumuka (C) "picar, tener picazón, comezón"
picar leña, recoger leña, leñar

to cut firewood, to get firewood
kwahkwawi (C, SD)
picarse (maíz, carne, frijol cuando se llena de gorgojo)

to be insect eaten/infested, to have weavels/grubs
kwalu: (SD)
kwe:chiwi (C)
picotear
to peck
pehpena (C, SD) "picotear, recoger, pepenar"
tsupina (SD) "picotear, picar, pullar, inyectar"
pichón (pollo todavía no maduro)

young chicken, pullet
puyu(h) (SD)
pichota (brote)
bud
piyuch (SD)
pie
foot
(i)kxi (C, SD)
pie de cabra, palo de cabra
tree sp, ("goat's foot" tree)
chuhchutwits (C)
pie de venado (planta (?))

plant sp, ("deer's foot")
tepupu:yu (C)
piel, pellejo, cáscara

skin, hide, peel, bark
-e:wayu (C)
-ewayu (SD)
piedra
stone, rock
te- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
te-t (C, SD)
tetun-ti (SD) "piedra, cuña (terrón (?))"
piedra de afilar
whetstone
a:xa:luwas (C, SD)
piedra de moler (metate)

metate, quern
meta-t (C, SD)
piedra de rayo (obsidiana)

obsidian, worked piece of obsidian
achitah (SD)
piedra de tamagás (colmena)

kind of beehive
itew-tamakas (C)
piedra pómez, tepunás, piedra bofita

pumice (stone)
tepunas (C)
tepupusa (C)
piedritas
pebbles, small stones
tetsitsin (C, SD)
pierna
leg
-ku:ts (C) "pierna, canilla"
mets- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
-metsku:yu (C, SD) "pierna, muslo"
pijije, pixixe (clase de pato)

duck sp.
p i x i : x i (C, SD)
pilar
to thrash, to hull (grain)
-chiwa pilér (SD)
Piltepeque (lugar, volcancito)

Piltepeque (place name, volcano name)
sakatepe:t (C)
pinol (pinole)
pinole (powder or flour for eating or for drinks)
pinu:l (C)
pinu(:)l (SD)
pinol dulce, tapinol

sweet pinole (corn flour toasted with sugar and cinnamon)
nexpinusl (C, SD)
pintado, saradito, penguito, pintado de varios colores

motley, of various colors
kwikwilnah (C, SD)
kwikwiltsin (C)
pintado de la cara, sucio de la cara

with painted face, with dirty face
i:xkwikwilnah (C)
pintar de varios colores

to paint various colors, to make lines/figures
kwikwilua (C)
pinto, color florido

spotted, motley, plaid, of various colors
kwikwilihtuk (C)
pinzas, tenazas; pulgar
pinchers; thumb
-tumakmey (C)
piña
pineapple
ku:ma:tsah (C)
piñuela (mata de piña)

pineapple plant
tsinku:ma:tsah (C)
piocha
pick, pickaxe
pi(y)ocha(h) (SD)
piojillo, piojo de gallina

chicken louse
i:xtakayu-t (SD)
taslwaktsin (C)
piojo
louse
atime-t (C, SD)
piojo blanco, chichuisa

white louse
isakatime-t (C)
piojo de gallina, piojillo

chicken louse
isxtakayu-t (SD)
piojoso
lousy
atimputs (C)
atin-puts (SD)
pipa
pipe
pipa(h) (SD)
kachimbu (C) "pipa (para fumar)"
pipián, pepián, pepitorio
a kind of sause
pipiyán (SD)
pipil, nahuate (lengua)

Pipil
na:wa-t (C, SD)
piscar, tapiscar
to pick (corn), to harvest
pixka (C, SD)
pisque (tamalito de masa)

small tamale of corn dough and salt with nothing inside
tapirk (C, SD)
pisto, dinero
money
tumin (C, SD)
pita (mecate); maguey

string; century plant
ich-ti (C, SD)
pita (mecate); bejuco

string/cord; vine
meka-t (C, SD)
pitajaya (pitahaya)
cactus sp, (pitahaya cactus)
i:xwahlaka (SD)
pitahaya (C)
pitar, soplar pito

to whistle, to blow a whistle
pitsa (SD)
tapitsa (SD) "estar pitando"
pito
whistle
pito(h) (SD)
pi:tuh (C)
pixixe, pijije (clase de pato)
duck sp.
p i x i : x i (C, SD)
pixtón (tortilla grande y gruesa)

a kind of tortilla, thick and large
pixtún (C)
pizote (tejón)
coatiraundi
pesu-t (Teotepeque)
plaga
plague, pest
pla:gah (SD)
planta del campo (un monte, una planta del campo)

a wild plant sp.
tekpa-t (SD)
plantilla, planta de pie

sole (of foot)
-elpan -(i)kxi (C, SD)
(i)kxi taxkal (C)
-plantiyah-yu (SD)
plata
silver
platah (SD)
tumin (SD) "plata, oro, plomo, dinero"
plátano (plátano macho)

plantain
pula (C, SD)
plátano (en México), guineo (en Centro América)

banana
kiniyah (C, SD)
plátano asado (pájaro)

bird sp. ("fried plantain")
siwa:mun ramo:nah, siwarramona(h) (C)
plateado (pescado)
fish sp.
pepetska (C, SD)
platicar
to chat
tahtaketsa (C, SD)
plato, traste
plate, dish
platuh (SD)
plaza
plaza, town square
plasah (SD)
plazuela
small square, kpark
plaswelah (SD)
pluma (de pájaro)

feather
-plumah-yu (SD)
-uhmi-yu (C, SD)
plumillo (árbol)
tree sp,
waska-t (SD)
pobrecito
poor, poor thing
pobrehchln (SD)
pobreza
poverty
pobresah (SD)
poco
little, few
achi, atsi (C) "poco, pequeño"
chupi (C, SD) "poco, un poco"
poco a poco
little by little
chuhchupika (SD)
poder
to be able, can
weli (C, SD)
podrir, pudrir
to rot
pala:ni (C, SD)
policía
police
polisiya(h) (SD)
polvo
dust
teh-ti (C)
tew-ti (SD)
pólvora
gunpowder
pólbora(h) (SD)
polvoso
dusty
tehmatsnah (C)
tewtital (SD)
poner, llevar (ropa), sentar(se)

to put, to place; to wear
t a : l i a (C, SD)
poner al hombro, llevar al lomo, llevar a cucuch

to put/carry on/over one's shoulder
teputswia (C, SD)
poner al suelo, dejar al suelo, acostar

to put on the ground, to leave on the ground, to lay something
down
te:ka (C)
poner cabeza abajo, agachar

to bend over, to put upside-down
tatsumpilua (SD)
tsumpilua (C, SD)
poner en frente, poner delante de
to put/place in front/before
ijxpanua (C)
poner (huevos)
to lay (eggs)
pi:xua (C)
pixua (SD)
tapi:xua (C) "estar poniendo"
tapixua (SD) "estar poniendo"
poner juntos, reunir(se), unir(se)

to put/place together, to unite, to join
se:nta:lia (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.)
poner otro encima, endosar

to place on top of
nepanua (C, SD)
ponerse el sol
for the sun to set, go down
kalaki tu:nal (C, SD)
por ahí, ahi

there, over there
ikuni (SD)
por alié
there, over there
ka ne: (SD)
ka ne:pa (C)
por aqui
here, over here
ka nirkan (C)
ka nikan (SD)
por eso
therefore, for that reason
haika (C)
ika (C) "por eso, a veces"
por favor
please
xi-k-chiwa ne hwabór (SD)
por pocos
almost, but for a few (?)
ahatsi:ka (C)
¿por qué?
why
ke:nka (C)
tayika (SD)
porque
because
porké (C)
tayika (SD)
por ratos
at times, somewhat earlier (?)
yehye:wa ika (C)
potrero
pasture
sakatal (SD)
u:watal (C, SD) "potrero, guatal"
pozol
posole (corn drink)
pu:su:l (C)
pusul (SD)
pu:su:lka (C) "pozol, chingaste, caxte, rapa"
pusulka (SD) "pozol, chingaste, caxte, rapa"
-tsinkach-yu (SD) "pozol, xinga, chingaste (asiento,
sedimento)"
-xi:nka (C) "pozol, chingaste, asientos, sedimento húmedo"
pozolear, pedacear
to crumb, to break into pieces
mumuxua (C, SD)
precio
price
-pati-w (C, SD)
preguntar
to ask
tahtanilia (C, SD)
prender (encender), quemar
to light, to set on f i r e , to burn
tatia (SD)
ti:maka (C)
timaka (SD)
preñada, embarazada
pregnant
utstituk (C, SD)
prepararse
to get ready, to prepare (oneself)
mu-chiwa alistár (C)
preparar su propia comida a uno, mantenerse

to fix one's own food, to take care of oneself
tekipanua (C, SD)
presa
dam
presa(h) (SD)
tapada(h) (SD)
preso
prisoner
presu(h) (SD)
tsaktuk (C)
prestar
to loan
takwiltia (C, SD) "prestar, fiar"
tañe:wiltia (C) "prestar"
prima, primo
cousin
primah (SD) "prima"
primoh (SD) "primo"
primero
first
achtu (C, SD)
primo; cf. prima, primo

principal (el que empieza una reunión, el que pide a la novia de
parte del novio, el principal en una fiesta)
the principal person at a ceremony, the one that asks for the
bride on behalf of the groom, the one who starts meetings
tahtu:li (SD)
principe
prince
príncipe
principeh (C)
pringar
to sprinkle
i:xtatsini (SD) "pringar, rodarse (de granos)"
tahtatsi:ni (C) "pringar, lloviznar"
t a t s i : n i (C) "pringar"
xihxini (SD) "pringar (lloviznar)"
prisa (con), de prisa, apresurado

hurried, in a hurry
presisudoh (SD)
probar (comida)
to try (food)
-chiwa probár (SD)
-chiwa saboreár (SD)
ehekua (SD)
taehekua (SD) "probar (algo)"
procesión de elotes (para celebrar que tienen nuevamente maicito)"

procession to celebrate and give thanks for new corn
sintupil (C)
promiscua, mujer sin formalidad

promiscuous woman
tsinkekex (SD)
pronto, luego
soon, right away
neman=a (C, SD)
prostituta, puta
prostitute
siwa: pala (SD)
prostituta (ser), prostituirse
to be a prostitute, for a woman to sell herself as a prostitute
mu-tsinna:maka (SD)
pucuyo, pájaro caballero, pájaro león, pijuyo, tijul

bird sp.
pukuyuh (C, SD)
pudrir, podrir
to rot, to get rotten
pala:ni (C, SD)
pueblo (el pueblo y su gente)

town (the town and its people)
chi:na:mi-t (C)
pueblo
town
te:chan (SD)
tuchan (C)
puente
bridge
ku:panu:was (C) "puente de palos"
pwenteh (SD)
puerca, tunca, marrana

sow (female pig)
siwa:kuyame-t (SD)
puerco, marrano, tunco

pig, swine
kuyame-t (C, SD)
puerco espín, zorro espín

porcupine
witstakwatsin (C)
pues
well, then
kene(h) (C)
puesto
post, position, office
palestrah (C) "puesto, oficio, sitio"
pwestoh (C)
pujar, quejarse
to complain
kikinaka (C, SD)
pulga
flea
tekpin (C, SD)
pulgar; tenazas, pinzas

thumb; pinchers
-tumakmey (C)
pulmón, bofe
lung
puhpus (C, SD)
pullar, picar
to stab, to sting, to stick
tsupina (C, SD)
punta
point, tip
puntah (C, SD)
puntahchin (SD) "punt i ta"
-tsun (C)
tsun- (C, SD) 'punta, cabeza, pelo' (en palabras compuestas)
punta (sacarles), hacerlos puntiagudos

to sharpen, to make pointed (pl.)
tsuhtsuntamehtia (C)
Punta de Agua (lugar)

Point of Water (place name)
aitahtsumpan (C)
puntudo, puntiagudo
pointed, sharp pointed
puntudu(h) (SD)
tsuntameh (C)
£
que, lo que (conj.)

that which (conj.)
ha (C)
que (pronombre relativo)

that, who, which (relative pronoun)
ka (C)
ka(h) (SD)
¿qué?, que
what
ta: (C)
tay (SD)
quebracho, cicahuite (árbol)

tree sp., quebracho tree
tsihkwawi-t (C)
quebracho bianco
tree sp., white quebracho tree
askaw (SD)
quebrada
ravine, gulch, canyon
kebrada (C)
quebrantahueso, tzonchiche, sunchiche (zopilote cabeza roja)

vulture sp. red-headed vulture
tsunchi:chi:l (C, SD)
quebrar, quebrarse
to break
kupe:wa (C) "quebrar (madera)"
kupe:wi (C) "quebrarse"
quebrar nixtamal, quebrar maiz
to grind corn (in the first grinding/first pass through), to
break the kernels of corn
paya:na (C, SD)
quedarse
to stay, to remain
naka (C, SD)
(w)alnaka (C)
queja
complaint
ke:hah (SD)
quejarse
to complain
kikinaka (C, SD)
fl
tahtawilia (C, SD) quejar(se),f
quemar, quemarse
to burn
chichinua (C, SD) "quemar, chamuscar"
tata (C, SD) "quemarse"
tatia (C, SD) "quemar"
quequexque, quequesque
plant sp. (stings)
kekexke (C, SD)
kekex-ti (SD)
querer
to want, to like
neki (C, SD) "querer, desear"
tasuhta (C, SD) "querer, amar, estimar"
queresa (huevo de mosca, gusanillo de mosca)

maggot(s)
ihkwiich (C)
ihkwich (SD)
queso
cheese
kessuh (SD)
quiamol, guajmol, cuajmol (raíz que se usa para bañarse)
a root (used for bathing)
kiyahmul (C)
kiyahmu:l (SD)
quiebrapalito (insecto)
"walking-stick" insect (praying mantis ?)
kampanamál (SD)
¿quién?, quien
who
ka: (C)
kah (SD)
kahuni (C) "quien"
quién sabe, a saber, saber

who knows?, it's unknown, I don't know
ka ke:n (C)
quieto, despacio
quiet, slow
nehmach (C, SD)
quijada
jaw
-kamachal (C)
-ka:machal (SD)
-te:ntsi:ka-w (C, SD) "quijada, barbilla, mentón"
quimilila, chimichaco (varita, carrizo)

reed sp.
chimicha:ka-t (C)
quita-calzón (avispota)
wasp sp. ("removes-pants")
sakakalsón (SD)
quitar, trasladar, apartar

to take away, to set aside, to move from one place to another
ihkwani (SD)
ihkwania (C)
quitarle algo a alguien

to take something away from someone
ki:xtilia (C)
quizás
maybe, perhaps
anka (C)
anka-kiya (C) "quizás asi"
it
anka-kiya (SD) "quizás si"
rabadilla
tailbone, rump
-tsumbankuh-yu (SD)
rabia
rabies
rabiya(h) (SD)
racimo, gajo
section of fruit, bunch of fruit
ga:hu(h) (SD)
raiz
root
nelwa-t (C, SD)
ráyis (SD)
rajar, rajarse
to split
isxtsaya:na (C, SD) "rajar, destrozar"
i:xtsaya:ni (SD) "rajarse, romperse, abrirse"
tatsaya:na (SD) "rajar (algo)"
tsaya:na (C, SD) "rajar"
tatsahtsaya:na (C) "rajar, estar rajando, romper,
estar rompiendo'
rajar la frente
to split the forehead
kwa:tapa:na (C)
kwa:tsaya:na (C)
rajar leña
to split firewood
ku:tapa:na (C)
ralo
thin (of liquids)
sehsennah (C)
rama
branch
-mahtsal (C)
ramada, ramadita, rancho

hut, shack
xahkal (C, SD)
rana
frog
ranah (C, SD)
rancho
native house, shack, hut, shed
tawipan-ti (C) "rancho (casa indígena), entoldo"
xahkal (C, SD) "rancho, ramada, ramadita"
ranura
groove, slit, split
tsaya:ntuk (SD)
rapa, pozol, chingaste

dregs, grounds
pu:su:lka (C)
pusulka (SD)
rápido
fast
lihero (SD)
raquítico, delgado
kuspitsaktsin (C)
pilijxnah (SD)
rascar
to scratch
wawasna (C, SD)
tawawa:na (SD) "rascar, estar rascando"
raspar
to scrape
ihchiki (C, SD) "raspar, restregar, estregar"
ihxihxi:ma (C) "raspar (con machete)"
taihxihxi:ma (C) "estar raspando (con machete)"
wawa:na (C) "raspar, rascar, arrascar"
wawasua (SD) "raspar, rayar"
xi:ma (SD) "raspar, rasurar"
rastro
trail, trace, vestige
rastruh (SD)
rasurar, rasurarse
to shave
te:nxi:ma (C) (t.v,, r.v.) "rasurar(se), afeitar(se)"
xi:ma (SD) "rasurar, raspar"
mu-chiwa nabahiár (SD) "rasurarse, afeitarse"
rata, ratón
rat, mouse
kimichin (C, SD)
rato
a while
ra:tuh (SD)
ratón, rata
mouse, rat
kimichin (C, SD)
raya del cabello, raya del pelo, camino del pelo

part (in hair)
iyuh -tsunkal, -uh -tsunkal (SD)
-kwa:-uhpan
rayado
striped, lined, scratched
wawasuhtuk (SD)
rayar, raspar
to scratch, to make scratches, lines, stripes
wawasua (SD)
rayo, centella
lightning
senteyah (SD)
raza
race, breed
ra:sah (SD)
rebajar
to reduce
kaxa:wa (C) "rebajar, mermar"
ka:xawa (SD) "rebajar, mermar"
tsintemultia (C) "rebajar, retroceder"
rebozo
shawl, scarf
pasyuh (C) "rebozo, paño"
-rebós (SD)
rebuscar
to search, to look all over for
tehte:mua (C)
recio
hard
duru(h) (SD) "recio, duro"
we:y (SD) "recio, bastante"
recoger
to gather, to pick up
a:na (C, SD) "recoger, guardar"
pehpena (C, SD) "recoger, pepenar, picotear"
ululua (C)
taululua (C) "recoger (algo), estar recogiendo"
recoger en un montón, amontonar

to gather in a pile/heap, to pile, to heap together
se:mpu:tsua (C)
recoger leña, picar leña, leñar
to gather firewood, to chop firewood, to get firewood
kwahkwawi (C, SD)
reconocer
to recognize, to know
irxmati (C, SD)
reconvalecente (persona)
convalescent (person)
kukux (SD)
recordar
to remember
a l i : s a (SD)
recto, derecho
straight
melaktik (C)
rektu(h) (SD)
rechazar
to reject, to refuse
-chiwa rechasiár (SD)
red, rede, matate

net
ma:ta-t (C, SD)
rede(h) (SD)
redondo
round
mimilnah (C) "redondo, rollizo"
ululnah (C) "redondo, esférico"
yawalnah (C) "redondo, circular"
refajo, enagua, nagua, falda

skirt
kweya-t (SD)
kweyi-t (C)
-tsin-ahpan (C) "refajo"
refinar (maíz), repasar, moler muy fino
to grind (corn) very fine
kwerchua (C)
takwe:chua (C, SD) "estar refinando, moliendo muy fino"
regadío, apante
irrigated field
a:panti (C)
regalar
to give (as a g i f t )
takulia (C, SD)
taku:lia (C)
tatakulia (C, SD) "regalar (algo)"
regañar, ladrar, latir

to scold, to bark
ahahwa (C, SD)
ahwa (C, SD)
tiahwa (C, SD)
regar, regarse
to scatter, to sprinkle
ahwilia (C) "regar, mojar"
a:teki (SD) "regar"
a : t e ( : ) k i a (C) "regar"
chaya:wa (C, SD) "regar, extender, tender"
se:ntalua (C, SD) "regar"
xi:ni (C) "regarse, botarse, caerse una fruta"
xini (SD) "regarse, botarse, caerse una fruta"
xi:nia (C) "regar, esparcir (agua, semilla)"
taxi:nia (C) "regar, estar regando"
(w)alxi:ni (C) "regarse, caerse (fruta)"
regazo, chineado
lap
-elpan (SD)
-metspan (C, SD)
registrar, revisar
to check, to search
pe:peta (C)
regresar, volver
to return
kwepa (C, SD)
reir, reirse
to laugh
pa:ki (SD)
pa:ktia (C) "hacer reir"
pahpa:kilia (C) "estar riéndose de otro, reirse"
paskilia (SD) "reirse de otro"
te: pak tia (C) "hacer reir"
wetska (C) "reirse"
relampaguear
to lightning, to be lightning
takipi:ni (C, SD)
relinchar
to whinny, to neigh
-chiwa relinchár (SD)
(relumbra) cosa que relumbra, brilla

shining, sparkling, glittering
tsitsinaka (C, SD)
remedio, medicina
remedy, medicine
pah-ti (C)
remedyu(h) (SD)
remienda
patch
remi(y)enda(h) (SD)
remolino (de aire)

whirlwind
ahkamalaka-t (C)
rempujar, empujar
to shove, to push
i:xtupewa (SD)
renacuajo, tepocate
tadpole
sapiyuh (SD)
tsun-a:lepu (C)
renco
lame in one leg
metskalapa "renco, cojo de un pie, patojo de un pie"
metskelu (C)
rendirse
to get tired, exhausted
kuhkustiya (C) "rendirse, cansarse"
kwahkwalu (C) "rendirse, cansarse mucho"
rendirse de estar sentado, cansarse de estar sentado

to tire of sitting, of being seated
mu-tsinku:tiya (C)
repartir
to distribute, to pass/hand out
mahmaka (C)
repasar (maíz), moler muy fino

to grind (corn) very fine
kwe:chua (C)
takwe:chua (C, SD) "estar repasando, moliendo muy fino"
repellar
to finish (the surface of something, e.g. pots, walls)
i:xma:ti:lua (C) "repellar, refinar frotando la superficie
de algo"
ma:ti:lua (C) "repellar, alisar (p. e j . pared)"
repicar
to peal, to ring
tsilini (SD)
tatsili:nia (C)
tatsilinia (SD)
repollo
cabbage
repoya(h) (SD)
repuesto, cambio
replacement, spare part
-patka (C, SD)
requemarse (plantas)
to parch, to burn in the sun (of plants)
kala:tata (C)
requesón
a cheese like cottage cheese, curd
rekesón (SD)
res, toro, buey

cow, beef, ox, bull
turuh (SD)
resbalar, resbalarse
to slide
metspetu:ni (C) "resbalar"
pehpetu:ni (C, SD) "resbalarse"
pe tu:ni (C) "resbalarse"
xi:pinawi (SD) "resbalarse, patinar"
resecarse, secarse
to dry out, to desecate
i : x w a : k i (C)
resembrar
to replant
tapatka:wia (C)
resentirse
to resent, to be offended
mu-te:kukuhmati (C)
resfriarse, enhelarse
to get cold
sekkalaki (C, SD)
resfrío
a cold
desfriyo (SD)
resonar, sonar (como el golpe de una cubeta que resuena)
to resound, to clank (like a bucket)
tsala:ni (SD)
restregar, restregarse
to scrub
ihchiki (C, SD) "restregar, raspar"
xahxakwalua (C) "restregarlos"
xakwalua (C) "restregar"
mu-xuhxulewa (SD) "restregárselos"
xulewa (C, SD) (t.v, r.v.) "restregar(se)"
resucitar, revivir
to revive, to come to life
i:xyu:lkwi (C)
yujlkwi (SD)
retoño, cojollo, brotón

sprout, bud, shoot, tip
-mulinka (C)
retorcer, torcer pita (mecate)

to twist
malirna (C)
ma:lina (SD)
retroceder, rebajar
to go backwards, to reverse, to go back down
tsintemultia (C)
reumatismo
rheumatism
romatis (SD)
reunión, junta
meeting
hunta(h) (SD)
reunir, reunirse, unir, unirse, poner juntos

to meet, to unite, to put together, to come together
reventar la cabeza» reventarse la cabeza
to break open the head
tsuntapa:na (SD) (t.v., r.v.)
tsuntapa:na (C) "reventar la cabeza"
revisar, registrar
to check, to search
pe:peta (C)
revivir
to revive, to come to life
i:xyu:lkwi (C)
yujlkwi (SD)
revolar, aletear, revolotear, volar

to flap, to fly around, to flutter
papataka (C, SD)
revolcar, revolcarse, rodar, rodarse, girar

to revolve, to rotate
i:xmimilua (C) (t.v., r.v.)
revolotear, revolar, aletear, volar

to flutter, to fly around, to flap
papataka (C, SD)
revolver, mezclar
to mix
-chiwa rebolbér (SD)
revuelto, mixto, mezclado

mixed together
rebwelto(h), rewelto(h) (SD)
rey
king
re:y (C)
rezar
to pray
-chiwa resár (SD)
rico
delicious; rich
biídah (C) "rico, sabroso"
rikuh (SD) "rico, próspero"
rigua (tortilla de elote tierno)

rigua, tortilla or tamale made of immature corn
taxkal (SD)
tsikpa (C)
rincón
corner
tsin-kál (C)
riñón
kidney
rinyón (SD)
rio
river
a:-t (C, SD) "río, agua"
aspan (SD)
río (nombre de un rio)

name of a river
tel-tsapuyuh (SD)
Rio Cuyuapa
Cuyuapa River (river name)
kusyuaspan (SD)
Rio Escucu
Escucu River (river name)
eskukuh, a:t eskukuh (SD)
Río Frío, Río Haragán

"Cold River" (river name)
sesekapan (SD)
Rio Haragán
"Lazy River" (river name)
tatsuwis-á:t (SD)
sesekapan (SD)
Río la Barranca
"Ravine River" (river name)
ustu:t-á:t (SD)
Río Tepechata
Tepechata River (River name)
tuwaspan (SD)
risa
laughter, laugh
wetska (C)
rizo, colocho, crespo

curly
muruxu (SD)
robar
to rob, to steal
(i)chteki (C)
ichteki (SD)
tachteki (C) "robar (algo), estar robando"
tichteki (SD) "robar (algo), estar robando"
rodar, rodarse
to roll
iíxmimilua (C) (t.v., r.v.) "rodar(se), revolcar(se), girar"
rodilla
knee
-ta:wah, -tasbah (C) "rodilla, rótula"
-tewahka (C, SD)
rojear, hacer rojo

to redden, to make red
chi:chi:ltia (C)
chihchi:ltia (SD)
rojizo, coloradoso
reddish
chichi :lnah (SD)
rojo, colorado
red
chisltik (C, SD)
rollizo, redondo
round (like a log)
mimilnah (C)
romo, tulupo (sin punta)

dull, blunt
tsuntulupu (C)
romper, romperse
to tear, to break, to rip
i:xtsaya:ni (SD) "romperse, rajarse, abrirse"
tsayasna (C) "romper, rajar"
tatsahtsaya:na (C) "romper, estar rompiendo, rajar, estar
rajando"
roncar
to snore
-chiwa rongeár (SD)
roncha, erupción
rash
kurrunchuh (SD)
ronrón
insect sp, (june bug ?)
luhlun (SD)
ropa, trapo, tela

clothes, cloth
kwa:ch-ti (SD)
rosado
pink
rosado(h) (SD)
rótula
knee cap
-tatwah, -ta:bah (C) "rótula, rodilla"
-wahkal (SD)
i-wahkal -tewaka (SD)
roza
clearing land (the clearing of ground)
tayil (C, SD) "la roza"
rozar
to clear/clean land
tayi (C, SD) "rozar, limpiar milpa, rozar monte"
xa:wa (C) "rozar, desmontar, guatalear"
xawa (SD) "rozar, desmontar, guatalear"
taxawa (SD) "estar rozando, rozar (algo)"
rozar palos, botar palos, hachar palos (tumbar, cortar árboles)

to chop down trees
tsine:wa (C, SD)
ruda
plant sp,, rue plant
rudah (SD)
rueda
wheel
rweda(h) (SD)
ruedo
hem (of skirt)
rwedo(h) (SD)
sábana, cobija
sheet, blanket
take:n (C)
sabana (prado de zacatal)

meadow, pasture
i:xta:wak (C, SD)
saber
to know
mati (C, SD)
saber, a saber, (quien sabe)

who knows?, I don't know, it is unknown
ka ke:n (C)
tesu ki-mati (SD)
sabroso
delicious
ahwiyak (C, SD)
bi:dah (C) "sabroso, rico"
sacar
to remove, to get out, to take out
i : x t i a (SD)
k i : x t i a (C)
takirxtia (C) "sacar (algo)"
(w)ali:xtia (SD)
(w)alki:xtia (C)
sacar del agua

to take/get out of the water
a : k i : x t i a (C)
a : i : x t i a (SD)
sacarles punta, hacerlos puntiagudos

to make them pointed, to sharpen them (with points)
tsuhtsuntametia (C)
sacerdote, cura, padre

priest
parleh (C, SD)
sacristán
sacristan, sexton
sakristán (SD)
sacudir
to shake
ihtsilitsa (C) "sacudir, temblar"
tsehtselua (C, SD)
sagrado, Dios, santo

holy, God, saint
tiyu(:)-, tiyuh- (C, SD) "estar sahumando, sahumar"
pupuchwia (C)
tapupuchwia (C) "sahumar (algo), estar sahumando"
sahumeador, incensario
brasier, incense dish
tikaxi-t (SD)
saite, chaite (mata de pitajaya)
cactus sp.
xuwahla:ka-t (C)
sal
salt
ista-t (C, SD)
salado
salty
puyek (C, SD)
salamo
tree sp.
sala:mah (C)
salamu(h) (SD)
salar
to salt
istawia (C, SD)
taistawia (C) "estar salando, salar"
salicolchón (pájaro)
bird sp.
wakalchiyah (SD)
salir
to leave
(w)alki:sa (C, SD) " s a l i r (afuera)"
k i : s a (C, SD)
salir escondido
to leave (in hiding)
(w)altsinki:sa (SD)
saliva
saliva, spit
chihchal (SD)
tachihchal (C)
-te:n=a:yu (SD)
salpullido
rash
xa:ltutú:n (SD) "salpullido, sarna"
xa:ltutu:nik (C)
salsa
sauce
chislalahka (C) "salsa (picante)"
salsa(h) (SD)
saltar, brincar
to jump, to leap
tsikwi:ni (C, SD)
salto de agua
waterfall
saltu(h) (SD)
walchachapaka (C) "salto de agua, chorro de agua (cascada)"
saludar
to greet
-chiwa saludár
San Julián (lugar)

San Julian (place name)
ka:ka:lu:tan (C)
San Salvador
San Salvador
san salbadór
sanarse
to get better, to cure
pahti (C) "sanarse, curarse"
mu-pahtia (C) "sanarse, curarse"
ye:ktiya (SD) "sanarse, mejorarse"
sandia
watermelon
sándiya (C)
sandiya(h) (SD)
sangrar
to bleed
eskissa (C, SD)
sangre
blood
es-ti (C, SD)
Santa Catarina Mazahuat (lugar)

Santa Catarina Mazahuat (place name)
masa:wa (SD)
Santiago (nombre personal)

James (person's name)
xa:nti (C)
santo (imagen)
saint, image
diós (SD)
dioschín (SD)
santo
saint
santu(h) (SD)
santo, sagrado, Dios

holy, God
tiyu(:)-, tiyuh- (C, SD) (en palabras compuestas)
sapo
toad
sapuh (SD)
saporar, saporarse, molestar, molestarse, sofocarse

to bother, to trouble, to be bothered, troubled
kakasua (C) (t.v., r.v.)
sarampión
measles
sarampión (SD)
sardina
sardine, any small fish
sardina(h) (SD)
sarna, salpullido
mange, rash
xa:ltutu:n (SD)
sartén
porsulana(h), posolana(h) (SD)
sartén, sartena (SD)
xa:lte:n (C)
sastre
tailor
sastre(h) (SD)
satisfacerse (de comida), llenarse (de comida)

to satiate, to be full (of food)
i : x w i (C, SD)
sazón
ripe, mature
chikahtuk (C)
sazonarse
to ripen, to mature
chika:waya (C)
Sebastián (nombre personal)

Sebastian (person's name)
xe:puh (C)
Sebastiana (nombre personal)

Sebastiana (person's name)
xe:pah (C)
sebo
tallow, grease
-sebuh-yu (SD)
secar, secarse
to dry
i:xwa:ki (C, SD) "secarse, resecarse"
mulu:ni (SD) "secarse (frijol, etc.)» volarse (polvo, harina,
etc.)"
mulu:ni(a) (SD) "secar, soplar (harina, polvo, etc.)"
tawa:tsa (SD) "secar (algo), estar secando"
wa:ki (C, SD) "secarse"
wa:tsa (C, SD) "secar"
seco
dry
kuswa:ktuk (SD) "seco, flaco"
wa:ktuk (C, SD)
secreto
secret
ichtaka (C, SD)
sed (tener)
to be thirsty
a:miki (C, SD) "tener sed"
segunda capitana (de la cofradia)

second captainess of the confraternity
menora(h) (SD)
"segundo cuñado" (segundo marido de una mujer que se vuelve a casar

despues de la muerte de su primer marido)
"second brother-in-law" (the second husband of a woman who
remarries after the death of her first husband)
-chawpi-w (C)
seguro
certain, sure
seguru(h) (SD)
seis
six
chikwasi:n (C)
chikwasin (SD)
sello
seal, stamp
seyoh (SD)
sembrador
planter, sower
tatuskani (C)
sembrar
to plant, to sow
tu:ka (C, SD) "sembrar; enterrar"
tatujka (C, SD) "sembrar, estar sembrando"
semilla, grano, pepita
seed, grain, pit
i : x (C, SD)
semilla de calabaza, alguaxte

squash seed, pumpkin seed
ayuhwach (C, SD)
sencillar, adelgazar, refinar (hacer más delgado)

to make thinner, slimmer, to break up
pitsakua (C)
sendero, camino
path, road
uh-ti (C, SD)
seno, chichi
breast, teat
-chi:chih (C)
chichitwal (SD)
sensontle, sinsonte, sinsontle

bird sp., mocking bird sp.
sinsonta (SD)
sensonte bobo, pájaro bobo

bird sp.
i:xte:mbl6r (C)
sentado, estar sentado

sitting/seated, to be seated/sitting
mu-estuk (SD)
mu-etstuk (C)
sentarse
to sit (down)
mu-ta:lia (C, SD)
mu-tsinta:lia (C, SD) "sentarse, acurrucarse, ir sentando"
sentir
to feel, to sense
-chiwa sentir (SD)
sentir frío, tener frío
sekmiki (C, SD)
señal de tarea o de cuadra

boundary marker, marker of cord or the part of a field worked in
one day
isxku (SD)
señal un mes antes del día de la fiesta» anuncio del primer día de
una fiesta
signal a month before a ceremonial day, announcement of the
first day of a ceremony/fiesta
tepu:na:was (SD)
señor
señor, sir
tahtsin (SD)
tutahwan (C) "señor (con respeto)"
señora
señora, madam, lady
nantsin (SD)
sepulcro
sepulcher, tomb, grave
hwábrika(h) (SD)
sepultura, tumba
grave, tomb
xapu-t (C, SD)
separado, aparte
separate, apart
-kwah (C)
ser, estar, haber

to be
nemi (C, SD)
ser (el ser de uno), aparencia

being, appearance, one's form
tachalis (SD)
ser haragán, tener pereza
to be lazy, to feel lazy
tatsiwi (C, SD)
ser prostituta, vender la mujer su cuerpo

to be a prostitute, for a woman to sell her body as a prostitute
mu-tsinna:maka (SD)
sereno
dew
ahwech (SD)
servienta, serviente, criada, criado

servant, maid
kri(y)adah (SD) "servienta, criada"
kri(y)aduh (SD) "serviente, criado"
servilleta, mantel(ito) (para tortillas)

napkin, small cloth (for tortillas)
kwa:ch-ti (C)
tamalkwa:ch(-1i) (SD)
seso
brains
-se:suh (SD)
tsuntekwijch (C)
si
yes
e:he (C)
si
if, whether
a(:)su (C)
ma: (C, SD) " s i , ojalá que"
maka (SD) "si, ojalá que"
su (C, SD)
siembra
to planting, sowing
tatuskal (C)
siemprevivo, siempreviva (una planta)

plant sp., "house-leek" (sempervivum) (?)
uluxu:chi-t (C)
sienes
temples (of head)
-sentiduh (SD)
siete cabrillas, siete cabritas (constelación)

a constellation ("seven little goats")
miyake:-t (C)
si(y)ete-kabritu(h) (SD)
siete-camisa(s) (árbol)
tree sp. ("seven-shirts" tree)
lehiryah (C)
pi:pi:yan (SD)
la siguanaba (espanto)
supernatural being (woman like the siren)
siwa:na:wal (C, SD)
silenciarse, estar silencio

to be quiet, to be silent
tsitsiskaya (C)
silencioso
quiet, silent
tsitsi:katuk (C)
silvar, chiflar
to whistle
-chiwa chihlár (SD)
ma:kiki:sa (C, SD)
ma:kikissi (SD)
silla, taburete
chair, stool, small bench
ta:wrete(h) (SD)
simple (de comidas), insípido

insipid, tasteless
a:sesek (C)
sincuyo, sincuya (clase de anona)

anona or custard apple sp.
tsinkuya (C, SD)
sinchucuyo (parte de la espalda de la rabadilla para abajo)
small of the back and tailbone
-tsinkuhku (C, SD)
síndico
town secretary or treasurer (municipal office)
sindigo (SD)
sino, pero
but
pe(:)ro(h) (C)
pe:ro(h), pero (SD)
sino (C, SD) (?)
sinsonte, sinsontle, sensontle

bird sp., mocking bird sp.
sinsonta (SD)
sinsontle; cf. sinsonte
sinsontle, chonta
mocking bird
a:pawiyani (SD)
sinsonte bobo, pájaro bobo

bird sp.
i:xte:mbl6:r (C)
"el sipitillo" (espanto)

"the s i p i t i l l o " (supernatural being, small with a big hat,
somewhat like the headless horseman)
sipitiyuh (SD)
sipote, muchacho
boy
pijpil (C, SD)
piltsín (C, SD)
el sisimite, el sombrerón, demonio (ser sobrenatural)

demon (supernatural being like the headless horseman, with a big
hat)
tsitsimi-t (SD)
sisimite (árbol)
tree sp.
tsitsimikwawi-t (C)
sitio, oficio, puesto

office, post, position
palestrah (C)
sobaco (axila)
armpit
-kuxun (SD)
sobrar
to be left over, to be extra
-chiwa sobra(h) (SD)
sobras
left-overs, surplus
sohsobras (SD)
sobre, encima de
on, on top of
-(i)hpak (C, SD)
pak (C)
sobrina, sobrino
niece, nephew
-sobrina(h) (SD) "sobrina"
-sobrino(h) (SD) "sobrino"
socado (firme, apretado)

tight, tightly tied, firm
tetek (SD)
socar, amarrar muy aparetado

tetilia (SD)
sofocar, sofocarse, molestar, molestarse saporar, saporarse

to bother, to trouble, to be bothered, troubled
kakasua (C) (t.v., r.v.)
soguilla, collar
necklace
ku:ska-t (SD)
-ku:s (SD)
ku:s-ti (C)
sol
sun
tu:nal (C, SD)
sólo
only, alone
-san (C, SD) "sólo, justamente, mismo"
-se:l (C, SD) "sólo, solito, solitario"
yehkan (C) "sólo" (?)
maya (SD) "sólo, solamente"
sólo uno
only one, one alone
se maya se: (C)
se: maya se: (SD)
se:-san (C) "sólo uno, uno sólo"
se-san (SD) "sólo uno, uno sólo"
soltero, joven, muchacho

bachelor, boy
piltsin (C)
sombra
shade, shadow
ku:yuwa (SD) "sombra, oscuro, debajo del palo (árbol)"
sombra(h) (SD)
-sombrah-yu (SD) "sombra de uno"
-ye:kah-yu (C)
-yekaw-yu (SD)
sombrero
hat
suya-t (Jicalapa)
-xumpe (C)
xumpe (SD)
"el sombrerón" (espanto)

"Big-Hat" (supernatural being, like the headless horseman)
we:yixumpe (C)
sonar, resonar (como el golpe de una cubeta que resuena)
to resound, to sound (like a hit on a bucket)
tsala:ni (SD)
sonar feo, sonar mal

to sound bad, to sound ugly
chachalaka (SD)
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
mu-yakapitsa (SD)
mu-yakatsulki:xtia (C)
sonido del zopilote cuando vuela

the sound of a vulture when it flies
kuskus (SD)
sonreirse
to smile
irxpahpaski (SD)
i :xwehwetska (C)
Sonsonate (lugar)
Sonsonate (place name)
la:bi(:)yah (C)
se(:)ntsuna-t (SD)
sonzapote, sunza, zunza

zapote sp. (tree and f r u i t ; with large pit and thin layer of
meat)
tsuntsapu-t (C, SD)
soñar
to dream
i:xte:miki (C)
te:miki (SD)
sopa
soup
iyasyu (SD)
kalduh (SD) "sopa, caldo"
soplar
to blow
i:xpitsa (C, SD) "soplar, inflar, sorber"
kahkani (SD) "soplar, ventilar" (?)
mulu:ni(a) (SD) "soplar, secar (polvo, harina, etc,)"
soplar pito, pitar

to blow a whistle, to whistle (a flute)
pitsa (SD)
soplar polvillo de maiz, frijol, arroz; ventilar

to blow dust, chaff from corn, beans, rice; to fan
ahkasna (C, SD)
soplarse
to fan oneself
mu-ahkape:wia (C) "soplarse (abanicarse), mosquear"
mu-pe:wia (C) "soplarse, abanicarse"
sorber, soplar, inflar

to sip, to blow, to inflate
i:xpitsa (C, SD)
sordo
deaf
tesu taka:ki (C)
tesu takaki (SD)
sostener
to maintain, to keep
-chiwa tenér (SD)
suave
soft
yamarnik (C, SD) "suave, blando, aguado"
yu:lik (C, SD) "suave, despacio"
subir
to r i s e , to raise, to go up
tehku (C, SD) (i.v.)
tehkultia (C, SD) (t.v.)
sucio (de ropa)
dirty/soiled (of cloths)
kuspuknah (C)
puknah (C, SD)
taslmatsnah (C)
sucio de la cara, pintado de la cara

dirty faced, with painted face
isxkwikwilnah (C)
sucio de las nalgas

with dirty buttocks/rump/anus
tsinnex (C)
tsinsu:su:l (SD)
tsinta:lmatsnah (C)
suchicoa, suchicua (culebra)

snake sp.
xu:chiku:wa-t (C, SD)
sudar
to sweat
-chiwa sudár (C)
m-itu:nia (SD)
m-itu:niya (C)
suegra, suegro
mother-in-law, father-in-law
-swesgrah (C, SD) "suegra11
-sweigroh (SD) "suegro"
sueldo, pago
salary, pay
pa:guh (C, SD)
suelo, tierra, terreno

ground, dirt, earth, land
t a : l (C, SD)
suelto
loose
sutumik (SD)
suicidarse, matarse
to commit suicide, to kill oneself
mu-miktia (SD)
sula, nigua
chigger, small flea
tsu:lah (SD)
sunchiche, tzonchiche, quebrantahueso (zopilote cabeza roja)

sunsa, zunza, sonzapote (árbol y fruta)

zapote sp. (tree and fruit)
tsuntsapu-t (C, SD)
surco
furrow
surkuh (SD)
suspirar
to sigh, to pant
ihyu:miki (C)
ihyumiki (SD)
suyacal (capa de palma para la lluvia)

palm-leaf rain cape
su:yakal (C)
tabaco
tobacco
iya-t (Tacuba)
tabanco, tapanco
loft, attic
ahkutapech (C, SD)
taburete, silla
small bench, stool, chair
ta:wrete(h) (SD)
taciturno, callado
quiet, taciturn
te:nnux (kwit) (C)
te:ntatsiwi (C)
tacón
heel
-takon-yu (SD)
tacuazín (tlacuache)
opossum
takwatsin (C, SD)
tajada, gajo, canuto

nekpach (C, SD)
talaje, cuerudo (insecto que chupa sangre)

insect sp, (sucks blood, has hard shell)
ta:ltexkan (C)
talalaise (pescado)
fish, sp, (small, ball-shaped)
talalaktsin, ta:la:laktsin (SD)
talapeña, talpetate, peñasco, peñón, peña, roca

cliff, boulder
tapeta-t (C, SD)
talapo, dragón (pájaro)

bird sp. (motmot ?)
ta:la:puts (C)
talconete, tarconete (clase de lagartija)

lizard sp.
petsna:xin (C)
talconete (animalito que canta cuando va a llover)

an insect (?) that sings when it is going to rain, sounds like a
goat
ta:lkune:-t (C)
talega (testículos o escroto de toro)
bull's testicles, bull's scrotum
-kuxun (C)
talepate (insecto que chupa sangre)

insect sp. (sucks blood with long, sharp beak)
masya-t (C)
taslepa-t (SD)
talón
heel
-tsinteyu, i-tsinteyu ikxi (C) "talón, carcañal"
-tsunteyu -(i)kxi (SD) "talón, tacón de pie"
talpuja (tierra mezclada con piedra, cascajo)

gravel
ta:lpu:xak (SD)
ta:ltepu:xak (C)
tepu:xak (C)
tepu(:)xak (SD)
talupa (hongo de palo podrido)

mushroom sp.
ta:lpupah (SD)
talquez&l (un zacate)

grass sp.
ta(:)lketsal (C)
taltusa, tusa
gopher (pocket gopher)
ta:ltu:san (C, SD)
talludo, duro, verde, no cocido

hard, with stocks, green, not fully cooked
pipinik (C, SD)
tamagás (culebra)
snake sp. (said to throw "milk" and be poisonous)
tamakas (C, SD)
tamagás, piedra de tamagás (colmena)

kind of beehive
itew-tamakas (C)
tamal de carne, nacatamal
meat tamale, tamale with meat
nakatamal (C, SD)
tamal de elote
tamale made from fresh corn
yusltamal (C)
tamal de frijol, pupusa

pupusa, tamale of beans
ihtikuku (SD)
también
also, too
nu:san (SD)
tambor indígena (de rollizo) (teponastle)

native drum (made from a log)
tepu:nawas (C)
tambor pequeño
small drum
we:weh (C)
we:we:-t (SD)
tanate, maleta
traveling bag, bundle, pack
-ta:nah (C, SD)
tapadera
lid, cover
-tsahka (C, SD)
tapado
closed, covered
tsahtuk (C)
tapado de la mujer (rebozo blanco)

shawl for a woman to cover herself with, white shawl, scarf
-kwahtsin (SD)
tapanco, tabanco
loft, attic
ahkutapech (C, SD)
tapar, taparse, cerrar, cerrarse
to cover, to close
tsakwa (C, SD) (t.v., r.v.)
tapesco
a frame woven of or covered with rods or canes, used as a bed,
door, a t t i c , etc.
tapech (C, SD)
tapinol, pinol dulce

sweet pinole (toasted corn flour with sugar and spices)
nexpinurl (C, SD)
tapiscar, piscar
to pick, to harvest
pixka (C, SD)
tapón
plug, cork, lid
-te:ntsahka (C, SD)
tarcacaguate, tierra-cacao (cacahuate (?))

peanut (?)
tarconete, talconete (clase de lagartija)

lizard sp.
petsnarxin (C)
tardarse
i:xtu:na (SD) (i.v.)
mu-i:xtu:na (C) (r.v.)
(w)ali:xtu:na (C)
tarde
afternoon, evening
tiyu:tak (C)
tarea
"job", the area worked in one day in a field
na:wi i:xku (SD)
tarro (jicara)
gourd bowl
x i : k a l (C)
tartajo
stutter
tartaho(h) (SD)
tartajear
to stutter
-chiwa tartahiár (SD)
tartamudear, no hablar bien

to stutter, not to speak well
pupuluka (C)
tartamudo, lenguaje o habla que no se entiende

stutterer, language or speek that one does not understand
pupuluka
tartamudo
stutterer
te:mpupuluka (C)
tecolote
owl
tekulu:-t (C, SD)
tecomasuchil, tecoraaxuchu, tecomasucho (árbol)

tree sp.
tekumaxu:chi-t (C)
tekuraaxu:chu-t (SD)
ku:tekuraa (SD)
tecomate
bottle gourd
tekuma-t (C, SD)
teja
tile
te:hah (C, SD)
tejedor
weaver
tatsa:wani (SD)
tejer
to weave
ihkiti (SD)
tsaswa (C)
tsa:wa (SD) "hacer ropa (tejer ( ? ) ) "
tejón, pizote
coatimundi
pesu-t (Teotepeque)
tela, trapo, ropa

cloth, clothes, rag
kwa:ch-ti (SD)
telaraña
spider web, cobweb
ite:na:yu tuka-t (SD)
tsa:wal (SD)
temblar
to tremble, to shake
ihtsilika (C) "temblar (personas, animales)"
ihtsilikaltia (SD)
temblor
earthquake
t a : l u l i : n (C)
tasluslin (SD)
tempate (árbol)
tree sp,
tesmpah (C, SD)
tempestad, huracán
storm
tormentah (C)
tempisque (árbol)
tree sp.
te:mpixki (SD)
te:mpixkis (C)
temporal, aguacero
storm, downpour
tapa:yawi-t (C)
tapayawi-t (SD)
temprano
early
ka peyna (SD)
peyna (SD)
peynasan (C)
peynayuk (SD) "temprano, t o d a v í a está temprano, de
la madrugada"
tapu:ya:wa (C) "temprano, de día, madrugada, mañana"
tapu:yawa (SD) "temprano, de día, madrugada, mañana"
tenamaste (tres piedras para sostener comal, olla, etc. en el fuego)

hearth stones (the three stone in the fire to support griddles,
cooking pots, etc.)
tenamas (C)
tena:mas (SD)
tenaza, pinzas
pinchers
-ma:pa:lah (SD)
-tumakmey (C) "tenazas, pinzas; pulgar"
tender, tenderse
to spread, to extend
chaya:wa (C, SD) "tender, extender, regar"
melawa (C) (t.v., r.v.) "tender(se), enderezar(se)"
pata:wa (C, SD) "tender, extender, anchar"
suwa (C, SD) "tender"
tachaya:wa (SD) "tender (algo)"
tasuwa (C, SD) "tender (algo), estar tendiendo"
tener
to have
piya (C, SD)
tener agruras
to have heartburn, indigestion
yultata (C)
tener calambre, culebrear, curcuvear
mu-kwehkwetua (SD)
tener frío, sentir frío

sekmiki (C, SD)
tener hambre
to be hungry
raayarna (C)
mayana (SD)
tener miedo
to be afraid, to be scared, frightened
mahmawi (C, SD)
tener pereza, ser haragán

to feel lazy, to be lazy
tatsiwi (C, SD)
tener picazón, picar

to itch
yuyumuka (C)
tener relaciones sexuales con una mujer, ocupar la mujer

to have sexual relations with a woman, to "occupy" a woman
-chiwa okupár (SD)
tenguereche (lagartija)
lizard
tachani (C) "tenguereche, mirón"
tengerechól (SD) "tenguereche, tenguerechol"
tenguereche de agua (como lagartija en el agua) (?)

water lizard (salamander ?)
ku:talalahtsin (C)
tenquique, tenquiqui, tenquiquis (hongo)

mushroom sp.
ku:nanaka-t (SD)
te:nki:kis (SD)
tentar
to touch, to feel
chihchimi (SD) "tentar, tocar"
ma:tu:ka (C)
tachihchimi (SD) "estar tentando"
teñir
to dye, to color
maka kolór (SD)
Teotepeque (lugar)
Teotepeque (place name)
tiyu:tepe:t (C)
tepalcate, tiesto
potsherd
ku:ntapa (C, SD)
tepante (muro de piedras), muro

wall, rock wall
tepan-ti (SD)
Tepecuyo (lugar)
Tepecuyo (place name)
tepe:kuyut (C)
tepemichín (pescado)
fish sp,
tepemichin (C, SD)
tepocate, renacuajo
tadpole
sapiyuh (SD)
tsun-a:lepu (C)
tepolcua, tepulcua, culebra de dos cabezas

snake sp, ("two-headed" snake)
tepu:lku:wa-t (C, SD)
Tepunaguaste (un riito)

Tepunaguaste (name of a small river)
tepu:na:was (SD)
tepunás, piedra bofa (pómez)
pumice
tepunas (C)
tepupusa (C)
tercera capitana (en la cofradía)

third captainess of the confraternity
prinsipala(h) (SD)
terciar, ponerse algo, colgarse algo (como un collar por el cuello)

to hang, to wear something (e.g. a necklace around the neck)
pilua (C)
tercio, carga, bulta

load, bundle
kimil (C)
terminar, terminarse
to end, to run out, to terminate
tami (C, SD) "terminarse, acabarse"
tamia (C, SD) "terminar, acabar"
yeskwawi (C, SD) "terminarse (el trabajo, una milpa, etc.)"
ternero
calf
turuhchin (SD)
terreno, tierra, suelo

land, ground, earth
t a : l (C, SD)
terreno seco
dry ground
wa:kta:l (C)
terrible, horrible
terrible, horrible
fierota (SD)
terrible(h) (SD)
testículo, huevo
testicle, egg
teksis-ti (C, SD)
teta, chichi, seno
teat, breast
-chischih (C)
-chichi:wal (SD)
TetezcaligUe (un río)

TetezcaligUe (river name)
tetetskaliwit, tetetskaliwits (C)
tetunte (pedazo, cuña)

wedge, piece of something which is put, for example, under a
table leg so it won't move
ku:tetun (C)
texcalar (regado para preparar la mezcla)

mortar, preparations for making mortar (?)
texkal (C)
tía
aunt
-pi(:)pi (Ataco)
-pi:pi (C) "tía, hermana mayor"
tibio
warm
yamanka (C)
ticuco (tamal de frijol)

tamale with beans fried inside
e:xihxi (C)
tikukuh (SD)
tienda
store
ti(y)endah (C)
tiernito, niño tierno (bebé)

baby, infant
xujlu-t (C, SD)
tierno, niño (bebé)

baby, infant
kune:-t (C, SD)
tierno (inmaduro)
tender, immature
selek (C, SD)
tierno, peche
infant, the youngest child of a woman who is pregnant or has had
another baby; one who dreams all the time; a hen-pecked
man; tender, immature
tsi:pi-t (C)
tierra caliente (se siente caliente en los pies)

hot ground
ta:lnex (C, SD)
tierra-cacao, tarcacaguate (cacahuate (?))

peanut
tieso, duro
stiff, hard
tsitsisntik (C, SD)
tiesto (tepalcate)
potsherd
ku:ntapa (C, SD)
tigre (jaguar)
"tiger" (jaguar)
tekwani (Teotepeque)
tigrillo causel, molote

feline sp., small, spotted
muluktsin (C)
tihuilote (árbol)
tree sp.
te:wi:lu-t (C)
te:wilu-t, tewilu:-t (SD)
tijera, tijerilla (insecto) (obsceno)

earwig (obscene)
tsinmaxak (SD)
tijeras
scissors
tihera(h) (SD)
tiseras (C)
tijereta (pájaro)
bird sp. (flycatcher ?)
tsintiseras (C)
tile, tizne, carbón

soot
k u : n t i : l (C)
t i : l (SD)
tilunco, vano
vain (?)
tuluku(h) (SD)
timbre
stamp, seal
timbre(h) (SD)
tinaja, cántaro
water jug
tsutsukul (C, SD)
tinta, color
tint, color, hue, shade
tinta(h) (SD)
tío
uncle
-tahtay (Ataco) "tío, abuelo"
ti:yuh (C, SD)
tirar
to throw, to shoot
i:xtia se: tiroh (SD) "tirar, disparar"
kumima (SD) "tirar, echar, aventar"
mi:ma (C) "tirar con flecha"
mi:ma (SD) "tirar, echar"
mu: ta (SD) "tirar, aventar, arrojar"
tamu:ta (C, SD) "tirar, estar tirando"
tahtarau:ta (C) "tirarlos"
tirar con flecha
to shoot with an arrow
misma (C)
titilcuite, titilgttlta (excremento de gallina clueca)

black and very stinky excrement from laying hens
ikwit-puyu (SD)
tizne, tile, carbón

soot
k u : n t i : l (C)
t i : l (SD)
tizón
firebrand, burning firewood
tikwawi-t (C, SD)
tlacuache, tacuazín
opossum
takwatsin (C, SD)
toalla
towel
twayah (SD)
tobillo
ankle
(i-)i:x -(i)kxi (C, SD)
tocar
to touch
chihchimi (SD) "tocar, tentar"
tocar (instrumento)
to play (musical instrument)
tsutsu:na (C, SD)
tatsutsu:na (C, SD) "tocar (algo), estar tocando
(instrumento)"
tocar (la puerta)

to knock (e.g. on the door)
tuhtunwia (C)
tocayo, tuque, tuco
namesake, someone with the same name as someone else
-tuka:yuh (C)
tukuh (SD)
todavía no
not yet
te:yuk (C, SD)
todo, todos
all, everthing, whole, entire
muchi (C, SD)
tol (clase de guacal, jicara)

gourd bowl
xiskal (SD)
tomar parte, participar

to take part, to participate
-maka parte(h) (SD)
tomar prestado (en Centro América prestar)

to borrow
takwi (C) "tomar prestado (prestar), fiar(se)"
tane:wi (C)
tomate (jitomate)
tomato
tuma-t (C, SD)
tomatillo
tomato sp., small tomato
tumatsin (C)
tonto
fool, stupid
tonto (SD)
tsunte-t (SD) "tonto, cabeza de piedra"
tontón, concha del mar

shell, conch shell
tu:ntu:n (C, SD)
topar, trancar
to bump into, to collide with, to abut, to brace up
ta:sa (C, SD) "topar(se), trancar"
tahta:sa (C) "estar topando(se), trancar (algo)"
torcer, torcer pita (mecate)

to twist, to twist string/thread/cord
mali:na (C)
marlini (SD)
torcer (ropa mojada), ordeñar

to twist (wet clothes), to milk
patska (C, SD)
torcer pita (mecate)

to twist string/thread/cord
ichma:lini (SD) "torcer pita (hilar)"
tamali:na (C) "torcer pita, hacer pita"
tordito
bird sp., thrush (?)
teputsu (C)
toro, buey, res, vaca

bull, ox, beef, cow
turuh (SD)
tortear, hacer tortillas

to make tortillas
taxkalua (C, SD)
te:ka (SD)
tortilla
tortilla
tamal (C, SD)
taxkal (C, Jicalapa, Chiltiupan)
(cf. rigua)
tortilla de camagua
tamale made from new/immature corn
tsispitamal (C)
tortolita (paloma)
dove sp.
ku:kulu:tsin (C)
kukuru:wa (SD)
tortuga
turtle
tux-ti (C)
tortuga de gonce
turtle sp. (bends in middle)
pustektsin (C)
tortuga del mar

sea turtle
chamarru (SD)
tortuga del monte

land turtle
a:yu:tsin (SD)
tos, catarro
cough
tatasi (C)
tatasis, tatasi (SD)
tos ferina
whooping cough
tehe:rí:k (C)
toser
to cough
tatasi (C, SD)
tostado
toasted
taxamainti (C)
tostar
to toast
(i)hseki (C)
i : s e k i (SD)
tahseki (C) "tostar (algo), estar tostado"
tai:seki (SD) "tostar (algo), estar tostando"
tostar tortilla
to toast tortillas
xa:ma:nia (C)
xama:ntia (SD)
taxa:ma:nia (SD) "estar tostando"
totoposte
a kind of very hard bread or t o r t i l l a made from thick
corn dough, not patted
tutupuch (C)
trabajar
to work
tekiti (C, SD)
trabajo
work
pegeh (SD)
teki-t (SD)
trabahu(h) (SD)
trabar, trabarse, atorar, atorarse

ku:naka (C) "trabarse, atorarse"
ku:naki (SD) "trabarse, atorarse"
ku:naktia (C, SD) "trabar, atorar"
traer
to bring
(w)ala:na (C, SD)
(w)ali:ka (C)
(w)alkwi (C)
(w)alwiska (C, SD)
tragadera, buche
-buchi, -buche (SD)
tragadero
throat
kuskulu (C)
tragadero de ave
bird's gullet
pilili (C)
tragar
to swallow
tulua (C, SD)
trampa
trap
tram pah (SD)
trancar, topar
to brace, to support, to abut, to bump into
ta:sa (C, SD) "trancar, topar(se)"
tahta:sa (C) "estar topando(se), trancar (algo)"
transformador, mico, brujo

transformer, witch (one who changes into an animal)
mi:ku (C, SD)
trapiche
cane mill, sugar mill
trapiche, trapichi (SD)
trapo
rag, cloth
kwajchpala (C, SD)
kwa:ch-ti (SD)
trasladar, quitar, apartar

to move from one place to another, to remove, to set aside
ihkwani (SD)
ihkwania (C, SD)
traspasar, pasar
to transfer, to pass; to over-eat
panultia (C, SD)
traste, plato
plate, dish
platuh (SD)
tren
train
tren (SD)
trenza
braid
-tahkwil (C)
trenzar
to braid
tahkwiltia (C, SD)
trepar, subir
to climb, to go up, to ascend
tehku (C, SD)
tres
three
ye:y (C, SD)
tres cada uno

three each
yehyéry (C)
tres marias (constelación)

a constellation ('Three Marys")
tres-mariyah (SD)
trinchera, pante, pant is (medida de leña picada y amontonada)

a measure of firewood (chopped and stacked)
pa:n-ti (SD)
ku:pa:n-ti (C)
tripas, intestino
intestine(s)
-kwitaxkul (C)
kwitaxkul (SD) "tripa pequeña de animal"
-tripah-yu (SD)
tuxih (SD)
tripa pequeña de animal

small intestine of animals
kwitaxkul (SD)
tripa-de-vieja (bejuco de laso)

vine sp. ("old woman's intestine")
tripabieha(h) (SD)
triste (estar), tener tristeza
to be sad
mu-techtia (C)
triste
sad
triste(h) (SD)
trompo (grande)
top (toy)
ku:telele (SD)
tronar
to thunder
tikwisni (C)
tikwini (SD)
tsala:ni (C)
tropezar
to stumble, to trip
mu-ikxichalua (C)
tatsunchalua (SD)
trozar bajo en el tronco, cortar algo con asiento

to cut the bottom or base of something (e.g. a tree trunk)
tsinkutu:na (C, SD)
trozo
block or chunk of wood
tru:suh (C)
tru:suhtsín (C) "trocito"
tú, usted, vos

you
taha (C, SD)
ta(h) (C, SD) (forma abreviada)
tuco, tuque, tocayo

namesake, someone with the same name
-tukuh (SD)
-tuka:yuh (C)
tuétano, tútano
marrow
tutano(h) (SD)
tufo de zopilote (el mal olor del zopilote)
the stench of a vulture, vulture stench
tsitsikwihyak (SD)
tsitsiwihyak (C)
tulanco (elote que no se ha llenado bien)

ear of corn that has not developed well
isxtuhtulu (C)
Tular (lugar)
Tular (place name)
t u : l i n (C)
tule, tul
tulle, cattails, reeds
tu:l-in (C, SD)
tulupo, romo (sin punta)

blunt, dull
tsuntulupu (C)
tumba, sepultura, hoyo del entierro

grave, tomb
xapu-t (C, SD)
tumbo (jicara muy grande)

large gourd bowl
tumbu(h) (SD)
tuna
prickly pear cactus fruit
tusnah (C)
tunal (nagual, tonal) (alma, espiritu de uno)

one's spirit, soul, companion spirit, alter-ego, nagual
tu:nal (C, SD)
tunalmil, milpa de apante

summer cornfield, planted in summer (?)
tu:nal-mi:l (SD)
tunca, marrana, puerca

sow (felame pig)
siwa:kuyame-t (SD)
tunca parida, marrana con su cria
sow with piglets
chachapal (SD)
tunco, marrano, puerco

pig, swine
kuyame-t (C, SD)
tunco, marrano macho

boar (male pig)
kupis (SD)
tunco de monte, javali

peccary
kohtan kuyame-t (SD)
ku(:)htan kuyame-t (C)
tupido
thick, dense
netech (C)
tuque, tocayo, tuco

namesake, someone with the same name as someone else
-tuka:yuh (C)
tukuh (SD)
turunca, hormiga tigra

ant sp., "tiger 11 ant
ku:lutsi:ka-t (C, SD)
tusa, taltusa
gopher
ta:ltu:san (C, SD)
tusa (camisa de la mazorca)

corn husk
tu:tumuch (C)
tutu:much (SD)
tútano, tuétano
marrow
tutano(h) (SD)
tzonchiche, sunchiche, quebrantahueso (zopilote cabeza roja)
tsunchijchi:! (C, SD)
ujuxte (árbol)
tree sp. (tree with edible seeds; ramon tree ?)
uhux (C, SD)
ujuxte (fruta)
ujuxte tree's fruit (ramon ?)
uhux-ti (C)
uluzapote (clase de zapote)

zapote sp. (a small zapote tree sp., long zapote fruit sp.)
ulutsapu-t (SD)
uminexte, cafecillo (árbol)

tree sp. (hard-wood tree, good for house beams)
urminex (C)
una vez
once
siyuhti (SD)
único
the only one, unique
seschin (SD)
unir, unirse, reunir, reunirse, poner juntos

to meet, to join, to unite, to put together
uno, un/una
one, a/an
se: (C, SD) (número, articulo indefinido)
uno por uno

one by one
sehsé: ika (C)
uno sólo, sólo uno
only one, one only
se:san (C)
sesan (C)
untar
to smear, to grease, to annoint
mahma:waltia (C)
ma:waltia (C)
uña
fingernail, claw
isti-t (C)
itsti—t (SD)
uñero
ingrown nail
unyeroh (SD)
urraca (pájaro)
bird sp, (magpie ?)
orraka(h) (SD)
usted, tú, vos

you
taha (C, SD)
ustedes
you pl.
amehemet (SD)
an=ehemet (C)
vaca
cow
turuh (SD) "vaca, res, toro"
wa:ka:x (C) "vaca, ganado"
vaciar poco a poco, rebajar, mermar

to pour out, to empty a little, to reduce
taka:xawa (SD)
vacunar
to vaccinate
-chiwa bakunár (SD)
vago, hombre haragán

bum, lazy man, vagabond
ta:kapala (C)
vaina
pod, sheath, scabbard
bainah (C)
valor
value, worth; bravery, valor
balor (SD)
valle
valley
bayeh (SD)
vano, tilunco
vain ( ? )
tuluku(h) (SD)
vara, carrizo
reed, cane
a:ka-t (C, SD)
vara de tarro
reed sp., cane sp.
uhta-t (C)
varón
male, man
ukich (C, SD)
vaso
glass
basu(h) (SD)
vecino
neighbor
-bechi (C)
-besi:nuh (C, SD)
veinte manos de maíz

twenty "handfuls" of corn (i.e. 100 ears of corn, five per
handful)
tsun-ti (SD)
veinticinco centavos
twenty-five cents
peseta(h) (SD)
vejiga
bladder
-a:xisx-tekun (C)
velar
to watch, to guard (to stay awake)
-chiwa belár (SD)
vellos
pubic hair
-max (SD)
venado
deer
masa:-t (C, SD)
masaschin (SD) "venadito"
masa:tsin (C) "venadito"
vendedor
seller, vender
bendedór (SD)
bendedora (SD) "vendedora"
tanamakani (C) "vendedor, comerciante"
vender
to sell
namaka (C, SD)
tanamaka (C, SD) "vender (algo), estar vendiendo"
vender la mujer su cuerpo (ser prostituta)

for a woman to sell her body (to be a prostitute)
mu-tsinnamaka (SD)
venenar, adorar, besar

to venerate, to adore, to kiss
tate:nna:miki (C, SD)
veneno
poison
benenu(h) (SD)
venir
to come
w i : t s (C, SD) ('pres. 1 )
waslah (C, SD) ('pret.')
wa:la(:)htuk (C, SD) ( f perf.)
ventilar
to blow (to rid corn, beans, rice of dust, chaff)
ahka:na (C, SD) "ventilar (soplar polvillo de maíz, f r i j o l
arroz)"
kahkani (SD) "ventilar, soplar" (?)
ver, mirar, visitar

to see, to look, to v i s i t
i t a , ida (C)
ita (SD)
verse, aparecerse
to be seen, to appear, to show up, to look like
ne:si (C)
verano
summer
tu:nalku (C, SD)
veraneño (caballito del diablo, libélula)

dragonfly
pispiyahtsin (C)
verdad
true, that's right
te:hkiya (SD) "verdad, asi es"
yehkasya (C) "verdad, es verdad"
verbena, escobilla
plant sp, (vervain, like a small palm, used for sweeping)
eskobiya(h) (SD)
verde
green
xuxuknah (SD)
xuxuwik (C, SD) "verde, crudo"
verdolaga
berdoslake (C)
berdulaga(h) (SD)
vergUenza (tener), avergonzarse, darse vergüenza

to be embarrassed, to be ashamed
i:xpi:na:wa (C)
i:xpina:wa (SD)
verruga, mezquino
wart
chipin (SD)
verso, canción
verse, song
bersoh (SD)
vestido
dress
-ladinah (SD)
vestir, vestirse
to dress
(mu-)chiwa bestir (SD)
mu-tapatia (C) "vestirse, cambiarse"
vestir al muerto
to dress/prepare a corpse
take:ntia (SD)
vibora cascabel
rattlesnake
kwechwah (C, SD)
vicio
vice, bad habit
bisiu(h) (SD)
vida
life
bidah (SD)
vidrio
glass
bigriyu(h) (SD)
viejita, anciana
old woman
lamahtsin (C)
lama:chin (SD)
viejito, anciano, viejo

old man
chu:le-t, chu:lé-t (SD)
-kuhkul (C, Comazagua)
xu:ré:-t (C)
viejo; cf. viejito, anciano
viejo (un viejo)

old (old man)
weyaya kwerpoh (C)
viejo (de cosas)

old (of things)
pala (C, SD)
viejo (término para hablar a un viejito), señor (con respeto)
"sir" (term of address for an old man, respectful)
tutahwan (C)
viento, aire, norte

wind
eheka-t (C, SD)
vigilar
to watch
pachiwia (C, SD)
tahpiya (C) "vigilar, cuidar"
Virgen (la Virgen María)

Virgin (the Virgin Mary)
labirhen (SD)
tuna:ntsin (C)
viruela
pox, smallpox
birwelah (SD)
visitante
visitor
bisitante (SD)
visitar
to visit
ida, ita (C) "ver, visitar"
pa:xa:lua (C, SD) "pasear, visitar"
vista
sight
tachalis (C)
vivo (está vivo)

alive
yu(:)ltuk (C, SD)
volar
to fly
papataka (C, SD) "volar, revolar, revolotear, aletear"
pata:ni (C, SD)
volarse (polvo, harina, etc.), soplarse
to fly or blow away (e.g. dust, flower)
mulusni (SD)
volcán
volcano
bulkán, bolkán (SD)
Volcán de Izalco (lugar, un volcán)

Izalco Volcano (place, volcano name)
lamahtepe:t (C)
voltear, botar
to turn over, to throw down/out
i:xkwepa (C)
volver, regresar
to return
mu-kwepa (C, SD)
vomitar
to vomit
ra-isu:ta (C)
m-i:suta (SD)
voz, eco, garganta

voice, echo, throat
-kupak (C)
kupak (SD)
voz baja (en)

whisper, softly spoken
swabehchin (SD) "en voz baja"
vuelta de gato (dar) (dar voltereta)

somersault
mu-tsunyuli:xkwepa (C)
vuelo
flight
bolidah (SD)
vuelto, cambio
change
bwelto(h), welto(h) (SD)
vulva, cuerpo
vulva, body
-we:yka (SD)
xara (pájaro)
bird sp.
xara(h) (C)
xaro, no cuexte, granudo (mal molido) (de masa)

grainy, gritty, poorly ground
payaxnah (C, SD)
xigllLt del rio (monte, planta)

plant sp. (river plant)
a:xi:wi-t (SD)
xinga, pozol, chingaste (asiento, sedimento)

dregs, grounds, sediment
-tsinkach-yu (SD)
xuchicoa, xuchicua (culebra)

snake sp.
xu:chiku:wa-t (C, SD)
yagual (trapo en circulo para cargar o colocar cántaro, tinaja)

coiled cloth upon which water jugs and pots are placed
-tsunyawal (SD) "yagual para cargar/colocar cántaro/tinaja
en la cabeza"
yawal (C, SD)
yegua
mare
yesvah (C)
yema
yolk
-tulti:ka (C)
-tultika (SD)
yema del dedo

fingertip
-yemah-yu (SD)
yerbabuena, hierbabuena
mint
yerbabwena(h) (SD)
yerno, novio
son-in-law, boyfriend, groom
mu:n-ti (C, SD)
yo
I
naha (C, SD)
na(h) (C, SD) (forma abreviada)
yuca
sweet manioc
kamuh (C, SD)
yugo
yoke
yuguh (SD)
yunta
pair of work animals, team of animals
yuntah (SD)
Z
zacate, paja (para casa)

grass, straw (thatch)
saka-t (C, SD)
zacate de sabana, flor de zacate

grass sp* (from which figurines and toys are made)
sakana:wal (C)
zacatón (clase de zacate)

grass sp*
e:lusaka-t (C, SD)
zafarse, arrancarse
to come lose/off/out, to break off
kupi:ni (C)
zambo, guapote (pescado)

fish sp*, catfish
puhul (C)
zanahoria
carrot
sanaória(h) (SD)
zanate
bird sp*, grackel
tsana-t (C, SD)
zancos
stilts
kustikxi (C)
zancudo
mosquito
sankudu(h) (SD)
zapatero
shoemaker
sapatero(h) (SD)
zapato
shoe(s)
sapatus (SD)
I zape!
"shoo" (said to frighten cats away)
sapeh (C, SD)
zapote
zapote (fruit, tree)
tsapu-t (C, SD)
(cf. también sunsa, chicozapote, anona)
zapote de montaña
wild zapote
tsaputeteputen (C)
zapote mico, matasano

zapote sp.
na :watsapu-t (SD)
zarandear, sacudir, menear

to winnow, to sift, to shake
tsehtselua (SD)
zarco (persona con ojos claros)

person with light-colored eyes
ihi:x-mistun (C)
zompopo (clase de hormiga)

large ant sp.
tsumpu:pu (C, SD)
zopilote, sope
vulture, buzzard
kusma (C)
sope (SD)
zopilote cabeza roja, tzonchiche, sunchiche

zorro espin (puerco espín)
porcupine
witstakwatsin (C)
zorrillo
skunk
sorriyuh (SD)
zumbadora (culebra)
snake sp, ("hisser")
sumbadora(h) (SD)
zunza, sunsa, sonzapote, sunza

zapote sp,
tsuntsapu-t (C, SD)
zurdo
left-handed
u:rduh (C)
7.0.Introduction
Some typical folkloric texts are presented in this chapter from

both Cuisnahuat and Santo Domingo de Guzmán. These narratives are
of interest because they illustrate Pipil oral literature show the
language in use. Many of the examples cited in this book were
taken from these texts, particularly those in the chapter on syntax
(chapter 4).
Each text bears a title and an abbrevation (or letter code)
which identifies the texts from which examples are cited in the
other chapters of this book. These are:
The Hurricaners = H
The Arch = A
The Siguanaba = S
The Sipitillo « Sip
The King (Rey) = R
The Nanahuatzin = N
Each sentence in the texts bears a number by which examples are

cited. These sentences are translated roughly morpheme-by-morpheme
to show which Pipil morphemes correspond to the forms of the
interlinear English translation. A less l i t e r a l , more narrative
translation follows each text. Unassimilated Spanish words and
phrases which appear in the Pipil texts are underlined and
presented in Spanish orthography as it corresponds to local
pronunciations. Nevertheless, Spanish infinitives which appear in
the construction -chiwa + Spanish infinitive are written according
to Pipil orthography in spite of the fact that they are not fully
part of Pipil (cf. section 4.19).
The principal literary device of these texts is the paired
couplet, called "difrasismo" (diphrasism) by some. This stylistic
mechanism repeats the same notion in two distinct ways or presents
two connected concepts coupled linguistically. Consider the
example H-22:
ka:n nemi ne plumas. ka:n naka-k ne i-uh-u:mi-yu?

where is the feathers, where stay-PRET the its-PL-bone-INT POSS?
"Where are the feathers, where did its bones stay?"
What is essential is the parallelism; in the two (paired) clauses

which have basically the same structure "feathers" is parallel to
"bones", and " i s " to "stayed". In R-3, the parallelism is a total
repetition of the same clause. The sentence N-5 is a repetition of
N-4 with additional elaboration.
Los Huracaneros
(The Hurricaners)
(Santo Domingo de Guzraán, June, 1975)
1) na ni-k-elna:miki tay nech-ilwih nu-no:yah wan

nu-tata-noy.
I I-it-remember what me-told my-gr and mother and
my-grandfather.
2) En aquel tiempo wi:ts-et urakaneros tik se: te:chan de

nombre chiltyupan.
In that time come-PL hurricaners from a town of
name Chiltiupan.
3) ke:man ina-t yehemet ka yawi panu urakán, según yehemet ina-t

ka tik ne eheka-t panu ne: wi:ts-et hombres wan siwa:-tket al
aire con tal de que wi:ts-et k-wi:ka-t e:lu-t pal yehemet
ki-kwa-t.
when say-PL they that go pass hurricane, according to they say-PL
that in the wind-ABSOL pass there come-PL men and woman-PL on the
wind with such of that come-PL it-take-PL corn for they
it-eat-PL.
4) kunih ne mih-mi:l naka-k bien quebrado, bien aplastado, varias

mazorcas desfigurados en un aspecto de, como buba.
thus the PL-milpa remain-PRET very broken, very flattened,
several ears of corn disfigured in an aspect of, like pustules.
5) yahane mazorcas k-wi:ka-t ne chiltyupanekos, según nu-tata-noy
wan nu-no:yah ki-chiw-ke-t kontár.
That ears of corn it-take-PL the Chiltiupanites, according
my-grandfather and my-grandmother it-do-PRET-PL tell.
6) pero en ese caso siyuhti nemi-k se: ta:ka-t

intelihenteh, wan mu-chiw-ki proponer ke era de mas tay wi:ts-et
ki-chiwa-t nin tik tu-te:chan.
but in that case once is-PRET a man-ABSOL intelligent,
and REFLEX-do-PRET propose that was of much what come-PL
it-do-PL here in our-town.
7) kunih yaha ki-chiw-ki se: trampah.

then he it-make-PRET a trap.
8) tik ne trampah weli-k ki-kutamima se: siwa:pil como de

dieciocho años.
in the trap can-PRET it-catch a girl as of eighteen years.
9) pero ne siwa:pil al mumentuh ke wets-ki ta:lchi

inmediatamente mu-kwep-ki se: chumpipi.
but the girl at the moment that fall-PRET on ground
immediately REFLEX-turn-PRET a turkey.
10) kunih ne ta:ka-t ke ki-kutamin k-its-ki ne chumpipi, k-wi:ka ka

i-chan.
then the man-ABSOL that it-caught it-grab-PRET the turkey, it-take
to his-house.
11) inmediatamente ki-chiw-ki ordinár i-siwa:-w ma: ki-mik-ti ne

chumpipi pal ki-kwa-t.
immediately it-do-Pret order his-wife-POSS that it-kill the
turkey for it-eat-PL.
12) entonces ne i-siwa:-w ki-mik-tih ne chumpipi, ki-chiw-ki

desplumár, wan ki-chiw-ki ne komidah wan ki-kwah-ke-t.
then the his-wife-POSS it-die-CAUS the turkey, it-do-PRET
pluck, and it-do-PRET the food and it-eat-PRET-PL.
13) pero, tay yehemet mu-chiw-ke-t afihár ka ne i-uh-u:mi-yu ne

chumpipi, ne plumas te: ki-kwah pe:lu.
but, what they REFLEX-do-PRET-PL notice that theits-PL-bone-INT
POSS the turkey, the feathers no it-ate dog.
14) entonces naka-k pensativo muchi ne hwamilya tayika te:
ki-kwah pe:lu ne uh-u:mi-t ni ke ne plumah.
then remain-PRET thoughtful all the family because no
it-ate dog the PL-bone-ABSOL nor the feather.
15) ja los tres días ka panu-tuk ne urakán wan ki-kwah-tiwi-t

ne chumpipi, wa:lah-ke-t u:me ta:ka-met wan se: siwa:-t
ki-te:mua-t.
at the three days that pass-PERF the hurricane and
it-eat-PERF-PL the turkey, came-PRET-PL two man-PL and one
woman-ABSOL it-seek-PL.
16) kunih ahsi-ke-t i-chan ne ta:ka-t kah ki-kutamin-ki porké

yehemet poco más <o menos ki-matia-t-a katka kah ki-kutamin.
then arrive-PRET-PL his-house the man-ABSOL that it-catch-PRET
because they little more or less it-know-PL-already BEFORE who
it-caught.
17) pero yehemet te: ina-ke-t la verdad sino ahsi-ke-t a:n

k-ilwih-ke-t si por casualidad k-its-tuk se: siwa:pil panu-k ka ne:
cerca i-kal ne di:yah panu-k ne urakanasoh.
but they no say-PRET-PL the truth rather arrive-PRET-PL today
him-say-PRET-PL if by chance it-see-PERF a girl pass-PRET by there
near his-house the day pass-PRET the hurricane.
18) yaha tay ki-chiw-ki kontestár kah siwa:pil tesu k-its-tuk.

he what it-do-PRET answer that girl no her-see-PERF.
19) lo que sí ya ki-ahsi-k en campo libre se: chumpipi.

that which yes he it-find-PRET on ground free a turkey.
20) kunih yaha k-its-ki wan k-wi:ka-k ka i-chan wan k-ilwih

i-siwa:-w ma: ki-miktih wan ki-chiw-ki se: komidah wan
ki-kwah-ke-t.
then he it-grab-PRET and it-take-PRET to his-house and her-say
his-wife-POSS that it-kill and it-do-PRET a meal and
it-eat-PRET-PL.
21) kunih ina-ke-t los tres, "pwes ye:k tay ti-k-chiw-tuk, pero
bien naha ni-k-neki xi-k-chiwa nu-wan ne hwabór".
then say-PRET-PL the three, "well good what you-it-do-PERF, but
well I I-it-want IMP-it-do me-with the favor".
22) xi-nech-ilwiti siquiera ka:n nemi ne plumas, ka:n naka-k ne
i-uh-u:mi-yu, pal ni-yaw ni-k-ita ka:n nemi.
IMP-me-show at least where is the feathers, where stay-PRET the
it-PL-bone-INT POSS, so I-go I-it-see where is.
23) kunih ne ta:ka-t yah-ki k-ilwitia.

then theraan-ABSOLgo-PRET it-show.
24) los tres ahsi-ke-t ka:n nemi ne plumas wan ne weh-we:suh ka

te: ki-kwah-tuk pe:lu.
the three arrive-PRET-PL where is the feathers and the PL-bone that
no it-eat-PERF dog.
25) kunih ye(:)met ki-a:n-ke-t ne we:suh, ki-chiw-ke-t se: punyuh

wan ki-tahtan-ke-t se: bateya wan se: buen punyuh a:-t wan se:
karretón ilerah2, ki-mi:n-ke-t ka ikahku.
then they it-gather-PRET-PL the bone, it-do-PRET-PL a bunch
and it-request-PRET-PL a tray and a good bunch water-ABSOL and a
spool thread, it-throw-PRET-PL to up.
26) al ratito tikwini.

in little while thunder.
27) ka:n tikwini-k yaha k-ita-k ka maya ki-mak bweltah.

where thunder-PRET he it-see-PRET only it-gave turn.
28) en la vuelta que ki-maka mu-chiw-ke-t elebár wan mu-chiw-ke-t

desaparesér.
in the turn that it-give REFLEX-do-PRET-PL rise and
REFLEX-do-PRET-PL disappear.
29) kieneh k-wi:ka-ke-t ne siwa:pil porké ne ta:ka-t en el

momento que k-ita-k ke ki-chiw-ke-t la prueba k-ita-k
perfectamente ka se: siwa:pil hermosa ki:s-ki tik ne we:sus wan
ne plumah.
well it-take-PRET-PL the girl because the man-ABSOL in the
moment that it-see-PRET that it-do-PRET-PL the proof it-see-PRET
perfectly that a girl beautiful leave-PRET from the bones and
the feathers.
30) yahika ne urakaneros en realidad wi:ts-et de chiltyupán,

wi:ts-et k-wi:ka-t e:lu-t pal ki-kwa.
therefore the hurricaners in reality come-PL from Chiltiupan,
come-PL it-take-PL corn for it-eat.
31) pero kunih mu-chiw-ke-t hregár porké ki-raiktih-ke-t se:
siwa:pil wan ki-kwah-ke-t.
but then REFLEX-do-PRET-PL screw because her-kill-PRET-PL a
girl and it-eat-PRET-PL.
32) kieneh nech-chiw-tuk kontár nu-tatanoy wan nu-no:yah, wan

esta fecha siempre panu urakán pero tehemet te:-ya ke:man
ti-k-ita-ke-t su wal-ku-wetsi se:.
thus me-do-PERF tell my-grandfather and my-grandmother, and
this date always pass hurricane but we no-now when
we-it-see-PRET-PL if DIR-head-fall one.
33) yahika a:n ni-k-chiwa kontár nu-amiguh pal k-wi:ka como

recuerdo ini kwentuh.
therefore today I-him-do tell my-friend so it-take as
remembrance this story.
The Hurricaners
(Los Huracaneros, English narrative translation)
(1) I remember what my grandmother and ray grandfather told me.

(2) In those days there came "hurricaners" from a town called
Chilteopan. (3) When they say there is going to be a big storm, so
they say, in the wind that comes by there corae raen and women in the
wind such that they come to carry off ears of corn for them to eat.
(4) Thus the milpas were left broken, quite flattened, with many
ears of corn disfigured with a look like pustules. (5) Those were
the ears of corn that the Chilteopaners took, according to my
grandfather and ray grandmother.
(6) But in this case, once there was a smart man who held that
what they came to do in our town was too much. (7) So he made a
trap. (8) In the trap he was able to catch a girl of about
eighteen. (9) But at the moment she fell to the ground, immediate-
ly the girl changed into a turkey. (10) Then the man who caught
and grabbed the turkey took it to his house. (11) Immediately he
ordered his wife to k i l l the turkey so they could eat it. (12) So
his wife killed the turkey, plucked it, and made the food, and they
ate i t . (13) But what they noticed was that the dog did not eat
the turkey's bones and feathers. (14) Then the whole family was
left puzzled because the dog wouldn't eat the bones nor the
feathers. (15) On the third day after the storm had passed and
they had eaten the turkey, there came two men and a woman to look
for i t . (16) They arrived at the house of the man who had caught
it because they more or less already knew who had caught it. (17)
But the did not tell the truth, but rather arrived asking if by
chance he had seen a girl pass near his house the day of the big
storm. (18) What he answered was that he had not seen a girl.
(19) What he had found on open ground was a turkey. (20) Then he
caught it and took it home and told his wife to k i l l it and make
the food, and they ate i t . (21) Then the three said, " w e l l , what
you have done i s all right, but I want you to do me a favor". (22)
"Show me, at least, where the feathers are, where the bones were
l e f t , so I can go see where they are". (23) Then the man went to
show them. (24) The three came to where the feathers and bones
were that the dog had not eaten. (25) Then they picked up the
bones, made a pile, and asked for a trough and a lot of water and a
spool of thread, and they throw it into the air. (26) Soon it
thrundered. (27) When it thundered he saw that it just turned
around. (28) In the turn that it made it raised and disappeared.
(29) Actually, they took the girl because at the moment the man saw
that they tried this, he saw perfectly (well) that a beautiful girl
came out of the bones and feathers.
(30) So, the "hurricaners" in reality come from Chilteopán; they
come to take ears of corn to eat. (31) But they were screwed up,
because they killed the girl and ate her. (32) That's what my
grandfather and grandmother told me, and big storms always come,
but we never saw if one came to f a l l . (33) So, today I am telling
this to my friend so he can take this story with him as a
remembrance.
El Arco
(The Arch)
(Santo Domingo de Guzmán, July, 1975)
1) a:n trece de julio £ día de San Antonio, nin ni-nemi

nu-chan ti-se:n-nemi-t ja la par wan se: nu-amiguh, wi:ts ka wehka.
today thirteenth of July and day of St. Anthony, here I-ara
my-house we-together-are-PL on the level with a my-friend, come
from far.
2) yaha ki-neki ki-kaki cuentos tay tik nu-te:chan ki-chiw-tuk

susedér•
he it-want it-hear stories what in my-town it-do-PERF
happen.
3) a:n ni-yaw ni-k-chih kontár ka nin nemi se: chu:le-t ke yaha

propio yaha nech-ilwih-tuk ka i-na:n wan i-te:ku ne: tik arkuh
nemi-t•
today I-go I-it-do tell that here is an old man who he
himself he me-tell-PERF that his-mother and his-father in arch
is-PL.
4) yahika ke:man yaha mayana, ina i-se:l, "por el ultimo

ni-k-mati ka:n nemi nu-te:ku, ka:n nemi nu-na:n".
therefore when he hunger, say him-self, "at the last
I-it-know where is my-father, where is my-mother".
5) ni-yaw ni-k-tahtani tay ni-k-kwa, porque yehemet ki-piya-t debér

nech-maka-t a:n ka ni-mayana.
I-go I-it-request what I-it-eat, because they it-have-PL
must me-give-PL now that I-hunger.
6) kunih ki-kwih i-kalabo:s wan i-ma:ta-w, yawi ka ne: arkuh.

then it-grabbed his-machete and his-net-POSS, go to there arch.
7) ahsi-k ne: tik ne pwertah, mu-ketsa a media puerta, k-ilwia,

"nu-na:n, nu-te:ku, x-al-ki:sa, nah ni-mayana, ni-k-neki
ni-ta-kwa".
arrive-PRET there in the door, REFLEX-stand at half door, it-say,
"my-mother, my-father, IMP-DIR-leave, I I-hunger, I-it want
I-something-eat".
8) al ratito ki:sa ne siwa:-t.
after a while leave the woman-ABSOL.
9) "ti-mayana, no:y?tf
"you-hunger, boy?"
10) "ni-mayana nu-na:n; yahika ni-wi:ts".

"I-hunger my-mother; therefore I-come".
11) "kunih xi-k-kwa siquiera pan porké tamal te: kanah; xi-k-kwa
pan pal panu mu-maya."
"then IMP-it-eat anyway bread because tortilla no is;
IMP-it-eat bread so pass your-hunger."
12) kunih yaha k-ilwia, "ti-k-piya we:y pan?"

then he her-say, "you-it-have lots bread?"
13) "ah, pan nemi we:y".

"Oh, bread is lots".
14) "kunih x-al-kwi uk se:yuk tortah"; "nah ni-k-ta:lia tik

nu-ma:ta-w pal ni-k-kwa mu:sta".
then IMP-DIR-grab even other bun"; "I I-it-place in
my-net-POSS for I-it-eat tomorrow."
15) kunih ne i-na:n kalaki.

then the his-mother enter.
16) mientras ne i-na:n kalaki k-al-wi:ka mas pan yaha pe:h-ki

ki-kwa ne tortah ki-maka-tuk i-na:n.
while the his-mother enter it-DIR-take more bread he begin-PRET
it-eat the bun it-give-PERF his-mother.
17) k-al-wi:ka i-na:n uk na:wi pan ombrón.

it-DIR-take his-mother other four bread large.
18) ki-ta:lih tik i-ma:ta-w wan wa:lah.

it-placed in his-net-POSS and came.
19) pero la fregada, tay orah ehku-k i-chan k-i:xtia tik

i-ma:ta-w tamaños plastas, i-kwit turuh, tesu pan.
but the bitch, what hour arrive-PRET his-house it-remove from
his-net-POSS large cowpies, its-excrement cow, not bread.
20) kunih ina, "ah jodido".
then say, "oh son-of-a-bitch".
21) "entonces ne tesu tamal ne tay ni-k-kwah-tuk, ni ke pan, mas

bien i-kwit turuh ni-k-kwah."
"then this no tortilla this what I-it-eat-PERF, nor bread, but
rather its-excrement cow I-it-ate."
22) "desde luego ka nin tik nu-ma:ta-w oh-ombrón plastas pal

turuh wi:ts, yaha ni-k-kwah, tesu pan,"
"certainly in here in my-net-POSS PL-big cowpies of cow
come, this I-it-ate, not bread."
23) "pero ke:man ni-yaw ni-mu-kwepa ni-yawi ni-yaw ni-k-ahwa ne

nu-na:n tayika yaha nech-maka-tuk."
"but when I-go I-REFLEX-turn I-go I go I-her-scold the
my-mother because she me-give-PERF."
24) "yehemet ka ki-piya-t tumin."

"they that it-have-PL money."
25) yahika ne; yah-ke-t ki-maka-t fin tik arkuh.

therefore there go-PRET-PL it-give-PL end in arch.
26) "wan nah te: nech-ahkaw-ilih-ke-t tumin, maya pobresah."

"and I no me-leave-APPLIC-PRET-PL money, only poverty."
27) "nah su te: ni-tekiti, te: ni-ta-kwa."

" I , if no I-work, no I-something-eat."
28) "yahika wak ni-yaw ni-mu-kwepa ni-yawi ka arkuh, ni-yaw

ni-k-nu:tsa nu-te:ku pal ni-k-ahwa."
"therefore when I-go I-REFLEX-return I-go in arch, I-go
I-him-speak my-father so I-him-scold."
29) yaha propio ne chu:le-t nech-chiw-tuk kontár.

he himself the old man me-do-PERF tell.
30) yaha i-tu:kay Lorenzo Lopez.

he his-name Lorenzo López.
31) ki-piya-tu-ya u:me i-pila-wan.

it-have-PERF-IMPERF two his-son-PL POSS.
32) k-ilwia los dos pi:pil, "taha ti-mayordomoh, pero maya taha",
it-say the two boys, "you you-steward, but only you",
33) "mu-manuh mas vivo; yaha alvolario,"

"your-brother more smart; he wizard."
34) "yaha oficio; yaw a:n weli-t."

"this position; go now can-PL,"
35) kieneh k-ilwia katka ne i-pila-wan.

thus him-say BEFORE the his-son-PL POSS.
36) al fin kerman yaha ki-neki miki ka may ana wan te: ki-piya,
k-i:xtia se: espehuh tay orah takipi:ni.
at the end when he it-want die that (he) hunger and no it-have,
it-remove a mirror what hour lightening.
37) "ah diabloh, x-al-ki:sa, xi-nech-mikti!"

"oh devil, IMP-DIR-come out, IMP-me-kill!"
38) ta-ta:wilua wan i-espehuh, pero ne tesu yaha i-destinuh; te:

ke:man ki-miktih.
REDUP-shine with his-mirror, but this no that his-fate; no
when him-kill.
The Arch
(El Arco)
(1) Today, the 13th of July and St. Anthony's day, I am here in
my house together with my friend who comes from far away. (2) He
likes to hear stories about what has taken place in my town. ( 3 )
Today I'm going to t e l l him that there is an old man here who
himself has told me that his mother and his father are there in the
arch. (There is a natural rock-arch very near Santo Domingo de
Guzraán.)
(4) So when he was hungry, he said to h i m s e l f , " f i n a l l y I know
where my father i s , where my mother is". (5) I'm going to ask them
for something to eat, because they have to give it to me now that
I'm hungry. ( 6 ) Then he grabbed his machete and his net-bag, and
went there to the arch. (7) He came there to the door, stood in
the middle of the door, and said, "mother, father, come out, I'm
hungry, I want to eat". (8) In a little while the woman came out.
(9) "Are you hungry, boy?" (10) "I'm hungry, mother; that's why
I've come." (11) "Then at least eat some bread, because there are
no tortillas; eat bread so your hunger will go away." (12) Then he
said, "do you have lots of bread?" (13) "Oh, there's a lot of
bread." (14) "Then bring me some more sandwiches; I'll put them in
my bag to eat tomorrow." (15) Then his mother went inside. (16)
While his mother was going in to bring more bread, he began to eat
the sandwich his mother had given him. (17) His mother brought
four more big buns. (18) He put them in his bag and left.
(19) But the bitch, when he got home he took big cowpies out of
his bag, cow manure, not bread. (20) Then he said, "oh son-of-a-
bitch". (21) "So this was not a tortilla I have eaten, nor bread,
rather it was cowshit that I ate. (22) Therefore, here in my bag
are big cowpies; that's what I ate, not bread. (23) But when I go
back there, I'm going to chew out my mother for what she has given
me. (24) They are the ones who have money. (25) That's why they
went there to end up in the arch. (26) And they didn't leave me
money, just poverty. (27) As for me, i f I don't work, I don't eat.
(28) Therefore when I go back to the arch, I'm going to speak to my
father to chew him out."
(29) The old man himself has told me this. (30) His name was
Lorenzo López. (31) He had two sons. (32) He said to the two
boys, "you are a steward, but only you. (33) Your brother i s
smarter; he is a wizard. (34) These are your professions; go and
learn them." (35) This i s what he told them. (36) Finally, when
he wanted to die because he was hungry and because he had nothing,
he got out a mirror while it was lightning. (37) "Oh devil, come
out, kill me!" (38) He shined with his mirror, but that was not to
be his fate; he never killed him.
La Siguanaba
(The Siguanaba)
(Santo Domingo de Guzmán, June, 1975)
1) nu-amiguh i-gustuh na ni-k-chiwa kontár cuentos

de cosas ke chiw-ki susedér nin tik nu-te:chan.
my-friend his-pleasure I I-him-do tell stories of things that
do-PRET happen here in my-town.
2) a:n ni-k-chih kontár una cosa ke nu-tatanoy

nech-chiw-ki kontár.
now I-hira-do tell a thing that my-grandfather me-do-PRET tell.
3) ya nech-ilwih ka nin tik tu-te:chan kah de mala suerte

ki-mu:tia-t.
he me-told that here in our-town that from bad luck him-scare-PL.
4) ki:sa se: animál ke yehemet k-ilwia-t "tsun-tekuma-t".

leave an animal that they it-say-PL "skull-ABSOL".
5) yahika nu-tatanoy nech-chiw-ki akonsehár kah te: ma: ni-nehnemi

tayuwa porké ta-mu:tia-t.
therefore my-grandfather me-do-PRET counsel that not that I-walk
night because something-scare-PL.
6) ke:man yaha yawi katka derechoh ne kayeh, yah ki:s-ki i-i:xpan

siwa:na:wal.
when he go BEFORE straight the street, he leave-PRET
her-before Siguanaba.
7) ya klaroh k-ita-k kah wi:ts ne siwa:-t, pero en ese rato yaha

k-i:xmat-ki, k-ita-k yaha se: siwa:-t i-tu:kay Lionah.
he clear it-see-PRET that come the woman-ABSOL, but in that
moment he her-recognize-PRET, her-see-PRET a woman-ABSOL
her-name Leonarda.
8) kunih yaha ki-nu:ts-ki.

then he her-speak-PRET.
9) k-ilwia, !tka:n ti-yah-tuk, Lionah?"

her-say, "where you-go-PERF, Leonarda?"
10) "ah, ni-pa:xa:lua ke:n=ake:n taha ti-ki:s-tuk
ti-pa:xa:lua."
"oh, I-walk just-like you you-leave-PERF you-walk."
11) "se me afigura", k-ilwih yaha, "tesu ti-Lionah".

"it me seems", it-say he, "no you-Leonarda".
12) "tayika te:, naha ni-Lionah."

"why not, I I-Leonarda."
13) "pero ni-k-chiw-ki sentir calor, ni-ki:s-ki

ni-pa:xa:lua se: nu-ra:tuh nu:san."
"but I-it-do-PRET feel hot, I-leave-PRET I-walk a my-while alone."
14) kunih ne ta:ka-t tesu tan miedoso.

then the man-ABSOL no so afraid.
15) k-i:xtih i-sinidór al descuido.

it-remove his-sash on sly.
16) ke:man ne siwa:na:wal ki-chiw-ki sentir ki-maka-tuk dos vueltas

wan k-ilpih.
when the Siguanaba it-do-PRET feel it-give-PERF two turns and
her-tied.
17) ka:n k-ilpih, k-ilwia, "bueno a:n ti-yawi-t ka mu-chan

ti-yawi-t ti-k-ita-t su cierto kah taha ti-Lionah".
where her-tied, her-say, "OK, now we-go-PL to your house
we-go-PL we-it-see-PL if true that you you-Leonarda."
18) "pwes, ti-yawi-t ti-k-ita-t ka nah ni-kalaki nu-chan."

"well, we-go-PL we-it-see-PL that I I-enter my-house."
19) k-wi:ka-k ne siwa:-t i-chan ne-yuk siwa:-t i-tukay Lionah wan

Lionah ki-chiw-tuk sentir suhsul sesek.
her-take-PL the woman-ABSOL her-house the other woman-ABSOL
her-name Leonarda and Leonarda it-do-PRET feel much cold.
20) yahika mu-kets-tuk peyna bien tayuwa ki-tatia ti-t pal panu
i-sesek.
therefore REFLEX-raise-PERF early very night it-burn fire-ABSOL
so pass her-cold.
21) kunih, ke:man ahsi-k ne ta:ka-t ke k-wi:ka ne siwa:-t
ilpih-tuk wan i-sinidór, k-ilwia, "nana Lionah".
then, when arrive-PRET the man-ABSOL that who her-take the
woman-ABSOL tie-PERF with his-sash, it-say, "Miss Leonarda".
22) "señor", k-ilwih kal-ihti-k, "uni ti-nemi?"

"Sir", it-say house-inside-in, "that you-are?"
23) "nikan ni-nemi, señor; tay ti-k-neki?"

"here I-am, sir; what you-it-want?"
24) "ah, nin n-al-wi:ka se: siwa:-t t-ina kah taha."

"oh, her I-DIR-take a woman-ABSOL something-say that you".
25) "ka ne: ni-k-na:mik tik kayeh ka ne: kahkuwik."

"to there I-her-met in street in there above."
26) "ni-k-ilwia, 'Doña Leonarda, ka:n ti-yawf?"

"I-her-say, Doña Leonarda, where you-go?"
27) "'ah, ni-ki:s-tuk ni-pa:xa:lua nu:san ke:n=ake:n taha

ti-ki:s-tuk ti-pa:xa:lua.'"
'"oh, I-leave-PERF I-walk alone just-like you you-leave-PERF
you-walk.'"
28) "'taha tesu ti-lionah', ni-k-ilwih."

"'you no you-Leonarda', I-her-said."
29) "'tayika t e : , ni-Lionah.'"

"why not, I-Leonarda."
30) "al descuido ni-k-ilpih wan nu-sinidór wan nin

n-al-wi:ka pal ni-wi:ts ni-k-ita su cierto
ka tesu ti-nemi."
"on sly I-her-tied with my-sash and here I-DIR-take so I-come
I-it-see if true that no you-are."
31) "tayika te:, nah nin (ni-)nemi, mas bién ni-sek-miki."

"why not, I here I-am, but rather I-cold-die."
32) "yahika ni-mu-kets-ki ni-k-tatia ti-t pal

ni-mu-tutu:nia."
therefore I-REFLEX-arise-PERF I-it-burn fire-ABSOL so
I-REFLEX-heat."
33) "naha tesu ni-ki:s-tuk, ni-mahmawi."
"I no I-leave-PERF, I-fear."
34) kunih ne siwa:-t pe:h-ki mu-tih-tilasna.

then the woman-ABSOL begin-PRET REFLEX-PL-hang.
35) ki-chiwa hwersah wan k-ilwiaf "xi-nech-sutuma".

it-do force and him-say, "IMP-me-untie."
36) "nah ni-k-neki-ya ni-yaw."

"I I-it-want-already I-go."
37) de la gran hwersah ke ki-chiwa-t sabér ke:n

ki-chiw-ki ne ta:ka-t ki-ka:xantih.
from the big force that it-do-PL who knows how
it-do-PRET the man-ABSOL her loosen.
38) ka:n ka:xani-k kunih weli-k sutumi-k, ki:sa mu-talua.

where loosen-PRET then can-PRET untie-PRET, leave REFLEX-run.
39) pero antes de que ya mu-sutuma tay ora pe:h-ki ki-chih hwersah
pal yawi, mu-chiwa fihér ne ta:ka-t ka ne siwa:-t ne #
i-ih-ikxi tesu i-ih-ikxi ke:n pal henteh.
but before that she REFLEX-untie what hour begin-PRET it-do
force so go, REFLEX-do notice the man that the woman-ABSOL the
her-PL-feet no her-PL-feet like of people.
40) sino ke i-ih-ikxi puro i-ih-ikxi tihlan.

but that her-PL-feet pure its-PL-feet chicken.
41) kunih ina-k yaha, " i n i tesu ye:k".

then say-PRET he, "this no good."
42) "ini nu-kuhkul."

"this my-bogeyman."
43) "pero ni-k-chiw-ki hregár, porké ni-k-ilpih."

"but I-her-do-PRET screw, because I-her-tied."
44) mu-kwep-ki k-ita tik i-ka:rah; k-ita-k tuh-tumak i - i : x , tesu

ke:n i-i:x henteh.
REFLEX-turn-PRET her-see in her-face; it-see-PRET PL-large
her-eye, no like his-eye people.
45) kunih yaha algo mu-mu :tih.
then he somewhat REFLEX-feared.
46) pero, ki-piya-k balór, pero hwersah ki-chiw-ki hwaltár.

but, it-have-PRET valor, but force it-do-PRET lack.
47) ka:n mu-sutun ne siwas-t ki:s-ki mu-talua, yah

mu-chiw-ki arrepentír.
where REFLEX-untied the woman-ABSOL leave-PRET REFLEX-run, he
REFLEX-do-PRET repent.
48) "na ni-yaw ni-mu-kwepa ni-k-ilpia."

" I I-go I-REFLEX-turn I-her-tie."
49) ki:sa mu-talua i-ipan, pero de nada sirvió.

leave REFLEX-run her-before, but for nothing served.
50) ya mu-taluh asta ahsi-k te:n a:-t, mu-kumin-ki tik se: ombrón
posah.
she REFLEX-ran until arrive-PRET edge river-ABSOL,
REFLEX-throw-PRET in a big pool.
51) ka:n mu-kumin-ki tik ne posah, ne: k-i:x-puluh; te:-ya k-ita-k;

ne: puliwi-k ne siwa:-t.
when REFLEX-throw-PRET in the pool, there her-face-lost;
no-longer her-see-PRET; there disappear-PRET the woman-ABSOL.
52) naha nech-chiw-ki kontár nu-tatanoy kah esas cosas, pwes

ke:man yaha joven ki-kak-tuk kah ki-chiw-tuk susedér tik te:chan.
I me-do-PRET tell my-grandfather that those things, well when he
young it-hear-PERF that it-do-PERF happen in town.
53) yahika a:n nu-amiguh ni-k-chih kontár pal ki-mati ka nemi

tsuntekuma-t wan nemi siwa:na:wal pal kah te: ki-piya balór
ki-mu:tia.
therefore now my—friend I—it—do tell so it—know that is
"skull-ABSOL" and is Siguanaba so that no it-have valor it-fear.
The Siguanaba
(La Siguanaba)
(1) My friend likes me to tell him stories about the things that
have taken place in my town. (2) Now I'm going to tell him some-
thing that my grandfather told me. (3) He told me that in our town
unfortunately one can be frightened. (4) There's a creature they
call the "skull". So, my grandfather advised me not to walk at
night because they terrify you. (6) When he was going down the
street the Siguanaba (a siren-like supernatural being in the form
of a woman) came out in front of him. (7) He saw clearly that the
woman was coming but at that time he recognized her, (thinking
that) he saw a woman named Leonarda. (8) Then he spoke to her.
(9) He said, "where have you gone, Leonarda?" (10) "Oh, I'm taking
a walk just as you have come out to take a walk." (11) " I t seems
to me", he s a i d , "you are not L e o n a r d a " . (12) " S u r e , I'm
Leonarda." (13) "But I was hot, so I also came out to walk for a
while." (14) Then the man was not so afraid. (15) He took of his
belt on the sly. (16) When the Siguanaba noticed, he had wrapped
it around her twice and tied her. (17) When he tied her, he said,
"OK, now let's go to your house to see if i t ' s true that you are
Leonarda". (18) "OK, let's go see that I w i l l enter ray house."
(19) He took the woman to the house of the other woman named
Leonarda and (this) Leonarda had been very cold. (20) So she had
gotten up late at night to light the fire to get over being cold.
(21) Then, when the man arrived who brought the woman tied with his
belt, he said, "Doña Leonarda". (22) "Señor", she said from in-
side, " i s that you?" (23) "Here I am, señor, what do you want?"
(24) "Oh, I bring a woman here who says that she is you." (25) " I
ran into her there in the street, up there." (26) " I said, 'Doña
Leonarda, where are you going?'." (27) ! " 0 h , I've gone for a walk
like you have.'" (28) "'You're not Leonarda', I told her." (29)
"'sure, I'm Leonarda.'" (30) "On the sly I tied her up with my
belt and I'm bringing her here to see i f it's true that i t ' s not
you." (31) "Sure, I'm here, but I'm cold." (32) "That's why I got
up to light the f i r e to warm up." (33) " I haven't l e f t ; I'm afraid
to."
(34) Then the woman began to lurch. (35) She struggled and
said, "let me go!". (36) " I want to go now." (37) In their
struggle, it's not clear what she did to make the man loosened her,
(38) When it was loosened, she was able to get untied; she took off
running. (39) But before she got untied, when she began to
struggle to go, the man noticed that the woman's feet were not like
people's feet, rather they were really chicken feet. (41) Then he
said, "this i s not good". (42) "This i s a spook." (43) "But I
messed her up because I tied her up." (44) He turned around to
look her in the face and he saw her large eyes, not like people's
eyes. (45) Then he was a l i t t l e scared. (46) But, he was brave,
but he had no strength. (47) When the woman got away and took off
running, he regretted i t . (48) "I'm going to tie her up again."
(49) He took off running after her, but it was no use. (50) She
ran until she got to the edge of the river and she throw herself
into a big pool. (51) When she threw herself into the pool there
he lost (sight of) her and couldn't see her any longer; there the
woman disappeared. (52) My grandfather told me these things that
when he was young he heard happen in this town. (53) Therefore,
now, I told my friend so that he will know that the "skull" exists
and that the Siguanaba exists, for whoever is not brave w i l l be
frightened.
El Sipitillo
(The Sipitillo)
(Santo Domingo de Guzáin, July, 1975)
1) ne sipiti:yuh ni-k-i:xmati nu:san ka ki:sa

tah-tayuwa nu:san wan nu:san a, las doce de la noche.
the Sipitillo I-it-know also that leave PL-night also and also
at twelve of the night.
2) ne sipiti:yuh chikitik-chin ma: tumak ne i-xumpe.

the Sipitillo small-DIMIN but huge the his-hat.
3) tesu ombrón, tesu ko:h-tik, chikitik-chin puru henteh.

no big, no tall-ADJ, small-DIMIN pure human.
4) kah ki-chih kombenir ki-chih ganár nu:san.

who him-do pays it-do gain also.
5) axta ki-maka tutu:nik ke:man kin-mu:tia.

even it-give fever when them-scare.
6) ya:ne (=yahane) k-ilwia-t sipiti:yuh.

that him-say-PL Sipitillo.
7) varios tesu k-i:xmat-ke-t ma: ka ki-chih kombenir ki:sa, ki:sa

con la noche, las doce de la noche, tayuwa.
several no it—recognize—PRET—PL no that it—do pay to leave, to
leave with the night, at twelve of the night.
8) ne siyuhti ne nu-piltsin ki-mu:tih ka ya:h-ki

ki-mu:tia tsana-t ne: tik ne mi:l.
the once the my-son him-scared that go-PRET it-scare
grackel-ABSOL there in the cornfield.
9) yahika ki-mu:tih-a, ina k-ita-k ne sipiti:yuh, ina.

therefore him-scared-already, say him-see-PRET the Sipitillo.
10) susio el peludo wan tumak i-xumpe, wan
chikitik-chin.
dirty the hairy (one) and huge his-hat, and small-DIMIN.
11) yahika ya k-i:xmati nu:san ne sipiti:yuh.

therefore he him-know also the Sipitillo.
12) ki-mu:tih.
him-scared.
13) axta kukuya-k, ki-mak tutu:ni-k.

even become ill-PRET, him-gave fever.
14) apenas ni-k-pahtih, ni-k-mat reme:dyuh.

scarcely I-him-cured, I-it-knew remedy.
The Sipitillo
(The s i p i t i l l o is a tom-thumb like supernatural being, with

traits that suggest the headless horseman.)
(1) The sipitillo, I know him too; he comes out at night too, at
midnight. (2) The sipitillo is very small but his hat is gigantic.
(3) He is not big, not t a l l ; he's very l i t t l e , but pure human. (4)
Whoever it pays, can come out ahead, also.
(5) He even gives a fever to those he frightens. (6) That one
is called "the S i p i t i l l o " . (7) Many haven't known that i t doesn't
pay to go out at night, at midnight.
(8) Once my son was terrified when he was going to frighten off
grackels there in the cornfield. (9) So he was frightened; he says
he saw the s i p i t i l l o . (10) He was dirty, hairy, and his hat was
giant, and he was very small. (11) That's how he came to know the
s i p i t i l l o also. (12) He was terrified. (13) He even got sick and
had a fever. (14) I could barely cure him; I knew the cure.
Historia de un Rey
(The Story of a King)
(Cuisnahuat, 1976)
1) a:xa:n katka se: re:y, ki-piya se: i-te:lpu:ch-tsin.

now BEFORE a king, him-have a his-son-DIMIN.
2) ke:n nemi i-se:l-tsin ne i-te:lpu:ch-tsin, re:y

ki-tasuhta, ki-tasuhta.
since is his-alone-DIMIN the his-son-DIMIN, king hira-love,
him-love.
3) ki-kuw-ilia ne i-sapatus de oroh, ki-kuh-ki ne

i-sapatus de oroh,
him-buy-APPLIC the his-shoes of gold, it-buy-PRET the his-shoes of
gold.
4) pero, kenemeh tesu m-a:wiltia ka afuera, mu-chih-ki entristesér.

but, since no REFLEX-play in outside, REFLEX-do-PRET sadden.
5) ne: i-se:l-tsin ki-piya-t; pe:h-ki kukuya, pe:h-ki kukuya.

there his-alone-DIMIN him-have-PL; begin-PRET to get sick,
begin-PRET to get sick.
6) k-ilwia ne i-na:n, ma: t-i:na-kan ne reynah, k-ilwia ne

i-na:n, "ti-yu-t ti-yawi-t ti-pa:xa:lua ne:pa ka ku:htantf.
him-say the his-mother, let's we-say-IMP PL the queen, him say the
his-mother, "we-go-PL we-go-PL we-walk there in woods".
7) "ti-yu-t ti-yawi-t ja ver su ti-mu-chiwa alegrár chupi."

"we-go-PL we-go-PL to see if you-REFLEX-do rejoice some."
8) pwes yah-ke-t, ki-wi:ka-k.

well go-PRET-PL, him-take-PRET.
9) ne:pa ka se: yanurah, ahsi-ke-t chan se: anciano, chan se:

xu:re:-tsin.
there in a plain,arrive-PRET-PL at an old man, at an
old man-DIMIN.
10) ne: nemi ne xu:re:-tsín; k-ilwia, "xi-kalaki, señora, xi-
kalaki", k-ilwia.
there is the old man-DIMIN; her-say, "IMP-enter, señora,
IMP-enter", her-say.
11) ki-maka-k pal mu-ta:lia pak se: tru:suh-tsin;

,f
xi-mu-ta:liff, k-ilwia.
her-give-PRET for REFLEX-sit on a block-DIMIN; ffIMP-REFLEX-sitff,
her-say.
12) ne reynah bi:dah ki-mati ka ki-chih-ke-t atendér.

the queen good it-know that him-do-PRET-PL attend.
13) mu-chih-ki alegrár.

REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice.
14) pwes, k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsin, "ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin kukuya,

kukuya".
well, her-say the old man-DIMIN, "the your-son-DIMIN sick, sick".
15) "e:he", k-ilwia, "kukuya".

"yes", him-say, "sick".
16) "muchi ne doctores panu-tiwi-t a. ver asu

ki-pahtia-t; tesu weli-tiwi-t, tesu weli-tiwi-t."
"all the doctors pass-PERT-PL to see if him-cure-PL; no
can-PERF-PL, no can-PERF-PL."
17) "haika ha tesu pah-ti."

"therefore that no remedy."
18) pwes k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsin, "ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin ki-chiwa

falta se:yuk kosah".
well her-say the old man-DIMIN, "the your-son-DIMIN it-do lack
another thing".
19) "ma: m-a:wilti wan mas pipil-tsi-tsín, yu mu-chiwa algegrár."

"that REFLEX-play with more boy-PL-DIMIN, go REFLEX-do rejoice."
20) "xi-tehchiya", k-ilwia, "te: xi-yu, xi-tehchiya".

"IMP-wait", her-say, "no IMP-go, IMP-wait".
21) "yawi-t-a wi:ts-et ne nu-pila:-wan-tsi-tsin, yu-t
m-a:wiltia-t."
"go-PL-now come-PL the my-son-PL POSS-PL-DIMIN, go-PL
REFLEX-play-PL."
22) pwes ne:pa ka tiyu:tak wi:ts-et.

well there in afternoon come-PL,
23) k-al-i:ka-t ne ye:y pipil-tsi-tsin se:

in-mih-mich-in-tsi-tsin, wan ne se:yuk k-al-i:ka se:
i-tapahsul ne wi:lu-tsin mareño.
it-DIR-carry-PL the three boy-PL-DIMIN a
their-PL-fish-ABSOL-PL-DIMIN, and the other it-DIR-carry a
its-nest the bird-DIMIN mareño.
24) "ah, xi-k-ida, mamáh", k-ilwia ne piltsin-tsin.

"oh, IMP-it-see, mama", her-say the boy-DIMIN.
25) "ini ha ni-k-neki-skiya ma: nu-pal, ésto,"

"that what I-it-want-COND that my-POSSf that."
26) mu-chih-ki alegrár ne piltsin-tsin.

REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice the boy-DIMIN.
27) k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsin, "xi-k-ida, ka mu-chiwa alegrár, k-ita

ne wi:lu-tsi-tsin".
her-say the old man-DIMIN, "IMP-it-see, that REFLEX-do rejoice,
it-see the bird-PL-DIMIN".
28) k-ilwia ne i-teh-te:lpu:ch-tsin, "ini yu

anmu-amigituh".
him(=them)-say the his-PL-son-DIMIN, "this go your pl.-little
friend".
29) "yu-t an-yawi-t, yu yawi anmu-wan, pal mu-chiwa dibertir, yu

yawi anmu-wan."
"go-PL you pl.-go-PL, go go your-with, so REFLEX-do have fun, go go
your-with."
30) "tesu ha pal an-ki-su:ma-t."

"no that for you pl.-him-hit-PL."
31) "anmu-amigituh."
"your pl.-little friend."
32) pwes ya:h-ke-t.
so go-PRET-PL.
33) ne:pa ya:h-ke-t teh-te:n ne la:guh.

there go-PRET-PL PL-edge the lake.
34) ka ne:pa, ka ne:pa ki-te:mua-t se: in-michin-tsin wan ne se:yuk

ne i-tapahsul ne wih-wi:lu-tsin.
in there, in there it-seek-PL a their-fish-DIMIN and the other the
its-nest the PL-bird-DIMIN.
35) pero ki-ahsi-ke-t se:, ki-ahsi-ke-t.

but it-find-PRET-PL one, it-find-PRET-PL.
36) mu-chih-ki alegrár ne piltsin-tsin, ne prinsipe ma: t-i:na-kan,

mu-chih-ki alegrár.
REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice the boy-DIMIN, the prince let's
we-say-IMP PL, REFLEX-do-PRET rejoice.
37) pwes mu-kwep-ke-t.

so REFLEX-return-PRET-PL.
38) k-ilwia ne i-na:n, ffxi-k-ida, xi-k-ida, n-al-wi:ka se:

nu-wi:lu-tsin".
her-say the his-mother, "IMP-it-see, IMP-it-see, I-DIR-take a
my-bird-DIMIN".
39) "ini ha ni-k-neki-skiya katka, ni-m-a:wiltia."

"this what I-it-want-COND BEFORE, I-REFLEX-play."
40) "ini ha ni-mu-chiwa falta katka."

"this what I-REFLEX-do lack BEFORE."
41) "ne nu-sapatus n-yu ni-k-tamu:ta."

"the my-shoes I-go I-it-throw."
42) "n-yu ni-nemi deskalsoh ke:n=a nemi-t nu-amigitus", k-ilwia.

"I-go I-be barefoot just-like are-PL my-little friends", her-say.
43) ki-tamu:ta-k ne i-sapatiyas de oroh, ki-a:n-ki ne i-na:n.

it-throw-PRET the his-little shoes of gold, it-pick up-PRET the
his-mother.
44) "tehemet ti-yawi-t-a", k-ilwia ne xu:re:-tsin, "x-a:-kan, pero
te: xi-k-el-ka:wa cualquier rato xi-wa:la wan ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin
ka ni:kan nemi-t ne i-amigitus pal m-a:wiltia".
"we we-go-PL-now", her-say the old man-DIMIN; "IMP-go-IMP PL, but
no IMP-it-forget any time IMP-come with the your-son-DIMIN that
here are-PL the his-little friends for REFLEX-play".
45) "ini ha-ne ki-chiwa falta ne mu-te:lpu:ch-tsin".

"this that i-do lack the your-son-DIMIN11.
46) pwes kenemeh i-te:ku se: re:y, miki-k ne re:y.

well as his-father a king, die-PRET the king.
47) ne piltsin-tsin kenemeh ta:ka-t-a, yaha naka-k de re:y.

the boy-DIMIN since man-ABSOL-already, he remain-PRET as king.
48) ikuka ki-elna:mik ne i-amigitus, k-ilwia, "nah",

k-ilwia, "na ni-k-elna:miki ne nu-amigitus ka
ti-ya:h-ke-t ti-pa:xa:lua-t ka ne:pa ka orillas,
ka i-teh-te:m-pan ne la:guh".
then it-remembered the his-little friends, it-say, " I " , it-say, I
him(=them)-remember the my-little friends that we-go-PRET-PL
we-walk-PL in there in banks, on its-PL-bank-LOC the lake".
49) "n-yu n-al-in-nu:tsa."

"I-go I-DIR-them-speak."
50) k-al-in-n u: t s-k i .

them-DIR-them-speak-PRET.
51) "a:xa:n", kin-ilwia, lfnaha ne re:y, xi-k-ida-kan".

"now", them-say, "I the king, IMP-it-see-IMP PL".
52) "ni-k-elna:mik ka an=ehemet an-nu-amigitus."

"I-it-remembered that you-pl. you pl.-my-little friends."
53) "haika ha ni-mitsin-nu:tsa."

therefore that I-you pi.-speak."
54) "n-yu ni-mitsin-maka se: pwestoh, se: kargoh."

"I-go I-you pl.-give a position, a post."
55) "taha ti-yu ti-naka de ministro, taha se:yuk ministro, wan taha
se:yuk ministro."
"you you-go you-remain as minister, you another minister, and you
another minister."
56) kin-maka-k pwestoh ne prinsipe ne se:yuk pih-pi:pil-met,

kenemeh tah-taska-met-a.
them-give-PRET position the prince the other PL-boy-PL, as
PL-man-PL-already.
57) axta ni:kan ahsi-k ne tu-ka:suh.

to here arrive-PRET the our-story.
The Story of a King

(Historia de un Rey)
(1) Once there was a king; he had a son. (2) Since he was his
only one, the king loved him, he really loved him. (3) He bought
gold shoes for him, he bought gold shoes. (4) But, since he didn't
play outside, he became sad. (5) They had him there all alone; he
began to get sick, he started to get i l l . (6) His mother — we
mean the queen — , his mother said, " l e t ' s go take a walk there in
the woods". (7) "Let's go see if you won't cheer up a bit." (8)
So the went; she took him. (9) There on the plain they arrived at
an old man's house, a little old man.
(10) There there was an old man; he said, "come in, Señora, come
in". (11) He gave her a block of wood to sit on; " s i t down", he
said. (12) The queen felt good that he attended them. (13) She
was happy. (14) " W e l l " , the old man said, "your l i t t l e son i s
sick, he's sick". (15) "Yes", she said, "he is sick". (16) "All
the doctors have come to see if they could cure him; they haven't
been able to, they haven't been able." (17) "So, he doesn't get
better." (18) Then the old man said, "your son needs something.
(19) "Let him play with other boys, he'll cheer up." (20) " W a i t " ,
he said, "don't go", "wait!". (21) "My boys are going to come
soon, they're going to play." (22) And towards the afternoon they
came. (23) The three boys brought some little fish, and the other
brought a nest of the mareño bird. (24) "Oh, look, mama", said the
little boy. (25) 'That's what I wish were mine, that there." (26)
The l i t t l e boy was happy. (27) The old man told her, "look, he's
happy to see the little birds". (28) He said to his sons, "this is
going to be your friend". (29) "You'll go and he'll go with you;
he'll go with you to have a good time." (30) "He's not here for
you to hit him." (31) "He is your friend." (32) So they went.
(33) They went there to the shores of the lake. (34) There, over
there they looked for some fish and the other one for a bird's
nest. (35) And they found one, they found i t . (36) The l i t t l e boy
was happy, we mean the prince, was happy. (37) Then they returned.
(38) He said to his mother, "look, look, I brought a l i t t l e bird".
(39) "That's what I wanted, to play." (40) "That's what I was
missing." (41) "I'm going to throw my shoes away." (42) "I'm
going to be barefooted just like my friends are", he said. (43) He
threw away his golden shoes; his mother picked them up. (44)
"We're going now", said the old man; "you go too, but don't forget,
come anytime with your son; here are his friends to play with".
(45) "That's what your son needed."
(46) Then, since his father was a king, the king died. (47)
The little boy, since now he was a man, became the king, he became
king. (48) Then he remembered his friends; he said, " I " , he said,
"I remember my friends, how we went to walk there on the shores of
the lake". (49) "I'm going to call them." (50) He called them.
(51) "Now", he said, " I am the king, look". (52) " I remembered
you, that you are my friends." (52) "That's why I called you."
(54) " I am going to give you a position, an office." (55) "You
will be a minister, you will be another minister, and you will be
yet another minister." (56) The prince gave an office to the boys,
since they were men now. (57) That's how far our story goes.
El Nanahuatzin
(The Nanahuatzin)
(Cuisnahuat, 1976)
1) a:xa:n katka se: ta:ka-t mu-na:miktih.

now BEFORE a man-ABSOL REFLEX-married.
2) tesu ki-mati katka ka ne i-siwa:-w se: bru:hah.

no it-know BEFORE that the his-wife-POSS a witch.
3) ka tah-tayuwa kuchi nemi.

in PL-night sleeping is.
4) ne i-siwa:-w ki:sa pa:xa:lua.

the his-wife-POSS leave walk.
5) mu-kech-kupi:na ki:sa pa:xa:lua.

REFLEX-neck-tear off leave walk.
6) naka ne i-kwerpoh, se: maya ne i-tsuntekun.

remain the her-body, a only the her-head.
7) yaha ki-tahtan se: konse:hoh wan ki-maka-ke-t,

ki-maka-t se: konse:hoh.
he it-request an advice and it-give-PRET-PL, him-give-PL an advice.
8) k-ilwih-ke-t ma: ki-ma:walti chi:l.

him-say-PRET-PL that her-smear chili.
9) pwes ki-ma:waltih ne se:yuk.

so her-smeared chili the other.
10) wi:ts ka madrugada ne i-tsuntekun; te:-ya su weli-k

mu-sa:lua.
come in morning the her-head; no-longer no can-PRET
REFLEX-stick.
11) ki-chih-ki luchár peroh tesu weli-k, pe:h-ki chu:ka, pe:h-ki
chu:ka.
it-do-PRET fight but no can-PRET, begin-PRET cry, begin-PRET cry.
12) ki-nu:tsa ne i-xu:leh-yu; ya tesu ki-chiwa ka:soh, ke:n ne:

kuchi-ki-ya, wan tesu kuchi.
her-speak the her-husband-INT POSS; she no him-do case, as there
sleep-PRET-IMPERF, and not sleep.
13) k-ita ta: ki-chiwa nemi ne i-siwa:-w.

14) uk ki-nu:ts-ki mu-tamu:ta-k ne tsuntekuma-t,

mu-sa:luh pak i-kech-ku:yu.
when her-speak-PRET REFLEX-throw-PRET the skull-ABSOL,
REFLEX-stuck on her-neck-stock.
15) ta: ki-kwa ne ta:ka-t k-i:xti-lia, k-i:xti-lia, muchi

k(-)i:xti-lia, ta: ki-neki ki-kwa muchi k(-)i:xti-lia.
what it-eat the man-ABSOL it-take-APPLIC, it-take-APPLIC,
everything it-take-APPLIC.
16) te:-ya su weli; yawi-ya miki.

no-longer no can; go-already die.
17) ya:h-ki ki-tahtani se:yuk konse:hoh, ya:h-ki ka tyupan, chan ne

pa:leh.
go-PRET it-request another advice, go-PRET to church, to the
priest.
18) ma: ki-maka ne konse:hoh ke:n ki-chiwa-skiya.

that him-give the advice how it-do-COND.
19) pwes ya:h-ki.

so go-PRET.
20) se-pa ne tsuntekuma-t tesu ki-neki naka te:n tyupan, tesu

ki-neki.
one-time (=again) the skull-ABSOL no it-want stay edge church,
no it-want.
21) tesu ki-neki ku:temu, asi es, tesu ki-neki ku:temu.

no it-want descend, thus is, no it-want descend.
22) pero al fin de tanto ku:temu-k.
but at end of all descend-PRET.
23) ki-ta:lih ne i-chaketah ne ta:ka-tsin; ne:

ki-naktih; ya:h-ki ka-dentroh ne ta:ka-tsin.
her-place the his-jacket the man-DIMIN; there it-left; go-PRET
in-inside the man-DIMIN.
24) k-ilwia ne pa:leh ka ne i-siwa:-w bru:hah.

him-say the priest that the his-wife-POSS witch.
25) "naha tesu ni-k-mati, peroh nech-ilwih-ke-t ka

nu-siwa:-w bru:hah, ma: ni-k-ta:lih kwidado."
" I no I-it-know, but me-tell-PRET-PL that my-wife-POSS witch,
that I-it-take care."
26) "kada tayuwa ki:sa pa:xa:lua se:l i-tsuntekun."

"each night leave walk alone her-head."
27) "te:roh ne kayeh ne peh-pe:lu-met wawawawawawawawawawa

ku:yu:-chu:ka-t, ku:yu:-chu:ka-t ne pe:lu-met.
"entire the street the PL-dog-PL wawawawawawawawawawa
coyote-cry-PL, coyote-cry-PL the dog-PL.
28) "ka madrugada wi:ts, wi:ts se-pa."

"in morning come, come one-time (=again)."
29) "pero kenemeh ni-k-maka-k chi:l, te:-ya su weli-k."

"but as I-her-give-PRET chili, no-longer no can-PRET."
30) "a:xa:n nech-ilwia ne pa:leh a:su ni-k-piya se: nu-finki:ta,

ma: ni-yu i-wan wan ne chih-chi:l-tik tsapu-t ma: ki-kwa ne
uh-uksi-k, wan tami ma: ki-maka wan ne chih-chika:h-tuk pal
ni-k-mik-tia."
"now me-told the priest if I-it-have a my-little farm, that I-go
her-with and the PL-red-ADJ zapote-ABSOL that it-eat the
PL-ripe-ADJ, and after that her-give with the PL-hard-PERF/ADJ
so I-her-die-CAUS.
31) "peroh ke:n ne: ni-nemi, ni-nemi ni-k-chiwa luchár."

"but since there I-ara, I-am I-it-do fight."
32) ka kanah k-al-mu:tih-tiwi-t se: masa:-t.

who knows it-DIR-scare-PERF-PL a deer-ABSOL.
33) kabél ne: panu-k tan ne tsapu-t; mu-tamu:ta ne tsuntekuma-t.
exact there pass-PRET under the zapote-ABSOL; REFLEX-throw the
skull-ABSOL.
34) la:h — mu-sa:luh ni:kan pak ne masa:-t.

"Laj" _ REFLEX-stick here on the deer-ABSOL.
35) ne masa:-t mas mu-tah-tamu:ta.

the deer-ABSOL more REFLEX-PL-throw.
36) tik ne wits-tal ya:h-ki, ustu:-wetsi — ra:n —

mu-tamu:ta ne ustu:-t.
in the thorn-place go-PRET, ravine-fall — lfra:nff —
REFLEX-throw the ravine-ABSOL.
37) pa: — wets-ki — t s i l i l i l i l i l i — miki-k ne masa:-t.

Pa! _ fall-PRET — shaaaaaake — die-PRET the deer-ABSOL.
38) ikuka mu-kupi:n ne tsuntekun, ne: naka-k.

then REFLEX-tear off the skull, there stay-PRET.
39) pe:h-ke-t temu-t ne kuh-kusma-met.

begin-PRET-PL descend-PL the PL-vulture-PL.
40) ki-neki-t ki-kwa-t ne naka-t, ne ihya-k naka-t pal ne masa:-t.

it-want-PL it-eat-PL the meat-ABSOL, the stinking-ADJ meat-ABSOL
of the deer-ABSOL.
4 1 ) pe:h-ki kin-mu:tia, £ " x e : x e : x e s x e : x e* !l *

begin-PRET them-scare, and "shew shew shew shew shew".
42) "te: xi-k-kwa-kan nu-xu:leh-yu, te: xi-k-kwa-kan

nu-xu:leh-yu", asi le dice.
"no IMP-him-eat-IMP PL my-husband-INT POSS, no IMP-him-eat-IMP PL
my-husband-INT POSS", thus him say.
43) al fin de tanto wa:ki-k ne masa:-t wan yaha, ne

tsuntekuma-t, yawi-ya miki ka i-se:l-tsin tik ne kebrada.
at end of all dry-PRET the deer-ABSOL and she, the skull-ABSOL,
go-now die in her-alone-DIMIN in the canyon.
44) miki-k; ka:n ne mik-tuk wal-ta:kat-ki se: tekuma-t,

wal-ta:kat-ki se: tekuma-t.
die-PRET; where it die-PERF DIR-grow-PRET a bottlegourd-ABSOL,
DIR-grow-PRET a bottlegourd-ABSOL.
45) yawi ne tan-tepus-lama-t.
go the tooth-iron-old-woman-ABSOL (= "witch").
46) ha yaha i-na:n, ne bru:hah tan-tepus-lama-t.

that her her-mother, the witch tooth-iron-old woman-ABSOL.
47) ya:h-ki ya.

go-PRET she.
48) ki-mat-ki ka:n nemi ne i-siwa:pil-tsin.

49) ki-ahsi-k ne:.

her-find-PRET there.
50) "ah, ne nu-siwa:pil-tsin, nirkan ti-mik-tuk, pero ni:kan nemi

ne nu-chi:chiwal, niskan yu ki:sa ne mu-chi:chiwal am6r."
"oh, the my-girl-DIMIN, here you-die-PERF, but here is the
my-gourd, here go leave the your-gourd love."
51) wan tami ya:h-ki, ya:h-ki.

and later go-PRET, go-PRET.
52) mu-chih-ki ne kwawi-t wan ki-pix-ki se: i-ta:kil, se: wahkal.

REFLEX-make-PRET the tree-ABSOL and it-have-PRET a its-fruit, a
gourd.
53) ki-mat-ki ne tan-tepus-lama-t; wi:ts

pal yawi k-ita.
it-know-PRET the tooth-iron-old woman-ABSOL; come so go it-see.
54) kabál uksi-tuk ne wahkal.

exact ripe-PERF the gourd.
55) "ah, nu-siwa:pil-tsin, ni:kan nemi ne mu-chi:chiwal."

"oh, my-girl-DIMIN, here is the your-gourd."
56) ki-tek, ki-tek wan ki-wi:ka-k ka i-chan.

it-cut, it-cut and it-take-PRET to her-house.
57) ki —ta:lih ka ne:pa, pak ka tik tsinkál ki—ta:lih.

it-place in there, on to in corner it-place.
58) panu-k como se: me:s, uksi-k ye:k ne wahkal.
pass-PRET like a mouth, ripe-ADJ good the gourd.
59) kabál tapa:ni-k ka tahku tayuwa, ma: ti-k-i:na-kan, ne

medianoche, ti-k-kaki tahku tayuwa.
exact burst-PRET in half night, let's we-it-say-IMP PL, the
midnight, you-it-hear half night.
60) pa: — tapa:n.

"pow" — burst.
61) ya:h-ki k-ita ne lamah-tsin; s e : l pi:pil-tsi-tsin ne i-i:x-yu

ne tekuma-t, se:l pi:pil-tsi-tsin.
go-PRET it-see the old woman-DIMIN only boy-PL-DIMIN the
its-seed-INT POSS the bottlegourd-ABSOL, only boy-PL-DIMIN.
62) "nanita, nanita, nanita", k-ilwia-t in-lama, "queremos

hamaquita, nanita", k-ilwia-t tik kastiyah.
"gramma, gramma, gramma", her-say their-grandmother, "we want
little hammocks, gramma", it-say in Spanish.
63) "xi-k-chiwa se: tu-chi:wix."

"IMP-it-make a our-little hammock."
64) "xi-tehchi(y)a-kan uk; n-u ni-k-chiwa."

"IMP-wait-IMP PL yet; I-go I-it-make."
65) ya:h-ki kene de regreso k-al-i:ka-k se: i-ah-a:makah.

go-PRET then of return it-DIR-carry-PRET a his-PL-hammock.
66) ya:h-ki k-al-in=a:na ne i-pila-wan-tsi-tsin, yawi kene tan ne

pu:chu-t, tan ne pu:chu-t.
go-PRET it-DIR-them-bring the her-son-PL POSS-PL-DIMIN, go then
under the silk-cotton tree-ABSOL, under the silk-cotton-ABSOL.
67) pe:h-ki k-ilwia tik máhikah, "tsapa:lu pu:chu-t, tsapa:lu

pu:chu-t, tsapa:lu pu:chu-t, tsapa:lu pu:chu-t, tsapa:lu pu:chu-t,
tsapa:lu pu:chu-t".
begin-PRET it-say in magic, lower silk-cotton tree, lower silk-
cotton tree, lower silk-cotton tree, lower silk-cotton tree, lower
silk-cotton tree".
68) ne pu:chu-t wal-temu wi:ts, wal-temu wi:ts ne
pu:chu-t x tahta:sa ne mah-mahtsal tik tail.
the silk-cotton tree-ABSOL DIR-descend come, DIR-descend come the
silk-cotton tree and PL-touch the PL-branch on ground,
69) pe:h-ki ne in-lama ki-wih-wila:nih ne ah-a:makitas.

begin-PRET the their-grandmother it-PL-hang the PL-little hammocks.
70) wan tami, "ahka pu:chu-t, ahka pu:chu-t, ahka

pu:chu-tff; ya:h-ki se-pa ne pu:chu-t ka ahku.
and after, "up silk-cotton tree, up silk-cotton tree, up
silk-cotton tree"; go-PRET one-time the silk-cotton tree to up.
71) wan tami k-al-nu:ts-ke-t ne in-lama, ki-neki-t

temu-t, ma: k-al-temulti.
and after her-DIR-speak-PRET-PL the their-grandmother, it-want-PL
descend-PL, that it(=them)-DIR-lower.
72) pwes ya:h-ki ne lamah-tsin.

well go-PRET the old woman-DIMIN.
73) k-al-temultia; tah-ta:ka-met.

it(=them)-DIR-lower; PL-man-PL.
74) k-ilwia-t ne in-lama, "na:ni:ta, mu:sta t-yu-t ti-yawi-t

ti-ta-pe: wia-t", k-ilwia-t.
her-say-PL the their-grandmother, "gramma, tomorrow we-go-PL
we-go-pl we-something-hunt-PL, it-say-PL,
75) "x-a:-kan nu-ixwiyu-wan", k-ilwia.

"IMP-go-IMP PL my-grandchild-POSS PL", it-say.
76) ya:h-ket; k-al-mik-tih-ke-t se: masa:-t,

go-PRET-PL; it-DIR-die-CAUS-PRET-PL a deer-ABSOL.
77) ki-xi:pe:h-ke-t wan ki-maka-ke-t ne in-lama ma: ki-mana;

ki-man-ki,
it-skin-PRET-PL and it-give-PRET-PL the their-grandmother that
it-cook; it-cook-PRET.
78) uk uksi-k ne takwal, kenemeh yehemet

mu-chih-tiwi-t desbelár, kuchi-t.
when cooked-ADJ the food, since they REFLEX-do-PERF-PL stay up,
sleep-PL.
79) kin-nu:ts-ki ne in-lama; k-ilwia, f,x-i:sa-kan,
nemi-ya ne takwal, x-i:sa-kan nu-pila-wan-tsi-tsin, x-i:sa-kan,
neini-ya ne takwal11.
them-speak-PRET the their-grandmother; it-say, IMP-wake-IMP PL,
is-already the food, IMP-wake-IMP PL my-son-PL POSS-PL-DIMIN,
IMP-wake-IMP PL, is-already the food",
80) ki-kwa-t ne takwal, ki-kwa-t ne takwal ka yu-t ta-pe:wia(-t).

it-eat-PL the food, it-eat-PL the food that go-PL
something-hunt-t.
81) pero, pero kin-xih-xiskuh ne in-lama porké ya

ki-piya se: enamorado.
but, but them-PL-deceived the their-gramdmother because she
it-have a lover.
82) pe:h-ki k-al-nu:tsa ne i-enamorado pal se:n-ta-kwa-t, pal

se:n-ta-kwa-t wan ne i-enamorado.
begin-PRET him-DIR-speak the her-lover so
together-something-eat-PL, so together-something-eat-PL with the
her-lover,
83) ne i-ixwiyu-wan te:-ya su kin-maka ne takwal, se maya ne

i-enamorado se:n-ta-kwa-t.
the her-grandchild-PL POSS no-longer no them-give the food,
a only the her-lover together-something-eat-PL.
84) kenemeh nemi ne na:na:wa-tsin, ne chimpe

na:na:wa-tsin, ya k-ita ta: ki-chiwa ne in-lama.
as is the Nanahuatzin, the youngest child Nanahuatzin, he it-see
what it-do the their-grandmother.
85) kin-ilwia ne i-erma:nuh-wan, "nu-lama mitsin-chiwa nemi hodér,

tesu an-ta-kwa-t".
them-say the his-brother-PL POSS, ffmy-grandmother you pl.-do
is screwing, no you pl.-something-eat-PL".
86) "kabál mitsin-mahma:waltia ne anmu-teh-te:nxi:pal pal

mu-chiwa-t saboriár."
"just you pl.-smear the your pl.-PL-lip so REFLEX-do-PL taste."
87) "ay nanita", k-ilwia-t, "nanita, tenemos hambre", k-ilwia-t.

"oh gramma", her-say-PL, "gramma, we have hunger", her-say-PL.
88) "jra les di que comer, pero lámbanse los labios", k-ilwia komo
tik kastiyah kin-nu:ts-ki, "lámbanse los labios, ya comieron"•
"already you I gave to eat, but lick the l i p s " , it-say as in
Spanish them-speak-PRET, "lick the lips, already you ate",
89) sa:nka kin-ilwia; tesu ta-kwah-tiwi-t.

lie them-tell; not something-eat-PERF-PL.
90) kin-ilwia ne na:na:wa-tsin, ne chimpe, "xi-nech-wi:ka-kan; ne

i-da:muh nu-lama yaha ha ki-kwa ne takwal; pwes xi-nech-wi:ka-kan".
them-say the Nanahuatzin, the youngest child, "IMP-me-take-IMP PL;
the her-fellow my grandmother he who it-eat the food; then IMP-me-
take-IMP PL.
91) "n-yu ni-mitsin-ilwitia ka:n panu n e : . "

"I-go I-you pl.-show where pass there."
92) "yu-wan ki-chiwa-t ne sanho; yu-wan ki-tah-taraeh-chiwa-t ne

witskuyul, pal ne: naka, ne: naka, yu miki."
"go-PL IMP it-do-PL the trench; go-IMP PL it-PL-point-make-PL the
gtliscoyol, so there stay, there stay, go to die."
93) ya:h-ke-t, ki-wi:ka-ke-t.

go-PRET-PL, him-take-PRET-PL.
94) "t-yu-t ti-k-wi:ka-t ne tu-ermanituh, lama."

"we-go-PL we-take-PL the our-little brother, grandmother".
95) " t e : , porké yu ki-kukua-witsti, yu ki-kukua-witsti", kin-ilwia.

"no, because go him-hurt-thorn, go him-hurt-thorn", them-say.
96) pero ki-wi:ka-ke-t.

but him-take-PRET-PL.
97) "ni:kan xi-k-chiwa-kan ne sa:nhoh, man

xi-k-tsuh-tsun-tamehti-kan ne witskuyul wan ne:
xi-k-ta:1-pachu-kan."
"here IMP-it-make-IMP PL the trench, but IMP-it-PL-point-sharpen-PL
IMP the giliscoyol and there IMP-it-ground-place-IMP PL."
98) "uk yu w i : t s ne: tu-kuhkul wan yu ki-mati ne f parrá:n f , f

pa: f ,
yu temu."
"now go come there our-bogeyman and go it-feel the 'parran1, f
paf,
go to f a l l . "
99) f " t o : p , to:p, to:p, t o : p ' , yu panu ne wih-wits-ti."
"'top, top, top, top', go to pass the PL-thorn-ABSOL."
100) pwes kiya ki-chih-ke-t.

so thus it-do-PRET-PL.
101) ne se:yuk noche "plash", ne tu-kuhkul, f f a:ha:(n)".

the other night "plah", the our-bogeyman, "ah".
102) "t-yu-t ti-k-xi:pe 2 wa-t", i:na-ke-t.

"we-go-PL we-him-skin-PL", say-PRET-PL.
103) ki-xi:pe:h-ke-t, ki-pa:ka-t, ki-wi:ka-ke-t chan ne in-lama.

it-skin-PRET-PL, it-wash-PL, it-take-PRET-PL to the
their-grandmother.
104) "xi-k-ida, n a : n i : t a " , k-ilwia-t, "t-al-i:ka-t masa:-t", wan

sa:nka.
"IMP-it-see, gramma", it-say-PL, "we-DIREC-take-PL deer-ABSOL", and
lie.
105) tesu ha masa:-t, ne i-naka-yu tu-kuhkul, ne i-dasmuh ne

in-lama.
no that deer-ABSOL, the his-meat-INT POSS our-bogeyman, the
her-fellow the their-grandmother.
106) "pwes eshe, e:h nu-pila-wan-tsi-tsin, n-yu ni-k-mana, t-yu-t

ti-ta-kwa-t."
"well yes, yes my-son-PL-PL-DIMIN, I-go I-it-cook, we-go-PL
we-something-eat-PL."
107) tesu, tesu ha masa:-t sino ne i-da:muh ne in-lama.

no, not that deer-ABSOL rather the her-fellow the
their-grandmother.
108) ha yaha ki-miktih-ke-t, wan ki-wiska-ke-t ne naka-t pal

ki-kwa ne in-lama.
that he him-kill-PRET-PL, and her-take-pret-PL the meat-ABSOL so
it-eat the their-grandmother.
109) uksi-k ne takwal.

done-ADJ the food.
110) kin-ilwia tik kastiyah, "levántense mis nietos, ya está la
comida".
them-say in Spanish, "get up my grandchildren, already is the
food".
111) "ay nanita, me duele la cabeza, yo estoy rendido", k-ilwia-t

tik kastiyah.
"oh gramma, me hurt the head, I am exhausted", her-say-PL in
Spanish.
112) ah, pwes pe:h-ki ta-kwa i-se:l-tsin.

oh, so begin-PRET something-eat her-alone-DIMIN.
113) "xi-kuchi-kam-a!" k-ilwia tik na:wa:-t, "xi-kuchi-kan!".

"IMP-sleep-IMP PL-now!" it-say in Pipil, "IMP-sleep-IMP PL!".
114) kuchi-ke-t se-pa.

sleep-PRET-PL one-time.
115) pe:h-ki ne tan-tepus-lama ki-kwa ne naka-t.

begin-PRET the tooth-iron-old woman it-eat the meat-ABSOL.
116) wan tame k-ilwih-ke-t, "ke:n ti-k-mat-ki ne naka-t, lama?",

and after her-say-PRET-PL, "how you-it-feel-PRET the meat-ABSOL,
grandmother?".
117) "bi:dah nu-teh-te:lpu:ch-tsin, bi:dah nu-teh-te:lpu:ch-tsin,

yama:ni-k."
"delicious my-PL-son-DIMIN, delicious my-PL-son-DIMIN, soft."
118) "ini ne i-naka-yu tu-kuhkul", k-ilwih-ke-t.

"that the his-meat-INT POSS our-bogeyman", her-say-PRET-PL.
119) "ay, era mierda, era mierda, a : h . "

"oh, was shit, was shit, ah."
120) ki-neki m-isu:ta, tesu weli-k.

it-want REFLEX-vomit, not can-PRET.
121) "ha, ni-k-mati ka mitsin-maka-tuk ne konse:hoh, ne chimpe

mitsin-maka-tuk ne konseshoh."
"ha, I-it-know what you pl.-give-PERF the advice, the youngest
child you pl.-give-PERF the advice."
122) "bueno, está bueno", ma: kiya, pero n-yu ni-k-miktia ne
chimpituh."
"good, is good", that so, but I-go I-him-kill the youngest child."
123) ki-neki ki-miktia katka.

it-want him-kill BEFORE.
124) ya:h-ki ki-tantia ne i-tan, ne:pa te:n kebrada ki-tantia ne

i-tan pal ki-kwa ne piltsi-tsin.
go-PRET it-sharpen the her-tooth, there edge canyon it-sharpen the
her-tooth for him-eat the boy-DIMIN.
125) yu ki-maka se: mordida,

go him-give a bite.
126) k-ilwia ne ku:talah-tsin ne se:yuk, tik kastiyah k-ilwia,

"mirá tenguerechol", k-ilwia, "andá vé qué hace mi nanita", k-ilwia
tik kastiyah.
him-say the lizard the other, in Spanish it-say, "look lizard",
him-say, "go see what do my gramma", him-say in Spanish.
127) "voy a i r " , es el tenguereche; ya:h-ki ne tengerecheh.

" I go to go", is the lizard; go-PRET the lizard.
128) panu-k, k-ita-k ka ki-tantia nemi ne i-tan, ki-tantia nemi ne

i-tan.
pass-PRET it-see-PRET that it sharpening is the her-tooth,
it-sharpening is the her-tooth.
129) mu-kwep-ki ne tengerechul.

REFLEX-return-PRET the lizard.
130) "nech-maka-k se: pedrada", k-ilwia.

"me-give-PRET a stoning", him-tell.
131) "ni:kan naka-k ne tehitah"; ki-ahsi se: pedasoh tehah, ki-

tsun-tapa:n.
"here stay-PRET the little tile"; it-find a piece tile,
him-head-bust.
132) "bueno, está bueno, pero yu k-ita nu-lama ke:n yu panu."

"good, is good, but go it-see my-grandmother how go pass."
133) mas ka tiyu:tak wi:tsa-ya wan ne i-tapak.

more in evening come-IMPERF with the her-wash.
134) k-ilwih-ke-t, "xi-k-ida lama, t-yu-t ti-yawi-t set apwesta,

ka: panu ne i-a:xi:x tsum-pan kal tesu ti-k-mitki-sneki-t".
her say-PRET-PL, ftIMP-it-look grandmother, we-go-PL we-go-PL a bet,
who pass the his/her-urine head-on house no
we-him/her-kill-DESIDERATIVE-PLlf.
135) ffka: te: panu ne i-a:xi:x ne:pa t-yu-t ti-k-miktia-t."

"who no pass the his/her-urine there we-go-PL we-him/her-kill-PL."
136) pe:h-ke-t kene ne tah-ta:ka-met, " c h i : r r : : : " , bah, yawi se:yuk

tt • . r r . . . »i
begin-PRET-PL then the PL-man-PL, "chirr", bah, go another " i r r " .
137) "a:xa:n xi-k-itski-kan tu-lama, ma: ki-panulti ne i-a:xi:x."

"now IMP-her-grab-PL IMP our-grandmother, that it-pass the
her-urine."
138) ki:s-ki mu-talua, mu-kal-tsak.

left REFLEX-run, REFLEX-house-shut.
139) k-ilpih-ke-t ne ah-a:rgoyah wan ki-maka-ke-t ti:-t ne kal.

it-tie-PRET-PL the PL-ring and it-give-PRET-PL fire-ABSOL the
house.
140) ne: tami-k ne tan-tepus-lama.

there end-PRET the tooth-iron-woman.
The Nanahuatzin
(El Nanahuatzin)
(1) Once there was a man who got married, (2) He didn't know
that his wife was a witch. (3) In the nights he i s sleeping, (4)
His wife goes out to walk around, (5) She takes her head off and
goes out to walk around. (6) Her body remains and only her head
goes. (7) He asked for advice and it was given to him, they gave
him advice. ( 8 ) They told him to smear c h i l i on her. (9) So he
smear her. (10) The head came in the morning; she was no longer
able to attach herself. (11) She strove to do i t , but she
couldn't; she began to cry, she began to cry. (12) She spoke to
her husband; he didn't pay attention to her, as though he was
sleeping, but he wasn't asleep. (13) He was seeing what his wife
was doing. (14) When he spoke to her the skull throw itself and
stuck onto his neck. (15) Whatever the man ate she took away from
him, she took it away, she took everything, whatever he wanted to
eat she took away from him. (16) He could no longer make i t ; he
was going to die. (17) He went to ask for more advice; he went to
the church, to the priest's, (18) He should advise him how he
should do i t . (19) So he went. (20) The head did not want to stay
outside in front of the church, she didn't want to. (21) She
didn't want to get down; that's how it was, she did not want to get
off. (22) But finally she got down. (23) The man put his jacket
down for her; there he left her; the man went inside. (24) He told
the priest that his wife was a witch.
(25) " I don't know, but they told me ray wife is a witch, that I
should be careful." (26) "Each night she goes out to walk abround,
but only her head." (27) "All along the stree the dogs howl 'wawa-
wawawawawawawawa', the dogs howl." (28) "In the morning she came,
she came again." (29) "But since I put chili on her, she no longer
could." (30) "Now the priest told me that if I have a farm that I
should go with her that she eat the red custard apples that are
ripe, and then I should hit her with the hard ones in order to kill
her." (31) "But since I was there, I would be trying to."
(32) Who knows from where a deer was startled. (33) It went by
right there under the zapote tree; the head threw i t s e l f . (34)
"Lah" — it stuck here on the deer (on its neck). (35) The deer
took off jumping. (36) Into the thorns it went; it fell in the
ravine — "rann" — it threw itself into the ravine. (37) "Pa!" —
it f e l l — i t trembled and trembled ~ the deer died. (38) Then
the skull let go; it stayed there. (39) The vultures s t a r t e d
descending. (40) They wanted to eat the meat, the stinking meat of
the deer. (41) She started to scare them, "shew, shew, shew, shew,
shew!" (42) "Don't eat my husband, don't eat my husband!", that's
what she said to them. (43) Finally the deer dried up and she, the
skull, was going to die all alone there in the canyon. (44) She
died; where she had died a groud tree sprouted.
(45) The witch (the "iron-toothed-old-woman") came. (46) I t ' s
she who is her mother, the witch "iron-toothed-old-woman". (47)
She went. (48) She knew where her daughter was. (49) She found
her there. (50) "Oh, my daughter, you have died here, but here i s
my gourd, your gourd of love i s coming to come up here." (51) And
then she l e f t , she went. (52) The tree grew and it had a f r u i t , a
gourd. (53) The iron-toothed-old-woman sensed it; she came to go
see i t . (54) The gourd was just ripe. (55) "Oh, my daughter, here
is your gourd." (56) She cut i t o f f , she cut it and took it home.
(57) She put it over there, in the corner of the house she placed
it.
(58) About a month went by; the gourd was quite ripe. (59) Then
it split open in the middle of the night, let's say at midnight;
you hear it at midnight. (60) "Pa!" — i t burst open. (61) The
old woman went to see; the seeds of the gourd were just l i t t l e
boys, they were just l i t t l e boys. (62) "Gramma, gramma, gramma"
they said to their grandmother, "we want little hammocks, gramma",
they said to her in Spanish. (63) "Make us little hammocks!" (64)
"Wait a bit; I'm going to do i t . " (65) So she returned and brought
some hammocks. (66) She went to get her little boys, then she went
under the silk-cotton tree, under the silk-cotton tree. (67) She
started to say in magic, "down silk-cotton tree, down tree, down
tree, down tree, down tree!" (68) The silk-cotton tree came donw,
down came the silk-cotton tree and its brances touched the ground.
(69) Their grandmother began to hang the hammocks. (70) After-
wards, "up silk-cotton tree, up tree up, tree"; the silk-cotton
tree went back up. (71) Later they called their grandmother; they
want to get down, get them down. (72) Well, the old woman went.
(73) She got them down; they were already men.
(74) They said to their grandmother, "gramma, tomorrow we are
going to go hunt", they tell her. (75) "Go ahead, my grandchil-
dren", she said. (76) They went; they killed a deer. (77) They
skinned it and told their grandmother to cook i t ; she cooked i t .
(78) When the food was ready, since they had stayed up, they slept.
(79) Their grandmother spoke to them; she said, "wake up, the food
is ready, wake up my children, wake up, the food is ready!" (80)
They ate the food, they ate the food that they went to catch.
(81) But their grandmother deceived them because she had a
lover. (82) She began to call her lover so they could eat
together, so she could eat together with her lover* (33) She no
longer gave the food to her grandchildren; she only ate together
with her lover,
(84) But as the Nanahuatzin was there, the youngest child, he
saw what their grandmother was doing, (85) He told his brothers,
"my grandmother is screwing you; you're not eating", (86) "She
just smears grease on your l i p s so they w i l l taste," (87) "Oh
gramma", they said, "gramma, we're hungry" they tell her, (88) " I
already fed you, but lick your l i p s " , she said, since she spoke to
them in Spanish, "lick your lips, you already ate", (89) She lied;
they had not eaten, (90) The Nanahuatzin, the youngest child, said
to them, "take me; my grandmother's fellow, he's the one who eats
the food; so take me!", (91) "I'm going to show you where he
goes." (92) "Go make a trench; go sharpen gUiscoyols (thorny
palms) so he'll stay there, stay there, he's going to die," (93)
They went and they took him. (94) "We're going to take our l i t t l e
brother, gramdmother." (95) "No, because he is going to get stuck
with the thorns, he's going to get pricked", she tells them. (96)
But they took him. (97) "Make the trench here, but sharpen the
gUiscoyols and put them in the ground." (98) "Now our 'bogeyman'
i s going to come there and he's going to feel the "parran", "pa",
he's going to f a l l . " (99) "'top, top, top, top", the thorns are
going to pierce him." (100) So that's what they did. (101) The
next night, "plah"; i t ' s their 'bogeyman', "ah". (102) "Let's skin
him", they said. (103) They skinned him, washed him, and took him
to their grandmother's. (104) "Look, gramma", they said to her,
"we brought a deer", and i t was a l i e . (105) That was not a deer;
it was the meat of their 'bogeyman', of their grandmother's fellow.
(106) "Well yes, yes, my children, I'm going to cook i t , we're
going to eat." (107) No, that was not deer, but rather their
grandmother's fellow. (108) It was him that they killed* and they
took the meat so that their grandmother would eat i t . (109) The
food was ready. (110) She said to them in Spanish, "get up my
grandchildren, the food is ready". ( I l l ) "Oh gramma, my head
aches, I'm exhausted", they say in Spanish. (112) So, she began to
eat alone. (113) "Sleep now!", she said in P i p i l , "go to sleep!".
(114) They went to sleep again. (115) The iron-toothed-old-woman
began to eat the meat. (116) Afterwards they said, "how did you
find the meat, grandmother?". (117) "Delicious my sons, delicious
my sons, soft." (118) "That was our bogeyman's flesh", they said.
(119) "Oh, it was s h i t , i t was shit, oh." (120) She felt like
throwing up, but she couldn't.
(121) "Ha, I know that the youngest child has advised you, he
has advised you." (122) " W e l l , that's a l l right, so be i t , but I'm
going to kill that youngest child." (123) She was wanting to kill
him. (124) She went to sharpen her teeth, there by the edge of the
canyon she sharpened her teeth so she could eat the l i t t l e boy.
(125) She was going to bite him.
(126) The other said to the lizard, "look lizard", in Spanish he
said, "go see what my gramma is doing", he said in Spanish. (127)
"1*11 go", it was the l i z a r d ; the lizard went. (128) He went by
and saw that she was sharpening her teeth, she was sharpening her
teeth. (129) The lizard returned. (130) "She hit me with a rock",
he said. (131) "The piece of tile stuck here (pointing to the back
of the neck); she found a piece of t i l e and she busted my head."
(132) "OK, but my grandmother is going to see what's going to
happen."
(133) Later in the evening she was coming with her wash. (134)
They said, "look grandmother, we're going to make a bet; whoever
passes his/her piss on top of the house we don't want to k i l l " .
(135) "Whoever does not get his/her piss there we are going to
kill." (136) Then the men began, "chirr"; another went, " i r r " .
(137) "Now grab our grandmother; let her pass her piss." (138) She
took off running she closed herself in the house. (139) They tied
the rings (of the door) and set fire to the house. (140) There the
iron-toothed-old-woman met her end.
1. Introduction
In this appendix the position of Pipil is considered and

clarified with respect to 1) other varieties of Nahua that are
sometimes also called "Pipil" and 2) the classification of Nahua in
general and Pipil's position within it.
2. Other Varieties of Nahua Sometimes Called "Pipil"
Given the confusion and controversy occasioned by the use of

" P i p i l " in reference to other southern varieties of Nahua and by
claims that these and Central American Pipil may be close genetic
relatives, it is important to compare these in greater detail.
This examination is intended to help resolve the issues. The forms
compared are from Soyalo, Chiapas (principal examples from Reyes
1961a, complemented by forms from Van Zantwijk 1963, cited in
parentheses; from Huehuetán, Chiapas (Bruce and Robles Uribe 1969,
with a few forms cited from Knab 1980 in parentheses) ; from Pueblo
Nuevo Solistahuacán, Chiapas (Navarrete 1975); from Bochil, Chiapas
(Van Zantwijk 1963); from Salamá, Guatemala (Stoll 1958(1884¿);
from Pajapan, Veracruz (García de León 1976); from Mecayapan,
Veracruz (Wolgemuth 1981); and from San Felipe Rio Nuevo, Cardenas,
Tabasco (Rendón n.d.). First a comparative word list is presented,
followed by comments. The abbreviations used are:
Mec = Mecayapan, Veracruz

Paj = Pajapan, Veracruz
RN = San Felipe Rio Nuevo, Cardenas, Tabasco
Soy = Soyaló, Chiapas
PNS = Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Chiapas
Boc = Bochil, Chiapas
Hue = Hueuetán, Chiapas (from Soconusco)
Sal = Salamá, Guatemala (from Baja Verapaz)
Pip = Pipil, El Salvador (C, SD)
1 2 3 4
ant ask avocado basket
Mee tsi:ka 9 -tahtani awaka? chikiwi 9
Paj tsi:gat tahtani chigiwit
RN tsirgat
Soy tsikat h tahtani awakat*1 chikiwat*1
PNS
Boc
Hue
Sal tsígat -tatáne chiquit
Pip tsi:kat tahtani a:wakat chikiwit
6 7 8
to bathe bean bitter black
Mee -a:ltiá aha:yo: 9 chichi: 9 pi:sti 9
Paj m-a:ltia ahayo pistik
RN ahayo9t pistik
Soy m-alti et h chichik tíltik
('pret.'?) (et)
PNS et títik
Boc (et)
Hue chene9
Sal -álti et tíltik
Pip m-a:ltia e:t chichik ti:ltik
9 10 11 12 13
blood bone bottlegourd to burn to buy
Mee esti omi9 tekoma9 tatiá -kowa
(t.v.)
Paj esti omit tegomat tata -goa
(i.v.)
RN esti 9 -omi tata 9 -gowa9
Soy esti umit*1 tekumat*1 táta9 -kuwa-
(umit)
PNS umi9
Hue
Sal este úmit tekúmat -kúa
Pip esti u:mit temumat tata ( i . v . ) kuwa
tatia ( t . v . )
14 15 16 17
to call cane to climb to close
Mee -no:tsa owa9 tehkawi -tsakwa
Paj notsa wat tehkawi tsaba
RN tehko -tsakwa
Soy -nutsa uwat*1 tehku -tsakwa-
(uwat)
PNS
Boc
Hue
Sal uwat -téhu -tsákwa
u:wat tehku tsakwa
Pip (w)al-nu:tsa
19 20
18 comb to come
cold tsikawa:s wi:9
Mec sese: 9 pachoás -wi:ts ( ' p r e s . 1 )
Paj sese:k -wa:la ( ' p r e t . ' )
RN se:sek -pachowasti wits
Soy sisik tsikawasti -wala
(seseltik) ( ' p r e t . ' ?)
PNS
Boc
Hue
chikawáste -wála
Sal sésik ("to return")
tsirkuwas wi:ts ( ' p r e s . ' )
Pip sesek wa:la(:)h ( ' p r e t . ' )
20 21 22 23
corn cornfield to cry to cut
(maize) (milpa)
Mee táyo:l mi:hli cho:ka teki
Paj tayo:l mihli choga tegi
RN sinti 9 chorga9
Soy táuli mili 9 chuka teki
(taulli)
PNS tauli
Boc taulli
Hue tigol/tégi
Sal tayúgal/ mili -chuga
tahuli
Pip tawiyal mi:l churka teki
24 25 26 27
day day after deer to descend
tomorrow
Mee wi:pta masa27 temowa
Paj tahkoga wikta masat temo2a
(de día)
RN deh wihta masat kwatemo
Soy tunaliaxka (wipta) masat*1 temu
(tunalli) (masat)
PNS masat
Boc
Hue
Sal tik túnal masat -temu
Pip wi:pta masa2t temu
28 29 30 31
to die to do, dog dough,
to make corn dough
Mec miki -chi2wa pe 2 lo tixti
Paj migi chi2a/chi2w-/ pelo tisti
chi:h
RN mi 7 kiya 7 chiawa/ tixti
-chih
Soy -miki -chiwa- pelu7 texti
PNS chucho/
chuchu
Boc
Hue (mika) gínyu
(died already ?) (ginyu)
Sal -mige -chiwa
Pip miki chiwa pe2lu tixti
32 33 34 35 36
to drink dry ear ear of to eat
corn
Mec k-onia wa2k-to? -nakas e 2lo 2 7 -kwa
Paj oni wa:ktok -nagas e2lot -ba2
RN -at i7 wak-tok -nagas ta-kwa
Soy -onih waki -nakas elut ta-kwa
(pret.)
PNS
Boc (ta-kwa-lis)
Hue
Sal k-uni wak-tuk nágas elut ta-kwa
Pip wa2k-tuk -nakas e2lut -kwa/ta-kwa
36 37 38 39
egg to enter to extinguish eye
Mee -teksis kalaki se:wiá ( t . v . ) i:x

Paj teksis sewi -iixtotolo
RN teksisti 7 -ixtolo:lo
Soy webototutuli -kalaki sewi? -ixko
PNS -ixko
Boc
Hue
Sal tutultit xxku
Pip teksis-ti kalaki se:wi ( i . v . ) i:x
se:wia ( t . v . )
40 41 42 43
far father fiesta fire
(ceremony)
Mee wehka -tah ilwi? ti7—t
Paj wehka -tah ilwit tit
RN -tah ti?t/ti:t
Soy wehka tahtsi ilwit h máskut
(wehka) (-tahtsin) (maskut)
PNS
Boc
Hue
Sal wéha muskut
Pip wehka -te:ku ilwit ti(:)t
44 45 46 47
flower foot four to give
Mec xo:chi? ikxi na:wi -maka
Paj xuchit ikxi nawi maga
RN no-kxi? ma:ga
"my foot"
Soy suchit^1 -ikxi nawi? -makilih
(xuchit) (pret. applic.)
PNS mo-kxi nawi?
"your foot"
Boc
Hue -maga
Sal rau-kx náwi -maga
"your foot"
Pip xu:chit (i)kxi na:wi maka
48 49 50 51 52
to go gourd to grind hair hand
(jicara)
Mee yawi wahkal -tis tsónkal -ma:
Paj yawi wahkal tisi -tsongal -ma:
RN yawi- tisi -tsonga -man
Soy yawi? xikali 9 tesi -uhmío9 -ma
PNS
Boc ye'niyaz
" I ' l l go"
Hue
Sal níu xígal tsúngal ma
" I go"
Pip yawi xi:kal/ tisi -tsunkal -mey
wahkal
53 54 54 55 56
to have head to hear heart here
Mec -piá tsontekon -kaki -a:lmah nigah
Paj -pia -tsontegon -gagi -alma nigah
RN -tsontegon -gagi nigan
Soy -pia9 tsunteko kaki -yulu9 nika
PNS tu-yul
"your heart"
Boc nikan
Hue
Sal -pía tsuntéu yulo niga
Pip -piya tsuntekumat/ kaki -yu(:)l(u) ni(:)l
-tsuntekun
57 58 59 60 61
hot house I incense to kill
Mee toto:ni 7 kahli/ neh kópal -miktiá
-chain
Paj toto:nik gahli/gal-/ naha miktia
chanti
RN totosnik -gahli naha -miktih-ia9
Soy tutunki -chan net mihteh (pret.)
(tunaltik)
PNS kali ne7
Boc
Hue
Sal tutúnge káli/ net/ne/ kúval
cha newa
Pip tuturnik kal/ naha kupal miktia
-chan
62 63 64 65 66
land to laugh leached corn to leave louse
(nixtamal)
Mec ta:hli wetska nextámal ki:sa atimi7
Paj taihli i:xwetska ne:xtamal gisa a: tin
RN tahli wetska
Soy tali wetska nextámali -kisa atemit*
(talli)
PNS
Boc
Hue
Sal táli -kisa atemet
Pip tail wetska nextamal ki:sa atimet
67 68 69 70
man mat meat moon,
(petate) month
Mee ta:ga 7 petat me:s (month)
to-ye:-tsin (moon)
Paj ta:gat petat nagat me:sti
RN tagat nagat me(:)st f (moon)
mesti7 (month)
Soy takath petat*1 nakat*1 mesti
(tagat) (nakat) (mesti)
PNS taka? nakat
Boc
Hue tigi/
tége
Sal tágat pédat nágat méste
Pip ta:kat petat nakat me:tsti
71 72 73 74 75
mother mountain mouth much, mud
many
Mee -ye7 tepe:yoh -te:n mia7 soki 7
Paj -ye: tepe:t -te:n miag-eh sogit
RN -ye: te:pet -ten
Soy nántsi tepeth -tenko miak sukit h
(nantsin) (tepet)
PNS
Boc
Hue
Sal nants tévet ti miak sukit (clay)
Pip -na:n tepe:t te:n miyak sukit
76 77 78 79 80 81
name night nose one owner paper
Mee -to:ka: 7 yowal -ya? se: -te:ko a:ma 7
Paj -toga tayoá -yak se -tego a: mat
RN toga tayowa7 -yak se:
Soy -tuka yuali -yaka se 7 -teku amat*1
(yualli) (mamat)
PNS se 7
Boc yowalli
Hue tse
Sal tuga/ yuwáli yag se amat
tua (amate)
Pip -tu:kay/ tayuwa -yak/ se: -te:ku-yu a:mat
-tu:key yaka- (paper)
82 83 84 85 86
to plant pot quern rabbit raw,
(olla) (metate) green
Mec -to:ka ko:mi9 meta9 xoxówigo
Paj to:ga gorait metat xoxoktik
RN -to:ga go:mit kwagege9 xoxo:wik
xoxoktik
"green"
Soy tuka kumit*1 metat*1 xuxuk
PNS tusti
Boc
Hue
Sal -tuga médat tuxti xuxug
Pip tu: ka ku:mit metat tuchti xuxuwik
87 88 89 90 91.
road salt sandal to say to see
Mec ohti ista 9 -ga9 -ihtowa -ita (to see)
-chiya (to wait)
ta-chá (to look)
Paj ohti istat xántia ihtoa -ita
RN ohti 9 tachixtok
(from chiya)
Soy uhtika istat*1 kaite 9 -ihtuh tachia
(uhti) (istat) (caiti) (pret.)
PNS
Boc
Hue
Sal úhti istat kákte -ida
Pip uhti istat kakti ilwia ita (to see)
chiya (to look,
to wait)
92 93 94 95
to sell to shout to sit six
Mee -namaka tsahtsi mo-ta:liá
Paj ta-namaga-ni tsahtsi mo-ta:li
(seller)
RN mu-talia9
Soy -namaka tsahtsi mu-tali chiwase
(pret. ?) (chikwasen)
PNS chikwasen
Boc
Hue
Sal -tsahtsi mu-táli chikwás
(to call)
Pip namaka tsahtsi mu-ta:lia chikwasi(:)n
96 97 98 99 100
to sleep snail snake sour to stand,
to rise
Mee kochi xote kowa:9 xoko: 9 mo-ketsa
Paj -gochi xote goa:t xogo:t mo-getsa
RN -gochi a:tetegolot mu-getsa9
Soy -kuchi- xuti 9 kuat xukuth mo-ketsa
(kuat)
PNS kua?
Boc
Hue
Sal -kuchi- kuat mu-kétsa
Pip kuchi xuti ku:wat xukut mu-ketsa
101 102 103 104

stone sun to swallow to sweep
Mec te9-t to:nati: 9 -tolowa tachpa:na
Paj tet to:nati ta-tloloa (ochpanwas
"broom")
RN te 9 t/tet to:na:ti(n) (ixpanwasti
"broom")
Soy tet h tunali tuluh- taxpana
(tet) (tunalli) (pret.)
PNS tet tunali
Boc
Hue
Sal tet tunal
Pip tet tu: nal tulua ta-chpa:na/
t-uchpa:na
105 106 107 108 109 110
ten there this thorn three to tie
Mee nepa inín witsti e:yi -ilpia
Paj nepa hi:n witsti yei -ilpia
RN hi:
Soy matahti nepa9 inen wisti 9 yey -ilpih
(matakti) (pret.)
PNS matahti ye^
Boc
Hue eyi
Sal néva/ wíhti yey -ílpe
ba
Pip mahtakti ne:pa ini witsti ye:y ilpia
111 112 113 114 115

today tomato tomorrow tortilla town
Mee a: man toma9 mo:sta táxkal a:ltepe: 9
Paj tomat taxkal a:ltepe:t
RN a: man
Soy axka tumat*1 musta taxkali chinamit*1
(musta) (taxkalli) (chinamit)
PNS taxkali
Boc mozta
Hue chitáwi/
xtiwi
Sal áxka musta tax chinámit
Pip a:xa:n tumat mu:sta tamal tuchan/

(taxkal "rigua, te:chan
fresh-corn tortilla")
115 116 117 118 119 120

tumpline two up vine to want to wash
(arriba)
Mee mekapal o:me ahko meka9 -neki -pa:ka
Paj megapal o: rae ahko ba-megat negi pa:ga
RN orne ahko9 kwa-me:gat
Soy mekapal ume 9
ahku mehat*1 -negi/ -paka-
-neki
PNS ume9 -neki
Boc
Hue orne -negi
Sal mekawal úme/ áhu
úmi
Pip mekapal u: rae ahku mekat neki pa:ka
121 122 123 124 125
water wet where white wind
Mec a: 7 -t/ papachki9 ka:n ista: 7 eheka 7
-a:- gan
Paj a:t papach(k)ik ista:k ehegat
RN a?t papaxtih-ia kampa ista:k ehegat
"to wet" (campa)
Soy at h paltik istak hekath
(at)
PNS
Boc kampa
Hue kampa/
kampi
Sal at -paltitik káva istak ehiegat
"to wet"
Pip a:t ahwi ka:n ista(:)k ehekat
"to wet"
126 127 128 129 130

woman wood year yesterday you
Mec siwa: 7 kwahkwáwil xiwi? teh
Paj soá:t bahbawil xiwit yalwa teha
RN sowa:t taha
Soy siwat*1 kowith xiwit yalwa7 tet
(kot) (yalwa)
PNS siwa kowi7 tet
Boc
Hue
Sal siwat kot (tree) yálwa tet
Pip siwa: t kwawit se: xiwit ya:luwa taha
"last year"
To begin with, some clarifications of these data are in order.

They are written as in the original sources, only transliterated to
follow the Pipil practical orthography. Soyaló and Pueblo Nuevo
Solistahuacán contain an automatic glottal stop after final vowels;
this is found in many varieties of Nahua, including Pipil, but not
written because it is predictable.
Intervocalic lc i s also voiced in several varieties. However,
this is an independent change, not useful for classification. It
is variable in P i p i l , some dialects having no voicing of lc, while
others have considerable, e.g. Santo Domingo de Guzmán with voicing
intervocalically, i n i t i a l l y and after ji (cf. section 1.4 for more
details). Huehuetán has a voiced fricative (g) intervocalically,
e.g. -maga "to give", which is also found in some other dialects.
Soyaló seems to give preference to voiceless lc, but in variation at
times with e.g. -neki/-negi "to want". In Salamá, Guatemala the
change to voiced fricatives intervocalically has apparently reached
all the stops, not just k. This is not always obvious in Stoll's
(1958(1884)) orthography, but it is not difficult to see when a few
forms are compared. For j) there are examples such as tevet
"mountain" (cf. tepe:t of others), neva / ])a "there" (cf. ne:pa
elsewhere), and cáva "where" (cf. kampa of others). These repre-
sentations with 1) and v^ suggest a phonetic voiced bilabial frica-
tive (b). For _t there are such examples as -ida "to see" and medat
"quern (metate)", where orthographic d. could suggest either a
voiced fricative (é) or a voiced stop (d). Examples for k vary
between orthographic £ and ji, as in tuga / tua "name", niga "here",
etc. Salamá also suffered another change with lc; it was lost after
h, e.g. weha " f a r " (cf. Pipil wehka). ahu "up" (cf. Pipil ahku),
tehu "to go up" (cf. Pipil tehku), etc. Preconsonantally Salamá
also changed Jts to s, and ch to x.» but this change i s found in many
other Nahua dialects, e.g. Pajapan. Salamá also lost final -ri.
Pajapan has changed ]cw to Jb, a phenomenon found i s several other
Gulf Coast dialects.
Mecayapan, like many other kinds of Nahua, has an automatic
phonetic glottal stop after final vowels, but the -_t and -k in
final position have also changed to glottal stop. Nevertheless,
the sources say that these two kinds of glottal stops, one auto-
matic after final vowels, the other from final -Jt or -]c, are dis-
tinct, the one from final -t and -lc being stronger (Wolgemuth 1969,
Canger 1980:70). Mecayapan monosyllabic forms ending in -J:, how-
ever, have not undergone the full change to glottal stop, but
rather have inserted a glottal stop before the -Jt, e.g. a: ? -t
"water", te?-t "stone", ti?-t " f i r e " . Finally, Mecayapan words
ending in -i(y)a or -o(w)a have changed with the accent on the
final vowel, -iá and -oá.
It is to be hoped that this comparison w i l l shed light on the
controversial claims about possible Pipil closer genetic connec-
tions with these varieties. As discussed in chapter 1 and below
it is clear from these data and others that P i p i l shares certain
traits with some of these, but that on the whole it is quite
distinct.
3. Pipil and the classification of Nahua
With the argument presented in chapter 1 that Central American

Pipil must in some way be considered distinct from other Nahua
varieties, the question is begged, just what i s the position of
Pipil within the Nahua subgroup and how does it relate to other
dialects? In the classification proposed here, Nahua consists of
three "branches" (independent languages): Pochutec, Pipil (of
Central America), and Core Nahua (to which all other varieties
belong, including the so-called "Classical" — alias Colonial —
Nahuatl (CN) of the sixteenth century and the various extant
dialects of Mexico). Other classifications which have been
proposed generally coincide with this one in considering Pochutec
as the most divergent member of the group, a separate language.
Nevertheless, several of the proposals differ in that they group
Pipil among the dialects of Core Nahua or as a subdivision of some
other imagined Nahua dialect arrangement.
These claims require some examination, although all have been
superseded by Una Canger's studies. For that reason, detailed
discussion of the dialect traits upon which classification has been
based is reserved for later, for the presentation of Cangerfs case
(see below). For proposals prior to Canger's, I present only the
main claims with respect to the position of Pipil.
Swadesh ( 1 9 5 4 - 1 9 5 5 : 1 7 9 ) held Pochutec and Mexihca ( i . e .
Classical Nahuatl) to be distinct languages, where "todas las demás
forman una red dialectal", specified in more detail as:
Los datos indican que el nahua se divide en tres partes

representadas respectivamente por el pochuteco, el nahua
clásico o mexihca, y no hay dialectos transicionales
entre el pochuteco y los demás, ni tampoco entre el
mexihca y los otros. Aparte de los dos tipos aislados,
el resto forma una sola red dialectal con diferencias
paulatinas entre pueblo y pueblo desde la Huasteca
hasta San Salvador ( P i p i l ) y desde Veracruz hasta el
Pacífico. (Fernández de Miranda, Swadesh, and Weitlaner
1960:141)
Unfortunately, Swadesh and his associates did not present the

evidence upon which their proposal was based, but, as we shall see
presently, the facts do no support such a classification.
Juan Hasler in several publications (1958a, 1958b, 1961, 1975,
1976, 1977) invoked a quatripartite view of Nahua dialectology,
with his Eastern branch containing both " P i p i l " (which for him
includes Central American Pipil and varieties from southern
Veracruz) and Pochutec, among others. Of this "Pipil" he said:
Los subdialectos meridionales del nahua del éste han

recibido a veces el tratamiento de idioma pipil. Con
esto no puedo e s t a r de acuerdo: el p i p i l es un
subdialecto — el más interesante si se quiere — de
nahua del éste, y posiblemente el que de manera más
directa se conecte con el pre-nahua. (Hasler 1958a:338)
Nevertheless, the traits presented by Hasler do not support his

Eastern group, nor his classification in general (cf. Canger 1980,
1983; see below).
Yolanda Lastra de Suárez (1974) presented a different classifi-
cation, which she called a "preliminary typology". She grouped
Pipil with southern Mexican dialects under the label "Golfo"
(Gulf), which includes: Acula, Los Tuztlas ( s i c ) , Mecayapan,
Pa japan (Veracruz); Nahuazontla and Xalacapan (Puebla), Tuxtepec
(Oaxaca); Soconusco, Oteapan, Cosoleacaque, Cupilco, Boquiapan,
Jalupa; Soyaló (Chiapas); Acaguasastlan (sic, read Acasaguastlan,
Guatemala); Nahuizalco, Izalco, Sonsonate, Cuzcatlan (El Salvador);
San Pedro (Durango). Of Pipil she offers:
Fonológicamente Centro América se agrupa con el Golfo,

pero en léxico parece tener mucha influencia del Centro y
al mismo tiempo otras palabras que le son caracterís-
ticas. (Lastra de Suárez 1974:392)
Lastra's main criterion for this classification was the preterite

formed in -k. However, this trait is of no diagnostic value for
classification (Canger 1980, see below).
Similar views have been presented by García de León ( 1 9 7 6 : 9 ) ,
Luckenbach and Levy (1980), and Fowler (1981), based upon glotto-
chronological counts. I return to these claims below.
Una Canger's (1980, 1983) classification is by far the most
accurate, most detailed, and best supported with linguistic
evidence to date. It is (Canger 1980:16):
A Pochutec
B General Aztec
I CENTRAL
a. La Huasteca
b. North Puebla
Valley of Mexico
Morelos
Tlaxcala
Central Puebla
Central Guerrero
II PERIPHERAL
a. Western
i Jalisco, Colima, Durango
ii Michoacan
i i i Almomoloa
iv North Guerrero
b. Eastern
i Sierra de Puebla
ii East Puebla (Chilac)
i i i South Guerrero
iv Isthmus
v Pipil
Canger calls her classification "tentative" and "unsatisfactory

because branching charts cannot be used to show the complex rela-
tionships which usually exist among dialects" (Canger 1980:16). In
clarifying her Central vs. Peripheral division, which she considers
"fundamental", Canger indicates that it is "founded basically on
one isogloss: the presence versus the absence of the stem final
vowel in the perfect of verbs" (Canger 1983:30). However, she does
not believe this division to be old, no more that 500 years (Canger
1983:31). That i s , the defining features of central dialects are
not "due to common inheritance, but rather to late influence from
one prestigious and dominating dialect; and they have had the
function precisely of unifying the dialects" (Canger 1983:32). In
short, "peripheral dialects were defined negatively simply by not
having the features diagnostic for the Central dialects" (Canger
1983:28).
I will examine the traits which Canger (and others before her)
have presented as support for placing Pipil within her Eastern
group (part of the larger Peripheral group). While she did not
intend her classification to be understood as genetic, I w i l l
discuss the implications of her dialect traits for a genetic clas-
sification of P i p i l , showing the complications for any proposed
closer classification of Pipil with Mexican varieties of Nahua.
Canger points out that much attention has been paid in previous
classifications to the presence or absence of the suffix -ki 'pre-
terite' and to the use or non-use of the prefix o:- in 'past'
constructions, but she demonstrates that these two features are not
useful for defining the dialects. For her, the loss or preserva-
tion of the stem-final vowel of verb roots in the 'preterite' (cf.
section 2.2) is the most important criterion in the classification
of a l l Nahua dialects. For example, from a proto form *ki:sa-ka
"(he/she/it) left" the dialects end up with the following possible
forms: ki:s-ki, k i : s , ki:sa-k, with or without the 'past' suffix
o:-, depending on the dialect. The dialects which lose the final
vowel of verb roots in the 'preterite' are of the Central group;
p r e s e r v a t i o n of t h i s vowel i s the diagnostic criterion of
Peripheral dialects, including Pipil in her view (Canger 1978:4-5).
Nevertheless, Canger says that some peripheral dialects have
recently lost or have begun to lose the final vowel in these forms
due to the general tendency toward final-vowel loss in Nahua
(Canger 1978:4). Specifically of P i p i l , based on her reading of
Schultze-Jena (1935), she says:
Schultze-Jena's description of Pipil (1935) gives the

impression that vowel loss in verb forms has only
recently begun to take place (Canger 1980:75).
The P i p i l forms in ki are identical with those found

in La Huasteca and with those which all Central dialects
have had at an earlier stage. But a number of Pipil
variants in -C-ki and -Vk and the many cases with the
stem final vowel retained show that P i p i l has gone
through a development independent of that common to all
the Central dialects (Canger 1980:76).
However, with respect to P i p i l , this criterion f a i l s , or better

said, the interpretation of Schultze-Jena's data has led Canger to
an inadequate view of Central American Pipil. It must be granted
that the nature of vowel-loss deserves study and that further
clarification of Canger's interpretation would be useful. Never-
theless, vowel loss in these verb forms appears not to be a recent
development, but rather a very old one. The most plausible
explanation of the variation between forms without the final
vowel (-C(-ki)) and forms with it (-V-k) is that the vowel's
presence, where it occurs in Pipil dialects, is due to recent
analogical changes based on present-tense forms (which always
contain the vowel). For example forms such as ni-k-pix-ki
" I had i t " ni-k-chix-ki " I saw i t " , ti-k-ihix-ki "you hated i t " ,
and ni-k-u:x "I shelled it" (from -piy-a, -chiy-a, -ihiy-a,
and -u:y-a, respectively) show vowel loss to be old, given that the
morphophonemic change of final and preconsonantal £ to _x is ancient
(from Proto-Nahua times, cf, Campbell and Langacker 1978) and is no
longer productive (cf. section 2,2), The explanation of a variant
form such as ni-k-piya-k (SD) " I had i t " instead of the more
usual and older ni-k-pix-ki (C) is that the former is of recent
analogical formation (occurring with much less frequency than the
original forms without the stem-final vowel, probably based on the
class of verbs which in pipil and almost all other varieties of
Nahua does not lose the stem-final vowel in the preterite (cf.
section 2.2., 3.7.3) and by the vowel's presence in the 'present'-
tense forms. Actually, the class of verbs which loses the stem-
final vowel in Pipil is by far the most ample, with approximately
twice the number of members as the classes which retain the vowel.
Consequently, given that vowel loss is very old, Pipil cannot
convincingly be considered closely connected with Canger's Eastern
group (part of the larger Peripheral grouping) on the basis of this
criterion alone. This conclusion is seen with clarity when Pipil
verbs are compared with forms from Mecayapan, Veracruz (often
called "Isthmus" Nahua, part of Canger's Eastern dialect group),
which is incidentally the dialect many have considered most closely
related to Central American Pipil. Compare the third person singu-
lar preterite forms; note that final -Jc has become in Mecayapan
(examples from Canger 1980:71):
Mecayapan Pipil
kochi-9 kuch-ki slept
tegi-9 / te 9 tek cut
pa:? (CN pa:ka-k) pa:ka-k washed
migi-9 / mi9 miki-k died
ko:wa-9 kuh-ki bought
ti:si- 9 tis-ki ground
ki:sa- 9 ki:s-ki left
no:tsa-9 called nu:ts-ki spoke
miso:ta-9 m-isu:ta-k vomited
(cf. CN o-ni-iso ^la-
pata:n / pata:ni-9 pata:ni-k flew
(cf. pata:n-tuk "flown")
In summary, with respect to -C-ki or -V-k, Pipil preserves a
state very much like that found in Classical Nahuatl; i . e . , in
general Pipil has undergone vowel loss in the preterite (—C—ki) in
the verb classes which permit it and in this respect Pipil is
distinct from the Eastern dialects (of the Peripheral group)
which do not permit this vowel loss.
A sober assessment of this fact leaves P i p i l distinct, but,
unfortunately, does not demonstrate that there could not have been
a closer connection between these two varieties. If they had been
closely related, Isthmus Nahua could s t i l l have undergone the
analogical restoration of the stem-final vowel (if that is indeed
what happened) after P i p i l had separated. That i s , to show that
the two belong together one must demonstrate shared innovations.
Since vowel loss in the 'preterite1 is apparently not shared (which
is Canger's principal classificatory trait), if a connection is to
be demonstrated i t w i l l have to be based on other shared
innovations. It i s to Canger's other shared traits that I now
turn.
The other features which Canger presented for her Eastern
dialects do not serve to prove that Pipil belongs genetically to
the group, either. It should be recalled that she did not intend
them to have a genetic interpretation, but if Pipil is to be placed
historically, their weight for genetic classification needs to be
assessed.
First, Pipil and Isthmus Nahua share the plural morpheme of
independent personal pronouns, -me-t ( P i p i l ) / -me-h (Isthmus),
while others tend to have -tin or -n. Nevertheless, the suffix
-me-h is found in various other, non-Eastern dialects, such as La
Huasteca, which i s considered Central (Canger 1978:13, Hasler
1961:459). For example, Guerrero dialects ( X a l i t l a , Copalillo,
Zitala, Acatlan, and Xalatzala) have tahwameh "we" (Canger
1980:96). Thus, the following forms exist for "we":
tehemet Pipil
tohomen Jalupa, Tabasco
tehwaraeh Zaragoza, Veracruz
tohwameh Cosoleacaque
tahameh Jaltipan, Veracruz
tehame:n Mecayapan, Veracruz (Wolgemuth 1980:192)
tehameih Mecayapan (García de León 1976:26)
tehameh Pajapan, Veracruz
tahamet Acula, Veracruz
tahan Boquiapan, Tabasco
tawa:n Cupilco, Veracruz
tehban Tuxtlas, Veracruz
tahwameh Zitlala, Guerrero
te?wa:N North Puebla
tehwan Ahuacatlán, Puebla
tehwah Tlaxcala
tefa Zoquitlán
tehwa Sierra de Puebla
(Canger 1980:96-7, García de León 1976:26).
This list shows that there are dialects which are not of the
Eastern group that have the -me-h / -me-t ending and that there are
Eastern (Isthmus) dialects which lack it (e.g. Boquiapan, Cupilco,
Tuxtlas, etc.). It i s very possible that -me-h/-me-t was the
original Proto-Nahua plural ending in pronouns, which would mean
that it represents a retention in those dialects that have it, not
a shared innovation. Therefore, these dialects could have retained
the trait regardless of their actual classification by simply not
having changed the prior existing form. In any case, i t s geogra-
phical distribution shows that this feature is not diagnostic for
the classification of Nahua dialects and has no direct relevance to
the position of Pipil.
P i p i l , the Sierra de Puebla, and Isthmus Nahua also share the
retention of i n i t i a l js-, which changed to ye- in many other dia-
lects, as in, for example, e:-t(l) "bean" instead of ye:-t(l). But
certain other dialects also preserve e^, e.g. La Huasteca, Jalisco,
etc., and even in Classical Nahuatl e. varied with ye. The je- i s a
retention of a Proto-Nhaua characteristic; the change of jb- to ye-
is a relatively recent innovation. Therefore, Pipil and others
could share es- irrespectively of their classification (cf. Canger
1978:8).
These three, P i p i l , Sierra de Puebla, and Isthmus Nahua, also
share another trait, the preservation of the root-final vowel in
the words toto(:)nik "hot" and xoxo:wik "green"; cf. CN toto:nki
and xoxo:wki (Canger 1978:8). This attribute is not diagnostic
for the classification, either, since La Huasteca Nahua also has it
and, moreover, because it represents a retention of the original
form which could be shared without any historical connection after
the split up of Proto-Nahua. The loss of the root-final vowel
represents an innovation in the dialects which underwent it. In
any case, it i s also possible that the Pipil form tutu:nk-a;yu-t
"fever" evidences the change.
These three varieties share yet another trait; they have changed
the *tl of Proto-Nahua to J: (cf. Campbell and Langacker 1978), but
this change is so natural that it very easily could have taken
place independently, as is suggested by the fact that a number of
other dialects also share this change (cf. Canger 1980:88-9).
Canger also pointed out that these three ( P i p i l , Sierra de
Puebla, and Isthmus Nahua) also tend to lose the absolutive suffix
after (Canger 1978:13), but the circumstances of this loss vary
in each of the three and also, the same tendency is found in
certain other dialects, e.g. in Tlaxcala Nahua (Canger 1978:13).
In Pipil the absolutive has been lost completely with roots ending
in -I9 but also it tends to be lost in other environments. For
example, one of its allomorphs, -ti, occurs after other consonants
(not -1) but i s limited for the most part to monosyllabic forms,
save a few exceptions (see section 3.1.1). In Isthmus Nahua the
absolutive allomorph that occurs after final -1. ( i . e . -li) has
been lost only in polysyllabic nouns, while in Sierra de Puebla
Nahua it was lost in this same environment and also in monosyllabic
nouns with a long vowel. Had the loss of absolutive been histori-
cally shared, the only portion of it that one could assume to be
genetic would be the suppression of the allomorph after root-final
polysyllabic forms — but not even this small portion of it
is useful for genetic classification, given that Tlaxcala Nahua
also shares that much of the loss.
Canger also pointed out traits shared only be Pipil and Isthmus
Nahua. These may be more important, although their significance
for genetic classification is not easily determined. Among these
she cites an Isthmus construction with nemi plus a main verb which
results in a kind of progressive: nemi ni-takwa " I am eating". In
Pipil this progressive construction is composed of a clear
auxiliary verb, nemi, which means "to be" in other contexts.
However, the constructions meaning and function in Isthmus Nahua
varies with the local dialects. For example, García de León tran-
slates it as "go (about) doing" (Sp. andar haciendo) in Pajapan,
Veracruz, where he describes the construction as a "frase verbal
continuativa":
nemi mawiltia "anda jugango". El uso de esta frase

sustituye en mucho al uso del sufijo continuativo -tok de
los verbos. (García de León 1976:74)
Here it is composed of a verb nemi "to walk, go" (andar) plus main
verb (cf. CN nemi "to l i v e " , nehnemi "to go, walk"). On the other
hand, Wolgemuth (1980:107) presents it as a true progressive con-
struction, e.g. nemi ni-takwa " I am eating". In P i p i l , one might
expect a progressive construction from a verb meaning "to be", as
is the case in many other languages of the world, e.g. English " I
am eating" or Spanish "estoy comiendo". Moreover, Isthmus Nahua
has a progressive s u f f i x , -tok, as do several other varieties of
Nahua, which Pipil lacks. Therefore, while Pipil and Isthmus Nahua
share a similarity in this case, it is possible that it i s due to
independent innovation of the progressive construction, just as was
the case with English and Spanish, related languages which indepen-
dently developed progressives from forms of the verb "to be".
Other dialects also contain auxiliary constructions with nemi, but
with it postposed, e.g. mo-laluhti-nemi "(he) goes (about) running"
(anda corriendo) in Michoacan Nahua (Beller and Beller 1979:282),
wikati-nemi "sings habitually" in La Huasteca Nahua (Sischo
1979:355), while Tetelcingo has an 'ambulative' construction,
-ti-nemi (Brewer 1969:46), to which CN kwala:n-ti-nemi "to go
(around) getting angry" (andar enojándose) may be compared. It is
also possible, however, given the greater similarity in form and
meaning, that Pipil and Isthmus Nahua share this trait due to some
common history; at this time, it is simply unclear.
Canger's second feature shared by Pipil and Isthmus Nahua is
-pal 'possession', e.g. i-pal " h i s / h e r s / i t s " , no-pal / nu-pal
"mine", etc. Other dialects have a cognate relational noun -pal,
but generally with the basic meaning of "by, with, near, by means
of, for". However, these also have contexts with a possessive
sense, e.g. CN te:-pal "someone's" (ajeno). At the same time,
Pipil has contexts with the meaning "by, for", e.g. pal "by, for,
in order to" ( c o n j u n c t i o n ) , " o f , from, by" ( p o s s e s s i v e ,
directional). It is possible that Pipil and Isthmus Nahua have
innovated together the basic sense of possession, but this is by no
means clear.
Finally, Canger (1978:14) presented certain lexical items shared
by Pipil and Isthmus Nahua, but these are not shared exclusively by
these two varieties (nor by these plus Sierra de Puebla Nahua).
For example, koyame-t / kuyame-t "pig" is found in Pipil, Isthmus
Nahua, Michoacan, and Quetzalapa; others tend to have pitso-t(l).
The form teksis-t(l)i "egg" is found in P i p i l , Isthmus, and
La Huasteca; others have totol-te-t(l), tle-tl, tli-tl, or
tlexuch-tli.
In sum, these similarities may suggest a possible closer genetic
connection between Pipil and Isthmus Nahua (and perhaps these two
with the Sierra de Puebla), but their genetic significance i s
inconclusive and Pipil's striking differences (cited above) should
be kept in mind.
2. Glottochronology. Several calculations of Nahua glotto-

chronology have been presented which involve Pipil and upon which
claims about Nahua classification have been based, e.g. Swadesh
1954-1955, 1963, 1967, Kaufman 1974, García de León 1976,
Luckenbach and Levy 1980, and Fowler 1981. While glottochronology
is at best highly controversial, nevertheless proposals for Pipil
based on these calculations should be discussed. To begin with,
however, it should be mentioned that glottochronology has been
largely discredited, i t s basic assumptions have been challenged,
and its results often prove erroneous (cf. Campbell 1977:62-5).
Garcia de León has placed Pipil close to Veracruz and Tabascan
varieties based on his counts. He says:
En cuanto a las relaciones internas del nahua del Golfo

lo más significativo es el hecho de que la distancia
i n t e r n a mayor es de 9 s i g l o s mínimos (between
Cosoleacaque and J a l u p a ) ; en tanto que el p i p i l
salvadoreño sólo difiere 6 siglos de Tuxtlas, Jaltipan,
Pajapan, Boquiapan y Jalupa, lo cual indica que el
primero es producto de un movimiento reciente que se
efectuó en tiempos históricos (sólo 2 siglos antes de la
Conquista); o bien, que habiéndose movido desde antes,
fue hasta 6 siglos que perdió el contacto con la costa
del Golfo. No sería nada aventurado suponer que antes
del 1300 dC existía una continuidad de grupos nahuas
desde Veracruz y Tabasco, hasta Guatemala y El Salvador;
pasando por los Altos de Chiapas (dialecto del nahua del
que quedaban hasta hace poco hablantes en Soyaló y
Bochil) y por la costa del Soconusco (Huehuetán y otros).
Probablemente, la expansión de los señorios quichés y
cakchiqueles de Guatemala favoreció la separación que
explicaría los 6 siglos de divergencia entre el nahua del
Golfo y el salvadoreño. (García de León 1976:41)
García de León presented the Swadesh list of 100 words in various

Gulf dialects, but did not include the Pipil words with which he
compared them to arrive at his dates. He calculated that Pipil
shares 84% with the Nahua of Los Tuxtlas, Pajapan, Jáltipan
(Veracruz), and Boquiapan (Tabasco), a separation of 5,8 minimum
centuries. His Gulf Nahua varied from 8 to 13 centuries with
respect to "Mexihca11 (Classical Nahuatl) and to other Nahua dia-
lects, which compares well with Kaufman's figure of 11 minimum
centuries for General Nahua, i.e. Nahua minus Pochutec (Kaufman
1974:73).
Luckenbach and Levy (1980), basing their calculations on 25
dialects, follow Swadesh (1954-1955) in believing that the inter-
dialectal relationships are "properly thought of as 'chains' or
'nets', where each dialect has its closest a f f i n i t i e s with i t s
immediate neighbor" (p.456). They support the traditional three-
way split in Nahua of "Nahuatl, Nahual, and Nahuat ( P i p i l ) , and a
variant isolate from Pochutla" (p.456). They calculate the ear-
liest separations for Pochutla (= Pochutec) and Xochitlahuaca,
Guerrero from the remainder of Nahua at 543 A.D., with their Nahuat
( P i p i l ) node splitting off at 801 A.D. and with "a Nahuat-Nahuatl
divergence ... calculated at A.D. 1072, and younger intradialecti-
cal ( s i c ) nodes ... found for Nahuat (A.D. 1257), Nahual (A.D.
1442), and Nahuatl (A.D. 1304 and 1511)" (p.457).
Fowler's (1981) calculations correspond to these in several
ways. He placed the first s p l i t , that of Pochutec from other
Nahua, at 15 centuries ago, ca. 500 A.D.. He equated the " f i r s t
Pipil migrations out of central Mexico into the lowlands of
Veracruz and Central America" (p.539-43) with a group he called
"Nahuat" (a ¿-dialect), which includes Zacapoaxtla, Chicontepec,
Tatela, Mecayapan, and El Salvador. He placed this Nahuat
migration at ca. 801 and put the beginnings of its internal
divergence at ca. 965 A.D. This matches Kaufman's (1974) date of
900 to 1,000 for the Pipil migrations. Specifically, Fowler
(1981:536) presents the following years of separation:
1142 Salvador and Classical Nahuatl

1097 Salvador and North Puebla
942 Salvador and Milpa Alta
1312 Salvador and Mecayapan
1424 Salvador and Pochutec
993 Salvador and Zacapoaxtla
555 Salvador and Las Tuxtlas
1044 Salvador and Tatela
1044 Salvador and Chicontepec
Even if these glottochronological dates could be accepted with

confidence, they would still present d i f f i c u l t i e s of interpreta-
tion. For example, given García de León's 7 centuries of internal
variation among his Gulf dialects (e.g. between Mecayapan and
Jalupa), one must ask how Salvadoran P i p i l ' s separation could be
shorter (only 6 centuries when compared with certain of these
dialects; García de León 1976:41). Ethnohistorical sources seem to
indicate longer separation, but they, too, are difficult to inter-
pret unambiguously (see below). In any event, successful classifi-
cation cannot be based on glottochronology.
The main question i s whether the similarities shared by P i p i l
and other Nahua varieties (especially Isthmus (Gulf) and Sierra de
Puebla) indicate a closer genetic relationship, or, whether Pipil's
marked differences mean that it is to be considered a distinct
variety with no closer connection to these other dialects. Given
the untrustworthy nature of Nahua dialectology and the unclear
status of the shared traits, it is possible that the question may
have no satisfactory answer. Nevertheless, based on standard
criteria for classification, I believe that P i p i l is a distinct
branch. The similarities are either retentions of Proto-Nahua
features (which dialects may share by virtue of not having changed,
regardless of possible closer connections) or are parallel, inde-
pendent innovations (changes that easily take place independently).
On the other hand, Pipil f s differences are not so easily explained
away. To repeat just one example, Pipil preserves original -t,
'plural 1 , which has changed to -h (or corresponding -2) in a l l
others except Pochutec. This means that these others share an
innovation which argues that they were s t i l l unified when P i p i l
split o f f , after which they changed to -h (-2) and subsequently
broke up into the extant variants. The only alternative historical
explanation that is at all plausible is the possibility that Pipil
and certain others were closer relatives, splitting off as a single
branch, with Pipil subsequently withdrawing while its remaining
close relatives underwent the -Jt to -h change under influence from
other dialects which had formerly so changed. While this is not
impossible, one would need to be able to show that P i p i l and i t s
assumed closer relatives shared certain innovations before the
break up. The similarities are not compelling in this regard.
Moreover, there ought to be evidence of the assumed later diffu-
sion of the -t. to -Ji change in the others, but such evidence is
unknown.
Thus, while it is not impossible that P i p i l bears some closer
connection to dialects of Veracruz, Tabasco, or elsewhere, the
evidence suggests rather its long independence. It i s best
considered an independent branch of Nahua, not a member of Core
Nahua, but having split off from the rest of the family after
Pochutec was first separated.
0. Introduction
Given the considerable confusion in the literature concerning

the varieties of Nahua found in Guatemala and their classification,
it is important to clarify matters here. Unfortunately all
varieties of Nahua in Guatemala are now extinct and the sources
which exist must be interpreted philologically. Nevertheless,
Pipil characteristics are sufficiently marked in most cases that it
is relatively easy to determine whether traits in Guatemalan
varieties have any Pipil connections.
Of the various forms of Nahua registered in Guatemala, only one
turns out to be uncontroversial in its identification. It is the
Pipil of the Pacific Coast and piedmont, with extant material from
Escuintla, Asunción Mita, and Comapa (Lehmann 1920, Stoll
1958(1884)). This material does not differ from Salvadoran Pipil
in any of its diagnostic features.
Other varieties, however, prove not to be P i p i l , though often
c a l l e d " P i p i l " i n the l i t e r a t u r e . These are taken up
individually.
1. AlagUilac
An important question i s , what was the Nahua of the Motagua

Valley (east central Guatemala) like and what is "AlagUilac"?
Brinton (1887) identified "AlagUilac" as a kind of Pipil, but this
claim is false. In 1576 Palacio (1881-1907) mentioned a language
called "Tlacacebatleca 11 spoken in "Acacevastlan" (cf. Miles
1957:739), which is taken to be one of the modern Acasaguastlan
towns of the middle Motagua Valley. Juarros (1936(1837):69-71)
indicated that in San Cristóbal Acasaguastlan the "AlagUilac" lan-
guage was spoken, while the language of San Agustin Acasaguastlan
was "Mejicano" (Mexican, i.e. some variety of Nahua). More direct
information was given in a report by Father Jacinto Portillo in
1769:
La lengua materna de este curato (San Cristóbal
Acasaguastlan) en la cabercera es el chorti 9 pero que
en los otros poblados y trapiches sólo se habla el
alagüilac (Estrada Monroy 1972:29).
Cf. also, Cortés y Larraz (1958(1771).1:283).

B r i n t o n ' s e v i d e n c e for i d e n t i f y i n g Alagflilac (Palacio's
Tlacacebastleca) as Pipil included a short word list collected by
Bromowicz in 1878 (published in Lehmann 1920:1062-7) and four
manuscript pages dating from 1610 to 1637 written in Nahuatl and
found in the Parrish archives of San Agustin Acasaguastlan. From
these Brinton concluded that "AlagUilac was a quite pure form of
the Nahuatl" (Brinton 1887:376), closely related to the Pipil of
Escuintla (p.377). These data, however, do not warrant such con-
clusions. The l i s t of words (cf. section 2) was from San Agustin
Acasaguastlan, the town identified in the colonial sources as
"Mexican" and not AlagUilac in speech. Below it will become clear
that this "Mexican" indeed owes its origin to people from central
Mexico and has no special connection to P i p i l . Futhermore, the
manuscript pages were written in Nahuatl, a central Mexican dialect
of Nahua. Por example, they contain forms with / t l / , which exists
only in dialects originally connected to central Mexico — P i p i l
has only / t / , no / t l / . Some cases are:
ictle good" (CN ye:k-tli)

tacatl man" (CN tla:ka-tl)
ciuatl woman" (CN siwa:-tl)
yeuatl he" (CN ye?wa-tl; cf. Pipil yaha)
neuatl I" (CN ne^wa-tl; cf. Pipil naha)
ciuatlque matrimonio" (cf. CN siwa:tlanke "he who helps to
bring about marriages")
matlacti- "ten" (CN ma?tlak-)
It should be noted that Lehmann (1920:1061) also rejected Brinton's

identification, pointing to similar examples.
There are at least two possible explanations of how the Mexican
dialect of Nahua registered in the four manuscript pages could come
to be in Acasaguastlan. One has to do with the fact that in New
Spain starting in 1570 the official policy was to make Nahuatl the
general language and no priest who did not know Nahuatl could take
charge of the missions or parishes (Heath 1972:27). This could
explain the Nahuatl fround in Acasaguastlan and in many other
church records of this period from Guatemala and Chiapas in places
where Nahuatl was never the language of the local population. Also
many Nahuatl speakers were settled in Guatemala on lands given to
the Mexican and Tlaxcalan auxiliaries who helped the Spanish in the
Conquest. For example, of the town of Los Esclavos in Central
Guatemala Ponce (1873(1586)) said:
LLamanse aquellos indios esclavos, porque realmente lo

fueronde los españoles ellos y otros muchos, recien
conquistada la tierra, quando no estaban las cosas tan
asentadas ni con tan buen orden como agora están, y un
presidente (Alonso López Cerrato) de la Audiencia de
Guatemala lebertó mas de diez mil dellos y los pobló
en diversas partes, y de aquí se quedaron con aquel
nombre, hablan la lengua mexicana corrupta, que se
llama lengua pipil (Miles 1957:740).
There were, then, Nahua-speaking Indians settled in various places

in Guatemala, Alvarado's a l l i e s (cf. Fuentes y Guzman 1932-
3(1695):240). For example, Salamá is a so-called "Pipil" town; the
sources clearly demonstrate that there was a population there of
Alvarado's "esclavos pipiles" (cf. Pineda 1924-5(1549):347). The
actual identification of Salamá Nahua i s taken up in section 2
below; it has close affinities with central Mexico, not with Pipil.
The so-called "Pipil" of Salamá and of Acasaguastlan are nearly
identical to each other (see section 2), but very distinct from the
Pipil of El Salvador. Nevertheless, Lehmann was of nearly the same
opinion with respect to the San Agustin Acasaguastlan material
recorded by Bromowicz as was Brinton, but more circumspect:
Dagegen ist das Sprachmaterial, das Bromowicz (1878)

in San Agustin gesammelt hat, fast einwandsfreies
altertümliches P i p i l . Es ist mflglich, dass dieses
alte Idiom frlJher AlagUilac genannt wurde, aber nicht
feststehend (Lehmann 1920:1061).
Here Lehmann erred in believing this to be Pipil; it is actually in

origin from central Mexico in post-Conquest times, and hence not a
good candidate for AlagUilac.
The post-Conquest origin from central Mexico of Brinton's and
Bromowicz's data (and of Salamá Nahua) is secured by the linguistic
facts (section 2). That AlagUilac was something other than these
i s also established by the colonial sources. These name as dis-
tinct languages in the same context AlagUilac, "Mejicano" (Nahua),
and Chortí (or Apay). Since AlagUilac is clearly distinguished
from Nahua in these sources, I have raised the possibility that it
might have been a kind of Xinca, based on the presence of Xinca
place names in the nearby area (Campbell 1972, 1978). For more
extensive discussion of the AlagUilac problem and its non-Nahua
identity, see Campbell 1972, Fowler 1981.
2. Salamá and Acasaguastlan Nahua
The reinterpretation of AlagUilac as something other than Pipil

raises another question: how are the Nahua from the Motagua Valley
(San Agustin Acasaguastlan) and Salamá (just north of the Motagua
in the Salamá Valley) to be interpreted?
Like Lehmann (1920:1061) with his probable P i p i l identity for
Bromowicz's Motagua material, Stoll (1958(1884):11) had no hesita-
tion in declaring Salamá a "colonia septentrional pipil". He said:
Comparando las voces pipiles de Izalco (El Salvador)

recogidas por Scherer, y las que de la costa de
Bálsamo transcribe Squier, con las que obtuve en el
interior de la república de Guatemala (Salamá), puede
observarse que se diferencian entre sí muy poco (Stoll
1958(1884):12).
Quite in contrast, I argue that all Guatemalan Nahua varieties

(save the Pacific Coast and piedmont — which was true Pipil), are
the results of post-Conquest events, due principally to the
resettlement of Nahua speakers from elsewhere, non-natives of
Guatemala, and to the use of Nahuatl as the o f f i c i a l language in
many church and civil records.
To begin with, there are documents which declare definitively
that the Nahua-speaking population of Salamá i s due to post-Con-
quest resettlement (Pineda 1924-5(1549):347). Also Lehmann cited
an oral tradition that these Nahua speakers were originally from
somewhere else:
Nach einer Sage war das Tal von Salamá bald nach der
Conquista Eigentum einer spanischen Dame von Tuxtla
Grande (im Staate Vera Cruz!), die eine grosse Menge
mexikanishcer I n d i a n i s c h e r - F a m i l i e n in das Tal
gebracht haben soli. Die indiansichen Einwanderer
hStten ihre einheimische Tracht von Tuxtla mit sich
gefUrt und erhalten . . . (Lehmann 1920:1062).
Even if the historical sources were to indicate nothing of these

foreign origins, evidence which is purely linguistic is sufficient
to show that these Nahua varieties have no close relationship to
P i p i l , but rather are much more closely connected with central
Mexican Nahua. The source for Salamá Nahua i s S t o l l
(1958(1884):20-9). There are three short sources for Acasaguastlan
(or Motagua) Nahua, Sapper (printed in Lehmann 1920:1062-9),
Bromowicz 1876 (Brinton 1887, cf. Lehmann 1920), and Girard
(1949:134-5). While these sources are not very exact in their
reproduction of the language, they are adequate to show that it
shares its diagnostic traits with dialects from Core Nahua, speci-
fically Central Mexico, and not with P i p i l , nor with the other
southern varieties which are sometimes classified with Pipil (see
appendix 1 and Canger 1980). Some examples are the following.
1) The -li allomorph of the 'absolutive' after 1; Pipil has 0:
cáli ( S t o l l , Sapper) "house"

Pipil kal
taúli (Sapper), tahule (Girard) "(shelled) corn"

Pipil tawiyal, tau:l
mili (Stoll, Sapper) "cornfield"

Pipil mi:l
chili (Stoll) "chili pepper"

Pipil chi:l
xáli (Stoll, Sapper), schali (Bromowicz) "sand"

Pipil a:xa:l
táli (Stoll, Sapper), tále (Girard) "land, earth"

Pipil ta:l
tic-yuvuáli (Stoll), u-yuváli (Sapper) "at night"

Pipil tayuwa
nia tunáli (Stoll) "today"

Pipil cf. tu:nal "sun"
2) "Hot". Pipil has tutu:ni-k "hot", but the others have

tutúngue ( S t o l l ) , totonki (Bromowicz) "hot", tutungui at (Stoll,
Sapper) "hot water". Central Mexican Nahua with toto(:)nki lacks
the root vowel, just as do Salamá and Acasaguastlan. The presence
of the this vowel is shared only by Pipil, Isthmus Nahua, Sierra de
Puebla, and La Huasteca. Vowel loss is also seen in cuyúngue
"hole" (Stoll, Sapper); cf. Pipil kuyuni "for a hole to form".
3) The singular pronouns névua " I " and ivua "he/she/it" (Stoll);
cf. Pipil naha " I " , yaha " h e / s h e / i t " .
4) "We". Salamá has tevuánte (Stoll) "we", while Pipil has

tehemet. The plural pronouns in Central mexican Nahua end in -tin
to which the Salamá form corresponds due to the regular changes in
which 1 was lowered to e. before n and final ii was lost. Pipil
corresponds to the -me-t / -me-h ending of certain other peripheral
dialects.
5) 'Reflexives'. Salamá and Acasaguastlan have -nu- as the

reflexive prefix for "me, myself", e.g. ni-nu-páchu "I bend down",
ni-nu-quétza " I stand" (Stoll). Pipil and most other varieties
have invariant -mu- (or -mo-) with all pronominal persons, e.g.
Pipil ni-mu-ketsa "I stand". Thus, Salamá and Acasaguastlan share
with Classic Nahuatl and some other central Mexican dialects
variable forms of the 'reflexive', -no- "me, myself", -mo- "you,
yourself", -to- "us, ourselves".
6) The u- 'preterite'. While Salamá and Acasaguastlan have the

prefix ju- 'preterite' or 'past', Pipil has 0. This corresponds to
the o:- of Classic Nahuatl and related diaelects and the ii- so
common in colonial texts. It is absent from peripheral varieties
of Nahua, including Pipil. Some examples from Stoll are:
u-mu-chálu "I stumbled" (said to mean "ich stosse mich"), válvua
u-pánu máti "yesterday it passed (?)" (given as "gestera hatten wir
eine kalte Nacht"), yuac u-pánu "the night passed/has passed" ("die
Nacht ist vorbei"), u-yá táta ti cóhta "father went in (the)
woods".
7) Negative with a^, ak-. Pipil has the negatives te:, tesu,
and inte, with no ready evidence of any negative affixes. However,
central Mexican Nahua has amo, as well as a negative prefix a.-,
ak-. Salamá and Acasaguastlan reflect the central Mexican forms,
as seen in these examples: ac-té-no (Stoll), ak-ten (Bromowicz)
"nothing" (cf. Pipil tej, datka), ac ni-tá-cua " I don't eat" (cf.
Pipil tesu ta-kwa). ac melac "It's not true" ("es ist unwahr") (cf.
Pipil tesu kiya), ak-ta kaki (Bromowicz) "deaf" (cf. Pipil tesu
ta-kaki "deaf, (he/she) doesn't hear"), a-cdva (Stoll) "nowhere"
("nirgends") (cf. Pipil te: kanah (?)).
8) Lexical differences.
a) ni-qu-ile (Stoll) " I say"
Pipil ni-k-ilwia; cf. i l i a "to say" of many other
dialects .
b) teng (Stoll) "what"
P i p i l t a : ( C ) , tay ( S D ) ; c f . ak-ten ( B r o m o w i c z )
"nothing", from ak- 'negative' + -ten "what"; cf. also
CN tlein, and Milpa Alta tlaon.
c) unca (Bromowicz) "there"
Pipil cf. ka uni "over there"; cf. CN on-ka(n).
d) cot (Stoll), kot, kott (Bromowicz) "tree", qoot (Girard)
"wood"
Pipil kwawi-t "tree, wood"
e) tutul—tit (Stoll, Sapper) "egg"
P i p i l teksis-ti; this form i s shared only be P i p i l ,
the Isthmus, and La Huasteca, and was cited by Canger
(1978) as a trait which links Pipil and the Isthmus.
Many central dialects have totol-tet or some variant
thereof.
f ) atémet (Stoll, Sapper) "louse"
Pipil atime-t
g) tepitz (Stoll), tepitz (Sapper) "small, little",
tepitschi (Bromowicz)
Pipil chikitik (SD), achi (C)
h) kusti (Bromowicz), ustig (Sapper) "yellow"
Pipil tul-ti-k
These features show definitely that Salamá and Acasaguastlan

Nahua have their closest relatives, not with Pipil (or any other
peripheral variety), but with central Mexican Nahua. Given that
the linguistic evidence is so clear cut, involving most of Canger's
diagnostic features for the classification of Nahua dialects (cf.
Canger 1978, 1983 and appendix 1), it does not seem very daring to
side with the colonial accounts and conclude that these Nahua
dialects are recent arrivals in Guatemala, after the Conquest.
(See also Campbell 1972, 1978.)
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Mouton Grammar Library 1

The Pipil Language

CIP-Kurztitelaufnahme der Deutschen Bibliothek

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adj., ADJ adjective

4.0. Introduction 101

The native language of western El Salvador, the subject of this

1.1. Social and geographical position. Today Pipil is l i t t l e

1.2. Classification. Pipil belongs to a branch of languages

3. Core Nahua (all other Nahua varieties)

1) Pipil has -_t f plural f where others have -h (or

W h i l e these d i f f e r e n c e s are c l e a r l y s i g n i f i c a n t , their

1.3. Ethnohistory. Having considered the position of P i p i l , I

Según se platica, entre los naturales de esta Tierra,

Oviedo (1557/1945/), who published reports from Fray Francisco

No somos naturales de aquesta tierra, é há mucho tiempo

... y los pocos tultecas que habían escapado de su

Interpretations of these accounts have been varied and at times

Es ist sehr Wahrscheinlich, dass Torquemada diesen

Lehmann, continuing his criticism of Torquemada, identified

... Nicarao-Vorfahren von dort etwa im oder seit dem

Aus dieser EigentUmlichkeit darf man wohl den Schluss

Lehmann's equation of ¿-dialects with the Toltecs and hence

Sabemos que los Toltecas y los Cicimecas (Chichimecas),

In spite of Lehmann's influence, most modern investigators have

1.4. Pipil dialectology. Having considered Pipil's ethnohis-

It should be noted that the gaps in the l i s t s , i.e. missing words,

cat dog chicken opossum deer

rabbit mouse bird egg owl

green tortilla metate pot,

bottle water gourd

basket sick cough eye ear hand

red yellow green black white

mountain water to bathe to wash soap sun

pants hat skirt sandal mat house big

hard one three four five half

In this chapter the phonology of P i p i l is described. First,

2.1. The phonetic value of the orthographic symbols

The phonetic value of the practical alphabet employed for Pipil

Pipil Phonological Inventory

Labial Dental Alveo- Velar Labio- Glottal

Front Central Posterior

2.1.1. Phonetic variants (allophones). Some of the segments

2.2.Phonological processes (morphophonemic rules)

Rule la) Vowel loss in verbs: the final vowel

Some indications of how this rule works are the following.

Some examples of this rule's application, in which nouns with

n-i:xwi "I'm filling up/getting full" (from ni-i:xwi)

x-al-ahsi "find i t ! " (cf. xi-ahsi "arrive!")

Vowel loss in the 'third person singular object' prefix ki-, on

These exceptional forms can be compared with the more general

mu-i:xmu:tia "to be frightened" (cf. k-i:xmu:tia "to frighten

Finally, the morpheme -ta- "something" ('unspecified object')

Forms with epenthetic i. contrast with others which have underlying

Rule 2) Vowel prothesis: an i is prothesized to forms

(3) Devoicing of sonorants. As mentioned above, Pipil has a

chiya "to look" -chix-ki "looked"

(4) Loss of h. In Pipil h can appear f i n a l l y , before conso-

sa:lua "to stick, glue" sa:luh-ke-t "they glued"