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1 ENGLISH-K'ICHE' DICTIONARYA reveral of the K'iche'-English Dictionary by Allen J. ChristensonBringham Young Univeristyavailable at: J. Christenson prepared the K'iche'-English Dictionary while conducting field workin highland Maya linguistics and ethnography from 1978-1985. He elicited his entriesthrough collaboration with native K'iche' speakers in the communities of Momostenango(as well as its dependent aldeas of Canquixaja, Nimsitu, and Panca) and Totonicapan(and its dependent aldeas of Nimasak and Cerro de Oro). The dictionary is unpublishedand is offered to FAMSI as a tool for research.

2 It is available at: 2006, Richard Renner discovered the dictionary from the link at: reversed Christenson's K'iche'-English Dictionary, separating the English definitionsinto separate entries, and then recombining identical Engish entries that came fromdifferent K'iche' entries. It is also offered as a tool for research, and also for thoseGuatemalans and North Americans who want to better understand each other. Notes on usage:1. As with any translation dictionary, it is best to check a word on both sides before using is, if you look up an English word to find a K'iche' word with the same meaning, itis best to check that K'iche' word on Christenson's original K'iche'-Engish is especially true for Engish homonyms (words with different unrelated meanings.)

3 Or different words with the same spelling), such as duck, lead and Since this English-K'iche' Dictionary is a reversal, and not independently editted, it isbest to review all the entries that start with the same word to find which one best suits aparticular need. Also, some meanings are best captured in phrases, such as those thatstart with "act of", "be", "cut", "do", "get", "go", "half", "have", "in", "keep", "large","leave", "make", "not", "on", "one", "open", "person", "piece", "place", "put", "small","something", "sound of", "take", "very", "walk" and "well"3.

4 Christenson's dictionary contains a pronunciation guide. As the K'iche' language has 32letters, it uses a number of sounds that are unfamiliar to Engish speakers. In particular,novices should be aware that letters followed by a tz'ut (written as an apostrophe) aredifferent than letters without one. So ch and ch' are different letters of the with "tz'ut" letters may have no relation to the same word written without the tz' example, corn, soaked corn kernels (n) tziandnixtamal (n) tziare unrelated to:dog (n) tz i The writer is unaware if either is related to.

5 Disobedient (child) (adj) tz i In any event, vegetarians may want to be especially careful about their pronunciationbefore ordering I have tried to be consistent in using the typeset apostrophe ( ), but through searchersmay try searching twice, once with a typeset apostrophe, and once with the regular155keyboard apostrophe ('). The difference is clearer in the Times New Roman font than inArial. The apostrophes do not always copy and paste Entries relating to corn, color, birds, earth, insect, snake, stone, tree and water, are copiedinto new entries that start with each of these words.

6 So, by going to "corn," a reader canfind 59 entries -- an obvious indicator of the importance of corn to K'iche' I welcome corrections and current version of this English-K'iche' Dictionary is available at: can be reached at:Richard RennerKalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch818 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC , one (n) jun2 (num) kieb3 (num) oxib4 (num) kaj b5 (num) job6 (n) waqib7 (n) wuq b8 (num) wajxaqib9 (n) belejeb10 (n) lajuj11 (n) julajuj12 (n) kablajuj13 (n) oxlajuj14 (n) kajlajuj15 (n) o lajuj16 (n) waqlajuj17 (n) wuqlajuj18 (n) wajxaqlajuj19 (n) belejlajuj20 (n) juwinaq21 (n) juwinaq jun30 minutes, half an hour (n) nik aj or40, two children (n) kawinaq50 (n) nik aj cient60 ("three children") (num) oxk al70 (n) oxk al lajuj80 (lit.)

7 "one total") (n) jumuch 90 (num) jumuch lajuj100 (n) jun toq120, six childen (n) waqk al140, seven children (n) wuqk al160 (n) kamuch 180 ("nine children") (n) belejeb k al200 (lit. "ten childen") (n) lajujk al220, 11 children (n) julajuj k al240 (n) oxmuch 300 (num) ox toq320, four totals (n) kajmuch 400, five totals (n) o much 800 (num) lajujmuch 1000 (num) chuy2000 (num) cab chuy3000 (num) ox chuy60,000 (num) oxk al chuy300,000 (num) ox toq chuy1,000,000 million (jun chuyil) (num) chuyila, one (adj) juna lot (adj) sibalaja lot, many (n) jumulaja while ago (adv) mierabandon (v) k i qt j kan (oq), wonobaj, tzaqkan<oq>, ya kanoq, xutujabandon (wife, children, work) (v) wonoba abandoned (adj) wonobamabdomen, lower (n)

8 -xe -pamability (n) kowinemable (adj) mak alikabort, have abortion (v) man -riq t -q ij ri -alabortion (n) tzaqinemabove (adv) ajsik, chikajabove (prep) ch-wi abscess (n) ch a k, sipojabsorb liquid (v) tz ububejabstain (v) q ilonikabstain from something (v) q il -ibabundance (n) k iyalabundant (adj) nim, tz abemabuse (power) (v) yojtajisajaccept (v) k amaraik, k am, k amowaj, k ulajaccident (n) tojaccompany (v) uk anik, achi lajaccomplish (v) banowikaccord (n) no j jujunelaccording to what is known or what can beseen (adv) q alaj ch-eaccount (n) tzijobelilaccuse (v) ataj tzij, tzujuj, tzujunikaccuse unjustly (v) k bajaccuser (n) tzujunelaccustom someone to something (v) naq atisajaccustomed to doing it a certain way (adj)naq atalikaccustomed to something (adj) k amaninaqch-eaccustomed, be accustomed (adj) k ulamache (head from too much sun) (v) bawikache (n) q oxowemache (v) q oxowik, rubuwikacidic (adj) ch macne (n) t orot aq, waacontecimientos (n) popacorn (n) paxik , pixik 157acquaint one s self (v) na acrid (adj) ch macross (adv) ch aqapact in a mean way (v)

9 K a nanikact like (v) ban je jasact of bathing (n) atinemact of being killed (n) k misaxikact of being stuffed (n) balixikact of being taught (n) tijoxikact of being useful (n) patanijikact of being visitede (n) q atuxikact of burning (n) k atikact of climbing (n) paqalemact of counselling (n) pixabanikact of crying (n) oq ejact of curing (n) kunanikact of doing (n) banowikact of eating (n) tijbem, tijbem, wa imact of feeding (n) tzuqikact of giving thanks (n) maltioxinikact of going (n) benamact of kneeling (n) xukulemact of learning (n) eta manikact of living (n) k aslemact of lying down (n) q oyolemact of meeting (n) k ulikact of passing (n) ik owemact of separating wheat from chaff (n) jopinikact of shepherding (n) yuq unemact of turning green (from nausea or motionsickness) (n) r xq nact of working (n) chakunemact of worship (n) xukulemact of writing (n) tz ibanikaction of asking (n) ta nikaction of shepherding (n) yuq active (adj) k q t, sak jactive, not lazy (adj) sak jactivity, little (adj) tz inilikAdam s apple (n) xuladd in number (v)

10 K iaradd lime (to tortilla dough) (v) chunajadd to (as in salt to food) (v) tz aqatisaj -uk add to (v) ya -wi , ya -uk added piece (metal, rope) (n) tiqbaladding machine (n) ajilabaladditional (adj) tiqomadivino (n) tzajorinadjournment, end (meeting) (n) to tajemadmire (v) mayadmire someone (v) mayijadobe brick (n) xanadobe wall (n) xanadobe, build with adobe (v) tz aqanikadobe, crumble (poorly baked adobe brick) (v)waqlajikadopt (v) echbejadorn (tv1) wiq<o>adorn (v) wiqik, q o adorned (adj) wiqom, wiqtaladornment (n) etz balil, q o ojadvantage (n) nabe chq w chadvise (v) pixabajadvocate) (v) to -wi affirm, ensure (v) jikibanikaffixed (adj) nak alikafflict (v) rapuj, rapajafflicted severely (adj) r x ch aych obinaqafter (adv) k te naafter that (conj) k te ri afternoon meal (n) wa re paq ijagain (prep) chi<k>age (v) ri jobikaged, decrepit with age (adj) ri jite agile (adj) sak jagile (v) sak lajikagitate (v) tukago, in the past (adv) nabe kanoqagorero bird (n) pich agree (v) koj pa junamaguardiente (n) ama ja aguardiente (n)