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korona— Crown
chilchil— Cricket
k'abal— Hand; arm
pas paxtol— To shepherd
k'ak'al chin— Pimple
yi'bel na— Wall
k'ajben— Stubble; corn cane
ch'opel— To reach under a woman's dress or in the pot of food; to reach under
ich'akil— Nail; claw, paw; hoof
nex— Brown
li' oyunkutike— Good morning /afternoon /evening /night (answer, plural)
majbil— Kicked, struck
t'elt'unel— To tremble
tenel— To throw away; to abandon
jkok-uma'— Deaf-mute
tsojtsojtik— Half red
mix— Cat
tsulel— To slip off, to slide
balunvinik— One hundred eighty
ak' ov— To scream
labanel— To make fun of someone
chex— Medium
Muk'ta Uk'um— Huixtan river
jo'ot— Second person singular pronoun
elamunix— Lemon
k'alal— Until; when; during, while
nax— Earlier today
jbok'— Four hundred
chijchon— Striped chilacayote; boa constrictor
yilob— Egg that is put to the chickens as a sample so that they lay eggs in that place
jimich'— Sling
kurus— Cross
ch— Letter "ch"
ixtanel— To play something
chi'pik'an— Salty
vakib xcha'vinik ta— Numeral root of ''Vakib xcha'vinik''
ta sba— On, over, above
bik'tal mantal— Measles
apobil— Achigual
kotanel— To raise a beast
vuts'iel— To stoop
naxtuluk'— A kind of toad
asete— Oil
solel— Only, simply
muyubajel— To rejoice; happiness
i'— Sand
tot— Adult male
yayail— Grandmother
vok'olil— Cristal pieces
ikel— To stop something from falling, to hold
oy ch'util— To be pregnant
puch'ul— Lying (positional)
muk'ta mantal— Law; constitution
nak'obal-us— Stevia plant
xonobil— Footwear; shoe
jpoxtaej nene'— Pediatrician doctor
ik'pik'an— Purple
kotom— White-noise coati
ts'emel— On the side
o'lil— Between
-vo'— Nominal classifier that counts people
vo'oxuk— Second person plural pronoun
tsekilal— Skirt
toyel— To dance
uch'al-o'— Plant that grows on trees and can be chewed to quench thirst
koko'on— Epazote
uts'uts'ni— Lizard
lo'il maxil— Story
bakil jolil— Skull
JPeres— Perez
k'onk'on sba— Orange
ts'urin— Amaranth
yax-on— Thin-skinned green avocado
Latsel— To stack
u'ninel— To possess; posesive
olon— Under, below, lowest place
ja' no'ox jech taje— Just so
xan— Cuban royal palm
velta— Round, time, occasion
alpajo— Alfalfa
kubil— Hip
Mimi'— Sheep
yeloval— In front (Positional)
kaxlan k'op— Spanish language
pak' na— Wall
mako'— Cockroach
Bot— Hail
alvarto— Albarda, juste
k'ux— Pain
p'in— Pot
ak'el— To give; to let, to allow; to expose
vu'lanel— To visit
x-— Third person incompletive aspect marker; variant of s- used with nouns with x, ch' or ch; variant of s- used with verbs that start with ch, ch', p or m; third person direct object
vo'-— Numeral root of "Vo'ob''
ch'ilvet— Kidney
Xunka'— Jane, Joanne
ton kaxlan— Hen egg
marso— March
yavi'— Key
chepel— Thrown away, cargo that is in a tied bag (positional)
ulo— Chamula person (reciprocal)
kontrainel— To antagonize
mak mak lo'il— Tongue twister
malk'ak'al— Evening, sunset
-yom— Nominal classifier that counts bunches
karo— Car; bus; truck
ch'ojon tak'in— Telephone, cellphone
mochiel— To lay down
kakamti'— Stutterer
vaj— Tortilla
malael— To wait up, to wait for someone
sekubil— Liver
pajal— Attributive form of "Sour"
puru— Always
Akux— Agustina
Teresa— Teresa
valk'unchak— Somersuit
nekebil— Shoulder
xut'el— To pinch
-uk— Subjunctive infix used with intransitive verbs
ich' ik'— To breathe
Lupa— Guadalupe
lek'vanej— Licker
o'lol xchanibal sien— Three hundred fifty
laj ta majel— Attacked
jaxp'ujel— To slip off; stumble, trip
vuklajun-— Numeral root of ''Vuklajuneb''
jik'ik'ul obal— Whooping cough
tuts— Gray worm that produces skin irritation or burning
Ela— La Era
busanel— To pile up
isis-ul— Corn gruel
p'ijubel— To become smart
jch'alom— Weaving threed plotter
un— Paper
ch'ayel a'yel— To forget about something
lok osil-velte'— To break up the soil, to clear weeds and bushes, to burn what was rubbed in the cultivation area; plowing–slashing–burning
Santis— Santiz
k'ojojibel— To give an unpleasant smell
tso' akanil— Calf
junabi— Last year
lok'tael— To copy; to take pictures
p'olmalil— Commodity, ware
kajleb sakte'— Scissor (of the house)
Supul— Moth
buluchbok'— Four thousand four hundred
chijel— To strain; to sift
kuvel— Smallpox
bak'ni— When (past tense)
tuntserek— Woodpecker with red spot on the head, possibly acorn woodpecker
k'amel— To roll up; to tangle
at o'onil— To worry; to be sad
koral— Corral
li'one— Good morning, afternoon, evening or night (answer, singular)
buts'el— Kiss; to kiss
Ak' atimol— To take a shower
-jech'el— Nominal classifier that counts the number of servings of a fruit eaten at once
slikeb— Beginning, start
pukujibel o'onil— To become evil
ts'akts'akte'— Poinsettia
jtamol— Midwife who attends until childbirth
ojov— Root
Jurax— Scarecrow
balch'unel— To roll, to wheel
nux— Swim
k'unibel— Weakness; to get flexible; to soften; to weaken
nak'el— To hide
vinajel— Sky; to show up
Kakal— Stuck
jex— Tile bird
lome— That
jubel— To blow, to fan
k'ojel— To knock
ch'amel— To store the drink you don't want to drink at a special party
utbail— Lawsuit, dispute
lajuneb— Ten
kamul-te'— Piece of wood
ts'otp'ijel— To sprain
oven— Coyo, yas
-e— Clitic complementary to the article or determiner, it also functions as a phrase boundary mark; suffix that expresses courtesy
Ch'enpil— Chempil
Utsilal— Welfare
jpoxtaej nuk'il— Otolaryngologist
tup'-ik'— Seizure; epilepsy; faint
vajbal— Smudge
buy to— Where, whereby
pixjolal— Headscarf
kech— Hight part (adjective); landslide (adjective); burnt or sandy stones
yakel— To trap, to catch an animal in a trap
tsepen-on— Common chicory
chuch— Squirrel; mushroom
kanava— Boat; canoe
e— Letter ''e''
untikil— Children; boys
ts'ibajel— To write, to do writing
k'oxox— Toast
beo'— Ditch, stream, rivulet, leak
ch'— Letter "ch'"
l— Letter "l"
Kolo'al— Curse

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