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ts'otel— To twist; to handle
lek a'iel— To like
jol-ek'el mut— Keel-billed toucan
cho'obil— Cheektooth
sat-petok— Prickly pear
Pelis— Toucan
laj— Completive aspect marker used with transitive verbs
xuvit— Microbe
tek'anel— To pull up; to stomp
pikel— To drive
jok'ol— Strung up
xinich— Ant
Koxkunel— To limp
chanlajuneb— Fourteen
xanbal— Walk
bats'il k'op— Tzeltal
Liklik— American kestrel, sparrow hawk
matas— Aceitillo
bichil— Tip protruding from the ground or any container
ch'olep— Wild plant with violet flowers that generally blooms from October to December
kronta— Enemy
utel— To say, to tell; to scold ; to be in a relationship with someone; scold
k'elanel— To give a present; to check
Xch'en Jxuxub— Cave located on the northeast side of the municipal seat from Huixtán
Koxkunajel— To limp
Lakum A'altik— Place located at the foot of the Natil Vits hill
atolal— Number
ixtolo'ilajel— To joke
ichil-ak'— A kind of vine that usually grows next to a tree
manxo— Meek
k'ulejil— Richness
Kots— Rooster; turkey
ich'vanel— To deplete someone's resources
lante'— A kind of plant that shines on one side of its leaves
amolyo— Ivy morning glory
ojtikinel— To know
jpoxtaej o'onil— Cardiologist
jpoxtaej ants— Gynecologist doctor
Na'om— Spiderweb
ch'ate'— Name of a tree
pok'ok'— Frog
eal— Mouth
lajel— To die; death; to end up, to finish, to use up
paka'— Wax plant
-vinik— Nominal classifier that counts twenty
revosail— Rebozo
ok'omik to— See you tomorrow (plural)
tsij— Urine smell
-altik— Suffix denoting a space or extended area of some natural thing
vuch'tael— To blow
Mikel— Michael
tok-ixim— Corn smut
vaxakvinik— One hundred sixty
ojov— Owner
akanajel— To complain about pain
muk'tikil— Attributive form of "Big, great"
keremil— Son
kilo— Kilo
bik'it k'op— Phrase
cha'-— Numeral root of ''Chib''
cha'nich'onil— Stepchild (of a man)
Bosal— Muzzle
bats'i— True
ak'intael— To clean the cornfield; to weed
kaxlan ch'ixtot— Common myrtle, true myrtle
Juyel— To mix
sob— Morning; early
chi'in olil— To be pregnant
inatab— Lizard
lich'el— To extend, to spread out
t'enolanel— To pivot; to bounce; to touch
Riox— God
juch'em— Thin
baluneb xcha'vinik— Twenty nine
tsakal— On, switched on
lajuneb svukvinik— One hundred thirty
nuk'ul— Angina, quinsy
but'el— To become cloudy
otsejel— To shrink
-ij— Allomorph of -aj
mu'il— Brother-in-law (of a woman)
patanel— To throw
xab— Chasm
jo'lajunvinik xcha'bok'— Seven hundred
solsun— Loose pants
chol— Line-up, alignment
ch'uj— Paint to dye wool for the manufacture of women's girdles
ja' no'ox— Just, only
animal— Very, a lot
jomolchitom— Wild pig
xcha'chik'el k'ob te'— Burning of branches and leaves that were not consumed by the fire in the first burn
barbax— Montezuma pine shell; bark
Chamo'— Chamula
i— Letter ''i''
bin— Clay bin
k'abael— To chop or cut
toyesel— To raise, to increase
p'uyob-ich— Chili water
ilbajinel— To mistreat; to rape, to violate
karo— Car
makte'— Fence
ch'iomjolal— A kind of plant that uses the tender tip so that women's hair grows long enough
Chik Ch'en— Name of the eroded hill located in the north of the municipal seat of Huixtán
bojobbail— Weapon to stab
nab— Lagoon
k'anal— Attributive form of "Yellow''; yolk
kapal— Scrambled
lajuneb slajcha'vinik— Two hundred thirty
kajlebal-ka'— Saddle horse
biel— To take off, to fall off, to peel off
pas kontar— To count
yulel ta jolil— To remember
vachinel— To dream
Skanova Komiteko— Place located on the east side of the Los Pozos community center
Martex— Tuesday
valk'unel— To flip something
ak'el ta venta— To take care; to think about
k'ojoj— Burning smell
jsijom— Person who fluffs wool
-tomol— Nominal classifier that counts bunches
sbatel osil— Forever; everlasting; eternity
xonobil— Shoe
junio— June
levk'unel— To push
yoxlajunebal— Thirteenth
at-o'non— Sorrow, sadness
te'lal— Chafing; milperia
p'asel— To cut (Like cane)
ak'el ta jats— To give trust
sat okil— Ankle
jpoxtaej ch'util— Gastroenterologist doctor
beinel— For liquids to flow
lorentin— A kind of wild yellow flowers
bats'i k'op— Natural name of the Tsotsil language ("pure language"); language original from somewhere
vinik— Man
arova— at sign
Tselavel— Cramp, electric shock
noj— Full; satisfied
tanil-o'— Nixtamal water
sujob— Wedge, quoin, chock
k'a'ubel— To rot
k'ux jolil— Headache
p'isel— To measure, to size
jach'-osil— Splattered; chaffing
lekil-kuxlejal— Happiness
t'uxiel— To get wet
komon chapanel— Collective settlement, collective justice or good settlement, which are the ways of fixing and resolving the needs, problems and conflicts that arise within the family or in the community
Kup-ik'ajel— To suffocate
k'ak'al— Day; sun; working day; attributive form of "Hot"
jch'amun ak'ob— Make me a favor
muk'ulal— Glory
jk'an-lok'obil— Conductor
Uvalte'— Fork
p'elantik k'op— Term
ajvalil— Master; owner; king
k'oponbil— Spoken; aware
ravel— Violin
pixolal— Hat
p'us— Crab
bakueb— Tight, tense
Vu'lal— 1) Walk 2) Visit
bitel— To jump
Bajel— To fall
xik' satil— Eyebrow
pets'— Trap
taiv— Frost
sjunul— All
p'otel— To burst
elek'il— Stolen thing
-tik— First person plural inclusive verbal suffix used with transitive verbs; suffix that expresses extension; first person plural inclusive possessive suffix; morpheme that, along with the reduplication, indicates the diminutive value
pelota— Ball
pak'el— To make tortillas
t'ut'ibel— To become stingy
lots'opil— Armpit
ipajel— For a disease to aggravate; to give birth
mank'uk'— Mexican trogon
jelbilal paselal— Adverb
li'e— Here, hither
Jelp'ujel— Loosening
pojov— Pus
bolil— Brother-in-law (of a man)
chu'nel— To suck
ak'el ta jatsil— To give trust
votel— Chafting
la vie— Today; in this moment, now
atjetivo— Adjetive
Tsublajel— To cuddle
to— Still, yet; to, until
ch'ix-uch— Porcupine
ton-alak'— Hen egg
vu'lajel— To visit; visit
sot— Rattle
avob— Tadpole
k'elom— Sprout
p'oxiel— To sunbathe
jayvo'— How many people
anal— Leaf
k'atajel— To become
Petul— Peter
bik'itubtasel— To narrow

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