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kumaleil— Midwife
k'ulej— Rich
ta'iel— To lay on the bed
jlikel— Later
ach'el— To get wet, to water; mud
kolemk'ok— Fire
alajel— To give birth; birth
jula'ajel— To visit
k'unk'un— Slowly, little by little
va'anel— To raise
ta sti'— On the shore; at the door of
cholel— To line up
Jo'lajunvinik— Three hundred
po'ot— Soon
ak'ot— Dance
amay— Reed flute, flute
Pojpojtik— Bit acidic
k'elel— To watch, to look at
Tse'etel— 1) Smiling 2) To smile
chajal— Thin; separated threads of the fabric
n— Letter "n"
xanavesel— To make walk
bajel— To despise
pok'anel— To throw blanket
nitilulal— Offspring
mach— Angrily
jochel— To drag, to pull
olil— Child (of a woman)
ch'ulna— Church
chakal— Tumor; cyst
j-an-te'— Wood carverer
martoma— Butler
bik'ito'on— Coward
p'ajel— To despise
Antrex— Andrew
schamelal pox— Hangover
boch— Gourd
makel— To close
bitom-ch'ak— Flea
Tomalil— 1) Rectum 2) Anus
obok— Smut; house dirt
JMartin— Martinez
sba-vinkil— Thirth month of the Tsotsil Mayan calendar (from August 09 to 28)
k'alal— Since
k'onk'ontik— Half yellow
likvanej— Lifter
Alux— Alphonse
julub— Chisel
kotkunel chon bolom— Mammal
ja' stuk— Pure
ts'ibajel— To write
vaxakib xcha'vinik— Twenty eight
ch'ixte'— A kind of spine
-on— First person singular direct object; first person singular subject pronoun
xe'el— Abundant, enough
bakel patil— Spine
manko— Mango
Ya'al Tsotsol— Name of a place
-o'lol— Nominal classifier that counts halfs
vojchon— Bracero (name of a corn plant worm)
jot'el— To scratch with the fingernail, to scratch
chikinil— Ear
mu xjelav spaselal— Intransitive verb
jtojobtasvanej— Adviser
ik'vots'an— Blackberry or grape color
cha'antsil nich'onil— Stepdaughter (of a man)
Markos— Mark
k'olomax— White sapote
kaxlan ch'upak'— Castor oil plant
potsil— Wolly animal
vulesel ta jolil— To remember
mu jmojuk k'usi chich' nopel— Dissension
chajel ta k'elel— To examine, to search through
sbakil jolil— Skull
bats'i te'— White oak
isis ul— Corn gruel
its'il— Eyes almost closed
uch'el— To drink
ch'ojon nukul— Leather rope or cord
jchu'nom unen— Babe in arms, nursling
eil— Mouth; voice; sharp edge
k'ub-tot— White-throated thrush
ach'elil— Pancreas; spleen.
schankajunebal— Fourteenth
yibel na— Base or foundation of the house; corner
ch'ikolajel— To repair
likeltome— See you later
chinkultik— Rough
bik'tal chichol— Cherry tomato
ch'ixp'ujel— For the hair to stand up
nopben— Mental power, mind
ik'ubtasel— To blacken; to dirty
ik'el— To call; to carry; to bring; to adopt
sat ch'u— Prickly pear
stsu'mut— White-tipped dove
jo'vinik xcha'bok'— Five hundred
ach'el— Mud
chi'il pox— Chicha
ch'ul-k'oponel— To talk to someone calmly
lukul— Laid, hurled (positional)
yutsil o'ontonal— Kindness
k'oxoxibel— To roast
kukav— Firefly
ch'ail pox— Chichipate; dream herb
kopa— Cup
pajesel— To suspend, to stop; to let fall
kevu— Shadow, shade
jo'— Water
ni'il— Tip; nose
lo'loel— To fool someone
xutil chenek'— Mountain bean
kujlebal— Chair; skin to sit women on the ground
tasil— A kind of oak; mattress
mu tsutsemuk spaselal— Incompletive aspect
Ts'ol— A variety of pumpkin, pumkin
k'ib— Jug
Poj— Predicative form of "Sour"
xet'el— Split
t'ent'en— Shorty
pepen chuch— Souther flying squirrel
patlom— Broody
ub— New world quail
rox— River crab
Xun— John
ilol— Prayer; healer
la-— Intransitive verb completive aspect used by the second person
bik'it lum— Town
spat— Cortex
j-abtel ta osil— Farmer
ikatsil— Cargo, package
K'ak'axlik— American kestrel, sparrow hawk
ich'oj javel— To be operated (Surgery)
tsutsem spaselal— Completive aspect
abolajel— To do favor; to help; to collaborate
buluch-— Numeral root of "Buluchib''
ch'umte'— Squash
kapanel— To upset
axna— Ramada
k'intun— Lizard
pech'al nab— Ruddy duck
ch'ivit— Market
sat petok— Prickly pear
tuxnuk'— Cotton
tup'esel— To turn off
j-elek'— Thief
k'eletel— To be on the lookout
mexa— Table
-bonel— Nominal classifier that counts the number of times you paint something
chapajel— To get prepared
komikil— Short
jch'amujel chamel— Contagious sickness
k'uxi stojol— How much does it cost
epal-k'optael— To lie, to tell lies
yibel churujub— Pharynx
muk'muk'tik— A little big
nopilanel— To think
abolajan— Please (Singular)
chichinab-tak'in— Watering can, shower cabin
ch'aubtasel— To embitter
chuklebal— Jail
chinav bak— Marrow
chi'— Predicative form of "Sweet; salty"
ch'upak— Wingleaf soapberry
ch'ixal ch'ojon tak'in— Barbed wire
ch'umte'ch'o— Mouse squash
chivin— A kind of bird that eats flies
ch'anxi o'onil— Calm, happy
k'uxiltik— Rough, scratchy, itchy
jilil— Weak, decayed
k'uxiel— To secure with a wedge
kuts'ul— Cheeky; fat; bent (human)
chakpulan— Brown; yellowish
ni'sip-chon— Green vine snake
chabchab— Two by two
ik'al ch'ixtot— Black thrust
alejel— For the party to last
itaj— Vegetable; cabbage
ixtol-lo'ilajel
kolebal— Salvation; deliverance
eanobil-lum— Wheelbarrow
jach'ubil— Comb
sup— Cat
ko'isan— Coesa (chayote root)
krus— Cross
Kexu— Cheese
jelel— To change; dispair, different; to alternate
ch'ix itaj— Thistle
kapel— To mix; to stir two products; to add
xojobjolal— Braid hair
chabiel— To take care
junjun jech— Unique
ko'olajel— To be equal, to match
jamal— Open, wide, broad
uts'-alalil— Family
bankilal— Older brother (Of a man); officer or elder; mayor; a kind of tobacco; prince; noble
Ch'en Ch'am Chomtik— Place located in the lower part of Yochem O' and south of Xch'en Jsibesmut
mak'linel— To keep, to maintain; to feed
pixel— To wrap
tael— To find; to reach
lobol— Banana, inmature banana

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