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bi— Particle that ratifies the expression with certain honesty and, sometimes, submission
it'ix— Brother-in-law's wife
bak'el— To move
k'eujinel— To sing
komon— Collective, communal
nap'el— To adhere; to paste
tseltseltik— Surroundings
vokolal— Suffering
malub k'ak'al— To get late in the evening.
chuaj— Dizziness
cha'uma' xot— Digraph
k'uxubel— To hurt
tsajal chenek'— Red kidney bean
spakobil k'op— Conditional
ipal-k'optael— To insult
ch'ixil— Quater of a meter
chijulan sot— To ring the rattle
chechob-jo'— Bucket
k'uxbente' chon— Termite
mu ch'anukxi— Restless, uneasy
k'oxil antsil olol— Youngest daughter (of a woman)
jutbil k'op— Lie
jalijel— To dilate, to be late, to delay, to prolong
ik'al aska— Panela
vaxanel— To put something on the table
uts'iel— To smell, to sniff
k'ux bakelil— Bone pain
sch'ixil ixim— Corncob
xch'akobil— Hyphen
chup— Sheep
Manvel— Emanuel
smakel k'ok'— Ensure that the fire does not leave the guard line in the moment of burning
-tek'— Nominal classifier that counts the number of bushes
sch'ululil— Smoothness
ch'ipch'ip— Warbler
kuxibel— To rust
vukbok'— Two thousand eight hundred
k'opletael— To pray to someone
tsajtsaj-k'opojel— To whisper, to murmur
ventainel— To have in subjection
choplejal— Lawlessness, evil
chimil— Head down, bowed
Tito— Titus
ch'amunbil k'op— Loanword
it'ix— Jealousy, envy
isimal— Mustache; beard
slekil o'ontonal— Goodness
akit— Bay cedar
xchanel stalel xkuxlejal vinik ants— Anthropology
ipajesel— To make someone sick; to harm
chaklakante'— A type of yellow wasp
nelel— To iron; to uneven
bek'talil— Human flesh
temtoj— Guatemalan fir
ak'el— To donate, to give; to let, to allow
a'vil— Year
xancha— Watermelon
ja'alchon— A kind of snake that usually lives at the edge of the stream
toj— Very, highly
bik'it xot— Lowercase
bejel— A unit of grains, fruits, etc.
ch'ayem— Unconscious
bik'tal k'ejimol— Chorus
tukesel— To pop overcooked corn
ta kotijel— On all fours
Va'vunajel— To be walking
ts— Letter ''ts''
jtob— Twenty
ch'abel— To shut someone up; to calm someone down
me'on— Orphan
k'abtael— To pee
ch'ojon— Rope, lasso
kartucha— Alcatraz
puts'el— To tamp; to club
tsejkaa'— Woodpecker
nuk'ilal— Sound; voice
chinab tak'in— Computer
Muil— Attributive form of "Delicious; fragant; repugnant"
a'el— Water that something produces or needs
chi'— Predicative form of ''Salty; sweet"
yalesel— To put down; to start measuring a drink
kajolal— Garment made of wool to cover the head
at-o'onton— Mourning
kontrainejbail— Hostility
sk'oxil k'ob— Little finger
chojchoj nuti'— Net with big eyes used for picking
chotp'ijel— To fall on one's backside
ch'inin— Itchy; itch
ch'utul— Diarrhea
ch'aj— Predicative form of "Lazy"
ik'al-uch— Black sapote
chopol-k'opanel— To curse
ik'ik'yaman— Brown
Xuk'ubajel— To elbow
k'upil a'iel— To delight
xlumil chenek'— Black bean
j-— Agentive mark; nominal classifier that refers to men
jolo'bil— Weave
ch'ek-ch'ek— Broody hen
bankilal— Older brother; uncle; tobacco (either the plant or ground)
ta spat— Behind
chechen moch— Basket with handle
Ya'al-tem— Yaltem
sbiinesobil— Indefinite article
chankotni'— Terciopelo
no'ox— Just, only
kolomil— Jaw
mu itaj— European black nightshade
jnaklom— Inhabitant
t'ut'— Mean
simintero— Cemetery
k'eoj— Singing, song
ipajel— To get sick; to give birth
eanel— To bring on, to cause
bu'uy to— Where, whereby
Yolon-ch'en— Yolonchen
k'anch'ikan— Light brown
sakch'ayel— To fade; to disappear
-an— Depositive transitive verb suffix
pech'ok— Name of a wild plant which fruit is edible
tojbalal— Working
-kotik— First person plural exclusive direct object; first person plural exclusive imperative marker; first person plural exclusive suffix
pox— Liqueur; schnapps; medicine; drink
k'ajven— Stubble
sitel— To swell
luk— Kind of sickle
xik'ilal— Diagonal
kuch si'— To load firewood
kakaxte— Drawer
ch'amalil— Adopted child; child
sch'uch'ulil te'— Sawdust
Mal— Mary
churujubal— Throat; windpipe
butsinel— To sprout
tik'anel— To put in
xk'uxul o'ontonil— Compassion
eoval— Carry
kuchul nuk'il— To be inclined or crouched
pich' o'ontael— To envy
yax-itaj-chon— Green vine snake
le'toe— There
ch'itel— To scorch or pop corn
lajuneb svakvinik xcha'bok'— Five hundred ten
k'oxox-te'— Naranjillo
chonob-sapatoil— Shoe store
yakil vo'— Chicha
ch'ix napux— A kind of vegetable related to the turnip
bankilal pale— High priest
ch'ixbujel— For the hair to stand up
mojchon— Bracero (name of a corn plant worm)
ch'upak— Castor oil plant
nak'obbail— Shelter
na— House, home, residence
vayubtasel— To put to sleep
k'ox us— Sandfly
ich'-vo'— Bautism
chanchoy— Eel
k'an vokol— To ask a favor, to beg
k'u— What; how
tuk'ilal— Righteousness
eklexa— Church
toj— Montezuma pine; pine
janeka— Fanega
k'obal— Hand; arm
ch'amob-jo'— Pile, pond
tsekilal chichol— Mexican husk tomato
bu— Where
ch'u— Prickly pear
xi— That way; said
satilal— Eye; face
ts'et te'— Felling of large trees; to chop branches
karnato— Passion fruit; wild passion fruit (poisonous)
xibnelil— Brother (of a woman)
xojbilvaj— Corn tamale
yajbatikal— Collaborator
Yalem olil— Misbirth
k'on-tajmek— Very yellow
bolesel— To multiply; to breed
Silvia— Silvia
noxtok— Again
yalel— Cheap
tso'tuluk'— Mexican vulture
lak'el— To accompany, to be close
ch'akil— Flea
ts'ubil— Dust of something
syambenal— Attenuative
yalel— To go down; directional
abtel— Job, work
epal— Attributive form of "A lot, many, abundant"; quantity; crowd
joko— Floodlight; lantern
kotol— Standing on all fours
veno— Good
chankarin— Manx loaghtan
anjel— Ray; gleam; lighting
k'onom— Blind grub
valapat— Rear
sepiyoal— Brush
al mulil— To denounce; to sue
xpich' o'ontael k'usitik yu'un yantik— Envy
ti solel mu'yuk xa smelolale— Wild

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