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sutel talel— To come back
tulel— To cut fruit, etc.
vakvinik— One hundred twenty
xchanibal— Forth
ukun— Flame coral tree
o'lol— Middle, half
ch'ivit— Square; market
chanlajunbok'— Five thousand six hundred
vinikubel— To become a man
tsublel— To cuddle
chuk'el— To wash clothes
p'olomal— Business
muybajel— To rejoice
ta sts'el— Close to, next to
mu— Contraction of Mu'yuk; predicative form of ''Delicious''
vaxaklajunbok'— Seven thousand two hundred
vu'unkutik— First person plural exclusive pronoun
chapal— Ready, prepared; erudite; complete, full
a'a— Really, actually
siklojan— Tasteless
be— Path, way, road, sidewalk
kechel— Suspended, unfinished
jechtik o— Generally
jsa'ol— Hunter
Vok'emal— Birth
iktaobbail— End
mank'uk'mut— Mexican trogon
vob— Guitar
xvaxakibal— Eighth
lok'esel— To take out, to stick out
bik'el— To swallow
y— Letter ''y''
chakxik'— Brown
an— Well, then
j-ik'al— Black person
lobol— Banana; fruit
kavilto— Town hall
¿mi li' oyote?— Good morning, afternoon, evening or night (question, singular)
mantsaniya— Chamomile
j-ak'oltikal vinik— Upland person
javanil— Sister-in-law (only used by women)
Yukatan— Yucatan
p— Letter ''p''
Pil— Philippa
chinabil— Brain
tsajubel— To redden
a'yej-k'op— Hearer, listener
ak'— Vine; rope
jchuk'om— Washerwoman, washerman
ya'el satil— Tear
k'abil— Urine
k'uxi— What; how; what's up!; how much
poxtavanel— To heal
juxuxijel— To slip on a board
kotsol satil— To seem angry
javalxonobil— A kind of huarache that was previously worn, stopped with straps of leather between the fingers
suk'el— To wash things with bottom (bottles, pots, etc)
martomo rey— Butler
lajuneb svakvinik— One hundred ten
tasil— Mattress
nail bolom— Domestic cat
-es— Causative suffix used with inchoative roots
K'otoxtik— Place located on the southeast side of the Los Pozos community center
ya— Predicative form of "Spicy"
ts'ibtael— To write
xch'unel o'ontonal— Faith
elech— Eleventh month of the Tsotsil Mayan calendar (from June 30 to July 19)
j-akriox— Type of prayer for petition
Pat-osil— Pat-osil
chopol o'onil— Bad
kalvansa— Pea
-em— Stative suffix used with intransitive verbs, active perfect aspect suffix
lekubel— To get better
kajon— Coffin
lajuneb sjukvinik— One hundre thirty
yukuy— Worm that the rabbit has
jpoxtaej k'inil— Nephrologist doctor
chichk'in— A kind of liana
-ajtik— Third person plural suffix used with positionals as an option
chib xcha'vinik— Twenty two
lakiel— To boil; to bake
k'un— Predicative form of "Soft; tender; lazy"
vaxakib— Eight
avel— To plant
roxa— Rose
Tulesna— Peach
lek'el— Naked
ajnilil— Wife
k'anmun— Yellowjacket
Skap— Ingredient
Boch— Gourd; huacal
krixchano— Christian; people; person
Tubil— Saliva
mak na— House door
chonchiv— House sparrow
-oj— Stative suffix used with transitive verbs, perfect aspect suffix
sbalunlajunebal— Nineteenth
muk'bu— Never
yaxal— Grass; attributive form of "Green"
yax-elan— Light blue
yaxte'— Ceiba
totorix— Rooster
sleb k'ok'— Flame
lo'ilajel— To talk; story
kajanab— Shelf
motonil— Gift
alal— Attributive form of "Heavy"
jayk'os— How many pieces
jubel— To get fat
me' k'obol— Thumb
volel— To make ball
lakriyo— Brick
mu— Predicative form of "Delicious; scented"
biiltasel— To name, to say someone's name
mustisia— A kind of turnip
ok'om— Tomorrow
Majvanel— To hit
bik'tal vinik— Dwarf
p'in— Jug
lot t'ix— Colon
polel— To dig trench
k'opojel xot— Vowel
yojovil— Dumb
jtob xcha'bok'— Four hundred twenty
kavilto— Town hall, municipal palace
satinel— To fructity
xbuluchibal— Eleventh
pitk'ujel— To disgrace
Teltel— Half elongated
p'ij— Predicative form of ''Inteligent, smart, astute, shrewd"
yech— Yes, this way
namajel— To draw away, to depart
kek— Clucking
tanal ats'am— Sea salt
jpoxtaej bakil— Traumatologist; orthopedic doctor
alel— To say; to mention; saying; to announce
jtsakvakax— Bull roper
polots' chupak'— Name of a wild plant
bochlum— Clay pot for washing hands
mailchon— Armadillo
kayeta— Cookie
komon osil— Community
o— Letter ''o''; or, nor, either; focuser
me'tik— Ma'am
arvajaka— Basil
K'o Joyoch'en— Name given to the Joyoch'en bridge
p'itetel— To run very fast
tsak bail— To greet each other
bikilil— Intestine
otolal— Numeration
cho'ok— Wren
k'uxbenchon— Toothache; cavities
ak'ol— Up
chikin-ib— Beautiful-leaf oak (a kind of white oak resembling the armadillo's ear)
ch'atael— To bloat, to smoke
arvija— Pea
pas vaj— To make tortillas
Luchlebalton— Place located between Va'alton and the lower part of the Arenal ranch
but'el— To fill
lamina— Leaf, sheet
kuxinel— To oxidize, to rust
umel— To sip, to slurp
kolavalik— Thanks, thank you (plural)
slajeb t'ix— Period at the end of a sentence
Lexan— Silly
xcha'va'al— Second (person)
vo'lajun-— Numeral root of "Vo'lajuneb''
ta'al— Lying down (positional)
kajanebal— Nest
chon kaxlan— To sell chickens
kompiral— Food given at a party
tubtael— To spit
jutk'op— Liar
luchob k'u'il— Needle
nukulibel— To wrinkle
chotol— Sitting
syomobil— Square brackets
takibek'et— Dried and smoked meat
bik'it meste'— Broom
atil— Penis
kuxlejal— Culture; habit; life
poch'— Bed bug
kampor— Camphor
p'evel— Half open
ts'apel— To skewer, to introduce, to sow
malalil— Husband
ol— Predicative form of "Heavy"
t'omel— To burst, to explode; pop, exposition; eruption
alavanux— Radish
oxib— Three
-oxuk— Second person plural direct object; second person plural subject pronoun
chiel— To say
ak'el ta perton— To forgive
bot'k'ijel— For something to go out of its place
jp'olmal— Trader
lajuneb svaklajunvinik— Three hundred ten
jepel— To splinter; to split open
p'utum— Painted
Stselejal I'ton— Summit located after the community center of the San Gregorio ejido
k'okel— To detach

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