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Yok Chij— Place located in the lower part of the San Sebastián neighborhood
makvanel— To hinder, to delay
kux— Oxid
tuk'— Weapon, gun; rifle; shotgun; predicative form of "Straight; righteous"
Turasnu— Apricot
sba vinkil— Thirth month of the Tsotsil Mayan calendar (from August 09 to 28)
p'olesel— To multiply, to increase, to abound
ach'ach' to— Recently
ni' k'obil— Finger
Tul— 1) Shaker 2) Grinder
moral— Backpack; bag
uli'— Slingshot
vo'ot— Second person singular pronoun
purkuvich'— Eastern whip-poor-will
xik'il— Standing; reclining (posicional)
k'evuj— Song
asluna— Hoe
silvera— Plum
sakpak'an— Pale
atolajel— To count
vaxakib— Eight
kuchilo— Knife
bik'tal us— Black fly
vukub xcha'vinik— Twenty seven
korirol— Runner
kuvich'— Ruddy ground dove
tonil bolom— A kind of bird
Emilio— Emilius
ch'aniel— To be quiet
k'atal— Traversed (positional); straight and smooth
-bun— First person singular ditransitive object
bitsil— Long thing lying on the ground (positional)
chav-— Contraction of "Xav-''
ts'i'bajel— To write
ta yelav— In front of
vo'lajuneb— Fifteen
baikatsil— Wild plant, bears fruit like bananas, they are small
kauktik— Come on
yaketel— To continue, to be on track
tukejel— To spill
ok'en ajval— Nineth month of the Tsotsil Mayan calendar (from May 21 to June 09)
pats'— Bean tamale
lo'iltael— To tell; legend
tsajal-om— South American black widow
torox— A kind of red ant on cold ground
baklel— A plant's cob
bisel— To measure, to weigh
jonjolin— Sesame
abnaltik— Nature
jaxal— Filled (to the height of the container)
lok'ombail— Photographic camera; photography
beiltasvanel— To guide, to lead
bik'tal k'obil— Finger
jtuneltasvanej k'op— Agentive
xanavel— To walk
K'at'ixtik— K'at'ixtik
vo'ox— Anatto
ju'el— To crush by hand
vo'bok'— Two thousand
Susana— Susan
Xevu— Bait
uni— Diminutive
Kakal— 1) Attached 2) On
ts'ibael— To write; writing
stojobtasobil— Preposition
tijel— To play an instrument
Petu'— Petrona
nijel— To duck
batkun— Goodbye (only used when two persons meet in different directions)
vukvinik— One hundred forty
ak' tajimol— To play
lakanton— Lacandon
-ejtik— Third person plural suffix used with positionals as an option
jayibuk— Some
kul— Russet-crowned motmot
Nekubil— Shoulder
bak'in— Occasionally
multa— Sanction
soplej— Valley
ain— Crocrodile
chaklakante'— Brown wasp, usually lives in empty houses
Paytajil— Paytagil
-set'— Nominal classifier that counts the number of little portions
chi'il— Attributive form of "Sweet"
Bot'iel— For something to go out of its place
bek'il— Seed
K'exavel— To be embarrased, to be ashamed
ats'am— Salt
sat-okil— Ankle
ta jujujot— From side to side
te oyan to me— Goodbye, bye (singular)
nupel— To reach a person; for two people to meet on the road; to greet bowing the head
svukubal— Seventh
ch'abal— Negative; for there not to be
teyuk— Goodbye, bye
xch'unobil— Conditional aspect
atinajebal— Bathroom, washroom, bath
batan— Goodbye, bye (to the person who leaves)
votsots— Lung
k'el vun— To read
k'ixinal— Heat
Tochol— Residue of something
tasal— Out of the pod (Positional)
jtamvanej— Midwife who attends until childbirth
k'ux jolol— Headache
sob ik'luman— Early morning
bak— Skinny; bone
mail— Chilacayote, black seed squash
aja pom— Bee honey
jk'ak'al-xi'el— Coward
ajnilajel vinik— Boyfriend
stuch'benal k'op— Basic structure
tsurukuk— Owl
bakubel— To become caked, to toast; to harden, to toughen; to get thin; thinness
nujanel— To turn an object face down
jakima— Drunkenness
manolajel— To buy
kajal— Up, on, above, mounted on
k— Letter ''k''
te xakomik— Goodbye, bye (plural)
resal— Prayer
kaxpik'— New world quail
kats'al— Naked
-ib— Deadjetival suffix that denotes inchoative form
ak'bil— Given
toyol— A lot, many
mak'lintasel— To keep, to maintain
ch'ut na— Wall
Tulnichim— Spearmint
stuktuk jech— Unique
peserente— President (authority)
ti'— Tio (Woodpecker)
kats'el— To stop something with the mouth
si'— Firewood
moch'ol— Snuggled up (Positional)
makobil— Corral
aboltajesel— To weaken
latriyo— Brick
tsobol— Set
-el— Ininitive marker; nominalizing suffix of the antipasive voice
ta kajal— Above
pimijel— To cover
JMentes— Mendez
lajuneb— Ten
chikin na— House corner
Lo'ob— Feeder
javel— To split, to cut in two
sak— Predicative form of ''White; clean''
jnupunel— Bridegroom
joch'— Weevil
vachajel— To dream; dream
K'o Muk'ta Uk'um— Name of the Huixtán River bridge, which is located on the north side
Almul— Almud
mokel— To cut
Vitstan— Huixtan
xolomte'— Hanger
muk'tasak— Fifth month of the Tsotsil Mayan calendar (from March 02 to 21)
vomoltik— Pasture
j-oyesvanej— Existential
takin o'ontonil— To be thirsty
te'tik— Mountain; forest; grove
tik' mulil— To accuse; to sue
jo'otik— First person plural inclusive pronoun
vo'ob— Five
ts'ants'an— Stagnant water
pan mut— Keel-billed toucan
abatil— Helper; messenger; soldier
ti'el— To bite; to devour
-koj— Nominal classifier that counts the number of tiers, floor, and part music, etc.
vob— Music; musical instrument
ch'om k'op— Loanword
k'oxetajel— To expose to the sun
nak'obil— Glove
vok' osil— Soil breaking up with plowing in crop areas and pastures
chu'unel— To suck; to breastfeed
ch'om— Loan
ch'ix— Spine
Ajvalil— God
kumpareinel— To make a friend of someone
Varux— Splinter
k'ach'ix— Mexican hawthorn
ch'ixtot— Rufous-collared thrust; cherry tree
atinajebal— Vessel, container; shower
ko'oltasel— To compare
ja'as— Mammee
pitel— To abort
bu jechuk— Where to
bonel— To paint, to dye
kok— Turtle
birix— Grasshopper
makel— To close; to get constipated
Lebjol— Hairless
komon k'anbail— Accepting each other, loving each other, loving each other, means reciprocity and commitment, feeling the same about each other from the family and community sphere
naktsajel— Name of a stomach disease; to establish
-ech'el— Nominal classifier that counts times
Tuixtik— Name of a place
vok'el— For a chick to be born; to be born
ban— Round
jamal-osil— Empty (Field)
vujul— Hunchback

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