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muyebal— Climb
santo— Idol
vak-— Numeral root of "Vakib''
cha'kuxiel— To revive
jik' o'ontonil— To sigh
jutel— To lie
jkontra— Enemy
kastio— Castle
ip xi'el— To be shy
ch'aj— Predicative form of "Bitter"
ch'il-te'— Rib
ch'ut-te'— Cedar
chilol— Rattle
ch'ipomajel— To take care of a child
ch'uch'ul— Crumb
chanul mum— Wasp
choj nuti'— Red with big eyes used for picking
chupoj olil— To be pregnant
sakil chenek'— Navy bean
bik'tajel— To reduce, to decrease, to become scarce
tak'avel— To answer, to reply
k'anel— To want; to love; to ask; love; to need
Sup'ul— Corn butterfly
ip k'opojel— To be talkative, to make tales
chikinton— Dragon fruit
xi'tael— To fear
chijob-ul— Sieve
kapon— Neutered, gelded
jchik'-ak'al— Charcoal burner
tot vakax— Bull
Yerva— Tarantula
k'ux— Pain; to hurt
sit'el— To inflame
p'ajel— To be thrown; to fall
tixil— Glowing, radiant; lying down (Positional)
lo'ts'el— To carry something under the arm
bolomal— Business, trade, commerce
p'— Letter "p'"
ora— Hour
lek pasbil— Fine, well made
me'— Adult female
k'otel ta pasel— To happen
tan— Ash
lekubtasel— To better, to improve; to cleanse
k'ux k'abil— Pain when urinating
k'anal kovre— Copper
ton satil— Cheek
Tsajal Uk'um— River that forms during the rainy season and flows into the large river of the municipal seat
tsak— Bait
pas ekibokar— To mistake
totsel— To lift by taking off an object
ikatsinajel— To load
kenya— A kind of guinea
jak'ob chamel— Office
mulel— To submerge
malijel— For a woman to get married
komenal— Residue, surplus; maguey flower stem
Kalvario— Calvary
juxom— Grinder
k'ejel— To save
nauel— To spin
muk'ubtasel— To enlarge
Nok— Aile
K'atinbak— Hell
bik'tajesel— To diminish, to reduce; to humiliate
xonobka'— Horseshoe
jtos o— Different
tuk'ulanel— To take care
et'es k'op— To defend; to interpret
xamit— Adobe
ch'ayemal— Lost
ch'ojon tak'in— Wire; telephone
vaxakib xcha'vinik ta— Numeral root of "Vaxakib xcha'vinik''
chukvanab— Jail
chaukil-o'— Downpour
t'imel— To bulge
xixob— Mexican turnip
k'u ora— When
Kantil— Oil lamp
ch'ix-te'— Mexican hawthorn
ch'ix patil— Backbone, spine, vertebra
j-ak'vanej ta ilel— Demonstrative
j-ilol— Herbalist, healer
sni' chu'il— Breast nipple
chuj— Sarape
ik'al inatan— Black iguana
yolob— Arrow
chijil te'— Elderflower
ch'ixtot— Thrust; blackbird
al ak'ot— To tell someone to dance
t'isumajel— For the turkey to fluff
-e— Clitic complementary to the article or determiner, it also functions as a phrase boundary mark
ak'otasel— To dance
tsatsal— Attributive form of "Strong; hard"
napux— Turnip
j-almantal— Messenger person
nop'olsik'ol— Mistletoe; strangler fig
xchumanil— Trunk; cigarette butt
nixtok— Again
t'ot'om— Rough
chotlebal— Chair; bench; throne
nants'i'— Nance
koman abtel— Task, labor
ak' jolil— To give interest
Nichimajel o'ontonil— To rejoice
tselopat— Round leaf tree, white on one side
ch'ayel ta o'ntonal— To forget
ta stuk'il— In front of
pix— Cover
varexma— Lent
ak'abal— Night
ju'lajel— Visitor
bik'it j-epal-ok— Cochineal
savaro— Saturday
bitom— Flea
simil— Mocus
paxyajel— To walk, to wander
kajvel— Coffee
xalampia— Measles
chan-vuntik— School
ch'ate'— Bush for dyeing sheep's wool
chichinab-ul— Sieve
its'inal— Younger brother (of a man)
ch'am chamel— To be contaminated
jchuk'um— Washerwoman, washerman
yalobil— Reportative
jech xtok— Moreover, furthermore, likewise, further
alvalin— Bricklayer
sets'— Porcelain
ixtalajel— To spoil, to become damaged
mu'yuk— Negative; there is/are no; nothing
vakarix— Person that has six finger on any of his/her extremities
ch'ajubel— To get bitter
k'ubul— Assignment, errand
ik'al jinich— Common black ant
ch'ajil balumil— Barren land
Paxku'— Pascuala
jch'amajel chamel— Contagious sickness
vulvunajel— To murmur, to whisper
iltael— To scold; to ger angry with someone
u'unil— Possession of, benefit of, for (It is also used to indicate possession when a noun cannot be combined with possessive prefixes), because
eramunix— Lemon
varko— Boat
utvanel— To scold
oktuvre— October
vaichijel— To dream
vokolajel— Suffering; to suffer
ch'akiltasel— To de-flesh
ichi-ak'— A type of vine with a large, white flower
nichpox— Schnapps (first class)
chik' te'— To burn the slash area
uxubal— Trunk; shank
k'ochin— Firefly
ch'uch'al nichim— Platanillo; lirio
ixlavon tuk'— A kind of old shotgun
k'unil o'il— Thigh
choletel— To be aligned
chajulanel— To thresh; to shake off
ch'anxi— Idle, still
ik'al inatab— Black iguana
chitom k'ok'— Small car
scho' mut— Bird gizzard
spatobil o'ontonal— Hope
lumto— Until there, there, to there
tsotsil chij— Sheep wool
vo'on— First person singular personal pronoun
pamtael— To incense
kajlibinvanel— To ride
Lolen— Lawrence
ley— Law
vo'ob— Five
metsiel— To lie down
Bach'en— Place located on the east side of the town of San Fernando
mutut— Fig
k'al junab— In a year
mik'alil— Fish scale
Veruch— Veronica
ch'achak— Wood pigeon; mourning dove
sut'el— To wrap
chexel— Medium; thrown branch
pamal ul— Aromatic atole
ts'ikel ik'— Kind of cramp
p'itom k'op— Clitic
lox-e— Toothless
ts'anal— Stagnant
ch'amalil— Child (of a man)
chechel— Strung up (positional)
pila— Battery
Chevultik— Crumbled or granulated
ekel— Commerce, trade
tasel— To take out
jchukel— Prisoner
yunenal ich'akil— Fingertip
kilte'ch'o— A kind of large edible rat
putsil chichol— Mexican husk tomato
kuchel— To carry; to load
ixtol-lo'il— Joke
kakiel— To get stuck, to jam
ch'olel— To empty or pour liquid; to plant beans
jtij-amay— Flutist

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