APPENDIX II
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APPENDIX II
THE DIALECT OF PETEN
This Appendix it a translation of a MS. written by Dr. Berendt at Sacluk in 1866-1867. The original is in Spanish, but for the sake of consistency I have translated it. In some cases Dr. Berendt's clear and beautiful script has become blurred either through exposure to dampness or from some other cause. In such a case I have hazarded a guess if it seemed safe to do so, otherwise I have left a blank.A2.1
The MS. is in the Brinton Collection in the Library of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and I wish to acknowledge the kindness of Dr. G. B. Gordon in giving me permission to publish it here.
The dialect of Peten is spoken in the Partido de las Sabanas at
Villages: Guadalupe Saduk, Tziché, Chilonché S. Juan de Dios, Oxpayac, Simaron, Chachachurun, Santa Ana, Juntecholol.
It is spoken in the Partido de Dolores at Dolores, Machaquita, Petenzuc, Poctun, San Toribio, Yaxché (= Yaxha?), San Luis.
And in the Partido del Centroat San José. In the other villages of the Partido del Centro, and in that of San Antonio, the Yucatec dialect is spoken. In the Partido de la montaña or of Holmul is spoken the dialect of the East.
PETEN YUCATAN
juyu a small basin for pounding corn huyub
majaz fiber....?
xemech an earthenware pan for cooking maize xamach
ma yaan there is none minan
uneec a seed hinah
chulul the bow for shooting and the material of which it is made.
hǒǒk a large fish-hook
coxti hǒǒk, we are going to fish (?)
litz a small fish-hook lutz, fish-hook]
cox ti man litz, we are going to buy a fish-hook
lutz lazy (said of an animal)
holé yesterday holhe
meyah to work manyah
ten in Ɔah hunpel tomin ti a Juan I give John a real ten in Ɔaic hunpel tomin ti Juan
ten cin hanal I eat hanal in cah
chumac wild-cat chamac
Ɔüt a long sack of palm leaves or of broom-plant fiber naza
Ɔit very small tamales.
yaax apat royal palm
ichcil or ichnil to bathe
in thǎ my forehead in lec
pichi guava (?) pachi
chuh calabash of water (this line is crossed out in the text)
nah house; holnah, door; bah, mole (?) na-holna-ba
pah chicken louse; leh, snare pa- te-
tuh stinking, obscene tu
uh the moon u
coh a tooth co
cih henequen qi
beh a road, a path be
ya in tzem I am in doubt (?) ya in tzem
tacté a pine tree tahte
(Several illegible words occur here)
nak xaan ....
Ɔu or chichan Ɔu small unweaned child chuchul paal
in nochil my child (used by the Lacandones)
tanché a beam tanche
puluoc a small dove.
(xamoch) pok a wall pak
ahmenché a carpenter ahmentahche
taman a sheep, they also say tomo tanam
top any flower nicte, lol
taz la top e he is bringing a flower talez nicte
cox ti meyaj we are going to work cox ti menyah
bax le lo? or bax la je lo? who is that?
max cutal? who is coming?
xen a thone a Juan go and call John
u tat ix Maria the father of Mary.
baai a bag made of netting; also called champa.
yampaj (illegible)
ma t'in patal I cannot
ma in uojel I do not know
uai arm (almost illegible)
bax u caa or bax u cuci why or because
bax tal? why?
cox ti pakach or cox ti pekech we are going to make tortillas (tortillar)
tux yankin? where is the sun? tabx yax kin
tux ca bin? where are you going? tab a benel (t)
jamach a katic? how much do you want? what do you ask?
jamach nah yan tech? how many tortillas have you?
jamach uinic tan ilah ti be? how many men have you seen on the road? bahun uinicol t an ilab ti be?
(One illegible phrase here)
bix le lo? how is that?
bix yanil ech? how are you? bicx a cah?
bax a kati? what do you want?
bax akaba? what is your name?
max u thinic en? who is calling me?
max ɔin Ɔic tü? to whom am I to give it?
mayan ja there is no water manaan ja, minan ja
xturuhui yellow (or jaundice; text says amarillo)
nicté white
chacnicté red
quǐj henequen yaxci
kaim milk kabim
yǎ a small sapote (?) zaya
ten cin bin ich cah I am going into the village
kayem gruel made of corn flour keyem
iz Ɔit a small tamale made with new corn
culen sit down (imperative) culen, sit down! cultal, to sit down
liken get up (imperative) likil, to get up
(Several illegible words follow)
thuth I weep (perhaps it means dark brown--loro)
(Several more illegible words)
sac fear zahaal, fear
sac en I am afraid, I fear zahal, to fear
saccep timorous ahzahet, timorous
mac people uinic
bizit that part of an animal... (illegible) ... which is composed of the lower part of the spine.
cǒǒb (meaning illegible) coc
paklam prickly pear (?) (Text has stapal y tuna) pakam
kuchune the whorl (jicarita) which they use for spinning.
cucut a mountain fruit ... (illegible) ... like a small plaintain.
kat or kot flat earthen bowl set before an idol cat
(An illegible word)
chim a knapsack (mochila).
zuzich to cut off the grains from a cooked ear of corn; and also the grains thus cut off zuz, to plane
chaac let it go! (sueltalo)
chaac la tzimine set the horse free! (suelta el caballo)
bot hail bat
punab mahogany (caobana)
hach nohoch punab how big the mahogany tree is!
chulul the bow for shooting.
tzaan the cord of the bow
teztan the bow used in the reverse (with the cord on the convex side) (?)
cec che an arrow with a tooth or jog.
pocté an arrow with a point of clay.
yaxapat the royal palm (from the Lacandones?)
thahaan the muscular part of the thumb.
Ɔunum a bird.
Ɔununté laurel, a mountain bush.
hubuché a mountain bush; the leaves ... (illegible).
tanai a species of cane or bamboo ... very large.
tuƆ (meaning illegible)
jōǒle yesterday holhe
zamal tomorrow.
cui (meaning illegible).
chepetz bread of new maize.
uokekuch a stick used in weaving.
(Several illegible and obscurely translated words)
Phrases. (Only those with meanings given in the text appear here)
Bax a kati? What do you want mix baal in kati.... I want nothing
Bax yan tech? What have you? What is the matter? Yab ten ya ti paczikal.... I have a stomach-ache
Bax cu tazic ah Pedro? What is Peter bringing? Talez ha.... He is bringing water
Bax caualic? What are you saying?
In some cases two forms for the same thing appear, as:
yaax apat and yaxapat royal palm
cih and quǐ henequen
holé and jōǒle yesterday
beh and be road