Achi
Achi is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Achi (Achí in Spanish) is a Mayan language very closely related to Kʼicheʼ (Quiché in the older orthography). It is spoken by the Achi people, primarily in the department of Baja Verapaz in Guatemala.
There are two Achi dialects. Rabinal Achi is spoken in the Rabinal area, and Cubulco Achi is spoken in the Cubulco area west of Rabinal.
One of the masterpieces of precolumbian literature is the Rabinal Achí, a theatrical play written in the Achi language.
From Wikipedia · Achi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Achi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | winaq* | |
| name | bi7* | |
| eye | waC* | |
| ear | Sikin* | |
| nose | cam* | |
| tooth | a7* | |
| tongue | aq* | |
| hand | qab* | |
| blood | kik* | |
| bone | baq* | |
| skin | ix* | |
| knee | Cak* | |
| breast | tum* | |
| liver | saseb* | |
| water | yaʼ | |
| fire | aq* | |
| sun | qix* | |
| star | Cumil* | |
| stone | abax* | |
| mountain | xuyub* | |
| tree | Ce7* | |
| leaf | uSaq* | |
| night | aqab* | |
| dog | ci7* | |
| fish | kar* | |
| louse | uk* | |
| one | xun* | |
| two | ka7ib* | |
| I | ri7in* | |
| you | ri7at* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Tz'utujilMayan57% alike
Grammar
- KaqchikelMayan84% alike
- Q'anjob'alMayan82% alike
- Highland TotonacTotonacan82% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · achi1256 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · acr