Lacandon
Lacandon is a Mayan language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Lacandon (Jach-tʼaan in the revised orthography of the Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indigenas) is a Mayan language spoken by all of the 1,000 Lacandon people in the state of Chiapas in Mexico. Within Chiapas, Lacandon is spoken in Betel, Lacanjá San Quintín, Lake Metzaboc, Metzaboc, and Najá.
Native Lacandon speakers refer to their language as Jach tʼaan or Hach tʼan. Most Lacandon people speak Lacandon Maya. Most also speak Spanish.
From Wikipedia · Lacandon language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Lacandon
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | winik* | |
| name | kaba7* | |
| eye | iC* | |
| ear | Sikin* | |
| nose | ni7* | |
| tooth | koh* | |
| tongue | ak* | |
| hand | k3b* | |
| blood | kik* | |
| bone | bak* | |
| skin | ot* | |
| knee | piS* | |
| breast | im* | |
| liver | tamen* | |
| water | jaʼ | |
| fire | kak* | |
| sun | kin* | |
| star | sab* | |
| stone | tuniC* | |
| mountain | wic* | |
| tree | Ce7* | |
| leaf | re7* | |
| night | akbir* | |
| dog | pek* | |
| fish | k3y* | |
| louse | uk* | |
| one | turi7* | |
| two | ka7* | |
| drink | hap* | |
| see | ir* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- MopanMayan55% alike
- Itza'Mayan55% alike
- Yucatec MayaMayan51% alike
- CholMayan42% alike
- Ch'orti'Mayan38% alike
- Tabasco ChontalMayan38% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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