Subgroup of Maya languages
The (Greater) Quichean languages are a branch of the Mayan family of Guatemala.
Lexical comparison
From Campbell (1999).[1]
Lexical comparison of Quichean languages |
| Gloss |
Kaqchikel |
Tzʼutujil |
Kʼicheʼ |
Poqomam |
Uspantek |
Qʼeqchiʼ |
| custard apple |
pak |
pak |
pak |
pak |
pak |
pak |
| snail |
pur |
pur |
pur |
pur |
pur |
pur |
| thick |
pim |
pim |
pim |
pim |
pim |
pim |
| to help |
toʔ |
toʔ |
toʔ |
toʔ |
toʔ |
toʔ |
| to pay |
tox |
tox |
tox |
tox |
tox |
tox |
| sweet |
kiʔ |
kiʔ |
kiʔ |
kiʔ |
kiʔ |
kiʔ |
| quern (metate) |
kaːʔ |
kaːʔ |
kaːʔ |
kaːʔ |
kaːʔ |
kaːʔ |
| parrot |
kʼel |
kʼel |
kʼel |
kʼel |
kʼel |
(kʼel) |
| our |
qa- |
qa- |
qa- |
qa- |
qa- |
qa- |
| neck |
qul |
qul |
qul |
— |
qul |
— |
| resin, pitch |
qˈoːl |
qˈol |
qˈoːl |
qˈoːl |
qˈoːl |
qˈoːl |
| yellow |
qˈan |
qˈan |
qˈan |
qˈan |
qˈan |
qˈan |
| tick |
siːp |
siːp |
siːp |
siːp |
siːp |
siːp |
| white |
saq |
saq |
saq |
saq |
saq |
saq |
| water gourd |
tsuj |
tsuj |
tsuh |
suh |
tsuh |
suh |
| good |
uts |
uts |
uts |
us |
uts |
us |
| thick |
tsats |
tsats |
tsats |
sas |
tsats |
sas |
| dog |
tsʼiʔ |
tsʼiʔ |
tsʼiʔ |
tsʼiʔ |
tsʼiʔ |
tsʼiʔ |
| tree, wood |
čeːʔ |
čeːʔ |
čeːʔ |
čeːʔ |
čeːʔ |
čeːʔ |
| lime |
čuːn |
čuːn |
čuːn |
čuːn |
čuːn |
čuːn |
| pineapple |
čʼoːp |
čʼoːp |
čʼoːp |
čʼoːp |
čʼoːp |
čʼoːp |
| hole, cave |
xul |
xul |
xul |
xul |
xul |
xul |
| person |
winaq |
winaq |
winaq |
winaq |
winaq |
kwinq |
| trousers |
weːʃ |
weːʃ |
weːʃ |
weːʃ |
— |
kweːʃ |
| genitals, shame |
jaːx |
jaːx |
jaːx |
jaːx |
jaːx |
jaːx |
| shade |
muːx |
muːx |
muːx |
muːx |
mùːx |
muːh |
| avocado |
oːx |
oːx |
oːx |
oːx |
òːx |
oːh |
| ashes |
čaːx |
čaːx |
čaːx |
čaːx |
čàːx |
čaːh |
| steambath |
tuːx |
tuːx |
tuːx |
tuːx |
tùːx |
tuːh |
| day, sun |
qʼiːx |
qʼiːx |
qʼiːx |
qʼiːx |
qʼìːx |
(-qʼiːh) |
| sky |
kaːx |
kaːx |
kaːx |
kaːx |
kàːx |
— |
| pine |
čax |
čax |
čax |
čax |
čax |
čax |
| flour |
kʼax |
kʼax |
kʼax |
kʼax |
kʼax |
kʼax |
| mask |
kʼoːx |
kʼoːx |
kʼoːx |
kʼoːx |
kʼoːx |
kʼoːx |
| gopher |
ɓaːh |
ɓaːj |
ɓaːj |
wʼaːh |
ɓaːh |
ɓaːh |
| bone |
ɓaːq |
ɓaːq |
ɓaːq |
wʼaːq |
ɓaq |
ɓaq |
| road |
ɓeːj |
ɓeːh |
ɓeːh |
wʼeːh |
ɓeːh |
ɓeːh |
| smoke |
siɓ |
siɓ |
siɓ |
simʼ |
siɓ |
siɓ |
| rain |
xaɓ |
xaɓ |
xaɓ |
xamʼ |
xaɓ |
haɓ |
| canoe, trough |
xukuːʔ |
xukuːʔ |
xukuːɓ |
xukuːmʼ |
xukuːɓ |
xukuːɓ |
| night |
aːqʼaʔ |
aːqʼaʔ |
aːqʼaʃ |
aːqʼamʼ |
aːqʼaɓ |
(aːqʼɓ) |
| ear of corn |
xal |
xal |
xal |
xal |
xal |
hal |
| tail |
xeːj |
xeːj |
xeːh |
xeːh |
xeːh |
heːh |
| mouse, rat |
čʼoːj |
čʼoːj |
čʼoːh |
čʼoːh |
čʼoːh |
čʼoːh |
| flea |
kʼjaq |
kʼjaq |
kʼjaq |
kʼaq |
kʼaq |
kʼaq |
| red |
kjaq |
kjaq |
kjaq |
kaq |
kaq |
kaq |
| guava |
(i)kjaqʼ |
(i)kjaqʼ |
kjaqʼ |
kaqʼ |
— |
— |
| fingernail |
iʃkʼjaq |
ʃkʼjaq |
iʃkʼjaq |
iʃkʼaq |
iʃkʼaq |
— |
| ear |
ʃikin |
ʃikin |
ʃikin |
ʃikin |
ʃikin |
(ʃikn) |
| woman |
iʃoq |
iʃoq |
iʃoq |
iʃoq |
— |
iʃq |
| big (plural) |
nimaq |
nimaq |
nimaq |
nimaq |
nimaq |
ninq |
| ant |
sanik |
sanik |
sanik |
(sanik) |
sanik |
sank |
| cloth, kerchief |
suʔt |
suʔt |
suʔt |
suʔt |
sùːtʼ |
(suʔut) |
| blouse |
poʔt |
poʔt |
poʔt |
poʔt |
pòːtʼ |
poʔot |
| corncob |
piʔq |
piʔq |
piʔq |
piʔq |
pìːqʼ |
— |
| grandmother |
atiʔt |
atiʔt |
atiʔt |
atiʔt |
atìːtʼ |
atiʔt |
| bitter |
kʼaj |
kʼaj |
kʼah |
kʼah |
kʼah |
kʼah |
| to sell |
kʼaj |
kʼaj |
kʼaj |
kʼaj |
kʼaj |
kʼaj |
| blind (dark) |
moːj |
moːj |
moːj |
moːj |
moːj |
moːj |
| to wash |
čʼax |
čʼax |
čʼax |
— |
čʼax |
čʼax |
| to hit |
čʼaj |
čʼaj |
čʼaj |
čʼaj |
— |
— |
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References
- ↑ Campbell, Lyle (1999). Historical Linguistics: An Introduction (1 ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. pp. 156–160. ISBN 9780748611140.
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