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- ¿La ütz awäch?: Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: University of Texas Press
summary
Kaqchikel is one of approximately thirty Mayan languages spoken in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, and, increasingly, the United States. Of the twenty-two Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala, Kaqchikel is one of the four “mayoritarios,” those with the largest number of speakers. About half a million people living in the central highlands between Guatemala City and Lake Atitlán speak Kaqchikel. And because native Kaqchikel speakers are prominent in the field of Mayan linguistics, as well as in Mayan cultural activism generally, Kaqchikel has been adopted as a Mayan lingua franca in some circles. This innovative language-learning guide is designed to help students, scholars, and professionals in many fields who work with Kaqchikel speakers, in both Guatemala and the United States, quickly develop basic communication skills. The book will familiarize learners with the words, phrases, and structures used in daily communications, presented in as natural a way as possible, and in a logical sequence. Six chapters introduce the language in context (greetings, the classroom, people, the family, food, and life) followed by exercises and short essays on aspects of Kaqchikel life. A grammar summary provides in-depth linguistic analysis of Kaqchikel, and a glossary supports vocabulary learning from both Kaqchikel to English and English to Kaqchikel. These resources, along with sound files and other media on the Internet at ekaq.stonecenter.tulane.edu, will allow learners to develop proficiency in all five major language skills—listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and sociocultural understanding.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Chapter One. Welcome!
- pp. 1-12
- Chapter Two. How Are You?
- pp. 13-22
- Chapter Three. The Classroom
- pp. 23-43
- Chapter Four. People
- pp. 45-65
- Chapter Five. The Family
- pp. 67-90
- Chapter Six. Food
- pp. 91-111
- Chapter Seven. Life
- pp. 113-135
- Chapter Eight. Grammar Summary
- pp. 137-201
- Chapter Nine. Glossary
- pp. 203-292
- Sources Cited and Further Reading
- pp. 293-296
- Answer Key
- pp. 297-305
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292791701
Related ISBN(s)
9780292714595
MARC Record
OCLC
667288661
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No