This is aSwadesh list ofMayan languages, specificallyK'iche',Q'eqchi,Tzotzil,Mam,Yucatec Maya,Wastek andItza', compared with that ofEnglish.
| № | English | K'iche' | Q'eqchi' | Tzotzil | Mam | Yucatec | Huastec | Itza' | Lang8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | in | laa’in | náya | teen | nanaa' | ten | ||
| 2 | you (singular) | at, la (formal) | laa’at, at | vo7ot | jay | teech | tech | ||
| 3 | he | are', aj | ha’an, a’an | ja | letiʼ | layti’, ti’i | |||
| 4 | we | uj, oj | laa’o, aa’o, ha’o | vo7otik, vo7otikotik (ex.) | jo, jóya (ex.) | toʼon | to’on-e’ex, to’on (ex.) | ||
| 5 | you (plural) | ix, alaq (formal) | laa’ex | vo7oshuk | jey | teʼex | te’ex | ||
| 6 | they | e'are' | eb’, teb’ | je | letiʼob | layti’oo’, ti’ijoo’ | |||
| 7 | this | wa', are', we | ha'in, a’in | li7 | jlu | lelaʼ, le jeʼelaʼ | a’laj, je’la’ | ||
| 8 | that | le | wan le' | tah, ti | leloʼ, le jeʼeloʼ | a’lo, je’loj | |||
| 9 | here | waral | arin, ayi', sa'in | li7 | tzalú | wayeʼ, weyeʼ | wa’yeh | ||
| 10 | there | chiri', chila' | le' | tah, le7, te | toloʼ, teʼeloʼ | te’lo’ | |||
| 11 | who | jachin | ani | buch’u | al | máax | max | ||
| 12 | what | jas | k’a’, k’aru | k’u | ti’ | baʼax | b’a’ax | ||
| 13 | where | jawi | b'ar | bu | ja’ | tuʼux | tu’ux | ||
| 14 | when | jampa | joq'e | k’u 7ora | jtoo (past), jtoj (fut.) | baʼax kʼiin | b’ikin, kil | ||
| 15 | how | jas modo | chan ru | k’u cha7al | bix | b’ix | |||
| 16 | not | b'i, ma, ja'i' | ink'a', moko ... ta | mu | maʼ | ma’, mix | |||
| 17 | all | konojel | anchal, rek', chi junil | kotol, labal | tuláakal | tulakal | |||
| 18 | many | k'i | k'i, k'ihal, mayalok | 7ep | nim | yaʼab | yaab’ | ||
| 19 | some | junaq, ka’b’ayaq, k’a’na | jujunp’eel | ||||||
| 20 | few | kach’in, ink’a’ k’i, b’ab’ay | hay | jumpʼíit | tz’eek | ||||
| 21 | other | jalan, jun chik | yantik | uláakʼ | laak’ | ||||
| 22 | one | jun | jun | hun | jun | jun | jun | ||
| 23 | two | kaib' | ka'ib', kwib', kiib' | cha7 | káb’a | kaʼa | ka’ | ||
| 24 | three | ox | oxib' | 7osh | óxa | óox | ox | ||
| 25 | four | qa'jib | kaahib' | chan | chája | kan | kän | ||
| 26 | five | o', jo'ob', job' | oob', hoob' | vo7 | jwe’ | joʼ | jo’ | ||
| 27 | big | nima | nim | muk’ | matí’j | nojoch | nojoch, nukuch | ||
| 28 | long | nim xkelam | bitzbitz, tz’upul | nmak | chowak | chawak | |||
| 29 | wide | nim ru | hamal | la’n, nim twitz | kóoch | kooch | |||
| 30 | thick | tzatz | nim xsa' | pim | cho’t, la’n, tziq’ | piim | polok | ||
| 31 | heavy | al | aal | 7ol | -(t)álil | aal | p’isa’an | ||
| 32 | small | ch'uti | kok’, ch'in | bik’it | ch’in, nux, nuch | chan, chichan, mejen | mejen | ||
| 33 | short | uq | tupus roq | tzapo | ch’in twe’ | kóom | |||
| 34 | narrow | kok' ru | japajtik | ch’in twitz | nuʼutʼ | nuut’ | |||
| 35 | thin | b'aq | hoy | xaxj | bekʼech | b’ek’ech, jay | |||
| 36 | woman | ixoq | ixq | ʔantz | xuj | chʼuup, xchʼuup, koʼolel | uxum | ixch’up | |
| 37 | man (adult male) | achij | teelom | mol | xínak | xiib | winik | ||
| 38 | man (human being) | winaq | winq, poyanam | vinik, krishchnano | xjaal | wíinik, máak | mak | ||
| 39 | child (a youth) | al | al | 7olol | al, k’waal | paal | paal | ||
| 40 | wife | kixoqil | ixaqil | 7ahnilal | xu’l | atan | a’tan | ||
| 41 | husband | b’eelom | malalil, mol | chmil | íicham | icham | |||
| 42 | mother | chuch | na’ | me7il | txu | naʼ | na’ | ||
| 43 | father | qajaw | taat, yuwa’ | totil | man | yuum, taat | tat | ||
| 44 | animal | chikop | xul | chon | alamáj | baʼalcheʼ | b’a’alche’ | ||
| 45 | fish | kär, sa’y | kar | choy | kixh | kay | käy | ||
| 46 | bird | tz'ikin | tz’ik | mut | ch’it | chʼíichʼ | ch’iich’ | ||
| 47 | dog | tz'i' | tz’i’ | tz’i7 | txya’n | peekʼ | pek’ | ||
| 48 | louse | uk' | uk' | 7uch’ | squk’ | ukʼ | uk’ | ||
| 49 | snake | kumatz | k’anti’ | chon | lb’aj | kaan | kan | ||
| 50 | worm | kuluk | shuit | nookʼol, xnookʼol | ix nok’ol | ||||
| 51 | tree | che' | che’ | te7 | tze’, k’uul | cheʼ | che’ | ||
| 52 | forest | k'che'laj | k’iche’ | te7tik, 7osil | txhik’úul | kʼáax | k’aax | ||
| 53 | stick (of wood) | ruq' che' | k’obol | juntsʼíit cheʼ | che’ | ||||
| 54 | fruit | wächinik | u | satil | lo’pj | ich, u yich cheʼ | ich | ||
| 55 | seed | b'aq' | iyaj | bek’ | íyaj | neekʼ | nek’ | ||
| 56 | leaf | xuxaq che’ | xaq | 7anal | txaq | leʼ | le’ | ||
| 57 | root | xe' | xe’ | 7ibel | (t)lok’ | moots | motz | ||
| 58 | bark (of tree) | rix che | patil | u sóol cheʼ | pachajche’ | ||||
| 59 | flower | kotz'i'j | uutz'u'uj, atz'um | nich | ab’éch | lool, nikteʼ | top’ | ||
| 60 | grass | k'im | pach'aya', ichaj | hobel | ch’im | xíiw, suʼuk | su’uk | ||
| 61 | rope | k’aam | laso | chjaj | suum | sum | |||
| 62 | skin (of a person) | tz'u'mal, chirij | tz’uumal | nukul | tz’úmal | ootʼ | ot’el | ||
| 63 | meat (as in flesh) | ti’ij, tio'jil | tib’ | ti7bol, bek’et | chi’pj | bakʼ | b’äk’ | ||
| 64 | blood | kik' | kik’ | ch’ich’ | chik’y, txhi’ | kʼiʼikʼ | k’ik’ | ||
| 65 | bone | b'aqil | b’aq | bak | b’aaq | baak | b’ak | ||
| 66 | fat (noun) | kab'chiyal | manteek | hup’el | tsaats, yeekʼ | yek’ | |||
| 67 | egg | saqmo'l | mol | tanal | jos | jeʼ, eʼel | je’ | ||
| 68 | horn | xukub' | shulub | baak, xulub | b’akche’ | ||||
| 69 | tail | je' | ye | neil | (t)je’ | nej | nej | ||
| 70 | feather (rather not down) | rismal xul, xik’ | k’uk’umal | kʼuʼukʼum | |||||
| 71 | hair | rismal, wi' | ismal | tzotz, tzatzal | tzmal (t)wi’ | tsoʼots | tzo’otz | ||
| 72 | head | jolom | jolom | holol | wi’ | pool, joʼol | pol, ho’ol | ||
| 73 | ear | xikin | xik | chikinil | xkin | xikin | xikin | ||
| 74 | eye | b'aq' u wach | (sa’) u, (xnaq’) u | satil, yashavo7 | tb’a’ (t)witz | ich | ich | ||
| 75 | nose | tza'm | u’uj | ni7 | txánb’aj | niʼ | ni’ | ||
| 76 | mouth | chi' | e | 7eal | tzi | chiʼ | chi’ | ||
| 77 | tooth (rather not molar) | we', re' | e | 7eal | witx (w)e | koj | koj | ||
| 78 | tongue | aq' | ru'uj aq' | 7ok’ | aq’ | aakʼ | ak’ | ||
| 79 | fingernail | jurub’ sab’äl | ixi’ij | ni7 7ich’akil | íichʼak | ||||
| 80 | foot | aqan | oq | 7okol | ook | ok | |||
| 81 | leg | a' | a’ | 7akanil | ook, mukʼook, tʼóon | ok | |||
| 82 | knee | ch'ek | aq | k’uhav | ch’ek | piix | pix | ||
| 83 | hand | q'ab' | uq’m | k’abal | q’ab’ | kʼab | k’ab’ | ||
| 84 | wing | xik' | xik’ | shik’ | xiikʼ | xik’ | |||
| 85 | belly | pam, jupulik | sa’ | tzukut | k’u’j | nakʼ | näk’ | ||
| 86 | guts | ixk'ol | k'amk'ot, sooyom | bikil, tzo7 | chooch | ||||
| 87 | neck | qul | kux, ja’aj | bikil, tzo7 | kaal | kal | |||
| 88 | back | ij, pak'alik | ix | patil | xyop | paach | pach | ||
| 89 | breast | tu', tz'um | tu’ | chu7il | iim | tzem | |||
| 90 | heart | k'u'x | ch'ool | 7o7onil | ánm | puksiʼikʼal | pusik’al | ||
| 91 | liver | seseb' | ch'och' | sekub | táaman, táamnel | tamen | |||
| 92 | todrink | qumunik | uk'ak | 7uch’ | k’an | ukʼul, ukʼ | |||
| 93 | toeat | wa'im | tzakank, wa'ok, tiwok | 7ochan, lahes, ti7 | waa’n | janal, jaant | |||
| 94 | tobite | qachok | tzak, ti7 | chiʼibal, chiʼ | |||||
| 95 | tosuck | tz'ub'uk | tz’utz’ | chuʼuch | |||||
| 96 | tospit | chuub'ak, chuub'ank | tubah | túub | |||||
| 97 | tovomit | xa'wak | shen | xeej | |||||
| 98 | toblow (as wind) | apuunk | uust | ||||||
| 99 | tobreathe | musiq'ak | 7ich’ 7ik’ | chʼaʼ iikʼ | |||||
| 100 | tolaugh | se'ek | tze7in | cheʼej | |||||
| 101 | tosee | il, ka’yik, ka’yej | ilok | 7il, 7ilbe sat, k’ot sat | il | ||||
| 102 | tohear | ta, tatab’enik | ab'ink | 7a7i | b’i’n | uʼuy | |||
| 103 | toknow (a fact) | eta'm | nawink | na7, tz’ak, 7ohtikin | alón, tzqi’n | ojel | |||
| 104 | tothink | chomanik, no’jinik | k'a'uxlak | 7a7i, na7 | tuukul | ||||
| 105 | tosmell (sense odor) | chuwinik | utz’uk | 7a7ibe 7ik’ | úutsʼben | ||||
| 106 | tofear | xej | xiw | shi7el ba | xob’ | sajaktal | |||
| 107 | tosleep | waram | wark | vay, bat ch’ulel | wenel | ||||
| 108 | tolive | k’asi’k | na'ajink | naki, kushul | najl | kuxtal | |||
| 109 | todie | kamik | kamk | cham | chim | kíimil | |||
| 110 | tokill | kämisaj | kamsink | mil | (kub’) b’yon | kíinsik | |||
| 111 | tofight | ch'e'ok | tahin, tzak bail | baʼateʼel | |||||
| 112 | tohunt (transitive) | yohob'k | tsʼoon | ||||||
| 113 | tohit | b'ujuk, ketok | mah, bah | (ok) pjun | jaatsʼ | ||||
| 114 | tocut | kuruk | boh, tuch’ | xoot, chʼaak | |||||
| 115 | tosplit | kiib'ank, jachok | hav, t’ah | jaats | |||||
| 116 | tostab (or stick) | xeq'ok | pahbe | ||||||
| 117 | toscratch (an itch) | q'oyok, parok | hot’ | ||||||
| 118 | todig | k'oto | pikok, aq'ink, b'ekok | ch’oh, hok’ | |||||
| 119 | toswim | numxik | nushih | báab | |||||
| 120 | tofly | ropop | rupik, purik | vil | |||||
| 121 | towalk | b’inem | b’eek | shanav | xíimbal | ||||
| 122 | tocome | chul | chalk, k'ulunk | tal | taal | ||||
| 123 | tolie (as on one's side) | sotlaak, yoklaak | puch’etah | chital | |||||
| 124 | tosit | chunlaak, woq'laak | tzuni | kutal | |||||
| 125 | tostand | xaqliik | noch' | ||||||
| 126 | toturn (change direction) | b’alq’usink, q’otok | hoyihes | ||||||
| 127 | tofall (as in drop) | soq'e'k, tob'b'ak | tishk'uh, p'ah | lúubul | |||||
| 128 | togive | k'ehok | 7ak’ | tsʼáaj | |||||
| 129 | tohold (in one's hand) | q’unuk | tom | chʼaʼ, mach | |||||
| 130 | tosqueeze | pitz’ok, yatz'ok | pitz’ | ||||||
| 131 | torub | jilok, b'iqok | biulan | ||||||
| 132 | towash | ch'ajok, puch'uk | pok, chuk’ | pʼoʼ | |||||
| 133 | towipe | mesok | kus | ||||||
| 134 | topull | jukunk, kelonk | nit | ||||||
| 135 | topush | minok, tiikink | shuh, net’ | ||||||
| 136 | tothrow | pumuk, puulesink | hip, ten | ||||||
| 137 | totie | b'ak’ok, jit'ok | timan | ||||||
| 138 | tosew | b'ojok, kuuxink | tz’is | ||||||
| 139 | tocount | ajlank | pas kwenta | xook | |||||
| 140 | tosay | cha | yehok | 7al | aʼal | ||||
| 141 | tosing | b’itza’m, b’itzchil, b’ixonik | b'ichank | k’evuhin | kʼaay | ||||
| 142 | toplay | b’atz’unk | tahin | báaxal | |||||
| 143 | tofloat | pamamnak | kahi | ||||||
| 144 | toflow | yo i roq | |||||||
| 145 | tofreeze | keho'k | |||||||
| 146 | swell | siip(ilal), teb'elal | situbel | ||||||
| 147 | sun | qij' | saq’e | k'ak'al | q’ij | kʼiin | |||
| 148 | moon | ik' | po | 7u | xjaaw | uj | |||
| 149 | star | ch'umil | chahim | k’anal | che’w | eekʼ | |||
| 150 | water | ja' | ha’ | vo', 7a'al | a’ | jaʼ | |||
| 151 | torain | jab' | hab’ | vo7 | jb’aal | kʼáaxal jaʼ | |||
| 152 | river | ja'l | nima’ | 7uk’um | nim a’ | ||||
| 153 | lake | cho | palaw | nab | |||||
| 154 | sea (as in ocean) | palo | palaw | nab | kʼáakʼnáab | ||||
| 155 | salt | atz'am | atz'am | 7atz’am | á’tz’a | taʼab | |||
| 156 | stone | ab'äj, xäq | pek | ton | xaq | tuunich | |||
| 157 | sand | sanayeb' | samahi’ | yi' | |||||
| 158 | dust | poq | poqs | pukuk, 7ik'ubal | quq | ||||
| 159 | earth (as in soil) | ulew | ch’och’ | balamil | tx’otx’ | luʼum | |||
| 160 | cloud | sutz' | choq | tok | muuj | múuyal | |||
| 161 | fog | mayul | sujew | lumal tok | yeeb | ||||
| 162 | sky | kaj | choxa, choxaal | vinahel | kya’j | kaʼan | |||
| 163 | wind (as in breeze) | käq’iq’, iq’ | iq’ | 7ik’ | chq’iq’ | iikʼ | |||
| 164 | snow | muqulik sutz’ | xchu’i keh | bot | |||||
| 165 | ice | abäj tew | ke | taiv | |||||
| 166 | smoke | sib'el | sib’ | ch’ail | sib’ | ||||
| 167 | fire | q'aq' | xam | k’ok’ | q’a’q | kʼáakʼ | |||
| 168 | ash | chaj, xaq | cha | tan | tza’j | taʼan | |||
| 169 | toburn (intransitive) | k’atik, polik, qalajik | k’at, choqlenk, humuk | chik’, k’ak’ | pátan | elel | |||
| 170 | road | b'e | b'e | be | b’e | bej | |||
| 171 | mountain | juyub' | tzuul | vitz | witz | wits | |||
| 172 | red | kaq(a) | kaq | tzoh, chak- | kyaq | chak | |||
| 173 | green | rax(a) | rax | yosh | cha’x | yaʼax | |||
| 174 | yellow | q'an(a) | q'an | k’on | sak q’ent | kʼan, kʼankʼan | |||
| 175 | white | saqi | saq | sak | sak | sak | |||
| 176 | black | q'eq(a) | q'eq | 7ik’ | q’eq’ | boox | |||
| 177 | night | aq'ab'al, chaq’äb’ | q'ojyin | 7ak’ubal, 7ik’7osil | qoníya | áakʼab | |||
| 178 | day (daytime) | q'ij | kutank | k’ak’al, 7osil | q’ijl | k’iin | |||
| 179 | year | junab' | hab’ | habil | jnab’q’í, tyem | jaʼab | |||
| 180 | warm (as in weather) | qa'q' | tiq | k’ok’ | métmaj | chokoj, kʼíinal | |||
| 181 | cold (as in weather) | tew | ke | sik | che’w | keʼel, síis | |||
| 182 | full | nojinäq | nujenaq | noh | noj | chuup | |||
| 183 | new | k’ak’ | ak’ | 7ach’ | ák’aj | túumben | |||
| 184 | old | q’e’l | q'eel | k’a7 | q’ának, tij | úuchben | |||
| 185 | good | utz | us | 7utz, lek | b’a’n | uts, maʼalob | |||
| 186 | bad | itzel, ma utz täj | lab' | chopol | k’a’ | kʼaas | |||
| 187 | rotten (as, a log) | q'aaneq | k’a7al, k’o7 | ||||||
| 188 | dirty | b'alak', pes | 7ik’ | éekʼ | |||||
| 189 | straight | tiik | tuk’ | ||||||
| 190 | round | kotko, sursu | setset | wóolis, pe'et | |||||
| 191 | sharp (as a knife) | q'es | |||||||
| 192 | dull (as a knife) | room (Spanish) | |||||||
| 193 | smooth | q'un, ji'ji' | ch’ulul, lich’ich’ | ||||||
| 194 | wet | ch'aqalik | t'aqt'aq, tz'uuq | t’ushul | ch'uul | ||||
| 195 | dry (adjective) | chaqi'j | chaqi | takin | |||||
| 196 | right (correct) | q'axal chaab'il | melel | ||||||
| 197 | near | naqaj | nach', rik'in | nopol | naká, nka | naatsʼ | |||
| 198 | far | naj | nach' | nom | naqch | náach | |||
| 199 | right (side) | wikiaq'ab | sa' nim | batz'i k'obol | noʼoj | ||||
| 200 | left (side) | moxq'ab | tz'e | tz’et | tsʼíik | ||||
| 201 | at | pa | sa’ | ta | tiʼ | ||||
| 202 | in | pa | sa’ | k’al | ich | ||||
| 203 | with (accompanying) | ruk' | rik’in | chi7uk, tohol | yéetel | ||||
| 204 | and | xupuje' | ut | 7i | yéetel | ||||
| 205 | if | si' (Spanish) | mi | ka | wa | ||||
| 206 | because | xb’aan naq | k’u ti | tumen | |||||
| 207 | name | b'i' | k'ab'a'ej | biil | b’i | kʼaabaʼ |