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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1843. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... appendix. A brief maya vocabulary. Acquaintance, kaholal. Adder, can, or cam., (harmless, ) tzelcam. Afternoon, zezikin. Age (an, ) khinkatun. Agony, takyekik, xulikal. Air, l'k-ikal. Alligator, ain, chinan. Alms, Dayatzil, zitl, matan. Anger, campectzil. Animal, balachi. Ant, zinic, zacal. Apartment, uay, kakal. Appetite, ulolal. Arm and hand, kab. Ascend, nacal. Ashes, oitaan. Asthma, coc, coczen, cencoc. Avarice, coczioil. Ax, baat. Badger, ah, chab. Ball, (dance, ) okot. Banner, lacan. Basket, xac. Bat, zoo. Bath, katchu. Beam, chalatche. Beans, bouloul. Beautiful man, chichcelem. Bee, yikilkab. Bed, uay, chac, chacche. Bed canopy, yuub. Bed-bug, kulimpic. Bell, (small, ) kilzimoc. Bench, xacamache. Bird, chich. Birth, ziian. To Bleed, tock. Bleeding, tockil. Blood, kik, olam. Blemish, yikub. Blind, ekmal. Blister, ppbol, choolax. Body, uinclil, cucut. Bow, pump. Boy, pal. Brain, oomel. Bread, uah. To Break, noppah. Breast, tzem. Broom, mizib. Bug, (flying, ) pic. Butter, tratz. Buttock, ppucit. Calabash, chu. Caldron, mazcabcun. Calf of the leg, ppuloc. Cancer, oimuz, aunuztacon. 256 A brief maya vocabulary. Candle, yibac. Candle, (wax, ) yibaccib. Cane, ochux. Cat, mix, miztim. Caterpillar, nok, nokol. Chair, yec. Chamber, unoyna. Chastisement, tzeac. Cheek, ppuc. Chicken, each Chin, meex. Cholic, kuxnakil, yanakil. Circle, peet, petil. Claws, (beast's, ) mol. Cloak, (sort of, ) zuyem. Cloudy, nocoycan. Coal, thabaantchuc, tchuc, ci menchuc. Cochineal, mukai. Cold weather, ceec. Cold in the head, zizhflil. Cold, (any thing, ) ziz. Consumption, tzemztemil, ni-choil. Contagion, bambanicimil. Cook, or cookery, coben. Corn, yxim. Corner, tunk. Cord, (line, ) kaan. Costiveness, natzhalil, zunonalil. Courage, ikal, oabail. Court, tancabal. Covetousncss, natzil. Crab, ixba...