The (Greater) Quichean languages are a branch of the Mayan family of Guatemala.
Languages Qichean proper Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel) Tzʼutujil Quiche–Achi: Kʼicheʼ (Quiché), Achiʼ Qʼeqchiʼ (Kekchi) Pokom: Poqomam, Poqomchiʼ Uspantek Sakapultek Sipakapense
See Mayan languages#Eastern branch for details.
Lexical comparison From Campbell (1999).
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 — —
See also Classical Kʼicheʼ
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