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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.
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An advanced Kaqchikel textbook that blends language learning with Maya culture.About half a million Maya in the highlands of Guatemala speak Kaqchikel, making it one of the most widely used Mayan languages. Kik’aslemal ri Kaqchikela’ offers guidance for advanced students. Unlike many language textbooks, it is designed with not only fluency but also cultural competency in mind.Inspired by conversations with native speakers, Kaqchikel teachers, and anthropologists focused on Maya communities, Kik’aslemal ri Kaqchikela’ supports language learning through readings on topics important to speakers in Guatemala, including Maya’ Nimab’äl K’u’x (Maya cosmology); Ri Tiko’n (agriculture); Yab’il rik’in Aq’om (disease and medicine); Samaj pa Jay, pa Tinamït (work at home and in town); and more. Chapters present readings on each theme, alongside worksheets, discussion questions framed around Maya history and culture, and a contextualizing essay in English. A Kaqchikel/Spanish/English glossary, extensive grammar appendix, and English translations of the readings support learning. The result is not the usual explanation of language mechanics but instead a nuanced lesson in communication across porous boundaries of cultural difference.
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An advanced Kaqchikel textbook that blends language learning with Maya culture.About half a million Maya in the highlands of Guatemala speak Kaqchikel, making it one of the most widely used Mayan languages. Kik’aslemal ri Kaqchikela’ offers guidance for advanced students. Unlike many language textbooks, it is designed with not only fluency but also cultural competency in mind.Inspired by conversations with native speakers, Kaqchikel teachers, and anthropologists focused on Maya communities, Kik’aslemal ri Kaqchikela’ supports language learning through readings on topics important to speakers in Guatemala, including Maya’ Nimab’äl K’u’x (Maya cosmology); Ri Tiko’n (agriculture); Yab’il rik’in Aq’om (disease and medicine); Samaj pa Jay, pa Tinamït (work at home and in town); and more. Chapters present readings on each theme, alongside worksheets, discussion questions framed around Maya history and culture, and a contextualizing essay in English. A Kaqchikel/Spanish/English glossary, extensive grammar appendix, and English translations of the readings support learning. The result is not the usual explanation of language mechanics but instead a nuanced lesson in communication across porous boundaries of cultural difference.
Home Is Where the Rajawala' Are
Living in Time and Space the Highland Maya Way
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
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The Mayan peoples of highland Guatemala live within an animate world, where the physical environment, ancestors, and surrounding people, plants, and animals are infused with spirit and presence.At the heart of this daily engagement are the ajq’ija’, Mayan spiritual guides who serve as mediators between human communities and the rajawala’—the vital, living energies of the world. This book offers insight into the foundational knowledge ajq’ija’ use to communicate with the rajawala’, revealing how the sacred becomes visible through time and space, shaping and protecting the landscapes where Maya communities live. Each community is surrounded by its own constellation of guardian energies and sacred altars. The authors also confront the modern threats facing these sacred spaces: restricted access by private landowners, the loss of traditional roles, vandalism, religious opposition, environmental degradation, and violence against spiritual practitioners. Structured like a ritual itself, the book embodies the ongoing creation of sacred space and the deep dialogue with spiritual forces that sustain it. Through this work, the authors aim to share Mayan perspectives and practices for living within a sacred, interconnected world.