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According to our ancestors : folk texts from Guatemala and Honduras
Title
According to our ancestors : folk texts from Guatemala and Honduras / edited by Mary Shaw ; illustrated by Patricia Ingersoll.
Published
Norman : Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma, 1971.
Physical Description
510 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Text includes Romanized versions of Achi, Aguacatec, Cakchiquel, Carib, Chuj, Ixil, Jacaltec, Jicaque, K'ekchi', Mopan, Pocomam, Pocomchi, Quiche (Cantel), Quiche (Joyabaj), Rabinal-Achi, Tzutujil, Uspantec with parallel English translations.
Other formats
Online version: Shaw, Mary, 1921- According to our ancestors. Norman : Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma, 1971
Format
Books
Language
English; Mayan languages; Carib; Central American Indian (Other)
Added to Catalog
April 23, 2024
Series
Summer Institute of Linguistics publications in linguistics and related fields ; publication no. 32.
Summer Institute of Linguistics publications in linguistics and related fields ; publication no. 32
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-510).
Contents
Comparative notes on the text
Free translation of the texts
Achi
Aguacatec
Cakchiquel
Carib
Chuj
Ixil
Jacaltec
Jicaque
K'ekchi'
Mopan
Pocomam
Pocomchi
Quiche (Cantel)
Quiche (Joyabaj)
Rabinal-Achi
Tzutujil
Uspantec
Texts in the original languages.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Folklore.
Texts.
Folk tales (texts)
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