A Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya, Guatemala
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Research Year:  2004
Culture:  Ch'orti' Maya
Chronology:  Post Classic
Location:  Southeastern Guatemala
Site:  Jocotán

Table of Contents

Abstract
The Ch'orti' Maya
Purpose of Project
Methodology and Project Results
About the Online Dictionary
User’s Guide for the Dictionary
1. Orthography
1.2. Phonetic Description and Alphabet
1.3. Format of Dictionary
1.4. Symbols
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Sources Cited

An Abbreviated Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya

Abstract

The language of the Ch'orti' Maya of Guatemala began to be documented for the most part in the first half of the 20^th century. While considerable progress has been made, there remains a great deal to learn and to record of the Ch'orti' language. This project set out to more fully document the Ch'orti' language through field research and data analysis. Data from previous research was added to new data gathered from five months of fieldwork for this project. During the remaining seven months of this project, linguistic data from tape recordings of field interviews and field notes were analyzed and edited into electronic form. The results of this research are a database of some 7,500 terms, most with example sentences and full or partial grammatical analysis. A trilingual online version of this data was prepared consisting of just over 1,530 words with example sentences and grammatical analysis.

I hope that it will be a permanent resource for all those interested in the language and culture of the Ch'orti'.

Submitted 02/24/2005 by:
Kerry Michael Hull
Assistant Professor
College of Foreign Studies
Reitaku University, Japan
kerryasa@aol.com

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