Pokom Maya and Their Colonial Dictionaries
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Research Year:  1998
Culture:  Pokom Maya
Chronology:  Colonial
Location:  Valley of Guatemala
Site:  Guatemala

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction:
The Documents of the "Viana" Dictionary
The Authors
The Copies and Further Work with the Documents
Other Early Poqom Dictionaries and Word Lists
Orthography
Cultural Content
Friar Francisco Viana and his Dictionary
Sources Cited

Sample Sorted by Words in Poqom:
A
B
C
E
G-H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
T
U
V
X
Y
Z

Appendices:
Appendix 1.   Family Names
Appendix 2.   Places mentioned in the Dictionary
Appendix 3.   Languages
Appendix 3a. Words identified as Cholti in the text
Appendix 3b. Words identifed as Mexicano in the text
Appendix 4.   Quotes from Friar Dionisio de Zúñiga
Appendix 5.   Quotes from Friar Diego Ximenes
Appendix 6.   Sample Index of Spanish Terms

A Dictionary of Poqom Maya in the Colonial Era. Compiled by Lawrence H. Feldman.
Publication now available from Labyrinthos, 3064 Holline Court, Lancaster, CA 93535.

Synopsis of recent e-book publication by Lawrence H. Feldman:
The War Against Epidemics in Colonial Guatemala, 1519-1821

Submitted 01/01/1999 by:
Lawrence H. Feldman, Ph.D. and M.L.S.
Lawrenc846@aol.com

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