chana̱ ta'ni̱jcha³na¹ ta'nij¹nmother of madre de Me soj chana̱ ta'nij me xnii nihánj ga̱. Who of you is the mom of this child? Quien de ustedes es la mama de este nino? comp. ofchana̱ta'níí
chana̱ xra̱'cha³na¹ xra'²ngirlfriendnovia, amanteThis often implies 'secret lover'.Esta palabra tiene implicacion de 'amante secreta'. comp. ofchana̱xra̱'
chanajchanaj³adjhaughty, disdainful, hard to please, willfulaltanero, caprichosochana̱ chana̱ja woman who is hard to please
cha'nu̱jnumthirteentreceCha'nu̱j yo' vaj ta'nij xníí. My son is thirteen.Mi hijo tiene trece años.
cha'nuu̱cha'nuu³¹vidispersedispersarseMán nij yuvii_ xe' tzaj ne_ vee danj ca'man' ne_ ó_ che'ee cha'nuu_ nij yuvii_The people were outside, but suddenly it started to rain and they dispersed.Las personas estaban afuera pero empezo a llover y se dispersaron.comp.tacha'nuu_
cha'vecha've¹³vgrind, mashmachucar, molarCha've so̱’ ya’aj canú so̱’ yatij cha̱ sno’o.Make salsa and sopa de gato for the gentleman to eat.Haz salsa y hazle sopa de gato al señor.
chavéchave⁴vlicklamer… tza̱j ne̱ da̱j doj chuvee ca'na' chavé luj xráá so' a.Even the dogs came and licked his sores. LUK 16:21
chavii̱chavii³¹n1butterflymariposa2weaving designdiseño (para tejer)Chavii̱ tane' me mán rihaan ro'nó nuu chana̱. The swallowtail butterfly design is on the huipil that the woman wears.El diseño de la mariposa de cola que hay en el huipil que lleva la mujer. comp.chavii̱ cu'lúúrainbow design chavii̱ tane'swallowtail butterfly
chavii̱ tane'chavii³¹ tane'³nswallowtail butterflymariposa de colaChavii̱ xi̱j me chavii̱ tane'. The swallowtail butterfly is a big butterfly.La mariposa de cola es grande.comp. ofchavii̱tane'
che'éche'e⁴cfru'maan che'é1nsole of the footplanta del pie“Ca̱ráán ra'a nij so' mán so̱', se̱ gaa na̱nj cano̱ che'é so̱' yahij ma'”. they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” LUK 4:11aThis word for 'foot' appears in some phrases, but the usual independent word for 'foot' is tacóó. 2nfootprint; scent, footprint, tracehuellache'é MariáMaria's footprint3prepbecause ofChe'é Mariá ca'a̱njBecause of Maria, I will go to city hall.Mariá, na quiránj no' na tsi̱'.Because Maria was thirsty, she bought a soda4prepaboutNanó ni̱j so' cuentó che'é sindé nacaa̱.They were talking about the new president.5nreasonrazón6prepforcomp.che'é dan che'e̱ sexe'éaboutunspec. var.lle̱reason
chééchéévimove (of clouds, the sun)moverse (de nubes, del sol)Chéé ngaa aThe clouds are moving.Las nubes se mueven
chééchee⁵v1walk, go, passcaminar, ir, andarCachee̱ so̱'!Walk!Cachee̱ so̱' rá vee.Enter the house!Pásale a la casa!Cachee̱j do̱j rihaan so̱'.I will pass in front of you.This is a polite thing to say when passing someone, like 'Excuse me' in English.2fly-cheéder.chéé wayo̱crawl
che'é dan che'e⁴ dan³² idiomthat is why, because of that; sopor eso; entoncesMaan ndo'o che'é da̱n suun nacoo̱ nij quijIt is very hot, and so the mountains are dry.comp. ofdanche'é