A Grammar of the Yucatecan Mayan Language
(revised edition, 1996 Lee, New Hampshire)
by David & Alejandra Bolles
Table of Contents
Foreword
THE ALPHABET AND ITS PRONUNCIATION
Vowels
Vowel Length and Tone
Orthographic Representations
Consonants
Accent and Tone
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE FOR THE MAYAN LANGUAGE
CONTRACTIONS AND COMPLEX WORDS
Contractions
Complex Words
THE NOUN
Cases of Nouns
Gender
Nouns from Other Parts of Speech
Other Uses of the -il Suffix in Nouns
Other Suffixes
PRONOUNS
Demonstrative Pronouns and Related Parts of Speech
Interrogative Pronouns and Adverbs
MODIFYING WORDS AND PARTICLES
ADJECTIVES
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Adjectives from Other Parts of Speech
ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PARTICLES
Adverbs from Other Parts of Speech
CONJUNCTIVE WORDS AND PARTICLES
NUMBER AND NUMBER CLASSIFIERS
VERBS
Transitive Verbs
Model Transitive Verbs
A Note about the Listing of Transitive Verbs in Colonial Dictionaries and Grammars
Intransitive Verbs
Passive Verbs
Verbs from Other Parts of Speech
Specialized Verbal Suffixes which Transform Other Parts of Speech into Verbs
Causative - Receptive Verb Complex
Further Discussion about Intransitive Verb Suffixes
Other Intransitive Verb Suffixes
Other Parts of Speech Derived from Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
Infinitives
Defective and Irregular Verbs
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
DECLARATIVE SENTENCES
Sentences without Verbs
Sentences with Intransitive Verbs
Sentences with Transitive Verbs
Sentences with Passive Verbs
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Interrogative Sentences Introduced by Interrogative Pronouns or Adverbs
Interrogative Sentences without Verbs
Intransitive Interrogative Sentences
Transitive Interrogative Sentences
Passive Interrogative Sentences
Interrogative Sentences not Introduced by Interrogative Pronouns or Adverbs
IMPERATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
Imperative Sentences Using the Imperative Tense
INFLUENCES OF CONQUEST ON THE MAYAN LANUGUAGE
GENERAL REMARKS ABOUT THE MAYAN LANGUAGE
Contractions and Syncopations
Consonant and Vowel Shifts
Idiomatic Expressions
Epilogue: On The Fate Of The Mayan Language
AN ANTHOLOGY OF MAYAN LITERATURE
Pre-Columbian and Colonial Mayan Literature
Dresden Codex and The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel
The Mani Land Treaty
The Cuceb
The Prophecy of Chilam Balam
Zuyua Than yetel Naat
U Anahte Okot Uchben Uinicoob
Ritual of the Bacabs
Medical Recipes
The Caste War Literature
An Autobiographical Note Written by Jose Sabino Uc
Modern H-Men Rituals
A Thanksgiving Ceremony
Two Curing Ceremonies
Two Bee Chants by Felipe Paz
Modern Stories, Songs, and Other Folk Material from Northwestern Yucatan
The Andrade Material
Our Collection
Origin of the Following Stories
World Creation Stories from Kom Cħeen, Yucatan
The Exploits of Juan Thul, The Trickster Rabbit
Anthropomorphic Animal Stories
Stories about People
Short Stuff
Riddles
Songs
Sources Cited
A revised edition of A Grammar of the Yucatecan Mayan Language by David & Alejandra Bolles is available from:
Labyrinthos Press, 3064 Holline Court, Lancaster, California 93535
Copyright © 2001, ISBN 0-911437-49-5
David Bolles
davidbolles@att.net
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