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Diana Helmuth, “HIDDEN LIBRARIES: The World’s Most Unusual Book Depositories”, 2024.

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Here I present: Diana Helmuth, HIDDEN LIBRARIES: The World’s Most Unusual Book Depositories”, 2024.

INTRODUCTION.

Diana Helmuth, “Hidden Libraries: The World’s Most Unusual Book Depositoriy”, 2024 is a book about fifty (50) libraries, and they are listed in the “table of contents” ATOP this blog post.

My favorite library of the book is “The Libraries of the Maya & Aztec”, on page 43.  Maya developed hieroglyphic writing, so I decided to present a list of words in Mayan dialects of K’iche’, Q’eqchi’, Tzotzil & Yucatec.  The variety of library locations is the appeal,  with Europe, Asia, Africa & Latin America  represented.

English K’iche’ Q’eqchi‘ Tzotzil Yucatec
all konojel anchal, rek’ kotol, labal tuláakal
and xupuje’ ut 7i yéetel
animal chikop xul chon baʼalcheʼ
ash chaj, xaq cha tan taʼan
at pa sa’ ta tiʼ
back ij, pak’alik ix patil paach
bad itzel, lab’ chopol kʼaas
bark rix che patil u sóol cheʼ
because xb’aan naq k’u ti tumen
belly pam, jupulik sa’ tzukut nakʼ
big nima nim muk’ nojoch
bird tz’ikin tz’ik mut chʼíichʼ
bite qachok tzak, ti7 chiʼibal, chiʼ
black q’eq(a) q’eq 7ik’ boox
blood kik’ kik’ ch’ich’ kʼiʼikʼ
blow apuunk uust
bone b’aqil b’aq bak baak
breast tu’, tz’um tu’ chu7il iim
breathe musiq’ak 7ich’ 7ik’ chʼaʼ iikʼ
burn k’atik, polik k’at, choqlenk chik’, k’ak’ elel
child al al 7olol paal
cloud sutz’ choq tok múuyal
cold tew ke sik keʼel, síis
come chul chalk, k’ulunk tal taal
count ajlank pas kwenta xook
cut kuruk boh, tuch’ xoot, chʼaak
day q’ij kutank k’ak’al, 7osil k’iin
die kamik kamk cham kíimil
dig k’oto pikok, aq’ink ch’oh, hok’
dirty b’alak’, pes 7ik’ éekʼ
dog tz’i’ tz’i’ tz’i7 peekʼ
drink qumunik uk’ak 7uch’ ukʼul, ukʼ
dry chaqi’j chaqi takin
dust poq poqs pukuk, 7ik’ubal
ear xikin xik chikinil xikin
earth ulew ch’och’ balamil luʼum
eat wa’im tzakank, wa’ok 7ochan, lahes, ti7 janal, jaant
egg saqmo’l mol tanal jeʼ, eʼel
eye b’aq’ u wach (sa’) u satil, yashavo7 ich
fall soq’e’k, tob’b’ak tishk’uh, p’ah lúubul
far naj nach’ nom náach
fat kab’chiyal manteek hup’el tsaats, yeekʼ
father qajaw taat, yuwa’ totil yuum, taat
fear xej xiw shi7el ba sajaktal
feather rismal xul, xik’ k’uk’umal kʼuʼukʼum
few kach’in hay jumpʼíit
fight ch’e’ok tahin, tzak bail baʼateʼel
fingernail jurub’ sab’äl ixi’ij ni7 7ich’akil íichʼak
fire q’aq’ xam k’ok’ kʼáakʼ
fish kär, sa’y kar choy kay
five o’, jo’ob’, job’ oob’, hoob’ vo7 joʼ
float pamamnak kahi
flow yo i roq
flower kotz’i’j uutz’u’uj nich lool, nikteʼ
fly ropop rupik, purik vil
fog mayul sujew lumal tok yeeb
foot aqan oq 7okol ook
forest k’che’laj k’iche’ te7tik, 7osil kʼáax
four qa’jib kaahib’ chan kan
freeze keho’k
fruit wächinik u satil ich, u yich cheʼ
full nojinäq nujenaq noh chuup
give k’ehok 7ak’ tsʼáaj
good utz us 7utz, lek uts, maʼalob
grass k’im pach’aya’ hobel xíiw, suʼuk
green rax(a) rax yosh yaʼax
guts ixk’ol k’amk’ot, sooyom bikil, tzo7 chooch
hair rismal, wi’ ismal tzotz, tzatzal tsoʼots
hand q’ab’ uq’m k’abal kʼab
he are’, aj ha’an, a’an letiʼ
head jolom jolom holol pool, joʼol
hear ta, tatab’enik ab’ink 7a7i uʼuy
heart k’u’x ch’ool 7o7onil puksiʼikʼal
heavy al aal 7ol aal
here waral arin, ayi’, sa’in li7 wayeʼ, weyeʼ
hit b’ujuk, ketok mah, bah jaatsʼ
horn xukub’ shulub baak, xulub
how jas modo chan ru k’u cha7al bix
hunt yohob’k tsʼoon
husband b’eelom malalil, mol íicham
I in laa’in teen
ice abäj tew ke taiv
in pa sa’ k’al ich
kill kämisaj kamsink mil kíinsik
knee ch’ek aq k’uhav piix
know eta’m nawink na7, tz’ak ojel
lake cho palaw nab
laugh se’ek tze7in cheʼej
leaf xuxaq che’ xaq 7anal leʼ
left moxq’ab tz’e tz’et tsʼíik
leg a’ a’ 7akanil ook
lie sotlaak, yoklaak puch’etah chital
live k’asi’k na’ajink naki, kushul kuxtal
liver seseb’ ch’och’ sekub táaman
long nim xkelam bitzbitz, tz’upul chowak
louse uk’ uk’ 7uch’ ukʼ
man winaq winq, poyanam vinik, krishchnano wíinik, máak
male achij teelom mol xiib
many k’i k’i, k’ihal, mayalok 7ep yaʼab
meat ti’ij, tio’jil tib’ ti7bol, bek’et bakʼ
moon ik’ po 7u uj
mother chuch na’ me7il naʼ
mountain juyub’ tzuul vitz wits
mouth chi’ e 7eal chiʼ
name b’i’ k’ab’a’ej biil kʼaabaʼ
narrow kok’ ru japajtik nuʼutʼ
near naqaj nach’, rik’in nopol naatsʼ
neck qul kux, ja’aj bikil, tzo7 kaal
new k’ak’ ak’ 7ach’ túumben
night aq’ab’al, chaq’äb’ q’ojyin 7ak’ubal, 7ik’7osil áakʼab
nose tza’m u’uj ni7 niʼ
not b’i, ma, ja’i’ ink’a’, moko … ta mu maʼ
old q’e’l q’eel k’a7 úuchben
one jun jun hun jun
other jalan, jun chik yantik uláakʼ
play b’atz’unk tahin báaxal
pull jukunk, kelonk nit
push minok, tiikink shuh, net’
red kaq(a) kaq tzoh, chak- chak
rightside wikiaq’ab sa’ nim batz’i k’obol noʼoj
right q’axal chaab’il melel
river ja’l nima’ 7uk’um
road b’e b’e be bej
root xe’ xe’ 7ibel moots
rope k’aam laso suum
rotten q’aaneq k’a7al, k’o7
round kotko, sursu setset wóolis, pe’et
rub jilok, b’iqok biulan
salt atz’am atz’am 7atz’am taʼab
sand sanayeb’ samahi’ yi’
say cha yehok 7al aʼal
scratch q’oyok, parok hot’
sea palo palaw nab kʼáakʼnáab
see il, ka’yik, ka’yej ilok 7il, 7ilbe sat il
seed b’aq’ iyaj bek’ neekʼ
sew b’ojok, kuuxink tz’is
sharp q’es
short uq tupus roq tzapo kóom
sing b’itza’m b’ichank k’evuhin kʼaay
sit chunlaak, woq’laak tzuni kutal
skin tz’u’mal, chirij tz’uumal nukul ootʼ
sky kaj choxa, choxaal vinahel kaʼan
sleep waram wark vay, bat ch’ulel wenel
small ch’uti kok’, ch’in bik’it chan, chichan
smell chuwinik utz’uk 7a7ibe 7ik’ úutsʼben
smoke sib’el sib’ ch’ail
smooth q’un, ji’ji’ ch’ulul, lich’ich’
snake kumatz k’anti’ chon kaan
snow muqulik sutz’ xchu’i keh bot
some junaq, ka’b’ayaq, k’a’na
spit chuub’ak, chuub’ank tubah túub
split kiib’ank, jachok hav, t’ah jaats
squeeze pitz’ok, yatz’ok pitz’
stab xeq’ok pahbe
stand xaqliik noch’
star ch’umil chahim k’anal eekʼ
stick ruq’ che’ k’obol juntsʼíit cheʼ
stone ab’äj, xäq pek ton tuunich
straight tiik tuk’
suck tz’ub’uk tz’utz’ chuʼuch
sun qij’ saq’e k’ak’al kʼiin
swell siip(ilal), teb’elal situbel
swim numxik nushih báab
tail je’ ye neil nej
that le wan le’ tah, ti leloʼ, le jeʼeloʼ
there chiri’, chila’ le’ tah, le7, te toloʼ, teʼeloʼ
they e’are’ eb’, teb’ letiʼob
thick tzatz nim xsa’ pim piim
thin b’aq hoy bekʼech
think chomanik, no’jinik k’a’uxlak 7a7i, na7 tuukul
this wa’, are’, we ha’in, a’in li7 lelaʼ, le jeʼelaʼ
three ox oxib’ 7osh óox
throw pumuk, puulesink hip, ten
tie b’ak’ok, jit’ok timan
hold q’unuk tom chʼaʼ, mach
rain jab’ hab’ vo7 kʼáaxal jaʼ
tongue aq’ ru’uj aq’ 7ok’ aakʼ
tooth we’, re’ e 7eal koj
tree che’ che’ te7 cheʼ
turn b’alq’usink, q’otok hoyihes
two kaib’ ka’ib’, kwib’ cha7 kaʼa
vomit xa’wak shen xeej
walk b’inem b’eek shanav xíimbal
warm qa’q’ tiq k’ok’ chokoj, kʼíinal
wash ch’ajok, puch’uk pok, chuk’ pʼoʼ
water ja’ ha’ vo’, 7a’al jaʼ
we uj, oj laa’o, aa’o, ha’o vo7otik toʼon
wet ch’aqalik t’aqt’aq, tz’uuq t’ushul ch’uul
what jas k’a’, k’aru k’u baʼax
when jampa joq’e k’u 7ora baʼax kʼiin
where jawi b’ar bu tuʼux
white saqi saq sak sak
who jachin ani buch’u máax
wide nim ru hamal kóoch
wife kixoqil ixaqil 7ahnilal atan
wind käq’iq’, iq’ iq’ 7ik’ iikʼ
wing xik’ xik’ shik’ xiikʼ
wipe mesok kus
with ruk’ rik’in chi7uk, tohol yéetel
woman ixoq ixq ʔantz chʼuup
worm kuluk shuit nookʼol
year junab’ hab’ habil jaʼab
yellow q’an(a) q’an k’on kʼan, kʼankʼan
you at, la (formal) laa’at, at vo7ot teech
your ix, alaq (formal) laa’ex vo7oshuk teʼex

 

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