Kaqchikel from the Ground Up
A practical grammar of Kaqchikel Maya, with deep explanations.
Part I: Foundations
- 1. Sounds and Spelling
- 2. Greetings, Names, and Polite Talk
- 3. Pronouns and "Being"
- 4. Possession
- 5. Existence, Location, and Having
- 6. Pointing Words: this, that, the, and "it was X that"
- 7. Nouns: Plurals, People Words, and Word-Building
- 8. Describing Things and People
- 9. Numbers, Counting, and Time
Part II: The Verb
- 10. Intransitive Verbs in the Incompletive
- 11. Transitive Verbs in the Incompletive
- 12. Talking About the Past and the Future
- 13. Commands, Requests, and Wishes
- 14. Directionals and Verbs of Motion
- 15. States, Results, and Ongoing Actions
- 16. Wanting, Liking, Needing, Being Able
- 17. Voice: Passive, Antipassive, and Focus
- 18. Positionals
- 19. Negation, Doubt, and "If only"
- 20. Asking Questions
- 21. Relational Nouns in Depth
- 22. Connecting Ideas and Keeping a Conversation Going
Part III: Living in the Language
- 23. Market, Food, and Home
- 24. People, Work, Body, and Feelings
- 25. Reading Real Kaqchikel
- 26. Ri Cholq'ij - the Sacred Calendar and Ceremony
- 27. Ri awän - the milpa, from seed to table
- 28. B'anob'äl - Crafts and the Work of Hands
- 29. Samaj - Work, Home, and Town
- 30. Yab'il chuqa' aq'om - Health and Healing
- 31. Ri qach'ab'äl: Language, Community, and Nation