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VOCABULARY.

Xaviꜭa. See Xa.

Xax. Particle of affirmation, an intensive.

Xhayil, n. A married woman, a wife. From hay, with the fem. prefix — "the woman of the house."

Xim, v. To tie, to bind onesself; to assume.

Xiquin, n. Ears.

Xit, n. The jade, the green stone (piedra verde como torquesa. Varea).

Xivae, n. A conch shell used as a horn.

Xmier, adv. Already, formerly; xmierok, before, previously.

Xocon, n. The left hand; chu xocoti, on the left.

Xoh, pron. We.

Xoꜫ, Xoꜭoh, v. To complain against one.

Xoꜭh, n. The owl; a malicious person.

Xul, n. A flute.

Xule, v. To descend, to go down.

Xuꜭ, n. A net used by the Indians of the Sierra to catch birds.

Xꜭul, n. A kind of dance. See p. 45.


Ya, v. To give, to present.

Yaar, v. To spoil, waste, go to ruin.

Yac, n. To build a house; to contract for, ask for.

Yala, v. To surpass, become distinguished.

Yaloh, v. To delay, to remain.

Yamalakin, v. To give presents.

Yamanic, n. Precious stone.

Yanabil, n. Sickness, disease.

Ybah, n. The ancient site of a town; the hereditary home; the cement of a house. From ybil, to ripen, to mature.

Yeꜫ, v. To tread under foot, to detest, to hate.

Ylon, v. To overtake one (alcanzar á otro que va adelante. Varea).

Yncheel, adv. How, in what manner.

Ynup, n. The ceiba tree.

Yoh, v. To destroy, tear down.

Yon, adv. Only, alone; ruyon, he or it alone or only. See Gram., p. 32.

Yoꜫ, v. To knead dough. Met. to bruise.

Yuh, v. To mix, to mingle.

Yuhuh, n. A quarrel, a revolt.

Yuk, v. To string out, to stretch out, like a rope. Hence