Kik'aslemal Ri Kaqchikela': An Advanced Kaqchikel Maya Language Textbook - Couverture souple

Little, Walter E.; Maxwell, Judith M.; Kawoq (Baldomero Cuma Chávez); Ixnal (Ambrosia Cuma Chávez)

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ISBN 10 : 1477333428 ISBN 13 : 9781477333426

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2026

Synopsis

An advanced Kaqchikel textbook that blends language learning with Maya culture.

About half a million Maya in the highlands of Guatemala speak Kaqchikel, making it one of the most widely used Mayan languages. Kik’aslemal ri Kaqchikela’ offers guidance for advanced students. Unlike many language textbooks, it is designed with not only fluency but also cultural competency in mind.

Inspired by conversations with native speakers, Kaqchikel teachers, and anthropologists focused on Maya communities, Kik’aslemal ri Kaqchikela’ supports language learning through readings on topics important to speakers in Guatemala, including Maya’ Nimab’äl K’u’x (Maya cosmology); Ri Tiko’n (agriculture); Yab’il rik’in Aq’om (disease and medicine); Samaj pa Jay, pa Tinamït (work at home and in town); and more. Chapters present readings on each theme, alongside worksheets, discussion questions framed around Maya history and culture, and a contextualizing essay in English. A Kaqchikel/Spanish/English glossary, extensive grammar appendix, and English translations of the readings support learning. The result is not the usual explanation of language mechanics but instead a nuanced lesson in communication across porous boundaries of cultural difference.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Waqi' Kan (Walter E. Little) is a professor of anthropology at the University at Albany. He is the author of Mayas in the Marketplace: Tourism, Globalization, and Cultural Identity.

Ixq'anil (Judith M. Maxwell) is the Louise Rebecca Schawe and Williedell Schawe Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology at Tulane University, where she directs the Native American and Indigenous Studies program. She is a coauthor of Rowinataworu Luhchi Yoroni: Tunica Language Textbook I and Kiwujil Kaqchikela'.

Kawoq (Baldomero Cuma Chávez) is a Kaqchikel language activist, teacher, author, and Maya Spiritual Guide (Ajq'ij). He is the author of Pensamiento Filosófico y Espiritualidad Maya, Runataxik, Qak'aslem: Reviviendo Nuestra Cultura, and Tawetamaj Kaqchikel: Aprenda Kaqchikel, Camino Para Entender la Cosmovisión.

Ixnal (Ambrocia Cuma Chávez) is a Kaqchikel language instructor at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane Unviversity, codirector of Oxlajuj Aj, president of the Junajpu' Weavers' Council, and author of Maicitos II.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1477333428
• ISBN 13: 9781477333426
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Yaxche’ Chanquin Cuma
• Nombre de pages: 386
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible