December 29, 2011

Learning K'iche'

Here are some samples of the K'iche' we are trying to tackle:

Säb'laj käqaj wa atz'yaq re' chnüwäch.
I like this shirt a lot.

Tzël-la' xpe wi wa'.
It is from Sololá (a town in Guatemala).

Päqäl räjäl.
It is very expensive.

La k'o kaqasaj che.
Is there a discount?

Now, keep in mind that this dialect hasn't been written down yet, so our teacher is just trying to write it down as it sounds to her, and different people seem to use different vowel sounds.  Have fun!