Tz'unun K'iche'

Uspanteko

Mayan

FamigliaMayan Parlanti~5K (endangered) ScritturaLatin PaesiGuatemala Lingua ufficialeGuatemala Vitalitàdefinitely-endangered ISO 639-3usp

Uspanteko (autonymously Tz'unun K'iche', "the language of Uspantán") is a K'ichean Mayan language of the Cuchumatanes highlands of Guatemala, spoken by around 5,000 people primarily in the Uspantán municipality of El Quiché department. Uspanteko is famous in linguistic typology for being the only Mayan language with grammatical tone — most Mayan languages have lost their original Proto-Mayan tonal contrasts, but Uspanteko has innovated a new tonal system that is used for grammatical purposes (specifically, for marking perfective aspect on certain verbs). Linguistically, Uspanteko is part of the K'ichean branch alongside K'iche' (quc), Tz'utujil (tzj), Kaqchikel (cak), and Sakapulteko (skp), but with distinct phonological and lexical features. The Uspanteko community survived the 1980s Guatemalan Civil War genocide and have maintained their language through community isolation in the Cuchumatanes mountain valleys.

Dove si parla

20 parole essenziali in Uspanteko

Acqua

jaʼ

/haʔ/

Fuoco

qʼaqʼ

/qʼaqʼ/

Sole

qʼiij

/qʼiːh/

Luna

ikʼ

/ikʼ/

Madre

nan

/nan/

Padre

tat

/tat/

Mangiare

waʼ

/waʔ/

Bere

ukʼ

/ukʼ/

Amore

lóqʼ

/lóqʼ/

Cuore

kʼuʼx

/kʼuʔʃ/

Albero

cheʼ

/tʃeʔ/

Casa

jaa

/haː/

Cane

tzʼiʼ

/tsʼiʔ/

Gatto

mis

/mis/

Mano

qʼab

/qʼab/

Occhio

wach

/watʃ/

Ciao

saʼbʼal

/saʔbal/

Grazie

maltyox

/maltjoʃ/

Uno

jun

/hun/

Buono

utz

/uts/

Fonti

Parole a confronto

Confrontato con le lingue Mayan correlate

Significato UspantekokʼicheʼKaqchikelTojolabalMaya itzáMaya classicoPocomchí
Acqua jaʼ /haʔ/ jaʼ /xaʔ/ yaʼ /jaʔ/ jaʼ /haʔ/ jaʼ /haʔ/ haʼ /haʔ/ haʼ /haʔ/
Fuoco qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ kʼahkʼ /kʼahkʼ/ qʼaaq /qʼaːq/
Sole qʼiij /qʼiːh/ qʼij /qʼix/ qʼij /qʼix/ kʼakʼu /kʼakʼu/ kʼin /kʼin/ kʼin /kʼin/ qʼij /qʼih/
Luna ikʼ /ikʼ/ ikʼ /ikʼ/ ikʼ /ikʼ/ ixaw /iʃaw/ uj /uh/ uh /uh/ ik /ik/
Madre nan /nan/ nan /nan/ teʼ /teʔ/ nan /nan/ naʼ /naʔ/ naʼ /naʔ/ tuut /tuːt/
Padre tat /tat/ tat /tat/ tataʼ /tataʔ/ tat /tat/ tat /tat/ yuum /juːm/ ajaab /ahaːb/
Mangiare waʼ /waʔ/ tijow /tixow/ waʼin /waʔin/ waʼel /waʔel/ jant /hant/ wiʼij /wiʔiχ/ wai /wai/
Bere ukʼ /ukʼ/ ukʼaaj /ukʼaːh/ kumun /kumun/ ukʼ /ukʼ/ ukʼ /ukʼ/ ukʼ /ukʼ/ uuk /uːk/
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