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  • I may dispense with a discussion of the literature of the Cakchiquel language, having treated that subject so lately as last year, in the introduction to the _Grammar of the Cakchiquel_, which I then translated and edited for the American Philosophical Society.

    The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

  • The Annals of the Cakchiquels (in Cakchiquel) was written sometime in the late 16th century by several Indians who had learned modern writing.

    Primary sources of Maya history - part two 2008

  • The Annals of the Cakchiquels (in Cakchiquel) was written sometime in the late 16th century by several Indians who had learned modern writing.

    Primary sources of Maya history - part two 2008

  • The author here intimates that the name Cakchiquel is from _cakix_ and

    The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

  • The legendary derivation of the name Cakchiquel from this is doubtful. _ [c] hamey_ may mean something more than staff; it is applied to the staff of office, the _bâton de commandement_ carried by the alguacils, etc.

    The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

  • For the Cakchiquel the term “Ixcán” means Serpent Woman or Serpent Mother, and it refers to the shape of Chixoy River and Ixcan River in their paths across the village and inside Mexican territory.

    Global Voices in English » Guatemala: The Murder of Father Rosebaugh in the Ixcán 2009

  • "Quichean" refers to a group of Mayan languages, including Quiche, Rabinal, Cakchiquel, Tzutuhil, and Uspantec.

    Primary sources of Maya history - part two 2008

  • For historical purposes the Quiche and Cakchiquel are of great importance.

    Primary sources of Maya history - part two 2008

  • The Cakchiquel document continues with an account of their journeys and the places through which they passed along the way, ending with a sober, factual account of the Conquest.

    Primary sources of Maya history - part two 2008

  • The Cakchiquel document continues with an account of their journeys and the places through which they passed along the way, ending with a sober, factual account of the Conquest.

    Primary sources of Maya history - part two 2008

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