M

(C) ma: si, ojala 	que, que (funciona como 'imperativo' or 'exhortativo', como el 					subjuntivo español)
		if, oh that, wish that (functions as an  'imperative' or 'exhortative', like the subjunctive 		in Spanish)
		ma: xi-k-chiwa "let him do it, he should do it!"
		ma: na ni-k-piya nu-mediyuh ni-k-kwa-skiya se: nu-karruh
		if I I-it-have my-money I-it-buy-COND a my-car "If I had money I would buy a car"
	
(SD) ma:,	 maka
		(cf. maka)

(C, SD) ma:-, mah- 	'mano' (en palabras compuestas)
		'hand' (in compounds)
		cf. -mey "hand"
	
(C) mache  	machete (mache?)
		machete
		-mache (poss.) nu-mache "my machete" Sp. machete
(SD) mache
	
(C) machi:tuh 		macho, mula, muleto, mular
		mule
		Sp. machito

(SD) machorra(h)	machorral (bosque de muchos árboles  chiquitos con muchas espinas, 				con palos caidos y muchavegetacion, muy enredado y revuelto)
		thicket (?), very thick and cluttered forest with lots  of small trees, thorns, fallen trees, 		vegetation

(C) machtia (t.v., r.v.) ensenar, aprender
		to teach, to learn
		machtia (pres.)
	machtih  (pret.) ni-k-machtih "I  taught  it", ni-mu-machtih "I learned it"
	machtih-tuk (perf.)
	cf. mati "to know", -tia 'caus.'
	CN machtia (Car.); PN *machtia
(SD) machtia

(SD) machu(h)	macho
		male, masculine
		Sp. macho

(SD) magrastra(h)	madrastra
		stepmother
		Sp. madrastra (magrastra local pronunciation)

(SD) magrina(h)	madrina
		godmother
		Sp. madrina (magrina local pronunciation)

(C, SD) mah-, ma:- 	'mano' (en palabras compuestas) 'hand' (in compounds)
		cf. -mey "hand"

(C) -mahkul  	brazo (del codo al hombro) 
		arm (from elbow including shoulder) 
		nu-mahkul "my arm"
		cf. mah- 'hand'
		CN cf. macolli (Mol.) "brazo medida del hombro a la mano" 

(SD) mahkul brazo y hombro
		arm and shoulder
		mahmahkul (pl.) 

(C) mahmahtsal-kutu:na (t.v., incorp.) 	cortar ramas
		to cut branches
		ni-k-mahmahtsalkutu:na "I cut off its branches" 
		cf. mahtsal "branch", kutu:na "to cut"
		cf. mahma:kutu:na "to cut off branches, hands"

(C) mahmaka (t.v., redup.) repartir
		to distribute, to pass out
		cf. maka "to give"

(C) mahma:-kutu:na (t.v., incorp.)	cortar ramas, manos 
		to cut off branches, hands
		mahma:kutu:na (pres.)
		mahma:kutu:n (pret.)
		mahma:kutu:n-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ma:- 'hand', kutu:na "to cut"
		cf. mahmahtsalkutu:na "to cut branches"
		CN cf. macotona (Sim.) "cortar la mano a alguien" (SD) mahma:-kutu:na

(SD) mahma:tami (i.v.) 	desmayarse 
		to faint, to pass out
		mahma:tami (pres.)
		mahma:tami-k (pret.)
		mahma:tan-tuk (perf.)
		cf.(?) ma:- 'hand', tami "to end"

(C) mahma:-tu:ka (t.v., incorp.) caminar a tientas (sin ver)
		to feel one's way along without seeing
		cf. ta-mahma:tu:ka "to be feeling one's way along", cf. ma:tu:ka "to touch, to feel"
		CN cf. matoca (Sim.) "tocar con la mano"

(C) mahma:tsu (n., adj.) 	mamaso (masa de tortilla  deshecha, molida, con alguaxte 			(semilla de ayote /calabaza/), mojada y amontonada; una tortialla hecha de esta masa; 		cualquier cosa torcida y amontonada)
		a kind of dough made from crumbed tortillas and pumpkin seeds, a tortilla made of 		this dough; anything twisted and piled up
		CN cf. matsoa (Mol.) "hacer bollos"
(SD) mahma:tsu

(C) mahma:waltia (t.v., redup.) 	untar
		to smear, to grease
		mahma:waltia (pres.)
		mahma:waltih (pret.) mahma:walith-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ma:waltia "to smear, to grease"
(C) mahmawi (i.v.) 	tener miedo
		to fear, to be afraid
		mahmawi (pres.)
		mahmaw-ki (pret.)
		mahmaw-tuk (perf.)
		CN mawi (Car.)
(SD) mahmawi

(C) mahtak-ti		diez (palabra arcáica) 
		ten (archaic word)
		cf. (?) mah- 'hand'
		CN ma?tlaktli (Car.)

(C) -mahtsal 	rama
		branch
		i-mahtsal "its branch" 
		i-mahmahtsal (pl.) "its branches" cf. mah- 'hand'
		CN cf. (?) tzallantli (Sim.) "cuello, garganta, puerto"

(SD) maka, ma: 	'imperativo', 'exhortativo', 'imperativo negativo'
		'imperative', 'exhortative', 'negative imperative'
		maka xi-k-chiwa "don't do it!"
		CN maca (Sim.)
		cf. (C) ma:

(C) maka (t.v.) dar; castigar to give; to punish
		maka (pres.) ni-k-maka "I give it" (nikmaga?)
		maka-k (pret.) (sometimes -mak)
		maka-tuk (perf.)
		cf. mahmaka "to distribute"; maka ulyuh "to baptize"
		CN maka (Car.); PN *maka 
(SD) maka (t.v., r.v.)
		ni-k-maka-k "I gave it"
		mu-maka "to give oneself something, to put/throw  something on oneself"
		cf. ta-maka "to be giving, to give something"

(C) maka:nuh 		chuzo (palo para sembrar), coa
		planting stick
		Sp. (?) macano (cf. macana)

(C) maka ulyuh (t.v.) 		buatizar
		to baptize
		maka-k ulyuh (pret.) ni-k-maka-k ulyuh "I baptized him"
		cf. maka "to give", ulyuh "baptism"
		CN cf. (?) ollotl (Sim.) "centro, medio"

(C) ma:kiki:sa (i.v.)  chiflara, silvar
	to whistle
	ma:kiki:sa (pres.)
	ma:kiki:s-ki (pret.)
	ma:kiki:s-tuk (perf.)
	cf. (?) ma:- 'hand', ki:sa "to come out"
	CN cf. tlanquiquici (Mol.)
(SD) ma:kiki:sa (sometimes ma:kiki:si)

(SD) makoya(h)	macolla  
		bunch,	cluster
		Sp. macolla

(C) makpal  	gajo (de guineo), gaja 
		piece or section of fruit 
		cf. (?) ma- 'hand' 
		CN cf. (?) macpalli (Sim.) "la palma de la mano"

(C) ma:kutu  	cutu de la mano, manco
		one-armed, one-handed (person with one hand or arm missing) 
		cf. ma:- 'hand', kutu "short"

		CN cf. macotic (Sim.) "manco" (SD) ma:kutu

(SD) ma:kwahkwa 	garrapatilla
		a small tick sp.
		cf. (?) ma:- 'hand', kwa "to eat"

(C) ma:kwil	cinco
		five
		cf. ma:- 'hand',  kwi "to grab", -l 'passive nominalization' (literally "something 			grabbed with the hand" (?))
		CN macuilli (Sim.); PN *ma:kwil

(SD) ma:kwil (palabra arcaica)  	centavito; cinco
		cent (small coin); five (archaic word)

(C) ma:kwil-iswa-t  	maquiligua, miquilisgua, maquiligue (arbol) 
		tree sp., leaf of five sections used in construction
		cf. ma:kwil "five", iswa-t "leaf"
(SD) ma(:)kwil-iswa-t

(SD) ma:lachua (t.v.,  r.v.) 	aguarapar, aplastar(se), reducirse una parte del cuerpo o de la 			planta
		to flatten, to reduce, to shrivel in part
		(note: the meaning of the local Spanish adjective guarapo is the sour smell from bad 		sugarcane or sections of cane that are worthless because they are dry, juiceless and ill 		formed.)
		ma:lachua (pres.) ki-ma:lachua "(he) is flattening it", 
		mu-ma:lachua "it is flattened"
		ma:lachuh (pret.)
		ma:lachuh-tuk (perf.)
		cf. tsin-mahma:lach "with flat buttocks" (sin nalga)

(C) malaka-t 		malacate (huso)
		spindle
		-malaka-w (poss.) nu-malaka-w "my spindle"
		mahmalakat (pl.) 
		cf. mali:na "to twist (thread)"
		CN malacatl (Sim.); PN *malaka-
(SD) malaka-t

(SD) maldiktár, -chiwa	maldecir
		to curse
		Sp. maldictar (cf. maldecir)

(C) mali:na (t.v.) 	torcer, torcer pita (mecate)
		to twist, to twist string
		mali:na (pres.)
		mali:n (pret.) ni-k-mali:n-ki-ya "I already twisted it" mali:n-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ta-mali:na "to be twisting (something)"
		CN mali:na (Car.)
(SD) ma:lina (t.v.)  	retorcer pita, torcer
		to twist string, to twist
		ma:lin(-ki) (pret.)

(C) ma:luh	malo
		bad
		Sp. malo
(SD) ma:luh	malo, malvado
		bad, evil

(C) mamalia (t.v., r.v.)	enredar(se) to get tangled, to tangle 
		mamalia (pres.) mu-mamalia "it gets tangled" 
		mamalih (pret.) ni-mu-mamalih "I got tangled up", 
		ni-k-mamalih "I tangled it"
		mamalih-tuk (perf.)
		cf. mali:na "to twist (string)
		CN cf. mamali (Sim.) "hender, meterse"; mamali (UC) "barrenar, taladrar"

(C) ma:mé		mamey (ma:méʔ)
		mamey fruit
		-ma:me (poss.) 	nu-ma:mé "my mamey"
		Sp. (?) mamey
(SD) ma:mé:h 

(C) -ma:mis-yu 	codo
		elbow
		nu-ma:mis-yu "my elbow"
		nu-mahma:misyu (pl.) "my elbows" 
		cf. ma:- 'hand', -yu 'intimate poss.'

(C) man (conj.) 	pero, y ahora (?)
		and now, but (?)

(C) -ma:n 	hermano mayor 
		elder brother
		nu-má:n "my elder brother"
		-ma:nmet (pl.)		nu-ma:n-met "my elder brothers" (numa:nmet)
		 Sp. hermano
		cf. (SD) manu "brother"

(C) mana (t.v.) 	cocer, cocinar
		to cook, to boil (cook in water)
		mana (pres.) ni-k-mana "I cook it"
		man-ki (pret.)
		man-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ta-mana "to cook (something)", ta-man-ti "cooked"
		CN cf. mana (Car.) "poner en el suelo"; mana (Sim.) "darse, presentar, poner en el 		suelo, hacer tortillas"
(SD) mana 

(SD) mandaderu(h)	mensajero, mandadero
		messenger
		Sp. mandadero

(SD) mandíl  		mandil, delantal
		apron
		Sp. mandil

(SD) mangah  manga
		sleeve
		Sp. manga

(C) manguh  		mango 
		mango
		mahmanguh (pl.) 
		Sp. mango
(SD) manguh

(SD) mansana(h)  	manzana de adán  [maŋsanah] 
		Adam's apple
		Sp. manzana

(SD) mansaniya(h)  	manzanilla  [maŋsaniyah] 
		camomile
		Sp. manzanilla

(SD) mansuh  manso
		tame, gentle
		Sp. manso

(SD) mante:ka  	manteca, grasa  [mante:gaʔ] 
		grease, lard
		i-mante:ka-yu "its grease"
		Sp. manteca

(SD) -manu(h) 	 hermano
		brother
		nu-manu 'my brother"
		manuh-wan (pl.) nu-manuhwan "my brothers" 
		Sp. hermano
		cf. (C) -ma:n "elder brother"

(SD) manyoso(h)  	ladron
		thief
		Sp. manoso

(C) ma:pach-in  mapache
		raccoon
		mahma:pachin (pl.) 
		cf. ma:- 'hand', (?) pa:ka "to wash", -in 'absolutive' 
		CN mapach (Sim.) "oso lavandero"
(SD) ma:pach-in

(C) mu-ma:pa:ka (r.v., incorp.)  	lavarse
		to wash oneself
		mu-ma:pa:ka (pres.) ni-mu-ma:pa:ka "I wash myself"
		mu-ma:pa:ka-k (pret.)
		mu-ma:pa:ka-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ma:- 'hand', pa:ka "to wash"
		CN mapaca (Sim.) "limpiar las manos"
(C) mu-ma:pa:ka (r.v., incorp.)  lavarse las manos 
		to wash ones hands

(SD) -ma:pa:lah  	tenaza
		crab's pincher
		i-ma:pa:lah ne tekwisi "the crab's pincher" 
		cf. ma:- 'hand', (?) perhaps Sp. pala "shovel"

(C) mu-ma:pe:lua (r.v., incorp.)  	abrir las manos, las pinzas 
		to open one's hands, pinchers
		mu-ma:pe:lua (pres.)
		mu-ma:pe:luh (pret.)
		mu-ma:pe:luh-tuk (perf.) (?)
		cf. ma:- 'hand', pe:lua "to open"
		cf. (SD) mu-ma:pelua "to crawl"

(SD) mu-ma:pelua (r.v., incorp.)  	gatear, andar a gatas
		to crawl
		mu-ma:pelua (pres.)
		mu-ma:peluh (pret.)
		mu-ma:pelih-tuk (perf.) (?)
		cf. ma:- 'hand', pe(:)lua "to open"
		cf. (C) mu-ma:pe:lua "to open one's hands, pinchers"

(C) ma:pilich-nah  	arrugado (de la mano)
		wrinkled (hand)
		cf. ma:- 'hand', pilichnah "wrinkled"

(C) -ma:pipil		dedo (de mano)
		finger
		-ma:pipil (poss.)  nu-ma:pipil "my finger"
		-mahma:pil (pl.) 
		cf. ma:- 'hand', pi:pil "son, boy"
		CN ma?pilli (Car.)
(SD) -ma:pipil
	-mahma:pipil (pl.) 

(SD) marchitu(h)  	marchito
	withered
	Sp. marchito

(SD) mare(y)o(h)  	mareo, mareado
	dizziness
	Sp. mareo

(C) mariyah-tepe:-t  Las Marias (canton de Cuisnahuat)
	Las Marias (a village in the municipality of Cuisnahuat)
	cf. Sp. Maria,  tepe:-t "mountain"
(C, SD) mas (conj.)	 mas
		moreover, in addition, more than

(C, SD) mas		más
		more (comparative), more (adv.)

(C)  masa:-kili-t   	oloroco, loroco (bejuco, verdura que se cria entre las milpas, huele, se 				come)
		vine sp., smells good, edible, grouws in the cornfields
		cf. masa:-t "deer", kili-t "chipilin plant"
(SD) masa:-kili-t

(C) masa:-ku(:)wa-t		masacuate (boa)
		boa constrictor
		mahmasa:ku(:)wat (pl.) 
		cf. masa:-t "deer", ku:wa-t "snake"
		CN macacoatl (Sim.)
(SD) masa:-ku:wa-t

(C) masa:-t  venado
		deer
		-masa:-w (poss.)  nu-masa:-w "my deer" 
		mahmasa:t (pl.) 
		masa:-tsin "small deer" (venadito)
		CN masa:tl (Car.); PN *masa:-
(SD) masa:-t
		masa:-chín "small deer" (venadito)

(SD) masa:wa  	Santa Catarina Masahuat (nombre de pueblo)
		Santa Catarina Masahuat (town name)
		cf. masa:-t "deer"

(C) ma:skrah  		mascara (para bailes)
		mask (for dances)
		cf. i:xma:skrah "mask"
		Sp. mascara
(SD) ma:skrah

(C) ma:sulu:n-tuk (adj.) 	 hinchado de la mano
		with swollen hand(s)
		cf. ma:- 'hand', sulu:ni "to swell", -tuk 'perf.'

(SD) -matah  		mata
		stock, stem, plant
		i-matah giniyah "banana plant/tree"
		Sp. mata

(C) ma:tal-in  		matalin (bejuquito en chaguites)
		vine sp., small, found in watery places, purple and white leaf, used for ornamentation
		mahma:talin (pl.) cf. (?) ma:- 'hand' 
		CN  cf.  matlalin (Sim.) "verde oscuro, verde fuerte, color azul"
(SD) ma:tal-in

(C) ma:ta-t  		matate (red)
		net, net bag
		-ma:ta-w (poss.) nu-ma:ta-w "my net" 
		mahma:tat (pl.) 
		a:ta-tsin "small net bag" CN ma:tlatl (Car.) "red"
(SD) ma:ta-t

(C) -ma:taxkal  	palma (de la mano) 
		palm of the hand 
		nu-ma:taxkal "my palm" 
		-mahma:taxkal (pl.) 
		nuhnu-ma:taxkal "my palms" 
		cf. ma:- 'hand', taxkal "tortilla, rigua"
(SD) -ma:taxkal

(C) mati (t.v.)  	saber
		to know
		mati (pres.)
		mat-ki (pret.)      
		mat-tuk (perf.) 
		xi-k-mati "try it, taste it!" 
		CN mati (Car.); PN *mati

(SD) mati

(C) mu-mati (r.v.)  	acostumbrarse
		to get used to, accustomed to 
		ni-mu-mat-ki-ya "I already got used to it" 
		cf. mati "to know"

(C) ma:ti:lua (t.v.)  	repellar, alisar (como pared)
		to rub down, to smooth, to finish (e.g. a wall) 
		ma:ti:lua (pres.) ni-k-ma:ti:lua "I'm smoothing it out" 
		ma:ti:luh (pret.)
		ma:ti:luh-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ma:- 'hand'
		CN matiloa (Sim.) "untar, frotar"
		cf. (SD) ma:tilua "to pound"

(SD) ma:tilua  		machucar
		to pound, to mash

		ma:tilua (pres.)
		ma:tiluh (pret.)
		ma:tiluh-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ma:- 'hand'
		CN matiloa (Sim.) "untar, frotar"
		cf. (C) ma:ti:lua "to smooth, to finish, to rub"
	
(C) matraka		matraca
		matraca, wooden rattle
		Sp. matraca

(SD) -ma:tsitsin 	deditos del cangrejo
		crab's feet
		i-ma:tsitsin ne tekwisih "the crab's feet"

		cf. ma:- 'hand', -tsin 'diminutive'
		cf. (C) meytsitsin

(C) ma:waltia (t.v.) 	 untar
		to smear, to annoint, to grease
		ma:waltia (pres.)
		ma:waltih (pret.)
		ma:waltih-tuk (perf.)
		ma: ki-ma:walti "let him grease it!" (que lo unte!)

(C) ma:wiltiyani  	juguetón

		playful person
		cf. m- 'reflexive', a:waltia "to play", -ni 'agent' 
		CN mauiltiani (Sim.) "burlón"

(SD) -max  	vellos (palabra obscena)

		pubic hair (obscene)
		i-max "his/her pubic hair"
		cf. imax-kabayuh "insect sp. (hairy)"
		CN cf. maxactli (Sim.) "entre pierna, entre muslo" 
		cf. (C) -maxak "groin"

(C) -maxak  los encajes (ingle)  
		groin
		nu-maxak "my groin"
		CN maxactli (Sim.) "entre pierna, entre muslo"

(C) maxta-t 	 maxtate, mastate (ceñidor)
		loincloth, breechclout
		-maxta-w (poss.) i-maxta-w "his loincloth"

		cf. (?) -max "pubic hair", -maxak "groin"
		CN maxtlatl (Sim.) "ceñidor", maxtlatl (Mol.) "bragas" 
(SD) maxta-t
		mahmaxtat (pl.) 

(SD) maxtra(h) 	 maestra

		teacher (woman)
		Sp. maestra

(SD) maxtru(h)  	maestro
		teacher (man), master
		Sp. maestro

(Comasagua, Teotepeque)   -may  	mano 
		hand
		cf. ma(h)- in compounds
		CN ma:itl (Car.)

		cf. (C, SD) -mey

(SD) maya  	solo, solamente
		maya kuchi "sleepy head" (dormilón) (literally "only sleeps")

(C) mayan (n.)  	hambre
		hunger
		cf. maya:na "to be hungry"
(SD) mayan

(C) maya:na (i.v.)  	tener hambre
		to be hungry, to hunger
		maya:na (pres.)
		maya:n-ki (pret.) ni-maya:n-ki "I was hungry" [nimaya:ngiʔ]
		maya:n-tuk (perf.)
		CN maya:na (Car.)
(SD) mayana

(C)  ma:ya-t   		talepate (insecto que chupa sangre, tiene pico largo); gorgojo
		bed bug sp.; weevil

		mahma:yat (pl.) 

(C) -ma:yehkan 	 la derecha, mano derecha 
		right, right hand
		cf. ma:- 'hand', (?) yehkan "only" 
		CN mayeccantli (Sim.) "mano derecha"

(SD) mayordomi(y)a(h)  	cofradia 
		confraternity, religious organization
		Sp. mayordomia

(SD) mayordomo(h)  		mayordomo(de la cofradia) 
		mayordomo, religious steward in confraternity 
		Sp. mayordomo

(SD) medida(h) 	 medida 
		measurement, measure 
		Sp. medida

(C) me:diyuh 		 dinero

		money
		Sp. medio (from medio real)

(C)  mehmela   	memela (algo largo y oval; una clase de tortilla larga y ovala)
		long and oval-shaped thing; a kind of tortilla which is long and oval
		mehmehmela (pl.)  [mehmehmelaʔ]
		cf. mela:wa "to spread out, to lay down"
		CN cf. melactic (Sim.) "alargado"

		cf. (SD) memela "memela tortilla"

(C) mekapal  		mecapal

		tumpline
		-mekapal (poss.)  nu-mekapal "my tumpline" 
		mehmekapal (pl.) 
		cf. meka-t "string, cord"
		CN mecapalli (Sim.)
(SD) mekapal  (megapal)

(C) meka-t  		bejuco; pita, mecate; pene (obsceno) 
		vine; string, cord, rope; penis (obscene) 
		-meka-w (poss.)  nu-meka-w "my string" 
		mehmekat (pl.) 

		CN mekatl (Car.)
(SD) meka-t  		bejuco; pita, mecate 
		vine; string, cord, rope

(C) melak-tik  		recto (derecho) 
		straight

		cf. mela:wa "to lay/lie down"; cf. (SD) melawa "to straighten"
		CN melactic (Sim.) "derecho, alargado, extendido"

(C) mela:wa (t.v., r.v.) 	 acostar(se)
		to lie down; to lay down
		mela:wa (pres.)
		mela:h  (pret.) ni-mu-mela:h "I lay down", ni-k-mela:h  "I laid it down"
		mela:h-tuk (perf.)
		CN cf. melawa (Car.) "enderezar, tender"
		cf. (SD) melawa "enderezar(se), tender(se)"

(SD) melawa (t.v., r.v.)  	enderezar(se), tender(se)
		to straighten out, to stretch out, to shake out, to stand up
		melawa (pres.)
		melaw-ki (pret.) 
		mu-melaw-ki "it straightened out", 
		ki-melaw-ki "he straightened it"
		melaw-tuk (perf.)  
		cf. melak-tik "straight"
		CN melawa (Car.) "enderezar, tender"
		cf. (C) mela:wa "to lie/lay down"

(SD) memech (adj.) 		 memex (llevar a memex), guindado al hombro

		over one's shoulder ((to carry) over the shoulder) 
		CN cf. meme (Sim.) "llevar algo sobre los hombros"
	
(SD) memela  		memela (clase de tortilla)
		a kind of tortilla, small and long

		cf. (C) mehmela

(SD) menora(h)  	segunda capitana (de cofradia) 
		second captainess in confraternity

		Sp. menora

(SD) mentir, -chiwa  		mentir 
		to lie, to prevaricate 
		Sp. mentir

(SD) mentirah  	mentira

		lie, falsehood
		Sp. mentira

(SD) menyadora(h)  		cuchara meneadora 
		large stirring spoon

		Sp. meneadora

(SD) merkadoh 	 mercado
		market
		Sp. mercado

(C) me:s 	 mes

		month
		Sp. mes
(C) me:sah  	mesa 
		table
		Sp. mesa 
(SD) me:sah

(C) meta-t  	piedra de moler (metate)
		quern, metate
		-met (poss.) nu-met "my metate"
		mehmetat (pl.) 
		CN metlatl (Sim.); PN *mətla-
(SD) meta-t

(C, SD) mets- 		'pierna' (en palabras compuestas)
		'leg' (in compounds)
		CN metstli (Car.) "pierna, muslo"

(C) metskalapa  	patojo de un pie (renco, cojo de un pie) 
		lame in one leg

		cf. mets- 'leg'

(C) metskaxil  		encordia, incordio (bola en los encajes) 
		tumor or lump in groin
		cf. mets- 'leg', perhaps (?) Sp. (en)caje
		cf. -metstawiyal-yu

(C) metskelu  		renco

		lame
		cf. mets- 'leg', kelu:na "to break"

(C) -metsku:yu  	pierna, muslo
		thigh, leg from knee to hip 
		nu-metsku:yu "my leg"

		cf. mets- 'leg', ku:yu "stock, stem, plant" 
(SD) -metsku:yu

(C) -metspan  		regazo
		lap
		nu-metspan "my lap"
		cf. mets- 'leg', -pan 'locative'
		cf. metspanua "to cuddle, hold on one's lap"

(SD) -metspan

(C)  metspanua  (t.v.)   	chinear en la pierna (apapachar en el regazo)
		to hold on one's lap, to cuddle
		metspanua (pres.)
		metspanuh (pret.) ki-metspanuh "she held him on her lap"
		metspanuh-tuk (perf.)
		cf. metspan "lap, -ua 'passive/caus.'

(C) mets-petu:ni (i.v., incorp.)  	resbalar
		to slide, to slip

		metspetu:ni (pres.)
		metspetu:ni-k (pret.)
		metspetu:n-tuk (perf.)
		cf. mets- 'leg', petu:ni "to slide"

(C) -metstawiyal-yu  		encordia, incordio (en los encajes) 
		tumor or lump in groin

		i-metstawiyal-yu "his lump (in groin)" 
		cf. mets- 'leg', tawiyal "kernel of corn" 
		cf. metskaxil
(SD) -metstawiyal

(C) me:ts-ti  		luna

		moon
		mehme:tsti (pl.) 
		tahku me:tsti "crescent moom" (luna creciente) (cf. tahku "half")      
		kune:t me:tsti "new moon" (cf. kune:t "infant, child")
		CN me:tstli (Car.); PN *me:ts-

(C) me:wa (t.v.)  	desherbar, desyerbar
		to weed, to tear out plants
		me:wa (pres.)
		me:h-ki (pret.) ni-k-me:h-ki "I weeded it"
		me:h-tuk (perf.)
		cf. ta-me:wa "to be weeding"
		CN cf. (?) m-e:wa (Car.) "levantarse"; eua (Sim.) "levantarse, irse, partir"
(SD) me:wa
		me:w(-ki) (pret.)
		me:w-tuk (perf.)

(C) -mey 	 mano (la mano y antebrazo), rama, manga, cabo

		hand (hand and forearm), branch, sleeve, handle (some say -me:y)
		nu-mey "my hand"
		ihi-mey (pl.) "his/her hands" 
		nuhnu-mey (pl.) "my hands" 
		i-mey metat "metate's pestle" (mano de piedra de moler) 
		i-meytsitsin "crab's feet" (cf. (SD) ma:tsitsin)

		i-mey "sleeve, handle; his/her hand" 
		cf. ma:- 'hand' (in compounds)
		CN ma:itl (Car.); PN *ma:(y)(V)-
		cf. (Comasagua, Teotepeque) -may 
(SD) -mey
	mehmey (pl.) 

(C) mich-in  		pescado (pescado, pez)
		fish
		-michin (poss.) nu-michin "my fish" 
		mihmichin (pl.) 
		CN michin (Car.); PN *mich-im
(SD) mich-in

(SD) michin-kak-ti  		pejecaite (pez) (michiŋgaktiʔ) 
		fish sp., flat, yellowish, thin and long

(SD) michin-ku(:)wa-t  	anguila (michiŋgu(:)wata) 
		eel
		michin-kuhku(:)wat (pl.) 

(C) mihkwitayan  	letrina
		toilet

		cf. i-mihkwitayan tihlan "Cagadero de Gallina" (name of a mountain) 
		cf. kwita-t "excrement", -yan ('place of' (?))

(C) mihmiki (i.v., redup.)  	marchitarse
		to wither
		mihmiki (pres.)
		mihmiki-k (pret.)
		mihmik-tuk (perf.)
		cf. miki "to die"
(SD) mihmiki

(C) miki (i.v.)  	morir
	to die
	miki (pres.)
	miki-k (pret.)
	mik-tuk (perf.)
	cf. miktia "to kill"
	CN miki (Car.); PN *mɨkɨ
(SD) miki

(C) mikini  		el muerto, cadáver

		corpse, dead person
		cf. miki "to die", -ni 'agent'
		CN cf. miquini (Sim.) "mortal, perecedero"

(C) miktan  	hondo

		deep
		cf. miki "to die", -tan 'place of' 
		CN cf. mictlan (Sim.) "infierno"
(SD) miktan

(C) miktia (t.v.)  	matar
		to kill

		miktia (pres.) ni-k-miktia "I kill it"  (nikmiktiyaʔ) 
		miktih (pret.)
		miktih-tuk (perf.)
		tesu xi-nech-mikti "don't kill me!"

		cf. miki "to die", -tia 'caus.' CN mictia (Sim.); PN *mɨk-tia
(SD) miktia

		cf. mu-miktia "to commit suicide, to kill oneself"

(SD) mu-miktia (r.v.)  	matarse (suicidarse)
		to kill oneself, to commit suicide
		cf. miktia "to kill"

(C) mi:ku  "mico" (brujo, transformador)  (mi:kuʔ)
		witch, sorcerer, transformer (one who changes into an animal)
		Sp. (?) mico

(SD)  mi:ku  		brujo, transformador (que se transforma en animales,            					mayormente en animales domesticos)
		witch,  sorcerer (who transforms himself into animals, mainly domestic ones)

(C) mi:l  	milpa

		milpa, cornfield
		-mi:l (poss.) nu-mi:l "my milpa" 
		mihmi:l (pl.) 
		CN mi:lli (Car.); PN *mi:l-
(SD) mi:l

(C) mi:l  	mil

		thousand
		Sp. mil

(C) mi:ma (t.v.)  	tirar con flecha 
		to shoot with an arrow

		mi:ma (pres.)
		mi:n-ki (pret.) ni-k-mi:n-ki "I shot it (with an arrow)"
		(nikmi:ngiʔ), ki-mi:n-ke-t "they shot it (with an arrow)" (gimi:nget)
		mi:n-tuk (perf.)
		cf. mi:-t "bow and arrow"
		CN mi:na (Car.); mina (Sim.) "tirarle flechas"

(SD) mi:ma (t.v.)  	tirar, echar

		to throw, to shoot

(SD) mimilaka (i.v., redup.)  		arder (el fuego) 
		for the fire to burn
		mimilaka (pres.)
		mimilaka-k (pret.)
		mimilak-tuk (perf.)
		cf. (C) mimilika

(C) mimilika (i.v., redup.)  		arder (el fuego) 
		for the fire to burn
		mimilika (pres.)
		mimilika-k (pret.)
		mimilika-tuk (perf.)
		cf. (Sim.) mimilaka

	(C) mimil-nah (adj.)  		rollizo (redondo (?)) 
		round (?), sturdy, like a log

		cf. mimilua "to roll"
		CN cf.mimiliuhqui (Sim.), mimiltic (Sim.) "redondo"; mimiltik (UC) "rollizo"

(C) mimilua (t.v., r.v.)  	rodar, rodarse
		to roll
		mimilua (pres.)
		mimiluh (pret.) mu-mimiluh "it rolled", ki-mimiluh "(she) rolled it"
		mimiluh-tuk (perf.)
		CN mimiloa (Sim.) "rodar, extenderse"
(SD) mimilua

(C) mimiya:wa-t  	panal (de avispas)
		wasp's nest
		cf. (?) a:wa-t "bud"
		CN mimiauatl (Sim.) "panal de miel, abeja"
(SD) mimiya:wa-t

(SD) mi:nah  		mina de leña (buen lugar o fuente de leña)

		good location for or source of firewood 
		Sp. mina "mine"

(C) mi:sah 	 misa

		Mass
		Sp. misa 
(SD) mi:sah

(C) mistikili  		mistilicuco (pájaro)  [mistigiliʔ] 
		bird sp., sings mistilikú:kú: