{"product_id":"the-annals-of-the-cakchiquels-gb-20775","title":"The Annals of the Cakchiquels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Annals of the Cakchiquels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth for its historical and linguistic merits, the document which is\r\npresented in this volume is one of the most important in aboriginal\r\nAmerican Literature. Written by a native who had grown to adult years\r\nbefore the whites penetrated to his ancestral home, himself a member of\r\nthe ruling family of one of the most civilized nations of the continent\r\nand intimately acquainted with its traditions, his work displays the\r\nlanguage in its pure original form, and also preserves the tribal\r\nhistory and a part of the mythology, as they were current before they\r\nwere in the least affected by European influences.\nThe translation I offer is directly from the original text, and I am\r\nresponsible for its errors; but I wish to acknowledge my constant\r\nobligations to the manuscript version of the late Abb Brasseur (de\r\nBourbourg), the distinguished Americanist. Without the assistance\r\nobtained from it, I should not have attempted the task; and though I\r\ndiffer frequently from his renderings, this is no more than he himself\r\nwould have done, as in his later years he spoke of his version as in\r\nmany passages faulty.\nFor the grammar of the language, I have depended on the anonymous\r\ngrammar which I edited for the American Philosophical Society in 1884,\r\n[vi]copies of which, reprinted separately, can be obtained by any one who\r\nwishes to study the tongue thoroughly. For the significance of the\r\nwords, my usual authorities are the lexicon of Varea, an anonymous\r\ndictionary of the 17th century, and the large and excellent\r\nSpanish-Cakchiquel work of Coto, all of which are in the library of the\r\nAmerican Philosophical Society. They are all in MS., but the vocabulary\r\nI add may be supplemented with that of Ximenes, printed by the Abb\r\nBrasseur, at Paris, in 1862, and between them most of the radicals will\r\nbe found.\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 20775 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Arana Xajilá, Francisco Hernández \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Mar 8, 2007 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: Mayan Languages \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eContributors\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor\u003c\/b\u003e: Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Arana Xajilá, Francisco Hernández,1502?-1581 \/ eBook \/ Mayan Languages","offer_id":43217890607261,"sku":"gb-20775-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/20775.jpg?v=1671457503","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-annals-of-the-cakchiquels-gb-20775","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}