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Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/tz'ihb'

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This Proto-Mayan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mayan

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Noun

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*tz'ihb'

  1. writing

Descendants

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  • Ch'orti': tz'ijb'
  • Kaqchikel: tz'ib'
  • Epigraphic Mayan: tzʼib'
  • K'iche': tz'iib'
  • Q'eqchi: tz'iib'
  • Lacandon: tz'ib'
  • Yucatec Maya: tsʼíib

References

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  • Kaufman, Terrence, Justeson, John (2003) A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary[1], pages 56–57