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Awakateko

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3: agu

Population	18,000 (1998 SIL).
Region	Western Huehuetenango Department.
Language map	Guatemala, reference number 3
Alternate names	Aguacatec, Aguacateco
Classification	Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Mamean, Ixilan
Language use	All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 29%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1971–1993.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARNOLD, Dean E.; NEUENSWANDER, Helen L., editors. 1977. Cognitive studies of southern Mesoamerica.

ARNOLD, Dean E.; NEUENSWANDER, Helen L., editors. 1977. Estudios cognitivos del sur de Mesoamérica.

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T., author. 1968. Review of: Languages of Guatemala, Marvin K. Mayers, editor.

KAUFMAN, Terrence; MCARTHUR, Harry S., authors. 1976. Aguacatec vocabulary with grammatical notes.

MAYERS, Marvin K., author. 1966. "Linguistic comparisons [between Mayan languages]."

MAYERS, Marvin K., editor. 1966. Languages of Guatemala.

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1961. "La estructura político-religiosa de Aguacatán."

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1965. "Notas sobre el calendario ceremonial de Aguacatán, Huehuetenango."

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1966. "Orígenes y motivos del baile del tz’unum."

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1967. "El faccionalismo político-religioso en Aguacatán, Huehuetenango, 1966."

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1972. "Los bailes de Aguacatán y el culto a los muertos."

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1977. "La liberación de los muertos: Ritos y razones de los bailes aguacatecos."

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1977. "Releasing the dead: Ritual and motivation in Aguacatec dances."

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1979. "The role of aspect in distinguishing Aguacatec discourse types."  

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1984. Religious belief and ritual as tools in Aguacatec translation.

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1986. The role of the ancestors in the daily life of the Aguacatec (Maya).

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1987. Papel de los antepasados en la vida cotidiana de los Aguacatecos (Mayas).

MCARTHUR, Harry S., author. 1992. The revision of the New Testament in the Aguacatec language: Motives and methods.

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E., authors. 1956. "Aguacatec (Mayan) phonemes within the stress group."

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E., authors. 1966. "Aguacatec."

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E., authors. 1966. "Aguacateca."

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E., authors. 1971. "Aguacatec."  

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E., authors. 1972. "Aguacateco."

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E., authors. 1977. "Alfabeto aguacateco."

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E., editors. 1979. "Three thieves (Ok alkʼom): Aguacatec."  

MCARTHUR, Harry S.; MCARTHUR, Lucille E.; YOK, Litaʼ, authors. 1980. "Aguacatec text from Aguacatán."

MCARTHUR, Lucille E., author. 1979. "Highlighting in Aguacatec discourse."  

SHAW, Mary, editor. 1971. According to our ancestors: Folk texts from Guatemala and Honduras.  

SHAW, Mary, editor. 1972. Según nuestros antepasados: Textos folklóricos de Guatemala y Honduras.

VIELMAN, Julio, translator; MAYERS, Marvin K., editor. 1966. Lenguas de Guatemala.

Vernacular Publications

Aguacateco cartilla 1. 1976.

Aguacateco cartilla 2. 1966.

Aguacateco cartilla 3. 1969.

Balaj aʼ yil kucʼaj. 1970.

Cartilla 1 (idioma aguacateco). 1957.

Cartilla 2 (idioma aguacateco). 1958.

El alfabeto aguacateco. 1957.

Jun jilwutz aliment yi sjalok kawalor taʼn. 1971.

Jun xtxolbil tetz kbaʼniʼn. 1971.

Kajilonk le castiy. 1977.

Kasiʼleʼ cobox xtxolbil. 1969.

Kasiʼleʼ le kayol. 1999.

La tifoidea. 1986.

Oʔ Yubil: Yi na ẍchaj oʔ yubil sketz. 1955.

Primera cartilla aguacateca. 1954.

Tajweʼn yil tzʼaʼw siʼleʼn uʼj kaʼn. 1971.

Tuberculosis. 1965.

Yi cuchumuxul. 1970.

Yi eʼ antiw wunak. 1970.

Yi eʼchk jilwutz cumir. 1968.

Yi munt tu yi eʼch mas planeta. 1970.

Yi ox alkʼom. 1973.

Yi puntil tan tawleʼn itzaj. 1971.

Yi xoʼbilil yi eʼ us. 1968.

Yi xtxolbil tetz eʼ kamam kateʼ. 1988.