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Ixil, Nebaj

A language of Guatemala

ISO 639-3: ixi
This ISO 639-3 code has been retired after the publication of Ethnologue, 16th edition. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population	35,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Nebaj area, Quiché Department.
Language map	Guatemala, reference number 25
Classification	Mayan, Quichean-Mamean, Greater Mamean, Ixilan
Language use	All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 7%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1960–1997.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Bendor-Samuel, John T. 1968. Review of: Languages of Guatemala, Marvin K. Mayers, editor.

Elliott, Raymond and Helen Elliott. 1966. "Ixil."

Elliott, Raymond and Helen Elliott. 1966. "Ixil."

Elliott, Raymond and Helen Elliott. 1971. "Ixil."  

Elliott, Raymond and Helen Elliott. 1972. "Ixil."

Elliott, Raymond and Helen Elliott. 1977. "Alfabeto ixil."

Elliott, Raymond. 1960. "Ixil clause structure."  

Elliott, Raymond. 1973. "Notas sobre algunas características lingüísticas de idiomas indígenas guatemaltecos."

Elliott, Raymond. 1977. "Nebaj Ixil unitary kin terms."

Elliott, Raymond. 1977. "Términos de parentesco unitarios de los ixiles de Nebaj."

Elliott, Raymond. 1978. "Términos de parentesco unitarios de los ixiles de Nebaj."

Elliott, Raymond. 1978. Text analysis, phonological rules and casual speech processes of Nebaj Ixil.

Elliott, Raymond. 1984. "Sketch of Nebaj Ixil ‘Christian’ lore and some implications for translation."

Elliott, Raymond. 1987. "Los cuatro matrimonios entre los ixiles de nebaj."

Elson, Benjamin F., editor. 1961. Mayan studies 1.  

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

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

Mayers, Marvin K., editor. 1966. Lenguas de Guatemala.

Neuenswander, Helen L. and Dean E. Arnold, editors. 1977. Cognitive studies of southern Mesoamerica.

Neuenswander, Helen L. and Dean E. Arnold, editors. 1977. Estudios cognitivos del sur de Mesoamérica.

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.

Vernacular Publications

Achbʼal: yolbʼal tetz naʼbʼaj. 1999.

Baxa uʼuj. 1957.

Cam u veeʼ chij uch naʼytzan ni tal ukʼa kʼesla aamaeʼ 1, 2. 1985.

Chusbʼalibʼ tu cuyolbʼal: As tu castiiya umpajtej. 1986.

Chusbʼalibʼ tu kuyolbʼal. 1999.

Cuentos y leyendas. 1973.

I alfabeto cu yolbal. 1957.

Incaparina. 1969.

La kuchus u tzʼibʼ tu kuyolbʼal. 1997.

Lectura inicial en idioma ixil. 1957.

Qitzʼlebʼal: tu yolbʼal Naʼbʼaj. 1999.

Talaj txocop tu cuyolbʼal. 1985.

Talax txocob, I, II. 1959.

U kechbubal. 1968.

U patria. 1968.

U viʼxh tukʼ u txʼiʼ: tu yolbʼal Naʼbʼaj. 1999.

U viʼxh tukʼ u tzuy xeʼ u nimla aʼeʼ. 1999.

U xoʼ tukʼ u talaj akʼatx. 2000.

Ukʼa txo. 1957.

Ukʼa tzʼibʼ tu cuyolbʼal. 1985.

Xeʼtebʼal chusbʼalibʼ tu cuyolbʼal. 1986.

Xolbʼal uʼuj. 1999.