Rule if nouns start with a consonant/vowel
consonant:
first person: j - e.g. jts’i’
second person: a - e.g. anen
third person: s - e.g. sna
vowel:
first person: k - e.g. kon (my avocado)
second person: av - e.g. avon (your spider)
third person: y - e.g. yixim
eggs
Do you have/sell eggs?
ton kaxlan
Mi oy ton kaxlan?
ixim
mais
nichim
flower
mexa
table
xila
chair
lok’olil
imagen/foto
Rule if consonant starts with ch or x:
j
a
x - e.g. le’e oy xila
le’e oy xchitom
nen
espejo
om
spider
kaxlan / alak’ (with possessive pronouns)
chicken
katu’
cat
ts’i’
dog
chitom
pig
ch’el mut
parrot (loro)
pech’
duck
ka’
horse
vakax
cow
chij
sheep
Rule if noun starts with ch
j
a
x
Rule if consonant ends in il, e.g. lok’olil (image/photo)
get rid of it - e.g. jlok’ol
vun
book
book
vun
Rule if noun has ch or x within the word
j
a
s or x (optional)
e.g. - le’e oy xnichim/snichim