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Mayan materials, William O. Bright Papers

Culture:
Maya
Kaqchikel includes: Cakchiquel, Cakchikel, Kaqchiquel
K'iche' includes: Quiché
Ch'orti' includes: Chorti
Language:Yucateco | Kaqchikel | Mayan (macrolanguage) | Q'eqchi' | K'iche' | Spanish | English
Date:1950s-1990s
Contributor:Bright, William, 1928-2006 | Sedat, Guillermo | Yool G., Juan
Subject:Linguistics | Folklore | Ethnopoetics | Poetry | Guatemala--History
Type:Text | Cartographic
Genre:Books | Maps | Stories
Extent:0.25 linear feet
Description: William Bright's Maya file consists mostly of copies of others' publications, in particular texts produced by the SIL and other publishers in Guatemala (Series 2). He also performed ethnopoetics analysis on Mayan texts in preparation for a taught course in 1985, and drew a map of the languages of Central America.
Collection:William O. Bright Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.142)

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Tzotzil materials, William O. Bright Papers

Culture:
Tzotzil includes: Tsotsil
Maya
Language:Tzotzil | Spanish
Date:1949, undated
Contributor:Bright, William, 1928-2006 | Weathers, Kenneth | Weathers, Nadine
Subject:Linguistics
Type:Text | Sound recording
Genre:Dictionaries
Extent:1 volume, 1 tape
Description: William Bright's only Tzotzil materials consist of a Tzotzil-Spanish-Tzotzil dictionary produced by the SIL in 1949 (Series 2), and an audio tape titled only “Tzotzil” (contents are as yet unidentified, Series 6).
Collection:William O. Bright Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.142)

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