Language and Ethnicity among the K'ichee' Maya.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (144 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Accent and Ethnic Identity in the Maya Highlands -- 2. Orthographies, Foreigners, and Pure K'ichee' -- 3. "Each Town Speaks Its Own Language" -- 4. A "Hybrid" Language -- 5. "Ancestor Power Is Maya Power" -- 6. The Changing Voice of the Ancestors -- References -- Index.
9781607813989
Quiché Indians--Ethnic identity. Quiché Indians--Languages. Quiché language--Social aspects. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh.