C. Hermann Berendt's compilation of vocabularies in the Xinca language. He compares equivalents for approximately 90 words collected from the southern Guatemalan communities of Sinacantan, Yupiltepeque (probably today's San Luis Jilotepeque), and Jalapa by Juan Gavarrette Escobar and Sebastian Valdez in 1868. The words are grouped by subject and conclude with numerals.
Language:
Spanish; Castilian
Provenance:
Copied from manuscripts belonging to Juan Gavarrette Escobar, in Guatemala.; From the collection of C. Hermann Berendt, later acquired by Daniel Garrison Brinton (ex libris stamp on title page).; Berendt, C. Hermann 1817-1878, former owner.; Brinton, Daniel G. 1837-1899, former owner.
12 leaves : paper; 202 x 128 mm bound to 210 x 135 mm
Geographic Subject:
Guatemala; Guatemala -- Languages
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Guatemalan paleographer, archivist, and historian.; Title from title page (p. [1]).; Collation: Paper, 12; the manuscript consists of one gathering bound into boards with blank gatherings following; [iv, 1-3], 4-15, [16, iv]; pagination in ink, upper center.; Layout: Each opening written in four columns of up to 19 lines, with Spanish and the Xinca of Sinacantan on the left and the Xinca of Yupiltepeque and Jalapa on the facing page on the right.; Script: Written in the hand of C. Hermann Berendt.; Watermark: Department of State, U.S.; Binding: Late 19th-century quarter leather.; Origin: Copied in Guatemala in 1875.; Spanish and Xinca.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 700 Item 139
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