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Tojolabal Indian Language

Tojolabal is a Mayan language spoken by about 30,000 people in Mexico.

˜Our Tojolabal Language Materials

Tojolabal Vocabulary
     Our list of vocabulary words in the Tojolabal language, with comparison to words in other Mayan languages.
Tojolabal Maya Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Tojolabal words.
Tojolabal Animal Words:
     Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Tojolabal language.
Tojolabal Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in Tojolabal.

˜Tojolabal Language Resources

Ja K'umaltik' Tojol'ab'al:
    Information on the Tojolabal language including an audio file of spoken Tojolabal.
Vocabulario Tojobal * Cuentos Tojolabal:
    Scanned-in Tojolabal resources from the Rosetta Project, with Spanish translation.
Human Rights: Tojolabal:
    Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Tojolabal.
The Bible in Tojolabal * Genesis in Tojolabal * Lord's Prayer in Tojolabal:
    Tojolabal translations of Biblical passages and Christian prayers.
Tojolabal de Sabanilla Prayers:
    Tojolabal translation of the Lord's Prayer.
Lengua Tojolabal
     Information on the Tojolabal language, including a linguistic map of Mexico. Page in Spanish.
Wikipedia: Tojolab'al:
     Brief encyclopedia entry on Tojolabal.
Tojolabal:
     Demographic information about Tojolabal from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Diccionario Tojolabal de Tumbalá, Chiapas
     Spanish-Tojolabal dictionary for sale online.

˜Tojolabal Culture and History Links

Tojolabal People
     Encyclopedia articles on the Tojolabal Indians.
Tojolab'al Maya
     Article about Tojolab'al culture and history.

˜Books for sale on the Tojolabals

Diccionario espanol-tojolabal
     Spanish-Tojolabal dictionary for sale online.
The Ancient Maya:
    Excellent historical overview of ancient Mayan civilization in general.
Indian Books:
    Evolving list of books about Mayas and Native Americans in general.



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