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Ruz, Joaquin, 1772-1870.

Cartilla ó silabario de lengua maya, para la enseñanza de los niños indigenas.

Mérida de Yucatan: Rafael Pedrera, 1845

Physical Description: 16 p. ; 15 cm.

Call number: B845/ R987c

Accession number: 06443

Notes: “Advertencias generales para la pronunciacion de los vocablos y del modo en que se han de escribir” (p. 3-7), in Spanish, including brief bilingual vocabulary (p. 5-6) and a phonetically arranged list of Maya words (p. 6-7), is followed by “Lectura”, with 2 brief word lists (“Palabras de una silaba” and “Palabras de dos silabas”) and 21 sample texts, all in Maya only (p. 8-16).

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Languages: Maya

Genre: Specimen / Vocabulary

Region: Spanish America