Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs - Wayeb

Kettunen & Helmke 2011
Appendices
Basic Sketch of Classic Maya Verbs
Transitive
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Verbs that have or need an object.
Verbs of sentences conforming to the syntax:
V-O-S
Intransitive
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Verbs that do not have or do not need an object.
Verbs of sentences conforming to the syntax:
V-S
Root intransitives
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CVC-i-ABS
hu-li / HUL-li
hul-i-Ø
“arrived”
Derived intransitives
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NOUN-aj-ABS
wi-tzi-ja / WITZ-ja
witz-iij-Ø
“mountained”
CVC
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Active (voice)
ERG-CV1C-V1w-ABS
u-chu-ku-wa
u-chuk-uw-Ø / u-chuk-u’w-Ø
“seized” (~ “captured”)
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Passive
CVhC-aj-ABS
chu-ka-ja
chu[h]k-aj-Ø
“was seized” (~ “was captured”)
Non-CVC
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Active
ERG-VERB-V2-ABS
u-tz’i-ba / u-TZ’IB-ba
u-tz’i[h]b-a-Ø
“painted” (~ “wrote”)
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Passive
VERB-n-aj-ABS
tz’i-bi-na-ja / tz’i-bi-NAH-ja
tz’i[h]b-n-aj-Ø
“was painted” (~ “was written”)
Summary 71 :
- Intransitive
(Root Intransitive)
- Transitive – Non-CVC
(Active)
- Transitive – CVC
(Active)
- Transitive – CVC
(Passive)
- Derived Intransitive
- Inchoative
- Transitive – Non-CVC
(Passive)
- Affectives
- Positional (East)
- Positional (West)
- Transitive – CVC
(Mediopassive)
- Transitive – CVC
(Antipassive)
…Ci …Ca u … wa …ja …na-ja …la-ja …wa-ni …yi …wi
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NB: Letter C stands for a consonant whereas V represents vowels.
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