Problem:IOL/2005/i1/en

IOL 2005 Problem #1 Tzotzil
Below you see sentences in the Tzotzil language (in the dialect of San Lorenzo Zinacantán) and their English translations:

(a) Translate into English:

If you believe that some phrases may have several translations, give all of them.

(b) Translate into Tzotzil:

⚠ x is a consonant similar to sh as in shoe; j is a consonant similar to ch as in loch, or h as in have; p’, t’, tz’, ch’, k’, ‘ are specific Tzotzil consonants. The Tzotzil language belongs to the Mayan family. It is spoken by more than 100 000 people in Mexico.

—Boris L. Iomdin