Some isolated examples of Xinca, a non-Mayan language of Guatemala

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TITLE INFORMATION
TitleSome isolated examples of Xinca, a non-Mayan language of Guatemala
IDENTIFIERS
Legacy IdentifierAPSdigrec_1806
Recording Number01
Program Number06
ASSOCIATED NAMES
collectorSimeon, George
researcherSimeon, George
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
AbstractThis program is a sample made by the collector of a larger set of material on the collector's original tapes. The full original program is described in the collector's documenation as follows: "18 minutes from an old Xinca male speaker. This non-Mayan language is now sociologically dead but has been the subject of a grammar by a Guatemalan linguist. The informant gives some Xinca words and their Spanish equivalents."
NoteThe name of the speaker is not identified in the collector's documentation.
LanguageXinca language (xin)
LanguageSpanish language (spa)
Language (xin)
Subject (lcsh) Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Languages
Subject (lcsh) Anthropological linguistics
Subject (lcsh) Xinca language
Subject (olac) anthropological_linguistics
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
TypeSound
OLAC Discourse Typeoratory
OLAC Linguistic Typeprimary_text
FormatAudiocassette
Formatelectronic
Extent00:02:15
Digital Originreformatted digital
Reformatting Qualityreplacement
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Date Issued1969
Date Modified2009-01-14
PlaceGuatemala
PARENT COLLECTION
TitleSimeon, George. Mam, Xinca, and Pocomam Central linguistics, [1968-1969].
Call NumberMss.Rec.91
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RELATED MATERIALS
Call NumberSimeon, George. "Fieldwork on Pocomam Central Language, Guatemala." Call no.: Mss.497.3.Am4

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