Qʼeqchiʼ
· QʼeqchiʼVulnerableMaya · Alta Verapaz (Guatemala) y BeliceWord Constructor
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Language structure
How this language works — its word order, morphology, sounds and writing. This reference also grounds the AI Word Constructor.
Word order
VOS/VSO order; head-marking languages.
Morphology
Ergative-absolutive and moderately agglutinative: the verb carries ergative (Set A) prefixes and absolutive (Set B) markers plus aspect/mood and status suffixes; nouns take possessive prefixes. They use numeral classifiers.
Sounds (phonology)
A contrast between plain and glottalized (ejective) consonants; Yucatec Maya additionally has phonemic tone and vowel length.
Writing system
INALI/ALMG Latin orthographies using an apostrophe for glottalization (k', t', ch').
Key features
- Ergative-absolutive alignment on the verb.
- Possession by prefixes (in-/a-/u- in Yucatec).
- Numeral classifiers for counting.
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