Mayan Languages Collection of Terrence Kaufman

Colección de Idiomas Mayenses de Terrence Kaufman

Object Details

Collection LanguageChorti
Ch'ol
Huasteco
Itza'
Ixil
K'ichee'
Lacandon
Mam
Mayan
Mocho
Tektiteko
Tzeltal
Tzotzil
Uspanteko
Kaqchikel
Q'eqchi'
Poqomchi'
Poqomam
Awakateko
Tz'utujil
Maya, Yucatec
Chuj
Achi
Tojolab'al
Mopán
Popti'
Q'anjob'al
Chontal, Tabasco
Chicomuceltec
Sakapulteko
Ch'olti'
Chipaya
Oto-Pamean
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Title [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Title
TitleMayan Languages Collection of Terrence Kaufman
Country(ies)Mexico
Guatemala
Collector(s)Kaufman, Terrence
Depositor(s)Kaufman, Terrence
Project/Collector Website
Description [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Description
DescriptionThis collection contains materials collected by Terrence Kaufman during his research on Mayan languages. These materials were gathered from 1959 to 2004, with most materials dating from 1960 to 1993. These materials include texts and data gathered by Kaufman himself (especially for Huasteco, Tzeltal, Mochó and Tzotzil), secondary works incorporating published and unpublished data gathered by others (e.g. papers working out the classification of the family), and primary data collected by others and given to Kaufman.

Most Mayan languages are represented in this collection, however, many are only represented by a relatively small number of forms (taken from published or unpublished sources) in comparative works, or are materials that were not collected by Kaufman himself, but were found among his papers. Below is a list of the numbers of folders in this collection in or about the named languages. Many folders contain comparative works and are labeled with more than one language, hence the totals here exceed the number of folders in the collection.This collection contains 593 folders of 410 audio recordings and 950 documents
  • Huasteco [hus] 226 folders, 202 audio recordings, 288 documents
  • Tzeltal [tzh] 160 folders, 36 audio recordings, 396 documents
  • Mochó [mhc] 79 folders, 83 audio recordings, 168 documents
  • Mayan (family-wide or comparative topics) 39 folders, 0 audio recordings, 118 documents
  • Tzotzil [tzo] 30 folders, 35 audio recordings, 69 documents
  • Lacandon [lac] 17 folders, 16 audio recordings, 58 documents
  • Kaqchikel [cak] 15 folders, 0 audio recordings, 89 documents
  • K'ichee' [quc] 15 folders, 0 audio recordings, 76 documents
  • Q'eqchi' [kek] 13 folders, 0 audio recordings, 69 documents
  • Tektiteko [ttc] 12 folders, 14 audio recordings, 94 documents
  • Poqomchi' [poh] 11 folders 0 audio recordings, 64 documents
  • Ixil [ixl] 10 folders 17 audio recordings, 60 documents
  • Poqomam [poc] 9 folders 0 audio recordings, 62 documents
  • Mam [mam] 7 folders 3 audio recordings, 74 documents
  • Ch'ol [ctu] 7 folders 0 audio recordings, 60 documents
  • Awakateko [agu] 6 folders 0 audio recordings, 58 documents
  • Tz'utujil [tzj] 6 folders 0 audio recordings, 64 documents
  • Uspanteko [usp] 5 folders 4 audio recordings, 57 documents
  • Chorti [caa] 4 folders 0 audio recordings, 57 documents
  • Yukateko [chf] 4 folders 0 audio recordings, 57 documents
  • Chuj [cac] 4 folders 0 audio recordings, 57 documents
  • Achi [acr] 4 folders 0 audio recordings, 70 documents
  • Tojolab'al [toj] 3 folders 0 audio recordings, 56 documents
  • Mopán [mop] 3 folders 0 audio recordings, 56 documents
  • Popti' [jac] 2 folders 0 audio recordings, 55 documents
  • Q'anjob'al [kjb] 1 folder 0 audio recordings, 54 documents
  • Yokot'an [chf] 1 folder 0 audio recordings, 54 documents
  • Chicomuceltec [cob] 1 folder 0 audio recordings, 55 documents
  • Sakapulteko [quv] 1 folder 0 audio recordings, 1 document
  • Itza' [itz] 1 folder 1 audio recording, 0 documents
  • Ch'olti' 1 folder 0 audio recordings, 1 document
Project history
  • 1960 Fieldwork in Chiapas with Duane Metzger on Tzeltal (Aguacatenango and Tenejapa), Tzotzil (Chamula). Some work on Ch'ol.
  • 1961 Field work in Chiapas. Tzeltal, Tzotzil
  • 1961 Administered Chicago Project's Tzeltal-Tzotzil dialect survey questionnaire in several Tzeltal towns
  • 1962 Field work in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas on Zinancatán Tzotzil syntax
  • 1963 Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley Tzeltal Grammar (based on Aguacatenango Tzeltal)
  • 1962-1968 Kaufman prepares a Mayan Vocabulary Survey and sends copies to various Mayanists asking them to complete and return the surveys
  • 1967 Recorded and transcribed texts in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas with two speakers of Motozintla Mochó.
  • 1965 Excursion to Lacandon jungle with Trudy Blom
  • 1967 Preliminary Mochó Vocabulary. 321 pp. Working Paper No. 5, Language-Behavior Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, October.
  • 1967-1968 Fieldwork in Motozintla and Tuzantán on Mochó and Tuzanteco with Ray Freeze.
  • 1967-1968 Fieldwork on Tacaneco Western Mam (Tiló) and the previously unrecognized Tektiteko (Teco) with Ray Freeze.
  • 1968 Fieldwork on Mochó and Tuzanteco.
  • 1969 Teco: A new Mayan language. International Journal of American Linguistics 35(2): 154-174.
  • 1968-1970 Research on Ixil with speaker Xhas Sijom (Jacinto de Paz Pérez) in Irvine, California with hosts Nick and Lore Colby.
  • 1968 Brief work with Northern Mam while hosted by John Robertson in Provo, Utah
  • 1969 Fieldwork in Tamazunchale on two dialects of Huasteco.
  • 1970-1979 Work with Francisco Marroquín Linguistic Project
  • 1980-1990 summer fieldwork on Huasteco based in Tamazunchale
  • 1980 Fieldwork on Huasteco (Potosino, Tantoyuca) with Will Norman. Meets Benigno Robles Reyes
  • 1981 Fieldwork on Tantoyuca Huasteco in Tamazunchale
  • 1982 Fieldwork on Potosino and Tantoyuca Huasteco in Tamazunchale
  • 1983 Wrote and administered Huasteco dialect survey in 16 towns based out of Tamazunchale, accompanied by Kathy Budway
  • 1984 Fieldwork on Tancanhuitz, Tantoyuca and Chinampa Huasteco accompanied by Kathy Budway and Bruce Franklin based in Tamazunchale
  • 1986 Fieldwork in Tamazunchale on Huasteco lexicography accompanied by Kathy Budway
The bulk of the materials were given to AILLA by Terrence Kaufman for digitization and preservation in 2012. Some born-digital materials were given to AILLA beginning at that time. After processing, physical media was returned to Kaufman beginning in May 2018.

Interactive Google maps showing locations of languages present in this and other Terrence Kaufman collections in AILLA are available

Most items in this collection are Public Access, whereas a few are Restricted. Refer to AILLA's Access Levels and Conditions of Use for more information.

Materials related to Kaufman's work on Mayan languages as part of other organized projects can be found in their respective collections
Project for the Documentation of the Languages of MesoAmerica Collection
Francisco Marroquín Linguistic Project
Yokot'an (Tabasco Chontal) Dialect Survey

The digitization and preservation of this collection was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. BCS-1157867. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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