Translations Page

See also The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan, by Daniel G. Brinton

Wordlist English (Modern)-Yucatec

a = ich, ichil, wa maax

abandoned = xma' su'tal

aberration = si'pil

abide = pa'tal, pa'tik

abrasive = yeh

absent onself = luk'ul

abysmal = hach k'as

accident = loob

accomodate = ts'oksik, aantik

accord = chaik

account for = tsoolik

accrue = ch'iihil

acerbic = yeh, k'aah

acetous = pah

ache = k'iinam, yah

achieve = beetik, mentik, metik

acid = pah, yeh

acquire = manik

acrid = yeh

acrimonious = yeh

act = beetik, mentik, metik

actuate = peeksik

acute = yeh

admit = chaik

ado = ch'e'eh

adult = nuuktak

affair = beel

affluent = ayik'al, taak'inal

afford = chaik

afresh = ka'teen

again = ka'teen

age = u ha'abil

agent = nu'kul

aid = aantah, aantik

ailment = k'oha'nil

air = iik'

ale = cheba, seerbeesa

a little = hump'iit

alive = kuxa'an

all = tulakal

all over again = ka'teen

allow = chaik

alone = hun, chen

already = tanili

also = xan

although = kex

always = laylie

American Indian = masewal

and = ka'

anew = ka'teen

another = u heel

answer = nuukik

ant = sinik

ant-eater = chab

anus = it

any = wa maax

anybody = wa maax

anything = wa ba'ax

anywhere = wa tu'ux

ape = tuucha

aperture = chi', hool

appear = hook'ol

appellation = k'aaba'

arise = liik'il, sihil

arm = k'ab

armadillo = wech

armpit = xiik', yanal xiik'

arrive = k'uchul

arse = it

article = ba'al

as = tumen

ascend = liik'il

assist = aantik

assistent = aantah

at = naats'

at all = humpuli

at present = beora

attend = ximbatik

autobus = wawa

average = chumuk

await = pa'tal, pa'tik

axe = baat

backside = u bak'el it

bad = k'as

bad luck = loob

bag = sabukan

bairn = paal

banana = ha'as

bare = xma' nook'

bark = sool

base = chun, haal

basis = chun, haal

bat = soots'

bathe = ichkiil

baton = che'

beak = koh

be alive = kahtal, kuxtal

beard = me'ex

be asleep = wenel

beat = hats'ik, p'uchik

beautiful = hats'uts

beauty = hats'utsil

be born = sihil

because = tumen

be closed = he'bel, k'aalal

become full = chuupul

bee = kaab

beef = u bak'el wakax

beer = cheba, seerbeesa

before = taan

begin = chunbesik, kaahsik, chunpahal

beginning = chun

behind = u bak'el it

behold = he'la'

belt = k'axab nak'

be possible = pahtal

beside = naats'

be willing to = taak

big = nohoch, nuuk

bill = koh

bird = ch'iich'

birth = sihil

bit = xet'

bite = chi'bal

bitter = k'aah

black = box

blame = kuch

blank = sak

bleak = ke'el

blend = xa'ak'tik

blind = ch'oop

blond = chakxiich'

blood = k'i'ik

bloom = lol, nikte'

blue = ya'ax

blushing = chak

board = hump'el che'

body = winklil

bold = polok

bone = baak

book = hu'un

border = chi', haal

bosom = iim

boss = nohchil

both = le ka'peeli

bottom = u bak'el it

bough = k'ab

bovine = wakax

bovine animal = wakax

boy = paal, xi'paal

brain = ts'o'om

branch = k'ab

bread = pam, pan, waah

break = kaachik, pa'ik, xiikik

breast = iim

breathe = ch'a'ik iik'

brief = koom

brim = chi', haal

bring = taasik

brink = chi', haal

broom = miis

brother = iits'in, suku'un

bucket = ch'ooy

building = nahil

bull = wakax

burden = kuchik, kuch

burdensome = aal

burn = elel

bury = mukik

bus = wawa

business = beel

business deal = beel

butterfly = pepem

buttocks = u bak'el it

buy = manik

by = naats'

bye = tu heel k'iin

by now = tanili

calabash = k'uum

call on = ximbatik

can = laataa

cane = che'

capture = chukik

care for = ts'aakik

case = beel

cat = mis

catch = chukik

cave = aktun

cavern = aktun

celebration = cha'an

centre = chumuk

chair = k'anche'

change = k'exik

charcoal = chuuk

charge = kuch

cheap = ma' ko'ohi'

cheat = tuus

chemist's shop = u nahil koonol ts'aak

chest = iim

chew = hach'ik

chicken = xkaax, kaax

chief = nohchil

child = paal

chilly = ke'el

chin = k'ono'ch

chocolate = chukwa'

cigarette = chamal

city = kaah

clarify = tsoolik

clean = hanil, sak

clear = hanil, saas

clip = k'osik

close = k'alik, he'bel, k'aalal

closed = k'ala'an

clothes = nook'

clothing = nook'

cloud = munyal, muyal

cock = t'eel

cockroach = k'uruch

coffee = boxha', kaape

cold = ke'el, se'en

comb = xaachetik, xaache'

come = tal

come about = uuchul

commence = chunbesik, kaahsik, chunpahal

commencement = chun

complete = chuup

completely = humpuli

consider = paktik

contented = kiimak ool

continue = segirtik

cook = tahal

cooked = tak'aan

cool = k'as ke'el, siis, siis ool

cord = suum

corn = xi'im

corpulent = polok

costly = ko'oh

cougar = koh

cough = se'en

count = xook, xookik

cover = pix

cow = wakax

coyote = ch'amak, ch'omak

crazy = chokow pol

crocodile = aayin

cry = ook'ol

cry out = awat

cunt = toon

cure = ts'aakik

cushion = k'anho'ol

custom = suuk

cut = k'osik

dance = ook'ot

dangerous = hach k'as

dark = e'hoch'e'en

day = k'iin

dead = kimen

deaf = kook

deaf and dumb = tootkook

dear = ko'oh

deceive = tuus

deem = paktik

deep = taam

deer = keeh

defecate = ta'kuba

demon = xtaabay

den = aktun, k'u'

depart = luk'ul

depth = niixil kab

descend = eemel

devil = kisiin

die = kimil

different = hela'an, u heel

difficult = yah

diligent = aalkab u man meyah, seeb u meyah

dim = e'hoch'e'en

diminutive = chan, chichan

din = ch'e'eh

dirty = eek'

disease = k'oha'nil

dismal = tuukul, yah tu yool

dispose of = konik

distance = naachil

distinct = hanil, saas

divide = hatsik

do = beetik, mentik, metik

doctor = ts'ats'aak

dog = pek'

domestic animal = aalak'

dragonfly = turix

dreadful = hach k'as

dream = naay, wayak'

dreary = tuukul, yah tu yool

drink = uk'ik

drug = ts'aak

drugstore = u nahil koonol ts'aak

drum = tunk'ul

drunk = kala'an

dry = tihil, tihsik

dumb = toot

dung = ta'

dye = bon

ear = xikin

earth = lu'um

earthworm = lukum

east = lak'in

eat = hanal, hantik

edge = chi', haal

edging = chi', haal

egg = he'

elbow = kuuk

elder brother = suku'un

elder sister = kiik

else = u heel

emerge = hook'ol

emmet = sinik

enchanter = waay

end = ts'oksik

end up = k'uchul

enter = okol

entirely = humpuli

entomb = mukik

epiphyte = ch'u

error = si'pil

escape = luk'ul, puuts'ul

even = hay, taax

evening = okaank'iin

Evening Star = Xnuk Ek'

ever = laylie

exclusively = chen

excrement = ta'

expect = pa'tal, pa'tik

expensive = ko'oh

expire = kimil

explain = tsoolik

explode = waak'al

extinguish = tuupik

eye = ich

face = ich

fair = chakxiich'

falcon = koos

family = lak'tsil, pamilya

fancy = ts'iiboltik

fart = kiskuba, kis

fast = heets'a'an, seeb, seebak, seeba'an

fat = polok

father = papah, tat, tata

fault = kuch

fear = sahkil

feather = k'uk'um

feed = hanal, hantik

fellow = xib

festival = cha'an

fetch = taasik

field = kol

fill = chupik, chupsik

fill in = chupik, chupsik

fill up = chupik, chupsik

filthy = eek'

fine = hats'uts

finger = aal, u yaal a k'ab

finish = ts'oksik

fire = k'aak'

firebox = k'ooben

firewood = si'

firm = heets'a'an

first = yaaxil

firstly = yaaxil

first of all = yaaxil

fish = kay

fist = wool a k'ab

fix = utskintik

flat = hay, taax

flee = luk'ul, puuts'ul

float = baab

flower = lol, nikte'

flute = piitoo

foam = yoon

fog = yeeb

fold = wuuts'ik

follow = tsaypachik

foot = ook

for = tumen

force = muuk'

foreigner = xunaan, ts'ul

foreign lady = xunaan

foreign woman = xunaan

forest = k'aax

forget = tu'ub, tu'ubsik

fountain = sayab, sayab ha'

four = kan-

fowl = xkaax, kaax

fox = ch'amak, ch'omak

fresh = aak'

friend = amigoo

fringe = chi', haal

frog = much

froth = yoon

fruit = yich, yich che'

fry = tsahik

full = chuup

gag = baaxal t'aan

gammer = xnuk

gaunt = hay, tuukul, yah tu yool

gentleman = yuum

get = k'uchul, bisik, k'amik

get off = eemel

get tired = ch'a'ik ool

get up = liik'il

get wet = ch'uulul

ghost = xtaabay

gift = siibil

girdle = k'axab nak'

girl = ch'uupal

give = siik

glad = kiimak ool

gnat = us

go = bin, ximbal

goat = taman

go away = luk'ul

go down = eemel

go for a walk = ximbal

go in = okol

gold = taak'in

good = uts

goodbye = tu heel k'iin

go on = segirtik

go up = liik'il

gourd = k'uum

gradually = huhump' iitil

grandchild = aabil

grandfather = tat, tata, tatich

grandmother = chiich, mamich

grapevine = ak'

grapple = chukik

grasshopper = saak'

great = nohoch, nuuk

green = ya'ax

grind = huch'

grotto = aktun

ground = lu'um

grow = ch'iihil

grown-up = nuuktak

gruesome = hach k'as

guilt = kuch

gun = ts'oon

habit = suuk

hail = bat

hair = tso'ts

half = chumuk

hammock = k'aan

hand = k'ab

handsome = hats'uts

hang = ch'uykintik

happen = uuchul

happy = kiimak ool

hard = yah

hardworking = aalkab u man meyah, seeb u meyah

harvest = hooch, hoochik

hat = p'ook

hate = p'ektik

have = k'amik

have a bath = ichkiil

have sex = ts'iis

head = ho'ol, pol

headache = k'iinam

heart = puksik'al

heaven = ka'an

heavy = aal

heel = tuunkuy

hello = ola

help = aantik

helper = aantah

here = te', te'la', waye'

here are = he'la'

here is = he'la'

hill = muul

hit = hats'ik, p'uchik

hog = k'eek'en

hole = hool

home = otoch

honey = kaab

hood = pix

horn = baak

horrible = hach k'as

horse = tsiimin

hot = k'iilkab, k'iinal

hour = ora

house = nah

how = biix

hummingbird = ts'unu'un

hungry = wi'ih

hurricane = chich iik'

husband = iicham, laak'

husk = sool

if = wa

iguana = huh

ill = k'oha'an

illness = k'oha'nil

imagine = ts'iiboltik

important = k'ana'an

in = ich, ichil

inconvenient = yah

Indian = masewal

Indian corn = xi'im

indicate = e'esik

indication = tamax chi'

industrious = aalkab u man meyah, seeb u meyah

inexpensive = ma' ko'ohi'

infant = paal

in front of = taan

injury = loob

insane = chokow pol

inside = ich, ichil

instructor = ka'nsah

inter = mukik

intestines = chooch

into = ich, ichil

intoxicated = kala'an

in what way = biix

iron = maskab

itch = sak'

jaguaro = chakmool

job = meyah

joke = baaxal t'aan

juice = k'aab

jump = siit'

jungle = k'aax

just = chen

kill = kinsik

kiss = ts'u'uts', ts'u'uts'ik

kitchen = k'ooben

knee = piix

lad = paal, xi'paal

laddie = paal, xi'paal

lake = ha'

land = lu'um

large = nohoch, nuuk

lass = ch'uupal

lasso = suum

last = -ak

laugh = che'eh

lay hold of = bisik

lazy = hooykep

leader = nohchil

leaf = le'

lean = hay

leap = siit'

leather = k'ewel

leave = luk'ul

left = ts'iika'an

leg = ook

length = chowakil

let = mahantik

letter = hu'un

level = hay, taax

lid = pix

lie = tuus

lie down = chiltal, chital

lift = liik'il

light = saasil, saal

lighter = u xikin k'aak'

likewise = xan

lineage = chun

liquidate = kinsik

little = chan, chichan

little by little = huhump' iitil

live = kahtal, kuxtal

liver = taaman

lizard = huh

load = kuchik, kuch

loaf = pam, pan, waah

location = banda

loch = ha'

long = chowak

look = he'la', paktik

look at = paktik

look for = kaaxtik

looking-glass = neen

lord = yuum

lose = saatik

louse = uk'

love = yakuntik

lovely = hats'uts, ko'oh

low = taam

lump = xet'

lurid = yeh

mad = chokow pol

magician = waay

maize = xi'im

make = beetik, mentik, metik

man = xib

many = ya'abkach, ya'abo'ob

marijuana = k'uuts

marten = saabin

marter = saabin

matter = beel

mature = k'an, tak'aan, yi'h

maybe = beyts'abile', kensa biixi', talbes, wal, wale'

mayhap = beyts'abile', kensa biixi', talbes, wal, wale'

mead = baalche'

meal = haanal, hanlil

mealies = xi'im

mean = chumuk

means = nu'kul

measure = p'isik

meat = bak'

medicine = ts'aak

Mexican = wach

midday = chumuk k'in

middle = chumuk

midnight = chumuk aak'ab

mingle = xa'ak'tik

mirror = neen

miserable = k'as, otsil, tuukul, yah tu yool

mist = yeeb

mistake = si'pil

mix = xa'ak'tik

moist = ch'uul

money = taak'in

monkey = tuucha

moon = luunaa

more = mas

morning = hatskab k'iin

mosquito = k'oxol

mother = mamah

mountain lion = koh

mouse = ch'o'

moustache = me'ex

mouth = chi'

move = peeksik

movement = peek

mucous = hahalki, hoholki

music = k'aay, paax

mute = toot

naked = xma' nook'

name = k'aaba'

narrow = koom

nasty = k'as

near = naats'

nearby = naats'

near to = naats'

necessary = k'abeet, k'ana'an

neck = kal

needle = puuts'

neither = mixmaak

nest = k'u'

never = mixbik'in

new = tumben

next to = naats'

nice = uts, ki'

night = aak'ab

no = ma'

nobody = mixmaak

noise = ch'e'eh

none = mixmaak

noon = chumuk k'in

no-one = mixmaak

north = xaman

nose = ni'

not = ma'

nothing = mixba'al

novel = tumben

now = beora

nowhere = mixtu'ux

nude = xma' nook'

nuts = chokow pol

object = ba'al

occur = uuchul

o'clock = ora

odor = book, ch'e'eh

odour = book, ch'e'eh

offset = naachil

okay = uts

old = biyeho, nuxib, uuchben

old woman = xnuk

omen = tamax chi'

omnibus = wawa

on = ich, ichil

once more = ka'teen

one = wa maax, hun-

onerous = aal

only = chen, hun

on that account = la'tene

open = he'bik

opening = chi', hool

open up = he'bik

opossum = ooch

or = wa

orange = china

orange juice = u k'aab china

origin = chun

other = u heel

owl = tunkuruchu

owner = yuumil

pail = ch'ooy

pain = k'iinam, yah

paint = bonik, bon

pale = poos

pants = eex

papaw = put

papaya = put

paper = hu'un

parrot = t'uut'

party = cha'an

pass away = kimil

pate = ho'ol, pol

paw = ook

pawn = wach

pay = bo'otik

peel = sool

pencil sharpener = ho'sapunta

penetrate = pot

penis = toon

per = ich, ichil

perchance = beyts'abile', kensa biixi', talbes, wal, wale'

perform = hook'ol, okol, beetik, mentik, metik

perhaps = beyts'abile', kensa biixi', talbes, wal, wale'

permit = chaik

person = maak

phantom = xtaabay

pharmaceutical = ts'aak

physician = ts'ats'aak

pick up = bisik

piece = xet'

pig = k'eek'en

pigeon = uukum

place = banda

plain = hanil, saas

plank = hump'el che'

plant = pak'al

pleased = kiimak ool

point out = e'esik

pole = che', hunts'it che'

poor = k'as, otsil

pope = papah

porcupine = k'i'xooch

portent = tamax chi'

possibly = beyts'abile', kensa biixi', talbes, wal, wale'

post = che', hunts'it che'

precursor = tamax chi'

pregnant = k'oha'an, yo'om, yo'omchaha'an

presage = tamax chi'

present = siibil

price = tohol

pricey = ko'oh

problem = ba'te'el

proceed with = segirtik

profound = taam

provided that = wa

pulverize = huch'

puma = koh

purchase = manik

pure = hanil, sak

pussy = toon

put out = tuupik

pyramid = muul

quick = seeb, seebak

quickly = seeba'an

quite = hach, humpuli

rabbit = t'u'ul

raccoon = k'ulu'

racoon = k'ulu'

rain = k'aaxal, k'aaxal ha', chaak, ha'

rapid = seeb, seebak

rat = ch'o'

rather = hump'iit

rattlesnake = tsab kan

ravine = k'oop

read = xook, xookik

reality = haahil

realize = na'atik

receive = k'amik

recent = aak'

red = chak

regard = paktik

relative = ch'iilankabil, laak', lak'tsil

remain = p'atal

rent out = mahantik

repair = utskintik

reply = nuukik

repose = he'lel

resin = its

respond = nuukik

rest = he'lel

rich = ayik'al, taak'inal

rifle = ts'oon

right = no'oh, no'ha'an

righthand = no'oh

rim = chi', haal

ripe = k'an, tak'aan, yi'h

rise = liik'il

road = beh

rock = tuunich

roof = u ho'ol nah, u pol nah

rooster = t'eel

root = mots

rope = suum

rose = lol

round = woolis

route = beh

rump = u bak'el it

run = aalkab

run away = luk'ul

rust = its

sack = sabukan

sad = tuukul, yah tu yool

salesman = konol

saleswoman = xkonol

sallow = poos

salt = ta'ab

sandal = xanab

sap = k'aab

satisfied = kiimak ool

savage = k'o'ox

say = a'alik

scar = ts'oy

scent = book, ch'e'eh

scorpion = sina'an

scratch = la'achik

scream = awat

screw = topik

see = ilik, ximbatik

seed = i'nah, neek'

seek = kaaxtik

sell = konik

send = tuuxtik

separate = hatsik

serious = k'ana'an

serpent = kan

shade = bo'oy

shadow = bo'oy

shaman = hmen

shame = su'tal

share = hatsik, xet'

sharp = yeh

shave = ts'ikik

shear = k'osik

sheep = taman

sheet = le'

shell = sool

shoe = xanab

short = koom

shoulder = keleembal

shout = awat

show = e'esik

shuffle = xa'ak'tik

shut = k'alik, k'ala'an

sick = k'oha'an

side = haal, tseel

sign = tamax chi'

sin = k'eban, loobil, si'pil

since = tumen

sing = k'aay

sister = kiik, iits'in

sit = kulal

sit down = kultal, kutal

size = nohochil

skin = k'ewel

skull = ho'ol

skunk = payooch

sky = ka'an

slay = kinsik

sleep = wenel

slender = hay, bek'ech

slim = bek'ech

slow = chaambeel

small = chan, chichan

small basket = xak

smell = book, ch'e'eh

smoke = ts'u'uts', ts'u'uts'ik, buts'

smooth = hay, taax

snail = urich

snake = kan

snare = peets'

snore = akan

snot = siim

soil = lu'um

soiled = eek'

soldier = wach

sole = hun

solely = chen

solitary = hun

so long = tu heel k'iin

some = wa maax

somebody = wa maax

someone = wa maax

some one = wa maax

something = wa ba'ax

somewhere = wa tu'ux

son = paal

song = k'aay

sorcerer = waay

sorcery = u meyah xwaay

sour = pah

source = sayab, sayab ha'

south = nohol

sow = pak'al, pak'ik

speechless = toot

speedy = seeb, seebak

spider = am

spine = t'o'ol a pach

spirit = iik', pixan

spot = banda

spouse = laak'

spring = sayab, sayab ha', siit'

squirrel = ku'uk

stable = heets'a'an

stake = che', hunts'it che'

stanchion = che', hunts'it che'

star = ek'

start = chunbesik, kaahsik, chunpahal, chun

stay = p'atal

stay over = p'atal

steal = ookol, ooklik

stem = chun

stick = che'

stone = tuunich

storm = chich iik'

straw = siit

strength = muuk'

strike = hats'ik, p'uchik

string = suum

stroll = ximbal

strong = chich

suck = ts'u'uts', ts'u'uts'ik

sugar = asukaar, ch'uhuk

sun = k'iin

sunset = bin ka aak'abtal

sweep = miistik

swift = seeb, seebak

swiftly = seeba'an

swim = baab

swine = k'eek'en

tail = neh

take = bisik

take over = manik

tame = suk

tarantula = chinwol, chiwol

tart = pah

tasty = ki'

teach = ka'nsik

teacher = ka'nsah

teat = iim

tell = a'alik

tell a lie = tuus

tempest = chich iik'

terminate = ts'oksik

termite = k'amas

terrible = hach k'as

thanks = dyos bo'otik

thank you = dyos bo'otik

that = maax

that one = lelo'

the day after tomorrow = ka'beh

then = tuun

there = he'la', te', te'lo'

there are = yan

therefore = la'tene

there is = yan

thick = polok

thickness = polkil

thin = hay

thing = ba'al

think = tuukul

thirsty = uk'ah

this = lela'

thorn = k'i'ix

though = kex

three = ox-

throat = kal

through = humpuli

throw = ch'iin

throw up = xeh

thrush = pich'

thunder = huum chaak, u peek chaak

tick = pech

till = asta

timber = che'

time = ora, k'iin, tyempo

tin = laataa

tin can = laataa

toad = much

tobacco = k'uuts

today = behla', behla'e'

toe = aal, u yaal a wook

together = et, mul

tomato = p'aak

tomorrow = saamal

tongue = ak'

too = xan

tool = nu'kul

tooth = koh

toothpick = ch'ilib

tortoise = aak

to the left = ts'iika'an

to the right = no'ha'an

toucan = piitoreal

town = kaah

transgression = k'eban, loobil, si'pil

transmit = tuuxtik

trap = peets'

treat = ts'aakik

tree = che', hunkul che'

trouble = ba'te'el

trousers = eex

true = haah

trunk = chun

truth = haahil

turkey = uulum

twig = ch'ilib

twin = k'uho'ob

two = ka'-

udder = iim

unclean = eek'

understand = na'atik

until = asta

upper arm = u muuk' a k'ab

urinate = wiix

value = baler

vend = konik

Venus = Xnuk Ek'

very = hach

very much = hach

view = paktik

vigour = muuk'

vine = ak'

virgin = suhuy paal

visit = ximbatik, k'uch ximbal

voice = kal

vomit = xeh

wait = pa'tal, pa'tik

wait for = pa'tal, pa'tik

wake = aahal

wake up = aahal

wall = pak'

want = taak

warlock = waay

warm = chokow

warmth = chokwil

wart = aax

wash = p'o'ik

washing-bear = k'ulu'

wasp = xux

watch = paktik

water = ha'

waterlily = nikte' ha'

way = suuk, beh

wealthy = ayik'al, taak'inal

weasel = saabin

weave = wak'

weep = ook'ol

weigh = p'isik

well-off = ayik'al, taak'inal

wench = ch'uupal

west = chik'in

wet = ch'uul, ch'uulik

what = ba'ax

what for = ba'axten, ba'en

when = ba'ax k'in, bik'ix

where = tu'ux

which = maax, maaxi', makalmak

while = k'iin, tyempo

whip = hats'ik

whistle = xuxub, piitoo

white = sak

who = maaxi'

wholly = humpuli

why = ba'axten, ba'en

wife = atan, pamilya

wild = k'o'ox

wind = iik'

wing = xiik'

wish = taak

witch = xwaay

with = et, yetel

within = ich, ichil

without = ma', xma'

with young = k'oha'an, yo'om, yo'omchaha'an

wizard = waay

woman = ko'olel, xch'uup

wood = che'

woods = k'aax

work = meyah

world = kab

worm = nook'ol

worth = baler

wound = loob

write = ts'iib, ts'iibtik'ts'iitik

yam = is

year = ha'ab

yellow = k'an

yes = he'le'

yesterday = ho'lyak

yet = tanili

younger brother = iits'in