milaacatontli

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Irene:

I hope you find this list useful. I do not contribute much but the regular 
contributors like Michael are much to be admired for the many times they have 
offered explanations and examples for a host of questions.

However, since I customarily use 'ye ixquich' I thought I should answer this 
one. If you stay with this list you will discover that people will offer 
various translations/interpretations depending on how they analyze the elements. 
One common translation is 'that is all.' One way to analyze the elements is to 
regard the 'ye' as functioning like an adverb of time meaning "already" and the 
'ixquich' as a quantifier meaning "all [of a certain amount]." The pragmatic 
thrust is something along the lines of 'that is all I have to say" or 'enough 
already.' In texts of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries you will often find 
'ye ixquich' as indicating that a statement or speech is ending or has ended. 

Ye ixquich.
Barry 

In a message dated 8/26/04 8:17:00 AM, Irene.Padilla at FMC-NA.COM writes:


> New to the list.  Can someone tell me what  "Ye ixquich." means?
> much appreciated.
> ~Irene  
> 
> 

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